Education

More Oxford School District third graders to pass this year; reading pass rate improves

In the 2014-2015, the state implemented the Mississippi Third Grade Literacy Retention Promotional Act, which denies promotion from ...

Education

Lafayette High School celebrates Class of 2018

Lafayette High School continued its tradition of being “anchored to excellence” at its graduation ceremony on Friday, May ...

Education

Bigham named Oxford Elementary School Principal

As the school year comes to an end, Oxford Elementary School will have a new beginning. Cindy Bigham ...

Education

Oxford Middle School student Hassell Wilkinson Jr. recognized for tutoring fellow classmates

An Oxford Middle School student was recognized Wednesday in front of his peers during the school’s annual year-end award ...

Education

Memorial Scholarship established for OIS Teacher Sherry Buford

A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Sherry Buford, former sixth grade math teacher at Oxford ...

Education

Recess Access: LCSD unveils modified playground for special needs students

Lafayette County School District has taken new steps towards providing an inclusive environment for all its students, beginning ...

Education

Oxford University School announces new Activity Center

Oxford University School announced its plans to construct a new activity center at a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. ...

Education

Forward Rebels – Isaacson speaks on collaboration and creativity

The Ole Miss community gathered yesterday to celebrate its latest group of graduates, with the help of commencement ...

Education

Local High Schoolers Accepted to MSMS

Four local students are preparing to leave home for a new journey at the Mississippi School of Mathematics ...

News

OE principal takes on new role as director of Early Childhood and Reading Development

The Early Childhood and Reading Development Partnership, formed in 2017, has named a new director for 2018-2019. Tamara ...

Education

All-female cast star in OHS musical ‘1776’

When people ask Oxford High School theater teacher John Davenport why he chose an all-female cast for the ...

Education

Oxford High School student Anna Claire Franklin named Mississippi’s Poetry Out Loud winner

Oxford High School student Anna Claire Franklin was recently named Mississippi’s state champion in the Poetry Out Loud ...

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Reverse suspension another tool in Oxford School District’s disciplinary toolbox

A new tool in the Oxford School District’s disciplinary toolbox might just be a student’s worst nightmare. A ...

Education

Local schools consider shooting club

While about 300,000 people hold paid hunting licenses in Mississippi, most are older adults, according to the Mississippi ...

Education

Ole Miss grad wins First Year Teacher of the Year for Oxford School District

The first year for a new teacher can be as much as of a learning experience for the ...

Education

Local High Schoolers named STAR Students

One student from Lafayette High School and six students from Oxford High School were named STAR Students by ...

Education

Whitney Drewrey wins Mississippi’s Teacher of the Year

Whitney Drewrey has officially been named Lafayette County’s first Mississippi Teacher of the Year. Drewrey, who teaches special ...

Education

Literacy Bus rolls into LOU Community

The Early Childhood and Reading Development Partnership is wheeling in a new way for children in the LOU ...

Education

OSD hosts free screenings of ‘Most Likely to Succeed’

To kick off the Oxford School District’s effort to create a long-term strategic plan, the district is hosting ...

Education

Lafayette High School students to see “Hamilton” in St. Louis

Forty students from Lafayette High School will be traveling to St. Louis this week to see a live ...

Education

Parent upset over removal of Holocaust unit from eighth-grade ELA class at Oxford Middle School

An Oxford parent is challenging a decision by Oxford Middle and High School officials to remove a unit ...

Education

Incoming Oxford High School freshmen to have new diploma endorsement options

Starting in the fall, incoming Oxford High School freshmen will have new diploma options that will give students ...

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