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Oxford High School (Connecticut)

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Ms. Dorothy Potter

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 203-888-2468

Colors
  
Blue, Silver

Established
  
2007

Faculty
  
71

Mascot
  
Wolverine

District
  
Oxford School District

Enrollment
  
592 (as of Spring 2013)

Address
  
61 Quaker Farms Rd, Oxford, CT 06478, USA

Oxford High School is a public high school in Oxford, Connecticut, operated by Oxford Public Schools. As of Spring 2013, there were 592 students enrolled in grades 9 to 12.

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Athletics

Oxford High School has nearly twenty different sports teams. These Include: Boys' Soccer, Girls' Soccer, Football, Cross Country, Boys' Volleyball, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Swimming, Boys' Swimming, Girls' Basketball, Boys' Basketball, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Softball, Baseball, Girls' Track, Boys' Track, & Unified Sports.

Athletics Stadium

In the fall of 2013, it became the home of a brand new athletics stadium. This consists of a track and turf field, as well as plenty of seating for enjoying the games.

2013 Title Town

In the spring of 2013, it became the third school in Connecticut history to win 3 state championships in one season (Baseball, Softball, and Boys' Volleyball).

Think Pink

This is an annual fundraiser spearheaded by the OHS Student Council as a town-wide effort to spread awareness and raise money for breast cancer research. This is done through the selling of tee-shirts.

Youth Conservation Corps

This student group allows students to make money while creating walking paths in the Rockhill House Sanctuary for residents of the town of Oxford and surrounding towns to enjoy.

Community Service Based Groups

  • Hope Club
  • Student Council
  • National Honors Society
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • The Hands for Music Foundation
  • Drama Program

    The Drama Club at Oxford High School performs a different play year after year. These include the theater group known as the Wolverine Players as well as members of the OHS Technical Theatre Club.

    Past Musicals

  • Oliver (2008)
  • Into the Woods (2009)
  • Grease (2010)
  • West Side Story (2011)
  • Guys & Dolls (2012)
  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2013)
  • Pippin (2014)
  • Fiddler on the Roof (2015)
  • South Pacific (2016)
  • Annual Haunted House

    This event is hosted every year by the OHS Drama Club and attracts an audience of all ages. It is a walk through haunted house with different themed rooms every years designed and filled with ghoulish looking drama students.

    References

    Oxford High School (Connecticut) Wikipedia