Monthly Archives: December 2009
Warriors finish successful season
By: Amelia Landers, Editor After a very successful football season (9-2) the Warriors were recognized as the 2009 6A South State Champions on November 28 when they defeated the Ocean Springs Greyhounds at Warrior field by a score of 27-6. … Continue reading
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Oak Grove High School receives several top honors
By: Kent McCarty Oak Grove students and teachers have a lot to be proud of after being awarded two PREPS (Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools) Value Added Awards and a “high performing” ranking by the state board, … Continue reading
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PSAT opens doors for juniors
By: Ashley Ricks Oak Grove High School juniors took the PSAT (Preliminary SAT) on October 14. This is the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, sponsored by the National Merit Corporation. The top three percent of the junior students … Continue reading
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Forensics team prepares for showcase, state competition
By: Kent McCarty The Warrior Forensics team will hold a showcase on Tuesday, December 15, in the library and in Mr. Cole’s room (A-116) to wrap up the first half of their competition season. Each member of the team will … Continue reading
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Teams to vie for back-to-back titles
By: Sydney Sanders As December 18th and 19th approach, the Golden Spirits dance team and the varsity football cheerleaders are hard at work to take home another state championship. In addition to first block dance routines with sponsor, Tracey Oglesby, … Continue reading
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Warrior Sports Notes
Football The Warriors ended this year with a winning regular season advancing to the play-offs. With a record of 8-2 in regular season, the players were proud of their achievements, especially both big wins against the Meridian Wildcats. A number … Continue reading
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Warrior basketball shooting towards future
By: Sydney Sanders With junior varsity boys 3-0, varsity boys 5-1, junior varsity girls 0-1, and varsity girls 4-6 records, the future of Warrior basketball is already looking bright. In addition to great season starts, the changes in this year’s … Continue reading
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Recruiting 101: Prepping for the future
By: Amelia Landers, Editor With football season at an end, the curious have begun to wonder where the star Oak Grove seniors will attend college. For some players, that decision has already been made. James McMahon signed to play baseball … Continue reading
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Cross Country: A family affair for local runners
By: Julie Robinson Chad Moore and Anthony, Kayla, and Christie Stricker are four very exceptional athletes at Oak Grove. Chad is in the eleventh grade, Anthony and Kayla are in the tenth grade, and Christie is in the eighth grade. … Continue reading
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Senior soccer player shines on and off the field
By: Lauren Pace Senior, Danny Hanson, is the captain of the 2009-2010 boys soccer team. Hanson not only shines on the field, but he also excels in the classroom. Hanson is the starting defender for the varsity boys team. With … Continue reading
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