By: Kent McCarty
One of the highest honors given to students at Oak Grove High School is being selected as a member of the Hall of Fame. This year, lucky recipients of the award are Scott Weathersby, Shelby Sims, Kayla Purvis, Amy O’Steen, Jordan Papas, Blair Jackson, Gwen May, and Anne Caroline Lovitt. To receive this [...]
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March 4, 2010
2009-2010 Hall of Fame
March 4, 2010
LCSD plans to make up schoool cancellations
By: Taylor Rigney
On Friday, January 8, Lamar County Schools were closed as a precaution to anticipated wintry weather resulting in icy roads. A little over a month later, schools were cancelled again due to the snow storm that occurred on February 12. These two back-to-back school cancellations brought about the issue for district administration of [...]
March 4, 2010
Students show heart and donate blood
By: Will Bedwell
Twice every school year United Blood Services holds a blood drive on campus. One is held in the fall and one in the spring. This year, during baseball season, Oak Grove is competing with Petal High School to see who will donate the most blood. The winner will be announced at a game [...]
March 4, 2010
School recycling program promotes environmental responsibility
By: Sara Sanner
This semester Oak Grove schools will have a recycling system that will be executed at all five schools. Sumrall Recycling will administer the recycling program, which consists of a detailed and efficient process.
The company will provide enough recycling bins for each classroom to have their own, as well as additional bins that will [...]
March 4, 2010
Suzie Welch: A mathematical phenomenon
By: Arik Shams
There is probably only one name in the Oak Grove School District that is synonymous with the words “math,” “calculus,” and “trig.” WELCH… Suzie Welch is the head of the Math Department at Oak Grove High School, and teaches Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry and AP Calculus. She has been teaching at Oak Grove for 25 [...]
February 10, 2010
Oak Grove drama succeeds with Selkie Girl
By: Amelia Landers
Oak Grove High School’s Theatre Department recently attended and competed at the annual Mississippi Theatre Association State Festival in Tupelo on January 14-17. Schools must pre-qualify to earn the privilege of competing at the state level. OGHS Drama achieved this by receiving Top 5 Best Production at Drama Fest which was held in [...]
February 10, 2010
Lamar County unveils plans for new YMCA
By: Kent McCarty
The days of students traveling across town for tennis and swim team practice will soon be over when construction is completed on the new YMCA building that will service Lamar County. Since last April, YMCA officials have been hard at work piecing together the details of the project, and, most importantly, securing financing [...]
February 10, 2010
Football to play district teams
By: Taylor Herring
In an attempt to bring the Lamar County School District’s community together, the School Board has recently decided that Oak Grove, Sumrall, and Purvis should play each other in football each year. This plan will go into effect for the 2010-2011 season. Now the annual Pre-Season Jamboree, where the three schools play one [...]
February 10, 2010
Oak Grove students honored by fraternity
By: Lauren Pace
On January 23, 2010, three of Oak Grove High School’s seniors were recognized by the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity for their outstanding achievements in academics, athletics, and arts.
Kappa Alpha Psi’s motto is achievement. They were founded at Indiana University in 1991 and have grown to Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico. The [...]
February 10, 2010
Warrior athletes sign to play college sports
By: Ashley Ricks
February 3rd marked the day that all athletes work hard to get to: signing day. This day gives players the chance to prolong their educational career, as well as the thing they most enjoy, their athletic career. Football player Jay Hughes said, “I signed to be somewhere I felt I’d be needed. Coach [...]
