On Oct. 2, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) announced that they are seeking applications for the Board of Trustees representing Trustee Area 3, following the resignation of Mrs. Katherine H. Smith, who had served on the Board since 1996. AUHSD is soliciting applications and nominations to fill the vacancy through Oct. 17.  The trustees unanimously decided on filling the vacant seat...

California passed the Phone-Free Schools Act in September 2024, requiring schools to restrict phone usage during the school day by June 2026. Oxford Academy began enforcing this policy for the 2025-26 school year, prohibiting students from using their phones on campus outside of lunch and after school without a teacher’s permission. While the law aims to improve engagement, overly rigid restrictions...

Cypress, California may not be on many internationally acclaimed bucket lists, but for Oxford Academy’s newest international students, it presents a world of new opportunities. Students Esther Li, Leo Zhang, and Tony Hoang recount their experiences joining Oxford — a close knit community of students who have known each other for years — as an exciting new presence, not just adding variety but...

On Aug. 29, Sabrina Carpenter released her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend. From its lewd images to perceived misogyny, controversy has dogged it from the beginning.  Nevertheless, Carpenter has made light of the criticism much like the album pokes fun at her own lifestyle and the people who shape it. Exploring genres from country to neo-disco to soul, she blends derision and confidence...

Starting this year, the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) has reconfigured junior high intramural schedules across all schools. Not only has the district changed the order of sports in each season, but for the first time in over 10 years, girls softball is not being offered. Instead, it is being replaced with girls flag football. Because of the limited availability of facilities between...