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MORE PATRIOTS INCOMING: Oxford Academy will increase its enrollment of students who live outside of the Anaheim Union School District. (Photo by Millie Kwon)

Oxford to increase student enrollment

Alaisha Singh, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

For decades, Oxford Academy has been characterized as a selective magnet school with a tight-knit student population. Starting from 1998, the year that Oxford was opened, traditionally 25 students are admitted each year per eight of the boundary Anaheim Union School District (AUHSD) areas. However, in...

Limiting Beliefs: Due to pressure to create a “spike” early in high school, students can feel the need to “box themselves in” to a certain pathway

Pressure to pick a path hinders students from finding passion

Aarya Halankar, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

In the competitive landscape of college admissions, students feel the need to utilize every advantage they can to create their “spike.” At Oxford, many students feel pressured to commit to a career path immediately in their freshman year structuring their application, taking on a disingenuous interest...

SHOP VINTAGE: At popular events such as Long Beach Flea, uou can find unique items curated by local business owner Jordi Romero

Exploring a passion for fashion with junior Jordi Romero

Sydnee Cho and Audrey Lee March 5, 2025

While Oxford Academy isn’t exactly known for the peaks of fashion (moreso polo shirts, uniform-approved outerwear, and slim-fit khakis), junior Jordi Romero breaks out of this woefully unstylish stereotype. Expanding beyond the average humble Depop user clearing out one’s closet, Romero owns and...

Fun Yet Formulaic: Tate McRae's latest album is a divisive mix of sparkly, 2000s pop-inspired anthems and gratingly generic love songs that fail to captivate.

Tate McRae gets “So Close” to 2000s pop perfection

Nathan Perera, Arts & Entertainment Editor March 5, 2025

Early aughts’ pop, with its dirty, club-ready aesthetics and glossy, synth-driven production, can never truly be replicated. In her junior album released on Feb. 21, Canadian popstar Tate McRae verges on mastering the era’s sparkly grandeur, but ultimately misses the mark with several formulaic and...

Sibling Magic: Shay shows off her power at the plate, knocking big brother Mac right off his feet! (Photo by Mikaela Woo)

Tiettmeyer Duo: Masters of the balancing act

Mikaela Woo, Sports Editor March 5, 2025

At OA, it's a known fact that playing a sport and keeping up with the class rigor requires balance and level-headedness; however, for the Tiettmeyer siblings, the additional weight of a crowded household and a multitude of extracurriculars makes their varsity careers all the more impressive. Sophomore...

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