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Christian Festin

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Team captain and senior Abbi Tago prepares to spike the ball over the net during Varsity Girls Volleyball's match against Whitney.

Varsity Girls Volleyball wipes out the wildcats in WOW games

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer September 28, 2023

On Sept. 19, 2023, Oxford Academy hosted its annual WOW games, with girls volleyball facing off against Whitney, Oxford’s long-standing rival. The varsity team won, dominating 3-1, while both Frosh/Soph and JV played tightly-contested sets where Whitney won by a mere two to three point difference. Frosh/Soph...

Gold to return to Oxford for 2023-2024

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer December 15, 2022

Golf makes its long-awaited return to OA in the 2023-2024 school year during the spring season. The sport’s comeback, five years in the making, was met with celebration from the sports department and student body alike. Initially, golf was implemented at Oxford during the 2001-2002 school year,...

Little yet lethal: The size of a fatal dosage of fentanyl compared to a penny for reference.

Fentanyl: The pill that kills

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer November 17, 2022

Since 1999, the drug overdose epidemic has gripped the U.S, claiming a total of 932,000 lives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The country has faced a number of drug waves, each centering around a different narcotic, and the latest crisis, beginning in 2013, involves...

Blackpink's sophomore album: Worth the wait?

Blackpink’s sophomore album: Worth the wait?

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer October 28, 2022

“Born Pink,” the second full-length studio album by South Korean girl group Blackpink, released on Sept. 16. Debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with eight new songs, this album marks the long-awaited return of the worldwide K-pop phenoms after their two-year hiatus, complete with excellent...

WOW Games: Varsity and FroshSoph volleyball take victories against Whitney in this year’s set of WOW games.

Volleyball goes in for the “kill” against Whitney

Christian Festin and Theoden Melgar October 20, 2022

At this year’s 2022-2022 WOW games taking place on Oct. 4, Oxford faced Whitney at home once again. The varsity team came into the match on an incredible 19-2 record and dominated the set score 3-0. FroshSoph also won their respective match, but Oxford couldn’t complete the sweep, with JV losing...

Anaheim Acknowledges Little Arabia

Anaheim Acknowledges Little Arabia

Christian Festin, Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2022

On August 23, Anaheim City Council recognized Little Arabia as an official district in the city after two decades of advocacy from Arab American leaders, business owners, and community members. "As an Arab American I [...] feel acknowledged like I mattered. It mean[s] a lot to me and a lot to the community...


More than a Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II was a pop culture icon that inspired many artistic individuals.

The Death of an Icon

Christian Festin and Zoharys Jaen September 29, 2022

A treasured muse and remarkable pop culture icon, Queen Elizabeth II was more than England’s longest-ruling monarch. Though she is known for her unwavering dedication to her people, the queen has had various highlights in pop culture that have captured the attention of individuals worldwide.   1969:...

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