OHS News
Sprin Term 2007
| Head's
Letter - March 2007
March 2007 end of term letter. more... |
| Junior
8 Global Citizenship competition – March 2007
Four teams of Y10 students from Oxford High School took part in this year's J8 global citizenship programme. The programme mirrors the topics discussed by the G8 leaders at their annual summit. more... |
| Year
11 Lulworth Cove and Studland Visit – March 2007
On Monday 19th March Year 11 Geographers braved the elements to visit Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole. Despite the weather warnings the girls were able to investigate the geology of this Jurassic coastline. more... |
| From
Brain to Mind by Baroness Susan Greenfield - March 2007
Years 7, 9, 10 and Sixth Form had the privilege of attending a talk given by Baroness Susan Greenfield on the afternoon of March 7th at Oxford High School. more... |
| OHS
Classical Reading Competition – March 2007
This year the date for the University-organised Competition was moved to a day we could not attend, so we decided to run our own event. Miss Eda Forbes, Head of Classics here for many years, kindly came to judge the competition. more... |
| Year
9 Rainforest Games – March 2007
Year 9 have made fantastic rainforest games again this year. The girls were asked to produce a game in groups that would teach others about exploitation of the rainforest. more... |
| Oxford
Times Science Writing Competition - March 2007
Several science students were winners in the 2007 Oxford Times Science Writing Competition. All were presented with certificates and prizes at the Oxford Natural History Museum on Friday 9th March. more... |
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OHS Triumph in GDST Inter-Trust Chess Championships
For the second year running, Oxford High Wchool have won the team trophy at the GDST Inter-Trust Championships - in addition to taking five of the eight individual age-group titles. more... |
| Science
Lecture - March 2007
We are very proud to announce that Baroness Susan Greenfield will be giving a talk entitled ‘From Brain to Mind’ on Wednesday 7th March from 2.30 pm to year groups 7, 9, 10 and Sixth Form. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to hear from such an eminent scientist, author and communicator. Watch this space for a report of her lecture. |
| School
Magazine Launch
It's a sure way to sabotage a day's lessons - hand out the new school magazine first thing in the morning... For the rest of the day copies are being surreptitiously turned over inside science files and geography textbooks. more... |
| Climate
Change Talk - March 2007
On Thursday 1st March a contingent of Year 11-13 students, Ms Yeo and Miss Lane visited St Edward’s School to hear Professor Andrew Goudie talk on the subject of Climate Change. more... |
| Classics
Trip to Corinium – February 2007
On the last day of February the Year 8s set off for Corinium. Despite all traffic problems we managed to arrive at the museum on time, peel off in forms and get stuck into the various activities. more... |
| Speech
and Drama at OHS
We believe at Oxford High School that by using the power of language, drama and literature play an important part in developing confidence in self-expression and communication. more... |
UNICEF
Day for Change - February 2007
 This
year the UNICEF Day for Change was raising money for education in Kenya and Oxford High School
raised an impressive £1019.78.more... |
| Much
Ado about Nothing - February 2007
Girls from Year 10 performed in an abridged version of ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ for the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival, at The Theatre, Chipping Norton on Monday 5 February. more... |
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Year 10 Latin Students Visit the British Museum – February 2007
At the beginning of February 2007, the Classics department took all Year 10s studying Latin to the British Museum. The visit gave us the opportunity to show girls Greek and Roman artefacts in the Museum. more... |
| AS
Slapton Field Course - January 2007
The 26th January saw a return to Slapton for this year’s AS Geographers for their residential field course. The stunningly beautiful nature reserve of Slapton Ley and wilds of Dartmoor provided a successful series of study days. more... |
| Year
10 Geography Field Trip to Gloucester - January 2007
On 7th January Year 10 Geographers battled against near gale force winds and squally showers to visit Gloucester in order to conduct fieldwork into different areas of the city. more... |
| Spelling
Bee
During a lunch time at the end of last term 11G held Oxford High School’s first Spelling Bee in order to raise money for FOMO (Friends of Mulanje Orphans). The group raised a fantastic £72 in just over half an hour. more... |
| Head's
Letter - January 2007
January 2007 start of term letter. more... |