Magazine

The OHS school magazine would not be out of place on your breakfast table – and the ‘Credit Crunchies’ that pour out of this year’s publication are full of flavour and calculated to give you all the value added vitamins you need.

This year’s keen and hardworking cereal-isers have taken on a hot and topical topic. From downsized school trips (Snowdon, not Everest next year, clearly) to flogging off the staff, our editorial credit crunchers have come up with a host of improbable suggestions for beating the financial crisis. Even the Juniors have risen to the challenge. However, we do want to reassure you that Mrs Curry does not REALLY sell off the lost property at a vast profit, and Madame Harskin does not (so far as we know) cultivate a vast vineyard in Provence financed by her students leftover Euros. These, and a host of other slanders, are completely MADE UP.

The Oxford High School Magazine is published in January, and covers the previous calendar year, or academic year in the case of results, sporting achievements et cetera. It is put together by an editorial team of sixth formers, under the guidance of Ms Girling, and includes work by students of all ages, members of staff and alumnae.

Editing the magazine is a challenging task. We have to please a wide audience (what amuses a Year 11 might traumatise a reception child – better pull that piece of Gothic artwork then!). Not that we mind being offensive – in fact we think it takes a lot to offend an Oxford High girl! And even more to offend Miss Lusk, who has put up with a great deal from the magazine team over the past few years (having a damp basement described as her study; being photographed in wigs or wading through sludge or sacrificing the contents of her wardrobe for a ‘Dress the Doll’ outfit). Last year she became the ‘Chief Robotron’ and took it in good part. However, we do realise that this year we have taken on a particularly sensitive issue. We hope that readers will bring their funny bones with them and agree with us that laughter, at least, is free.

Producing the magazine is a steep learning curve for sixth formers (“What? you mean we have to write it ourselves?”) and we are proud of our layout skills (no outside designers, thank you).

Alumnae wishing to buy a copy of this year’s Magazine should send a cheque for £7 payable to OHS for the attention of Ms Girling, with their name and address of course.

Below are some of our recent past issues.