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Sami Thomason and members of the Junior Advisory Board sit in Square Books Jr. Friday night and discuss books they’ve recently read.

Kids participating in the book club receive advance reader copies of books and can write reviews on them.

Literary Kids Club

Joanne McGehee named OSD Teacher of the Year

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Square Books' Junior Advisory Board engages young readers reviews by kids for kids.

6 p.m. the last Friday of every month.

The 12 children participating in the Thomason works at Square Books Jr. and oversees their Junior Advisory program get to pick out advance “So what did you guys read this Board, which is the official title for reader’s copies (ARCs) of books that Square Books Jr.’s club of kids who read month?”

Sami Thomason asks this question at and review books. The club churns out TURN TO BOOKS PAGE 4

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

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PHOTO COURTESY OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

In January, members of First Presbyterian Church travel to Haiti for the annual mission trip to set up mobile medical clinics.

FPC completes another successful mission trip to Haiti for their annual medical missionary work. The church began going periIn January, the First odically in the mid-90s, Presbyterian Church of but the trip has become Oxford returned to Haiti an annual event since the

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

2010 earthquake that devastated the country.

Greg Patton, a local doctor and member of FPC, was the one who first initiated the church’s visits to

Haiti. Patton first ventured to Haiti 1977 as a teenager with the Presbyterian church out of Greenville.

He said he was so enthralled by his first visit and so eager to get back, that he spent he entire summer of his freshman year of college as a volunteer in Haiti.

“Since my first visit, I’ve had this connection to the area and the people there,” Patton said.

“There’s just something about the Haitian culture and persona; there just such and endearing people. They have virtually nothing, by our standards, and yet they are resilient and they are proud and they are kind and they are generous. I feel like I get a lot more from my en-

counter with them than they get from their encounter with me.”

Years later when he moved to Oxford and joined the congregation of First Presbyterian, he spoke of his travels and people showed a great interest in going to Haiti and helping however they can.

The church made several mission trips down to Haiti in the mid-90s, but those tapered off as the years wore on.

Then in January of 2010, Haiti experienced the magnitude-7 earthquake that stuck the densely populated city of Leogane, just over 15 miles west of Port-au-Prince, radiating outwards and leveling communities across the island nation. They had to

go back.

Church members organized a group and were in Leogane in November of the following year. They would have been on the island sooner, but emergency relief organizations were in the area, forbidding any nonessential personnel from entering the disaster area and further complicating the situation until they had the area somewhat back on it’s feet.

While in Haiti, FPC members operate mobile medical clinics in the community. Doctors look over patients, evaluate their health and, if the problem is not too serious, advise them on what TURN TO HAITI PAGE 8

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Joanne McGehee named OSD Teacher of the Year

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

kind of pushed toward nursing. It was more of a “meh, I could try it,” situation. I was never passionate about it, but I could do it.

Then I heard the speaker at my sister’s high school graduation talk about following your dreams and being happy with what you do. I knew that I wouldn’t be happy as a nurse. I’ve always been good with kids, I’ve always loved teaching, I’ve always done church daycare and I knew I would be good for this. I wanted this. I was passionate about this. Things fell in line.

Joanne McGehee has been named the 2017 Oxford School District Teacher of the Year. McGehee is an Oxford native and has been with the school district for 10 years now, teaching sixth grade every year but one when she was placed at the high school. She spearheaded the character education program Creating Character at Oxford Intermediate school, where she teaches sixth grade science. McGehee took time out of schedule Tuesday morning to sit down and speak with Oxford CitiGREEN: Do you like your zen reporter Chaning Green job as a teacher? about her background and MCGEHEE: I absolutely love her work. it. I think we have a huge responsibility as teachers. I feel CHANING GREEN: What did like you have to have a huge you study at Ole Miss? heart for it. You have to be JOANNE MCGEHEE: Biol- able to see your students as ogy. I majored in biology more than just a sixth grader. with an English minor. I did- Our job is to teach every n’t study education during child. They might not all look my undergrad. I was going to like me or think like me or act be a nurse, but I didn’t really like me, but that’s my job. I like needles or blood. I also take that very seriously and I really wanted to work with take that very personally. children. The nursing proNothing makes me hapgram I was accepted into pier than seeing someone could not guarantee that my succeed. Their definition of specialty would be pedi- success may be different atrics. from mine or from other stuI became certified through dents in the classroom, but the Teach Mississippi Insti- that’s okay. It’s about mutual tute, an alternate route pro- respect. I love it. I love my job. gram for teacher When a teacher stops loving certification, and I’ve been their job, its time for them to here ever since. find something else they love to do. Life’s too short to be GREEN: What was the unhappy. defining moment that pushed you into teaching?

GREEN: Why did you What made you realize you choose to stay in Oxford? didn’t want to be a nurse?

MCGEHEE: Oxford is a great MCGEHEE: Well, with a bi- place to live. It was great ology degree, you’re kinda going up here, and I’m kind limited. I knew I didn’t want of a homebody. I like to be to go to medical school. I felt close to my mom. Don’t get

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sixth grade science teacher Joanne McGehee was named the 2017 Oxford School District Teacher of the Year. McGehee was also responsible for establishing a character education program at OIS. me wrong, I love to travel, but I also love being able to come home. This is where most of my family is. My husband’s family is here. I really love being able to be part of the community, and depending on where you live, I don’t believe you always have the opportunity to feel that way every where you go.

I love being able to go to the grocery store and seeing someone you know. Wherever you go here, you’re going to run into someone who has your back.

GREEN: How long has OIS had the Creating Character program?

MCGEHEE: It started in August. This is the first school year that we’ve done it. We’ve written a grant for us to get more resources for next year.

We put it through to the Ox-

ford School District Foundation. We should find out in the next few weeks whether or not we will receive the grant. We want to use it to not only organize the program a little bit better, but to better

share information with parents about what we’re doing.

We’re trying to connect the program with other activities here at the school. Right now, for example, we’re collecting money for Pennies for Patients. We’re trying to pull in a variety of different sources.

We talk about service projects a lot. They were really excited and intrigued about these. I don’t think they realize that just because they’re in fifth and sixth grade doesn’t mean they can’t get out and volunteer and do community service. They can go help the community.

We’ve planned a few different events for the spring.

We’re doing a drive for LovePacks, we’ve talked about a possible drive for athletic equipment for the park commission, doing something for the humane society – we want to show them that, despite their age, they can give back to their community and be involved.

You don’t have to be a certain age, you don’t have to have a certain amount of money or power. You can give back to the community

you live in and help others anytime.

GREEN: Why was creating this program so important to you?

MCGEHEE: I think that above all else, character defines who we are. At the same time, I think character needs to be taught. Some kids don’t have the same examples and role models that others do.

Some kids think they know everything, and it takes a little guidance to get them to understand that character is not something you just get and you keep. You have to work for it. You have to develop it as you grow.

At this age, kids probably haven’t had a lot of tests, so to speak, but they will. If we can help them develop the skills to make better choices, wiser choices and think before they say or do things, that’s what we want. One of the goals of the Oxford School District is to produce productive citizens. I think character is important in that. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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OBITUARIES STANLEY ELMER KESLER Stanley Elmer Kesler, 86, died Saturday, February 25, 2017, at The Blake in Oxford.

The funeral service was held Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel at Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Peterman officiating. Burial followed in Eastover Memorial Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions in Mr. Kesler’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.

BRIEFING DAR meeting today The David Reese Chapter of the Mississippi Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on Thursday, March 2 at 11:30 at The Blake, in Oxford Commons. There will be an important business meeting and election of officers for 2017-2019.

Luncheon will be served and guests are welcomed. Please contact Regent Sally Malone with DAR questions. sallyj.malone@gmail.com.

34th Lafayette County Wildlife Seminar & Tasting Buffet The community is invited to participate in the 34th Wildlife Seminar & Tasting Buffet on Tuesday, March 7, at North Central Fire Station located at 50 County Road 1032, Oxford. Registration is at 6 p.m.

Attendees are asked to bring their favorite wildlife dish for judging or a side dish of their choice for the Tasting Buffet. The program, “Diseases of Whitetail Deer: will be presented

by Cory Rainer, Private Lands Biologist MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks.

The Lafayette Chapter FFA, and Natural Resource Conservation Service, Mississippi State County Extension Service, Mississippi Forestry Service, and Lafayette County Soil & Water Conservation District will be giving away Door Prizes and first, second, and third place ribbons for best tasting Wildlife dishes.

Sponsors are Lafayette County SWCD, Lafayette Chapter of FFA, Miss. Forestry Comm., Miss. Homemaker Volunteers, MSU Extension Service and NRCS. For more information call 234-4451 or 234-8701 ext. 3.

Donations were provided by: Walmart Supercenter, Discount Building Materials, Ms. Forestry Service, and Miss. State Extension Service.

Paws For Art auction The Oxford-Lafayette Human Society is hosting their annual Paws For Art auction fundraiser tonight, Thursday, March 1 at the Jefferson on Hwy 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person or $100 per couple.

PHOTO BY CHANING GREEN

During their meetings, the Junior Advisory Board discuss the books they’ve read over the last month and how they felt about them. The information they provide and the reviews they write are used by Square Books to help them decide which children’s books to order.

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have yet to be published. They read them and review them and when they show up to book club, they get to talk about them.

Thomason asks the kids how a certain book made them feel, why they liked it or thought it was boring. Did it make you emotional? Do you love this author? Did you hate the ending? Would you loan this book to a friend?

It’s her dream job.

Thomason is a native of Oxford. She and her family moved away when she was little, but returned when she was a young teenager.

Thomason went down to Jackson to attend college at Millsaps where she earned a degree majoring in English and minoring in theatre. After graduating, she spent six months working in Walt Disney World before moving back to Oxford and nannying for families in the community.

During all of this time, she was vying for a job at Square Books.

“I’ve been putting applica-

tions and begging them to hire me here since I was 16,” she said. “Someone finally quit at the right time and they gave me a call and said ‘Sami, it’s your time.’ I came in that day, filled out my application, went in for an interview two weeks later and was hired.”

Reading has always been important to Thomason. She actually spent her teenage years in another book club at Square Books Jr., back when it was under the direction of Jill Bennett-Moore who still works at the bookstore. She was also involved with the Lafayette County Literacy Council.

“I’ve always loved being able to read ARCs and the reading I did here made me want to purse a degree in English in college,” she said. “Being able to come back here, full circle I really wanted to be able to spread that joy of reading.

Learning how to review books was super useful for me in high school and college. These are really good life skills.”

Members of the book club are kids that are always in Square Books. They’ve expressed a great interest in reading and learning. If a

child’s parents or another member of book club really vouches for him or her, that child will be considered. That child can then submit a book review, and it will be considered. The club is at capacity now, but the kids who are in there now have had to earn their place and their keep.

Most of them take this responsibility very seriously.

“Book club is a privilege and we have to keep it pretty exclusive,” Thomason said.

“These kids are in here doing work. Getting these advanced copies of books is definitely a privilege. We can’t give them out to everybody because there are not enough. This isn’t a social club. We’re meeting to talk about books.”

In book club, kids are allowed to take home four books every month. They are asked to read as many of them as they can. If they write a review of any of the books they’ve read, they get to keep a copy. Kids pass around books they enjoyed, call dibs on ARCs if there’s a limited supply and generally just have a good time. Square Books provides them with pizza and soda while they chat about

what they’ve been reading that month.

Being able to give children a place to express their literary opinions is the most rewarding part of this for Thomason. She said she loves being able to gives these kids a platform to talk about how a piece of writing made them feel.

“I love being able to talk about books with kids,” she said. “Kids are so opinionated.

I feel like in school sometimes, they don’t really get to say, ‘I like this because of this reason.’ It all has to be so academic, and I think it’s really important that they can come here and have an honest opinion on something they really love or really hate. I remember being a kid and wanting to talk about all the books I loved, and I didn't have that. I want them to have a place where they can come once a month and scream about how they hated the end of ‘Mockingjay.’”

In addition to this, its helpful for Thomason, as a bookseller by profession, to know what kids love reading. It helps her do her job more effectively. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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LHS Winter Guard rocking the competition

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Lafayette County High School’s Winter Guard is sweeping up the trophies and accolades during their first ever season of competition this winter.

Lafayette’s winter guard began for both the middle and high school three years ago, just one year after Lauren Duncan and her husband took over as band directors at the school.

“We initially started the winter guard to help students keep up their skills in what we call the off season, when we aren’t marching,” Duncan said. “It really helps them to develop and be able to do more things in the fall.”

The high school winter guard competed in their first ever circuit show this season in Hoover, Alabama. A circuit in this instance refers to particular region. This particular competition was for the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit, which includes Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and Florida.

Lafayette placed first in their division.

Their show this year was created as a tribute to Caitlin Williams, a 17-year-old student at Lafayette who died unexpectedly in November.

Many of the students on the winter guard were extremely close with Caitlin and were deeply affected by her passing.

“I wanted to come up with something that would really honor Caitlin and help those students cope with that by expressing themselves through color guard,” said Duncan. “Our theme is about spreading light in the world, and that’s very indicative of

PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREN DUNCAN

The Lafayette County High School Winter Guard recently won their first every competition at the Southeastern Circuit. They will be competition at Tupelo High School this weekend. what Caitlin was like.”

Duncan came up with the idea for the show and worked with a choreographer out of Tuscaloosa to design the show. The students began working on it in January.

The floor being used for the show depicts a view of the Earth’s horizon from space.

The students dancing the show represent the stars and rising sun, bringing light to the planet and all who inhabit it. Duncan said it represents the idea of being the change you want to see in the world, spreading light and love wherever you go. The song students dance to is the Glee version of “Here Comes

the Sun” by the Beatles.

“I think it was very important for us to do this show,” Duncan said. “Some of these kids were very close to her, and I just felt like it was something they needed to do to help get through a very, very tough situation in their lives, to kind of bond with each other. Music and dance and color guard really help students express themselves in a way they aren’t sometimes able to do with words.”

Their next competition will be held this Saturday and Tupelo High School. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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Members of the community gathered at the monthly meeting of the Oxford School Board hear form the public about concerns and questions relating to the Winter Institute’s proposed memorandum of agreement. The board unanimously approved the memorandum.

Oxford School Board takes public comment on Winter Institute memorandum ceptance of public comment at the beginning of Monday night’s monthly The Oxford School Board school board meeting. The voted to extend their usual extension doubled the limit 30-minute limit on the ac- to a full hour of discussion,

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

with 10 minutes allotted for Lee Habeeb who had signed up to speak well in advance of the meeting and five minutes for everyone else.

Habeeb was there to speak against the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation’s proposed involvement in the school district.

As school board president Marian Barksdale began reading the rules on time limit and participation, Habeeb interrupted her, placed himself directly between the school board president and the audience seated in the lecture room and began questioning her about whether or not anyone (he mentioned his wife, specifically) could surrender their time to him and allow him to speak for them. Previously, the school board allowed this, but overturned this clause due to the extreme time extension already in place.

When Habeeb moved to the front of the room, he was carrying a microphone adorned with a logo for Circa, an online news aggregator that operates on different digital formats under the Sinclair Broadcast Group.

"Is there anything in the policy that ever precluded someone from passing off their minutes to another person,” Habeeb asked Barksdale, “By the way, welcome Sinclair Broadcasting, because the light of day is 300 news stations in America. Is there a reason why I cannot have people who feel the way I feel, turn over their five minutes to

me, as public citizens?

There is nothing about it in the rules, so you’re just going to make up your own rules? My wife could say, ‘Hey, Lee, will you speak for me,’ and you're going to say no to my wife?”

On their website www.sbgi.net, Sinclair Broadcast Group claims to only operate 173 television stations, including FOX, ABC, NBC, The CW and CBS. When Barksdale tried to answer Habeeb, he walked away from her, approached the podium and began speaking over her.

“You can play your games, but the nation is going to see how you play kangaroo court.” Habeeb said. “It’s very ugly.”

He then began reading from his notes.

“We’re hoping the board will grant white parents the very same public forum the granted angry black parents after our superintendent called for segregating the schools within our district,” Habeeb began. “That was an outrageous thing to say, Superintendent.”

Throughout his speech, Habeeb made references to the personal Facebook posts of Jennifer Stollman, academic director of the Winter Institute. The posts were not private and were open for public view.

Habeeb included them in a printed packet that was handed out to everyone

present at the meeting. He called her posts “rantings” and included one that said, “Clinton conceded. I. Am. Undone. And we will rest for awhile and raise up again for equity and equality.” Stollman posted this on November 9 of last year.

Stollman posted that “Liberal white male racist privilege [is] on the rise.”

Habeeb made the argument that Stollman’s personal Facebook posts were so openly liberal, that there was no way an organization under her professional direction could pretend to be nonpartisan, that her professional life could never be separate from her own personal political ideologies.

Also in Habeeb’s packet was a single paragraph taken from an article in New York Magazine. Jesse Singal, a senior editor for the magazine’s website, wrote the piece claiming that the “racial bias theory story line (sic.) is catnip not only to progressive members of the public.” The article cited a study by Patrick Forscher, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin.

Habeeb said that the Winter Institute never once mentions this one particular study on their website or any of their materials, “because they’re liars.”

Habeeb kept pushing this narrative, continually TURN TO SCHOOL PAGE 8

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Misbits to hold LED workshop

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Misbits, a new media art space set up within the Edison on University Avenue, will be hosting a workshop Saturday where participants can learn about incorporating light emitting diodes into their artwork.

Valarie Polgar is the founder and director of Misbits, and she will be the one leading the workshop.

Participants are going to be given what are called RedBoard Circuits. These circuit boards can be plugged in and connected to form circuits without the use of a soldering iron. She wants to help people push the limits of their art.

“My idea is show them how it all works and how to make those connections, switch them on and off, dim it–just the simple functions of an LED,” Polgar said “To tie to art more directly, I’ll set out something like a miniature canvas.

They would each get a Red-

Board with a batter attached to it and a mini canvas. From there, they can plug in the LEDs however they would like and then use the canvas to build something around that.”

Polgar is also an instructor at Ole Miss. She has taught courses at other universities that incorporate

the use of LED lights into artwork and she’s building her lesson for the workshop based on a lot of the work she’s done as an instructor.

Incorporating technology into artwork is a major part of Polgar’s style and the differ styles of art she works with. She said that

she’s always been fascinated with the idea of art being interactive, being able to experience it on more levels than just the static visual.

“For me, personally, painting wasn’t quite enough,” Polgar said. “I like the idea of letting people physically interact with

their work, touch their work. I also think it’s empowering. A lot of people think of artists in a certain way and then programmers or electricians another way. It doesn’t have to be this whole left and right sides of your brain kinda thing. There’s a history in art where technology and

art come together. There’s a long relationship between the two.”

Those interested in signing up for the workshop or learning more about the Misbits other events www.misbitsnma.com. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Last year, members of the church helped to educate the community about and install a sustainable water system. Those operating the mobile medical clinics said they noticed a significant improvement in the health of the population here, due to their immediate access to clean drinking water.

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to do and possibly even provide them with medication.

If the problem is severe, the doctors immediately refer the patient to a local clinic.

Breaking from past tradition, however, last year’s mission was dedicated en-

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questioning the motives of the Winter Institute and asking what beliefs they were trying to force upon the children of the community.

When the 10-minute timer was up, Habeeb, now shouting, claimed to have raised $1 million that will be spent exclusively on newspaper advertisements attacking the Winter Institute. He also claimed that Fox News and CNN would be in Oxford very soon to expose everything.

Retired OSD teacher Anne Steele then took the podium. She said that she heard a lot of rage coming from Habeeb and questioned his ability to rationally listen to what others had to say about the situation.

Valarie Habeeb, Lee’s wife, then got up to speak, thanking Steele for her service to the district.

“There are so many people who don’t even know

tirely to the instillation of a water purification system.

The process went beyond just setting it up, but ensuring the sustainability of the project by educating members of the community on how to maintain the water system. The missionary group was also tasked with educating the community on why clean water was imwhat in the world we’re talking about,” Mrs. Habeeb said, gesturing to the audience. “This was never really talked about or published.

We are the ones who are having to bring this stuff to light because nobody knows what’s going on in our schools.”

When several people from the audience spoke up and said that they did in fact know all about the Winter Institute and their work in the community and their proposed work within the school district, Mr. Habeeb immediately asked them to be quiet and “show some respect,” saying that he and his wife didn’t interrupt when others were speaking. Barksdale agreed and asked that the audience let the speaker finish.

“Practice your tolerance,” Mrs. Habeeb said, responding to the people who were pointing out that they did in fact know what was happening in the school district.

“This is what I’m talking about. As long as folks agree

portant. They said that many of the problems they were seeing in the area could be directly attributed to the population’s lack of access to clean drinking water.

Patton said that on this trip, there were noticeable health improvements in many of the people he saw in the clinics. He attributes

this directly to their full year of access to clean drinking water.

Every year, First Presbyterian returns to the same area. They work with the same community leaders, meet the same patients and interact with the same families.

“The reason we’ve been going back again and again

to the same village when there are problems all across the country, is because no one organization or individual can ‘fix’ Haiti,” Patton said. “We felt that if we continued to cultivate our relationship between our community and this village over time, it would be the most beneficial for both parties. We could engage with

PHOTO BY CHANING GREEN

Lee Habeeb spoke against the Winter Institute. He accused the nonpartisan organization of having a liberal agenda and trying to force it on public school teachers and students. with you, then it’s okay. But the moment that we disagree, we are told we’re racist and sexist and the other list of –ists that you can possibly conceive of.”

Mrs. Habeeb also said that everyone in the community likes to be a good Christian on Sunday, but she suggested everyone practice being a good Christian everyday of the week. Another speaker pointed out

that some within the community actually have synagogue on Saturday or mosque on Friday. Not everyone goes to church on Sunday.

Speakers used up the entirety if the hour allotted for public participation. Those on the side of the Winter Institute pointed out that they just want to have an open dialog in the community. Why would anyone oppose a vol-

untary, open discussion with others, especially when they are in no way required to participate in it, they asked.

Those who sided with the Habeebs pointed out that race is an extremely sensitive subject. The only people who should be allowed to discuss the subject of race with children are their parents. The Winter Institute has no business talking to

this one area, and hopefully affect some real change.”

If anyone is interested in learning more about the work FPC does in Haiti or how to contribute, please call the church at 662-2341757 during normal business hours. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

public school teachers about racial bias, when they themselves so clearly have ulterior motives, they insisted.

After a 20 minute discussion amongst themselves, the board unanimously voted to begin working the Winter Institute by adopting their memorandum of agreement, available for public viewing on the district’s website. The board did change some of the language in the memorandum to emphasize that the Welcome Tables the institute is proposing is 100 percent voluntary and that the training being offered to teachers is not required by the district. The option for the teachers to undergo the training is left at the discretion of the administrators of individual schools within the district. This is the way all professional development opportunities currently operate within the district. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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New legislation puts environment in danger

BY KENNETH JONES SPECIAL TO OXFORD CITIZEN

As of this writing, the presidential administration is thirty-seven days old.

The current Congress is only a little older. Many of us have food in our refrigerators that is older. Yet, in that short time, two specifically dangerous pieces of legislation have been passed that put our environment in grave danger.

This piece is not about global climate change or any other broad, sometimes difficult to understand environmental concept. Nor is this piece about politics. This is about the land you farm, the animals you hunt, and the water you drink. This is, perhaps literally, about the very ground you’re standing on.

One is the Endangered

Species Reform Act, which now puts a monetary value on efforts to protect animals threatened with extinction. (Basically, if it costs the government or industry too much money to protect an endangered species or its habitat, too bad for the animal in question.)

The other environmental threat is the revocation of a law that protected streams, creeks, and other bodies of water from degradation by the coal mining industry.

This law protected 6,000 miles of waterways and over 52,000 acres of land, but now it has been axed in favor of rewarding the coal industry for supporting certain candidates last year. (No, Mississippi does not have much in the way of coal mining, but keep in mind two things: one, it’s the principle of the thing,

and two: those creeks, streams, and ravines often end up flowing into larger bodies of water like, just as an example, the Mississippi River.)

I said I wouldn’t be political, and I’m doing my best to be a man of my word, but this is the point in this article where I have to name names. First Congressional District Representative Trent Kelly voted for the Endangered Species Reform Act, while Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran both voted to loosen restrictions on how the coal mining industry does business.

Many of you reading this may have voted for Kelly, Wicker, and Cochran. I’m sure you had your reasons.

You agreed with their stances on immigration, reproductive rights, gay marriage, taxes, or any

number of topics. And that’s okay. That is the legitimate and healthy exercise of democracy, and I am not here to berate you or try to change your mind. What I think about those topics is immaterial! I do want to remind you, however, that just because you agree with a politician about a specific topic, or any number of topics, does not mean that you have to agree with them on everything.

(When was the last time anyone agreed with anyone about everything?)

Mississippi has a lot of problems. We tend to be at the bottom of the good lists, and the top of the bad lists. It’s going to take a long time and a lot of hard work to fix what needs fixing in Mississippi. But one thing we have in spades is natural beauty. Our state is achingly beautiful, with

vative.” True conservatives–which Kelly, Wicker, and Cochran all insist they are–are also conservationists, people who are dedicated to preserving the natural world.

There is nothing more conservative than conserving the beauty and richness of the environment. Mississippi needs and deserves people who will do just that. Be that person, be a true conservative, and call Kelly, Wicker, or Cochran and tell them, “You know, I think you do a pretty good job, but there’s one thing we need to talk about….”

Kenneth Jones is a resident of Oxford. He can be contacted at pioneer64@hotmail.com.

dense forests, prodigious lakes and ponds with tasty catfish, gently rolling hills that make hiking our state so much fun, and so much more. This state is full of hikers (myself included), hunters, fishermen and –women, naturalists, farmers, gardeners, and artists who celebrate it all. It is our duty and our privilege to protect the beauty that our state has to offer.

The National Park Service was created by Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, but much of his efforts were merely a continuation of the work of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt. The Environmental Protection Agency was created during the Nixon administration.

For decades, millions of hardworking, idealistic environmentalists have put the “conserve” in “conser-

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854 Askew Rd.

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CRENSHAW - Three acres of land with a fixer-upper. Property includes a shed and several large shade trees. Being sold in its current condition. Potential rental income as it is. Central to Tunica, Senatobia and Como. Just north of downtown Crenshaw. MLS# 136657.

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115 CR 471

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OXFORD - Wonderful secluded house with guest house, pond, workshop on 14 wooded acres minutes from the square.

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$335,000

WINDSOR FALLS - Beautiful 4 bedroom/3 bath in popular neighborhood. Customized Indianola plan includes a slightly larger kitchen, 4th bedroom (full bath and closet) upstairs that could also be used as a bonus room, office or guest room. Built-in cabinets surrounding fireplace. Covered patio accessible to master bedroom and kitchen.

Fenced yard for privacy. Community pool access for an extra $300/year. Approx. 2 miles to Baptist Memorial, 3 miles to the Square. MLS# 136673. Call Eileen Saunders662-404-0816.

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Parrish Alford Ole Miss Sports

Ole Miss Notebook: WR Metcalf ‘full go’ for work

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le Miss might have been better in the secondary and in the run game in 2016 if Kendarius Webster and Eric Swinney had been around.

They both sustained season-ending knee injuries in the opener against Florida State. A week later freshman receiver DK Metcalf, who made an early impact, was also gone for the year.

All three are available for spring drills but will be monitored closely.

Metcalf, who sustained a broken foot, could get the most action.

“Metcalf’s good to go, full go,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said.

Swinney and Webster both had torn ACLs. A recovery window might be four to six months but varies by player.

One of the nation’s top running backs in the 2015 signing class, Swinney is expected to go through all phases of work, though his contact – if there’s any at all – will be closely monitored.

Freeze said Webster is “doing great, but there’s no chance I would play him this spring even if they told me I could.”

PELLERIN IN TOP 22 Freeze has thought about moving quarterback Jason Pellerin, a rising sophomore, to tight end, but he’s not ready to do that right now.

Freshman Shea Patterson beat out Pellerin to be the starting quarterback after the injury to Chad Kelly last November.

Freeze says Pellerin is too good not to play, but to move him now would be to go through spring with only two scholarship quarterbacks, one of them new on campus in junior college transfer Jordan Ta’amu.

“With the system that we have he can sit in the quarterback room and learn two spots. We’ve got to see how the quarterback room shakes out. He’ll get reps at both.

He is one of our better 22 players and needs to be on the field,” Freeze said.

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Ole Miss freshman Dylan Stancil is off to a great start in 2017. She earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors and is hitting .441 with 14 RBIs heading into the weekend.

Fantastic start Hard work has paid off for Ole Miss' Stancil

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

TRADING BARBS Freeze said he was not aware of comments made by Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy over the weekend.

The Rebels pounded the Cowboys 48-20 in the Sugar Bowl following the 2015 season. The Rebels’ second round of NCAA allegations has given Gundy reason to wonder about the result.

“We didn’t all play by the same rules,” Gundy told the Tulsa World. “If everybody is playing by the rules, and you get your butt kicked, that’s OK. I can live with that. But when it’s an uneven playing field, that’s not fair.”Freeze said, “What was his comment?” He then rolled from a “no comment” of his own to a brief response. “Maybe we can meet again in another Sugar Bowl and see how that one goes.” parrish.alford@journalinc.com Twitter: @parrishalford

College softball at Ole Miss hasn't been any trouble for freshman Dylinn Stancil. Or at least that's what the stats say. The Temecula, California native has already been named the SEC Freshman of the Week and is currently second on the team in batting average (.441). The infielder has started every game so far for the No. 23 Rebels, who were 12-2 after three straight weekends on the road.

Stancil said things haven't come “easy” and that all the hard work she has put in since arriving in Oxford has paid off.

“I'm just doing what I have been practicing. It's just happened, I don't

know how to explain it,” Stancil said.

Softball has been a part of her life since she was age 4. She tried soccer and other sports, but softball was always in her heart.

“I wanted to see the world and different parts of it, so I kind of looked around,” said Stancil, who was first introduced to Ole Miss through a friend in travel ball. “I decided to take a look and my coach helped helped get me recruited here. I was so amazed. I wanted to come here. I visited a couple of other schools, but right when I step foot on campus, I was so excited. My jaw just dropped.”

Coming into the season, Stancil said she was nervous because college has been built up so highly in her mind.

“That was the main goal and I was thinking it was going to be so hard.

I'm a hard worker and I had to start believing in myself and trusting in myself that I knew what I was doing,” Stancil said. “I had to stick my foot in the water before I jumped completely in. I struggled the first week with some stuff, responsibility wise.

After that, I haven't missed anything.”

Once Stancil got past the first weeks, her fielding and hitting improved. The more she realized that she could succeed, the better she played.

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Reliable Closer Woolfolk has performed well for Ole Miss Rebels

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

For Dallas Woolfolk, all his success so far this baseball season revolves around how the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels have done.

Woolfolk may have three saves in 2017, but he could have zero and be happy as long as the team is winning.

“Your team comes first and when you're pitching, it's about giving your team opportunities to win,” said the DeSoto Central graduate. “I try not to be too hard on myself and just work hard everyday with the team. Everyday you come out to practice or go to weights, I try to get 1 percent better. That's the main goal, to get better everyday.”

When Woolfolk gets on the mound, he starts opposing hitters off with a fastball. He also has a slider and changeup to use in the attempt to get outs. His fastball is “above average” while his slider was deemed “pretty good.”

“That's what I've gotten most guys out on, fastball and slider, and just showing I have a changeup to keep them off balance,” said Woolfolk, who is more consistent than he was in 2016. “I'm better with my control, each pitch. This year, over the summer, I just worked on it everyday to be more consistent and hit my spots. I want to deliver with my mechanics over and over.”

Maryland is where Woolfolk spent his summer pitching with the Redbirds.

His pitching coach there helped Woolfolk with the mental side of things.

“He gave me this saying, speak it, believe it, own it.

I've just gone by that with whatever it is and staying positive,” Woolfolk said adding he loves the role of closer. “I feel like I have that aggressive type mentality to just want to go after hitters. Pressure, you just don't think about it. You go out and do your thing. Just be comfortable and play it one pitch at a time.”

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Ole Miss sophomore reliever Dallas Woolfolk has three saves on the season.

Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco agreed that Woolfolk had the mentality to be a closer, adding he has a great arm.

“He pitched well as a freshman and I think he led the team in ERA. It was in a different spot, a more comfortable spot, the guy

before (Will) Stokes and (Wyatt) Short. He was a guy who gave us an inning, not much more than that and anytime he got in trouble, we could bring the other guys in,” Bianco said.

“It's a little different when you're on the back end.

He's tag teaming with

Stokes in that they can be together. He's kind of taken of Wyatt's place. He's been terrific. He's always had a great arm and his command hasn't been bad, but this year he has a lot more confidence. He's not just a guy that can throw hard, he's a guy that

can pitch.”

Last season, Bianco said when Woolfolk fell behind, he would juice up his velocity. Woolfolk will throw the ball just as hard, or harder, but Bianco added Woolfolk knows he can pitch in the low 90s and mix a slider in and be just

as dominant.

“I think that's the difference. He's able to locate the fastball on both sides of the plate. He throws a slider in the zone and a changeup and they're all plus pitches,” Bianco said.

Ole Miss will be on the road for the first time this weekend when the Rebels travel to play in Houston, Texas against the likes of TCU, Texas Tech and Baylor.

“I feel like we made a statement coming off with the two sweeps, but this weekend is going to be a lot of fun for everybody,” Woolfolk said. “We get to play as a team and enjoy some good competition and just go after it. It's going to be fun playing in Minute Maid Park.”

When Woolfolk isn't playing baseball, he's studying. He is a general studies major with three minors of sociology, psychology and health and community.

“I have three options. I can run with it and see what happens,” Woolfolk said when asked what he wants to do in the future after Ole Miss.

As soon as Woolfolk stepped on to campus, Ole Miss felt like he was at home. He loved the surroundings and the people, adding it all felt “welcoming.”

“You just want to be here and I just wanted to play college baseball at a high level,” he added. “Arkansas was in my mind and Alabama. They were all looking but Ole Miss just closed the deal. All the great coaches led me the right way. I started playing travel ball at like 8 or 9 and it's just built from there.

When I was 13, I had a travel ball coach named Mike Riley who just bought into me and helped me become the player I am today. When I was 16, 17 and 18, I played summer ball with Joe Caruso and he was a great Godly man and he led me the right way and to everything I needed to accomplish in life.”

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As Ole Miss gets on the field for spring, it’s off-field questions first

BY PARRISH ALFORD DAILY JOURNAL

As Ole Miss gets back on the football field, the most-asked questions of its coach Tuesday were, how will you survive off it?

The investigation phase of the NCAA’s case against Ole Miss is complete. The school announced another round of allegations last week and pledged to fight most of what is now 21 charges, 15 of them Level I. Freeze has had his integrity and his job security questioned and says he remains confident in both.

On the field a team that was ranked as high as No. 11 last preseason went 5-7 and approaches 2017 with two new coordinators and five new coaches total.

“The toughest part of this whole deal is your integrity is in question.

Whether it’s true or not, public opinion forms some people’s opinion,” Freeze said. “Your wife and your kids, they have to read all that. Some is true, some is not.”

Ole Miss vice chancellor for athletics Ross Bjork and chancellor Jeffrey Vitter stood by Freeze in last week’s school-produced video release of the allegations.

Tuesday, Freeze reiterated his intention to disprove the NCAA’s

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Coach Hugh Freeze has had his integrity and his job security questioned and says he remains confident in both. charge that he failed to monitor the football program. If he’s unsuccessful, he could face a suspension. Ole Miss has self-imposed 11 scholarship cuts and a bowl ban.

The NCAA could assess further penalties.

“I’m not really concerned,” Freeze said. “I’ve got administrators that have watched me for five years do everything very closely.

They’ve been so supportive and have been unwavering.”

Ole Miss returns five starters on

offense, six on defense.

Among the returning players is quarterback Shea Patterson, a rising sophomore who was ranked No. 1 at the position in the 2016 recruiting class. He shares the cover of the school’s spring football flyer

with returning defensive end Marquise Haynes. Patterson, at one point destined to redshirt, played three games as a true freshman after starting quarterback Chad Kelly had a season-ending knee injury.

New defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff will take the Rebels from a 4-2-5 base alignment to a 43, a move that will put another linebacker on the field. Linebacker was one of the Rebels’ biggest areas of struggle last year when they No. 120 of 128 teams in rushing defense, No. 11 in total defense and No. 100 in scoring defense.

New offensive coordinator Phil Longo was hired with hopes of improving production in the run game and red zone offense.

Freeze says the simplistic nature of his new offensive and defensive schemes will make them easy for his coaches to install and his players to understand.

“I wouldn’t have hired anybody I thought was going to be complicated,” Freeze said. “You want to play fast, you want to be efficient, and you want to have answers. Defensively, let’s play fast and physical. Let’s line up and play.” parrish.alford@journalinc.com Twitter: @parrishalford

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Offensive line coach Matt Luke has five starters returning to the Rebel football team.

Offensive Line to Anchor Ole Miss in 2017?

BY BEN GARRETT SPECIAL TO OXFORD CITIZEN

Ole Miss opened spring football practices on Tuesday with no shortage of questions facing its roster.

One group, however, is well-stocked with talent.

The Rebel offensive line boasts enviable depth and overall productivity, with offensive line coach Matt Luke the beneficiary of five returning starters from a 2016 unit that grew up substantially over a trying 5-7 season.

“I want them to develop a leadership characteristic,” Luke said. “I want them to step up as not only leaders of our position room, but leaders of the team. There will be

some growing pains early this spring due to learning a new offense, even though a lot of it is the same stuff with a different name. But other than that, this spring will be as much about taking a lead as the guys up front as anything.”

For now at least, the Rebels are starting sophomore Greg Little at left tackle, junior Javon Patterson at left guard, junior Sean Rawlings at center, junior Jordan Sims at right guard and sophomore Alex Givens at right tackle.

Senior Rod Taylor is acting as a do-it-all lineman of sorts, rotating among every spot except center.

“You’ll see Rod a lot,” said. “Daronte Luke

Bouldin will also play both guard spots and Jack DeFoor and Chandler Tuitt at the guards slots as well. Javon will also play some center along with Eli Johnson. At right tackle, see Michael you’ll Howard, Bryce Mathews and Royce Newman, who will also play left tackle.”

Luke said the goal to come out of spring with a 10-man rotation, but that may be a pipe dream. Ole Miss redshirted Mathews, DeFoor, Tuitt, Newman and Johnson last season.

“I’d love 10, but if you have eight or nine, you’ll be better than most,” he said. “We do have more candidates than before, so 10 is possible, but 8-9 is more likely. Which one of

these redshirts will emerge and be like Sean or Jordan or Alex and be able to play as a redshirt freshman? We want a couple of them.”

Fortunately for Luke, he has options. Leading the way is Little — a former five-star offensive lineman who was ranked the No. 1 offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com in the 2016 recruiting class. Little was named a preseason All-SEC fourth team selection by Phil Steele.

If his offseason gains are any indication, Little could be in store for a big jump in year two. But he’s not the only lineman who impressed in offseason workouts.

“Greg’s in much better physical condition,” Luke said. “I’m very pleased.

Javon has gotten a lot stronger. Those two jump out at me. Newman is now over 300 pounds from 260-265 when he reported. Mathews is 285 now, up about 20 good pounds. It's been a good offseason. The guys who needed to improve in different areas have done a good job of getting it done.”

Now it’s about putting that work into action.

Ole Miss is implementing a new offense this spring under offensive coordinator Phil Longo.

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze hired Longo away from Sam Houston

State in December to replace Dan Werner.

Longo's variation of the Air Raid offense set numerous FCS records.

“There are some similarities with what we’ve done in the past in the run game, but this offense also tries to take advantage of space more,” Luke said. “That excites me, but the bottom line is we’ve got to be more efficient in the run game in regards to yards per carry and in short yardage and in goal line situations. We need to be more physical, and we need to be more creative. That's what spring is for.”

The Regions Bank Grove Bowl is set for April 8.

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Tyler leads his group of 'winners' into 5A state tournament

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

Drew Tyler is no stranger to postseason play or the MHSAA Class 5A state basketball tournament. So when the veteran Oxford High coach says that there are several teams, including his Chargers, that could raise the gold ball later this month, trust him.

Oxford is making a third straight trip to the 5A state tournament. And for the third straight time, the Chargers will be tangling with the Wayne County War Eagles. Tyler said that he is trying to keep things as routine as possible in relation to his team. Taking one game a time, his approach throughout the entire postseason, has been a key so far as the Chargers look to win a third state title in school history.

“Looking at 5A basketball this year, I think it's wide open for somebody to hold the gold ball up. I think there is more talent spread out across the north and south in 5A. I think some of the tougher 5A teams of the past have moved up to 6A,” Tyler said. “For a number of reasons, I don't there is any one favorite that's in the championship holding the gold ball.

Laurel has been there and they have the athletes, at the same time, they have been trading out wins and losses with a number of the teams that have been around.”

As for Oxford, the ball has had to bounce in its favor during the season in order for things to have worked out like they have. Staying healthy has been a blessing for Tyler's team.

“Last spring, when we started putting this team together with the returning talent and skill set we had on this team and started searching the halls for kids that had already showed interest for being out here, I think we put together a tough, mature group of teenagers to represent Oxford moving forward to secure another gold ball,” Tyler said.

Jarkel Joiner and Terry Williams are the two headliners for the Chargers, but Tyler has some other players like Drew Bianco and Hiram Wadlington that are tough minded and know how to win.

“There will be better bas-

BILL BARKSDALE

Oxford’s Jarkel Joiner will lead the Chargers against Wayne County in the MHSAA Class 5A state tournament Friday afternoon at Jackson State. ketball players in the 5A tournament, but there won't be tougher athletes than we put on the floor on 1:30 Friday,” Tyler said. “Some of the fans and the media, when we've got to these out of state tournaments, ask what we call ourselves. We have

several multi-sport athletes.

Coach (Tyler) Reed and I have been referring to these kids as winners. They know how to win.”

There are some advantages of playing a team three times in a row, even if the Chargers haven't been able

to find a way to defeat the War Eagles.

“We know their style of play and we know they really thrive off their defensive in creating pressure turnovers,” Tyler said. “At the same time, the past two years, I know when they

pressure and the timing of it.

They really do feed off their defensive pressure. It's a different Wayne County team.

They have a lot of youth in their program. Two of their starters are back from last year that anchor them. As far as looking at personnel, we

can't really get a feel for them looking at last year's team. It's a new year, new team. They do create a lot of problems for their opponents because of their length, which they have year in and year out. It's just different names this year.”

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Oxford softball continues great start with win over Calhoun City

BY BEN MIKELL SPORTS WRITER

Oxford coach Tabitha Beard has brought an energy never before seen in the Lady Charger softball program.

So far, that energy she has brought over from Tupelo and New Hope has kept Oxford unbeaten in three games including the Lady Charger's 5-2 win over the Calhoun City Lady Wildcats Monday night.

Oxford (2-0-1 overall) fell behind 2-0 thanks to allowing a single run in the first inning and a single run in the third inning in large part due to three Lady Charger errors.

Beard believed because they

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trusted in that,” Stancil said who added a weekend of success humbled her. “It made me realize that I was working so hard and that I can keep doing that. I don't want to have just one good

single, an errant throw allowed her to reach second base. Kaytlon Pegues then drove McNair in with a single to right field.

fell behind in their two contests this past weekend her Lady Chargers didn't get down, but just kept looking ahead.

"One thing that we have worked on since June is when things go wrong, we have to keep moving," Beard said. "I felt like they did a great job with that tonight.

When they got down, when things went wrong, this team is salt. We had two seven-inning comebacks last weekend, they got down tonight and just kept on fighting."

The Lady Chargers managed to put at least two base runners on in each inning of the contest. That proved pivotal in the middle innings

where Lady Wildcat starting pitcher Avery Bullard reached the 100 pitch mark in the fourth inning. Oxford pounced on Bullard's fatigue putting up four runs on two hits with two walks in the fourth inning to take a 4-2 lead. The Lady Chargers had 10 at-bats in which Bullard had to throw at least five pitches and had three instances where Bullard had to throw at least seven pitches.

Bullard took the loss in the circle was pulled one pitch into the fifth inning after allowing four runs on six hits, six walks, and five strikeouts.

"We stepped into the box with a purpose," Beard said.

"We came to the plate knowing that we wanted to hit a

certain pitch and if we didn't get it we took the walk, which is big. We talked about (working pitch counts) a lot, seeing our pitch and not swinging at things just to swing. I think that contributed to (Bullard) having to be pulled. We got her up in the pitch count early, she got a little frustrated in the middle because she was having to throw so many pitches.

We did a great job."

After Oxford got ahead, Brittni Beard was dominate and the Lady Charger defense clamped down, not allowing a runner to get past first base after the third inning. Brittni Beard went the distance in the circle in getting the win allowing two

unearned runs on just two hits, one walk, one hit batter, and 10 strikeouts.

"I thought Brit pitched a great game and they did great behind her," Tabitha Beard said. "We made a couple of mistakes but we work through them and that's what you have to keep doing. As a pitcher, you have to stay focused on your goal and your task at hand. As a defense you have to do your job. I felt that we did that well tonight."

Oxford added one more run with two two-out hits in the fifth inning. Kiara McNair went 3-for-3 with all three of her hits being infield singles. After McNair beat the throw on her third infield

Pegues went 1-for-3 and also had a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored. Dee Dee Mathis went 1-for-3 with a walk, a RBI, and a run scored. Pettis was 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base. Madison Crosby also went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game. Oxford travels to Myrtle tonight before participating in OPC's Fast Pitch Challenge at FNC Park for two games Saturday against Independence at 10:00 a.m. and East Union at 1:00 p.m.

weekend and instead build from that.”

Stancil had 14 RBIs after the first 14 games. She also hit a home run and three doubles. Stancil added she is “not the fastest person in the world” but she is good at base running because of her anticipation.

“I've gotten a couple of

steals when the pitcher will step out of the circle and it's a live ball. They don't realize it and I'll go, so I find the little things to steal the bases,” Stancil said. “I think I'm pretty solid on both offense and defense.”

The biggest adjustment from high school to college on defense is staying fo-

cused or better put, staying calm.

“You have to slow the game down when you're out there. I have to relax and breathe more. The ball is hit a lot harder. We're going to be playing some big schools, so I have to be ready and on my toes all the time,” she said. “I have

to expect a bunt a lot more.

In high school, they make it really obvious and you can tell when a girl is going to hit it hard. You have to be ready more of the time than in high school.”

Stancil was excited to be back in Oxford to play for the first time. Ole Miss hosted Louisiana Tech on

Tuesday and then host Mississippi Valley State, Austin Peay, Nicholls State and UT-Martin in the Red & Blue Classic this weekend. The Rebels play at 5:30 on both Friday and Saturday nights, and play Austin Peay and UT-Martin at 3 on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

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