Friday, October 24

High School attempts to break World Record by Shannon Kriger

As the students of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School filed into the gymnasium for the annual “Aspire Higher” day, there was excitement and much anticipation in the air. Although none of the students had known what the school administrators had up their sleeves at the time, the cameras placed in every corner of the gym was a clear indication that something out of the ordinary was about to take place.
All of the students found their way to a seat on the bleachers with their friends while the school’s staff threw college t-shirts into the crowds of undergraduates, in honor of the school day dedicated to encouraging students to consider their post-secondary education options.
Once the hype had calmed down, Mr. Moccia, the principal of OHCHS, became the center of attention.
“Today, we are going to break a world record”, Moccia announced.
With this being said, the students were inquisitive. Many children grow up reading and hearing about people that have made it into the Guinness Book of World Records, but making it into the infamous book is something that very few are capable of doing.
Moccia explained to the crowds of teens how the record was the most people doing sit-ups simultaneously. This record was last achieved by a company in Japan, who had broken it in the October of 2013 with 263 people doing one concurrent sit up.
Although the world record that the students of Oxford Hills were breaking wasn’t exactly the most prominent, the pupils were still enthusiastic. After all, how many people get to say that they made it into the Guinness Book of World Records?
The students that wanted to participate in breaking the world record made their way down to the gym’s hardwood floors where they all crowded around Moccia.
Moccia made clear that the students would all be doing 7 sit ups- one for each letter in “vikings”, which the group would spell out letter-by-letter after each sit up they performed.
With over 500 people on board, the cameramen prepared to video tape the scene.
Moccia stood with the microphone in the middle of the sea of high school students, and vocalized how many sit ups the crowd had done- all while spelling out “viking”.
The spacious room was filled with excitement as the students completed the 7 sit ups and broke the world record and cheered from enthusiasm.
With the incident caught on camera, it is to be sent to the Guinness Book of World Records and if all goes as planned, will be published in their next book and on their website.

Oxford Hills Football Anticipate Eastern Maine Class A Playoffs by Shannon Kriger

While a majority of the community is awaiting Halloween this coming Friday night, the Oxford Hills Varsity football team is preparing for their first appearance in Eastern Maine’s Class A football playoffs in nine years.
On Halloween night, the 5th-seeded Vikings will be taking on the 4th-seeded Bangor Rams for the second time in the past couple of weeks. Last Friday night, the Vikings played against the Rams in Bangor, winning the game with a final score of 18-0.
Although the Vikings vanquished the Rams just last week, they are approaching the game humbly and are expecting a game much different than the last.
Last Friday night, Bangor had a disadvantage when they rivaled Oxford Hills. The Rams were missing some of their starters due to a heavily disciplined locker room incident that occurred within the team.
Considering the absent athletes in the last game, the upcoming game is expected to be much closer.
The Vikings, who had ended their season at 4-4, are very confident in their team’s skills coming into this game. When it comes to the team’s proficiency on defense, they believe that they are one of the best in the state.
“We are very physical and fast”, Mark Soehren, the head coach of the Vikings, commented on his team’s dominance on the defensive end.
When questioned on what he was expecting for this Friday’s game, Coach Soehren responded, “It will be a game between two teams that run the ball almost all of the time. It will be very physical and hard fought.”
Come support the Oxford Hills Vikings in their first appearance in the Eastern Maine Playoffs in several years at Cameron Stadium in Bangor on Friday, October 31st at 7pm., October 31st at 7pm.