Given the cost of college is increasing twice as fast as the increase of annual income, every dollar a student can get for college is welcomed. 2011 Oxford High School graduate Samantha Hein received a welcome suprise when she found out she was selected as a recepient of a McDonald’s employee scholarship. Hein was one […]
Varsity Cross Country Head Coach Ray Sutherland could not be any more ecstatic following his runners performances during the division one state finals on Saturday, Nov. 4. Competing against the top 27division one schools at Michigan International Speedway, the girls varsity program managed to come home 11th overall. ‘I am very pleased,? Sutherland said. ‘To […]
Leonard Elementary fourth and fifth graders took time away from their books last Tuesday to do the environment a little bit of good. On Nov. 1, students walked over to the Polly Ann Trailhead in Leonard and helped Leonard Village Manager Mike McDonald plant a Flowering Dogwood tree as part of the 2011 Go Green […]
It was a one and done for the varsity girls volleyball team during districts. Oxford entered the opening round of district play on Tuesday, Nov. 1 with the task of slowing down Lake Orion’s potent offense. Instead, it was Lake Orion who shut down the Wildcats, earning a three set to none victory over Oxford. […]
Even though the final stats might not bear it out, the varsity girls swim and dive team had a pretty successful night in the pool during the Oakland Activities Association white division league meet last week. The Wildcats finished seventh out of seven team with 174 points, but according to swim coach Jackie Rank, 35 […]
Following the departure of varsity wrestling coach Brad Keeney this past July, Oxford High School Athletic Director Mike Watson was put in the enviable position of filling Keeney’s shoes. All Keeney did during his lone year was lead the Wildcats to a team state title and have three individual state champions. However, Watson did not […]
It’s off to the state finals for the varsity girls cross country team. On Saturday, Oct. 29, the girls ran one of their best races of the year as they finished second overall at regionals and qualify for the state finals, which will be held at Michigan International Speedway Nov. 4. Oxford finished second with […]
Varsity volleyball head Coach Kristi McDevitt and her volleyball squad have a lot of confidence heading into district play as they wrapped up their season by winning the Fenton Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 29. ‘We showed this weekend we are a force,? McDevitt said. The Wildcats earned the third seed in the knockout portion of […]
The Oxford Choir program needs your help to win an online contest. According to Oxford High School choir director Christopher Card, the program has been selected as one of 12 finalists for Parade Magazine’s ‘America’s Favorite Show Choir? competition. A show choir is a group of people who combine choral singing and dance movements, sometimes […]
Runners weren’t the only fierce competitors for the varsity cross country teams Oct. 20 during the final OAA Red Jamboree at Bloomer Park in Rochester Hills. Competitors got all they could handle thanks to wind and rain that turned the course into a soggy mess, complete with mud puddles and standing water. ‘We got caught […]