The trickle down effect of the economy might be finally catching up with Oxford Community Schools as the district reported a decrease of 36 students after the Wednesday, Feb. 9 count day. Based on the numbers from the February 2011 count, OCS has a total of 4,702.24 students, including 405 school of choice students. The […]
Michigan Gov. Rick Synder dealt what could be preceived as a deathblow to schools when he proposed a $470 cut per pupil to the student foundation allowance. However, Superintendent of Oxford Community Schools Dr. William Skilling said that it was too early to tell if it was actually going to happen. ‘Just because the govener […]
What a year it has been for the varsity hockey team. They began the year by switching from the Flint Metro League to the Oakland Activities Association. Then they had to brave the elements and play two outdoor games, including one at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Finally, they proved they can skate with the […]
Team regionals were not quite as dramatic as team districts for the Wildcat varsity wrestling team. Oxford knew it was the team to beat heading into their regional matches on Wednesday, Feb. 16. They went out and proved it by beating Saginaw Heritage 59-12 in the opening round and trouncing Bay-City Western 66-7 in the […]
The varsity basketball team sent the crowd home happy after a 67-44 beatdown of Avondale during the annual Winterfest game on Friday, Feb. 18. Oxford got on track early, turning nearly every missed basket and turnover by Avondale into points, and by the end of the first quarter, the Wildcats were ahead 21-14. After a […]
The varsity cheer squad is headed to regionals following a fourth place finish at districts Feb. 19. Oxford finished with a three-round score of 707.7600, more than seven points ahead of fifth place finisher Midland. Also joining the Wildcats in regionals will be district winner Herbert Henry Dow High School, Davison and Romeo. ‘We are […]
It was another disappointing week for the varsity girls basketball team as they suffered two more losses against OAA teams. Troy was not showing the Wildcats any love on Monday, Feb. 14 as they won 50-23 in a non-league contest. Oxford was hanging with Troy after the first quarter, trailing 6-4. But Troy broke the […]
Oxford Community Schools is in the bus purchasing business. At the Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, the board approved the purchase of a used lift bus for special needs students at the cost of $31,000. ‘The primary purpose is to transport special needs students that have physical limitations that are wheelchair bound,? […]
The wrestling team got a sweet measure of revenge against Davison as they ousted them from making a team state title run during their district final clash on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Four-hundred and fifty-five fans filled Ian Smith Gymnasium for the highly anticipated match between two of the top three teams in Divison One, Oxford […]
The Lady Wildcats basketball team earned a season sweep over the Oak Park Knights with a 55-36 beatdown on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Junior Michelle Gilmore led Oxford with 10 points and seven rebounds, sophomore Shelby Davis had 10 points and three other players had six points each. ‘It was a great team victory for our […]