Those hoping to open a medical marijuana facility in Addison Township will have to wait a while longer to see how the local government plans to deal with them. By a vote 7-0, the township board Nov. 15 extended the moratorium on medical marijuana facilities for another 240 days after the planning commission asked for […]
Sophomore Autumn Cervantez burst onto the Oxford Varsity softball scene as a freshman last year. Now she gets to feature her talent to numerous collegiate coaches at the Queens of Diamonds Showcase North at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio on January 8-9, 2011. Cervantez heard about the showcase through some of her teammates and […]
Oxford Community Schools is the recipient of yet another grant to help reimagine their learning. They were selected to receive $27,024 from the Early Childhood Investment Corp. (ECIC) to help with the transition from preschool to kindergarten. ‘We are pleased to be able to have some assistance with funding to help bridge the gap at […]
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Dr. James Schwarz is loyal defender of the district’s reading recovery program. For his efforts, he was the recipient of the Reading Recovery Council of Michigan Administrator’s Award for 2010. Schwarz was presented with the award in front of a packed banquet room at the Reading Recovery Council of Michigan Conference […]
First year in the Oakland Activities Association was a success for varsity swimmers, as they finished second to Clarkston at the OAA championships at Clarkston High School, Nov. 3-5. According to swimming coach Jackie Rank, the girls set school records in six events and had one champion, senior Jade Casadei in Diving. ‘I am really […]
When driving by Oxford High School this Friday morning, Nov. 19, do not be alarmed if there are numerous emergency response vehicles in the parking lots. It is not an emergency. It’s a practice one — an armed intruder simulation as part of the ‘Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools? grant awarded to Oxford in […]
Former Oxford High placekicker Dave Rayner’s football career has come full circle. After spending his high school career as a Wildcat, he returns to the gridiron to kick for the hometown Detroit Lions and had a solid debut in the Lions 14-12 loss against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Nov. 14. Rayner went 2-3 kicking […]
It’s not everyday that high school students get the opportunity to listen to a former pro-bowl player from the National Football League. That is exactly what 350 students at Oxford High School got to due on Tuesday, Nov. 10 when former Detroit Lion Luther Ellis stopped by to talk about the importance of being physically […]
Vandalism sucks, especially when school property is targeted. Just ask Clear Lake Elementary Principal Suzanne Hannatt. On November 8, she discovered both of the school’s brand new soccer nets were vandalized. ‘It’s just very disappointing,? Hannatt said. What makes matters worse is that two members on Clear Lake’s Student Council, fifth graders Trevor Speed and […]
Oxford’s walkability got a preliminary exam by one of the nation’s top walkability experts. The results: downtown is too noisy, too fast and too congested. Walkability expert Dan Burden, after spending three hours in Oxford, shared those results with a group of leaders and business owners gathered at the Oxford Schools Administration building, Nov. 10 […]