100 Oxford grads perform to honor Lew Wilson

A total of 100 past choir and band members of Lewis Wilson gathered together on Sunday, Oct. 3 at Oxford High School to honor and celebrate the man they called, teacher, friend and mentor. ‘It was awesome,? Wilson said. ‘It was probably the highest honor that any teacher could ever receive, especially when you get […]

Talking with their hands

Students at Oxford High School have a third language option if studying Spanish or Chinese doesn’t stir their inquisitive minds. Sign Language. The Board of Education approved the newest addition to the world language program in the summer of 2009. So far in 2010, the first year of the program, the class has been a […]

X-country teams take 2nd, 3rd at jamboree

So far the Varsity Cross Country teams have shown that they can hang with the best in the Oakland Activities Association. In the second OAA jamboree on Sept. 28, the girls placed second while the boys finished third. Just like previous races, sophomore captain Brooke Kovacic won the event, finishing with a time of 18:53.2, […]

Wolves devour Wildcats 6-2

Oxford’s Varsity Soccer team came up short in a Oakland Activities Association crossover game against Clarkston on Thursday, Sept. 30. The Wildcats were defeated 6-2 by the Wolves. Junior goalie Ben Magdaleno kept Clarkston off the board early, making four saves before the Wolves got on track and scored three goals to end the first […]

Equestrian team heading to state finals

Can anything slow down the Oxford High School Equestrian team? This past weekend the Wildcats dominated the competition at the regionals, defeating Milford, Manchester and Yale to win the regional championship and advance to the state finals. ‘They were terrific,? said Equestrian Coach Dee Shepard. Held at the Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, the Wildcats won 13 […]

Swimmers set school records

Oxford swimmers had a good day at the pool during the Oakland County swim meets as they set two school records during the meet. The first record that fell was in the 200 Medley Relay, where the team of senior Jenna Mallard, sophomore Laura Zorle, freshman Haley Kornburger and junior Amanda delaPaz time of 2:03.00 […]

Spikers stay undefeated

The Varsity volleyball team downed another Oakland Activities Association team this past week to remain undefeated in the OAA White. Birmingham Groves made the trek up to Oxford on Tuesday, Sept. 28 and lost to the Wildcats in five sets. Oxford was led offensively by senior Casey Novak, who had 13 kills and junior Kate […]

Plan in works to help at-risk kids raise test scores

Plans are being put together to intervene with at-risk students to help bring up the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) and ACT test scores at Oxford High School At the community forum held on Tuesday, Sept. 21, Superintendent of Oxford Community Schools Dr. William Skilling said that plans are being worked on to help at-risk students […]

OHS equestrians win 11th straight district championship

One cannot spell district championship with out an O, H and S as the Oxford High School Equestrian Team captured it’s 11th straight district championship this past weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Wildcats took on teams from Lapeer West, Clarkston, Brandon, Romeo and Rochester Stoney Creek in the A division. They ended up with […]

Booters put one in the win column

The Varsity Boys Soccer team got back in the win column this week after they stopped the Pontiac Phoenix from rising with a crushing 6-1 victory on Thursday, Sept. 23. Oxford got on the board early when junior Mike Kitchner scored two goals in the first six minutes, and junior Marco Bonfiglio got a goal […]

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