The Varsity Girls Basketball team moved up in the Flint Metro League standings after going 2-0 this past week. Their latest victory came on Friday, Jan. 22 against Holly, where the Wildcat defense was the story of the game. The Wildcats started the game strong, jumping out to a 17-0 lead before Holly finally scored […]
It was announced at the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education meeting on Jan. 20 that two OCS Principals will be retiring. Leonard Elementary School Principal Dianna Zink will be retiring from her position on Feb. 28, 2010. She will be leaving the district and move to Louisville, Kentucky to be with her family during […]
Oxford Middle School soon could be put on a national watch list. But that is not necessarily a bad thing. OMS will be visited by representatives of Schools to Watch (STW) on Feb. 3 after they approved the school’s application. STW was launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in 1999. The initiative […]
Crossroads for Youth is going to be receiving some much needed help from a group of willing volunteers over the next several weeks. From Monday, Jan. 11 to Friday, Feb. 26, 11 members of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) will work alongside Crossroad staff in many different programs. ‘Their willingness to help and do […]
The 2009/2010 version of the Oxford Middle School Cheerleading squad made history during Jan. 9 Oxford Invite. They finished in first place for the first time ever. The Wildcats finished four points ahead of runner-up Armada to capture the first-ever tournament victory. ‘Our program is kind of young at the middle school, so this is […]
Coming off impressive victories over Flint Metro League opponents over the past few weeks, the Varsity Bowling team was riding high heading into this weekend’s Oakland County Tournament. However, the Wildcats didn’t perform at their highest level, and both teams walked away disappointed with their results. The girls were able to make it past the […]
School records continued to be broken when the Wildcats Varsity Boy’s Swimming team took to the pool against Brandon on Thursday, Jan 21. Overall, seven school records were established throughout the Wildcats 110-76 loss. ‘I am very pleased with last night’s results,? said Swim Coach Jackie Boswell. ‘The boys have really risen to the challenge […]
The Varsity Wildcat Hockey team got back to their winnings ways after beating two Flint Metro League opponents this past week. The week got started with a 5-0 victory over Lapeer West. They were led by sophomore Nick Hocker, who had one goal and one assist in the game. Senior Will Buday, freshman Jimmy Wallington, […]
The long hours of practice that the Varsity Boys basketball team are putting in are starting to pay off as the team split the two Flint Metro League games this week. They started the week off with a 45-41 victory over Lapeer East on Wednesday, Jan. 20. ‘It was a really grind-it-out basketball game,? said […]
The Varsity Cheer squad captured first place in the Division 2 All-Oakland Cheer Championship on Saturday, Jan. 23. They defeated South Lyon 716.8580 to 688.4170 to claim the title. According to Head Coach Shari Russell, the most important thing was the fact that they broke 700 for a total score. ‘Breaking 700 has been one […]