A 16-year-old girl from Oxford Twp. was arrested on Saturday evening after allegedly stealing a friend’s truck in Addison Twp. and leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase through Addison, Oxford and Orion townships. According to the sheriff’s report, the girl, who was a runaway, was getting a ride to the Oxford Meijer from her 17-year-old […]
Congratulations to the Oxford High School Quiz Bowl Varsity team for their second place win in the Genesee Academic League. The team competed bi-weekly from October to December against various schools like Flushing, Swartz Creek and Clio. They also competed on a Quiz Bowl television show called ‘High School Challenge? on WFUM (Channel 28) where […]
Students at Oxford Elementary spent the afternoon Monday learning about ‘nature’s warehouse,? or how things in nature are used in everyday life. Mark Szabo, from Stoney Creek Metropark, spoke to the students about rocks, minerals and problems with pollution. He even brought along various minerals, like limestone and iron ore, for the kids to see.
The Oxford/Brandon Varsity Ski Teams started their season on Jan.16 at Mt. Holly and seemed to be on the right foot after the girls? team beat Powers High School by one point. Senior Karen Offer’s quick speeds helped her finish first in the giant slalom with a total time of 45.19 seconds and first in […]
Three senior girls in the Oxford High School DECA program want to help families with hospitalized children, and they need your help. Allie Burgess, Nicole Gallo and Sara Pollack have been working on their Civic Consciousness project for the Ronald McDonald House of Detroit since the beginning of the school year and are in the […]
To celebrate Black History Month, students at Lakeville Elementary got to jam to traditional reggae, Jamaican and African music when the West Bloomfield- based Gratitude Steel Band visited them Friday. Students got to dance, sing and try out some unique instruments. Teachers and students even got to try break-dancing to the percussion beats. The family […]
The Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team has spent the last week gearing up for tonight’s Flint-Metro League competition at Brandon High School and is determined to place even higher than the last competition. At the Lake Orion Invitational on Jan. 28, the girls placed fourth in their pool with a first round total of 173, […]
Every student remembers a certain teacher who helped them ace that hard math test or taught them how to complete a sentence with proper grammar. To help reward those teachers who’ve made such a strong impact on student’s lives, Oxford teachers Marie Schneider, Pete Stremersch and Todd Bidlack were selected to be the school district’s […]
Students at Clear Lake Elementary spent Friday learning how to engage in positive conflict resolution. Ventriloquist and motivational speaker Richard Paul spoke to the students about controlling their anger and to stop and think before reacting. Two simple words summed up much of his message ? ‘Walk away.? His puppet Ned also taught the kids […]
Like the old saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s what two Oxford residents might be thinking after they were almost tricked by a phony sweepstakes last week. According to the sheriff’s report, a 28-year-old woman on Lakeview Rd. received a check in the amount of $1,995 from […]