Mommy, I love you!
Kindergarteners at Clear Lake Elementary sang special songs for their moms May 8 as a Mother’s Day tribute. The children sang ‘We Love Mothers? and ‘Roses are Red.?
Coin drive buys livestock for needy
Bravo to the students at Leonard Elementary who donated $250 to the Heifer International Coin Drive sponsored by the Student Council. The money will be used to purchase a goat, flocks of ducks and geese, a trio of rabbits and a share of a pig through Heifer International, whose mission is to end world hunger […]
Lakeville’s got talent!
Students at Lakeville Elementary soaked up the spotlight at their talent show on May 5. They sang, danced, did karate, performed magic tricks and got the crowd laughing with comedy routines. The students later performed their show for parents at the Performing Arts Center on May 10.
Patterson seeks 5th term, faces 19-year-old Democrat
Oxford resident Bill Patterson wants those in District #1 to know he’s not finished serving them yet. Patterson filed for re-election for his seat on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners because there are projects, for instance the proposed senior center, he wants to see completed. ‘I still enjoy going to the local meetings to […]
Will to serve
With graduation fast approaching, most students are busy planning for their college careers at local universities. Two Oxford High School students, on the other hand, are planning for their career in the army. Aleashia Capogna, 17, and Vance Richards, 18, both signed up to join the army last November for three and four years, respectively. […]
Team raises 32Kto fight breast cancer
When groups of individuals get together to raise awareness about a cause they can do amazing things. As of Monday, Oxford’s team for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk is in third place in the state for the amount of fund-raising they’ve done for the walk. Maggie Barclay, Oxford resident and captain of the appropriately named […]
Church tent sale to benefit epileptic kids
Students in the senior high youth group at Christ the King Church (CKC) in Oxford decided recently to raise funds for an organization by holding a tent sale, but they weren’t really sure of where the money would be donated. That is until someone higher up seemed to drop an idea ‘at their doorstep.? Clarkston […]
Class of 2006 dedicates bench to Jamie Charles
The Oxford High School senior class forever memorialized their former classmate and friend, James ‘Jamie? Charles, at an emotional ceremony May 23. Surrounded by friends, family and administration in the sun-filled courtyard at the school, the Class of 2006 dedicated a memorial bench in honor of Charles, who passed away at the young age of […]
Boosters to pay for bowling, swim teams
The Oxford School Board May 23 approved 5-2 the addition of a girls swim and diving team and boys and girls bowling team at the high school this fall. Due to the current budget concerns growing in the district, the Oxford Athletic Boosters Club decided to earmark monies to subsidize the teams for one year […]
$1.080 million in cuts proposed to balance school budget
The Oxford School Board announced plans last Tuesday to reduce expenditures to help balance their 2006-07 budget. Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro said when the board first looked at the 2006-07 budget earlier this year they were anticipating a $2 million shortfall due to various increases, but were happy to find they wouldn’t be as extreme as […]