At the January 13 regular meeting, Oxford Area Community Schools Board of Education approved a resolution allowing the district to apply for laptop computers through Michigan’s Freedom to Learn (FTL) program. The Freedom to Learn program is an expansion of a pilot program begun in the 2002-2003 school year that provided $9.5 million to approved […]
Generation after generation say it year after year – kids today don’t know what fun is! So what did the kids around Oxford and Addison do this past week for fun when they had a snow-day from school? The same things their parents and grandparents did! After traveling to the upper elementaries and Oxford Middle […]
Longtime Oxford resident and retired high school coach Elmer Ball was recently inducted into the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association’s (MITCA) Hall of Fame. Ball, who has lived in Oxford since 1954, was the drafting teacher at Oxford High School for 36 years. He retired from teaching in 1990. During his career, Ball was the […]
The Oxford Board of Education gave the nod to Oxford Township to design a safety path that will travel around the district’s property along the new high school. “There is already a bike safety path running part way along N. Oxford Rd.,” explained Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey. “We had plans already to continue this down […]
Students attending Oxford Middle School or High School – be afraid – be very, very afraid. . . Beginning this Friday, Jan. 23, letters will be sent out to parents across the district describing exactly how they can access your grades online at Edline.net. Yes, that age old rite of passage of hiding those nasty […]
The Oxford Schools Board of Education has approved a three-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1472. AFSCME Local #1472 consists of the transportation department, custodians and maintenance personnel, and food service workers. The contract is set to run from Sept. 1, 2003 through August 2006. According to […]
The Oxford Schools Competitive Cheer teams hosted yet another successful Wildcat Invitational this past Saturday with thirteen schools in attendance. The Oxford Middle School Competitive Cheer team took third place overall. The high school JV team took fourth place receiving 137 points in the first round, 142 in the second and 205.5 in the third. […]
Oxford’s varsity basketball team saw their winning streak end with a 51-36 loss to Brandon on Jan. 16 and a 49-33 loss to Richmond on Jan. 20. The Wildcats came out strong on Jan. 16 to lead the Blackhawks 15-8 at the end of the first. However, Holly rebounded in the second to out-shoot Oxford […]
Suppose you were only half an inch thick and could travel by mail. Where would you go? What would you do? Whom would you see? These were questions asked by Stacey MacDonald’s second grade class at Leonard Elementary after finishing the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. In the story, Stanley is flattened by a […]
Fourth graders at Lakeville Elementary were treated to a special session during their disability workshop this past week – longtime Oxford Schools employee Sue Enekes spoke about living with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of physical disorders that result from a brain injury or abnormal brain development that can occur at any […]