The Wildcat grapplers split this past week when they won on Wednesday’s dual meet against West Bloomfield and Waterford Kettering and then lost at the Heartland Team Tournament. The team’s record is now 13-5. At the dual meet, Oxford beat West Bloomfield 43-26 and Waterford Kettering 75-6. “Pretty much everyone on the team won their […]
For decades school districts have been handing out report cards. Administrators and teachers alike have been grading students on their abilities and achievements with A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s and F’s. Now the tables are turning and it’s the schools that will soon be receiving letter grades come this April. The Michigan State Board of Education […]
As Oakland Public Schools begins the long process of investigating the possible mismanagement of special education dollars on the new administration building, many taxpayers and parents of special education students are looking for a pathway for expressing their views and opinions. One such pathway is the county Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) for Special Education. The […]
Do you have a senior and you’re starting to wonder how you’ll find the money for all of those first-year college expenses? Or maybe you’re just hoping for a little assistance with tuition or school books? Maybe you have a sophomore or junior just looking for career options? The Oxford High School Career Resource Room […]
Gliding across the ice while perfecting routines with twists and jumps can be hard enough for someone alone on ice. But what happens when you put 20 young women together and synchronize their movements and aerials? You get something unique, smooth and beautiful called Team Elan. Oxford High School junior Katie Graney, 17, has been […]
Staff and students at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion have two reasons to rejoice this week – the celebration of Catholic Schools Week and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the school. Catholic Schools Week started on Sunday and continues through until Saturday, Jan. 31. Everyday the students focus upon a different idea: parish, community, […]
Harsh winds and freezing temperatures are nothing to the men and women of the Oxford/Brandon ski team who burned up the slopes at Mt. Holly this past week. This past Wednesday, the Lady Cat skiers defeated Holly 22-57; and on Monday they continued their speed by sliding past Carman-Ainsworth 26-44. Against Holly, the Oxford ladies […]
Staff and students at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion had two reasons to rejoice last week – the celebration of Catholic Schools Week and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the school. Catholic Schools Week started on Jan. 26 and continued through Jan. 31. Everyday the students focused upon a different idea: parish, community, nation, […]
Since the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year some strange sounds have been coming from the general music room at Oxford Middle School. Loud thumps, high clanks and rattlesnake-type buzzes have been drifting through the air in coordination with synchronized rhythms and fast tempos. The drumming reminds one of a group of African tribesmen performing […]
Oxford Area Community School officials are preparing to tighten their belts for a projected $1.5 million shortfall in the 2003-2004 school year budget. According to Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey, the district could lose around $444,672 from next year’s revenues largely because of state budget cuts. This would take Oxford Schools from a 2002-2003 budget of […]