Eighteen new staff members joined the Oxford school district to start the new year. ‘I think we have a great bunch that came in this year,? said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski. ‘We have a wide variety of experience, some that are new to the profession that are going to be great and […]
Eighty-five percent of all public and private school bus fleets in the state passed the initial safety inspection, according to a Sept. 8 Michigan State Police press release. In that 85 percent is Oxford’s bus fleet. The inspection includes a rating system of ‘pass,? ‘yellow,? or ‘red.? ‘Buses that do not pass the initial annual […]
After 22 years of renting space in downtown Davisburg, Springfield Township, Dr. David Alati decided it was time to find a new home for his business. ‘Everybody would like to own their own building and be able to be in control of it and that’s a big reason right there,? said Alati, opening a new […]
After losing quite a few seniors last year, Oxford girls varsity Swim & Dive Coach Jackie Rank is looking forward to girls stepping up to fill in those holes. Out of 28 girls, 21 returned this year, Rank noted. She is looking to senior captains Kayla Krebs and Emily Sovis and junior captain Danielle Kemp […]
The Wildcat varsity soccer team’s OAA White match-up against the Avondale Yellow Jackets last week ended in a draw with a 1-1 score, bringing their current record 2-0-2 on the OAA White and 5-0-3 overall. According to Head Coach John Thaler ‘the game was a very physical contest with many hard challenges throughout.? ‘Oxford had […]
The Wildcat varsity volleyball team went 2-4 in last week’s matches, bringing their overall record to 15-8-2. The girls traveled to Flushing on Sept. 9 to play North Branch, Clarkston and Flushing in a ‘quad? match-up. In their first game against North Branch, the girls fell 21-25. ‘The girls started out strong and aggressive, and […]
The Lady Cats varsity golf team continues to impress Coach Gretchen Gabler. The girls placed 10 out of 18 with a score of 399 at a tournament Monday played at the Davison Country Club. ‘It was a good tournament for us to play in because that’s where regionals are at on Oct. 8, so it […]
A couple of weeks ago, a group of Oxford High School students and members of the cross-country team were spotted using a variety of tools to lay a brick base foundation for a bronze Wildcat statue that will be placed at the entrance gates of Wildcat Stadium. ‘A lot of times when you go into […]
Oxford High School sophomore Madison Pavliscak began playing the cello in the fourth grade. For the past six years, she’s been perfecting her craft and now all of her hard work has paid off. Pavliscak was recently invited to travel to Europe next summer with the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony Orchestra. ‘I was so […]
The old adage ‘there is strength in numbers? rings true for this year’s cross-country team, which has a combined total of 73 runners between the boys and girls teams. ‘This is the biggest cross-country team we’ve ever had,? said Assistant Coach Kieve Johnson. ‘Out of that strength, comes depth,? added Head Coach Matt Johnson. ‘Out […]