Along with their Jump Rope for Hearts Assembly (see Things are just ducky at Lakeville Elementary), Lakeville students also celebrated ‘March is Reading Month.? Each year the students try to tie their theme for reading month to one of their IB units. This year it was ‘Expressions through Reading.? ‘We did a whole theme with […]
Independence Township trustees hope to have seen the last of illegal Cheshire Park sewage discharges after their Oct. 20 meeting. Attorney Charles Dunn of Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton finished a report, revealing the need for closer inspection by the Department of Public Works. Out of 35 water and sewer connection applications for Cheshire development, five […]
A bomb exploded on American Jet Pan Am 103 heading from London to New York City on Dec. 21, 1988. The plane crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 259 people on board and 11 on ground. Clarkston Village Players takes us back to the scene in ‘The Women of Lockerbie.? ‘It’s the story of a couple […]
A new Facebook group has emerged to challenge the building of a dormitory to house 200 international students by Weiming Education Group (WEG), a private company based in the People’s Republic of China. The group is called TEAM 20. Truth in Education Accountability in Management 20 Years is a grass roots community group consisting of […]
Every year one elementary, one middle and one high school teacher is selected to represent Oxford for the ‘Oakland County Outstanding Teacher of the Year.? ‘The Oakland County Outstanding Teacher of the Year Awards are presented annually to honor and reward? Oakland County teachers who have achieved, through their effort and example, the highest standards […]
Oxford School principals honored nominees for the Betty Campion Award at the March 25 Oxford Board of Education meeting. According to the Oakland Schools Education Foundation website, ‘The Betty Campion Distinguished Support Service Award was established in 1990 to recognize the many contributions support persons make to the learning community in Oakland County.? The award […]
Being a published author is nothing new to Oxford resident Gloria Nixon-John, but laying open her feelings and emotions to personal stories that took place in her childhood for others to read is. And that’s what she did with her latest Young Adult Crossover Novel ‘Learning from Lady Chatterley: A Novel Based on Memory.? ‘This […]
The Wildcats Varsity baseball team has ‘high expectations? this season, according to new Head Coach Dave Herrick. ‘We plan on competing for four championships this year ? league, district, regional and a state title,? he said. ‘We (also) plan to win the last game of the year.? Herrick, a special education teacher at Lakeville Elementary […]
The Oxford girls varsity tennis team is ready to start another season and so far, the weather has aided their efforts to prepare. ‘We have been able to practice a lot more than (in) previous years because the courts have been clear of snow,? said Head Coach Gayle Bailey. After losing four seniors from last […]
By Trevor Keiser Leader Staff Writer The overall expectation for the Lady Cat Varsity Soccer team is a ‘good brand of quick soccer with lots of combinations and balls played into gaps,? according to Head Coach Robert Euashka. ‘We are not the world’s biggest team, so we will rely on our speed and speed of […]