‘I’m not disappointed in you. I’m disappointed for you,? those were the words Boys Varsity Golf Coach Terry Kelley said to his boys after placing Fifth with a 325 score at Regionals on May 29 at Davison Country Club. ‘I think maybe they just put a little too much pressure on themselves and we ended […]
The Lady Booters? season came to end after the Wildcats were shut down 7-0 against Stoney Creek in the OAA District Finals on May 27. Knowing that Stoney had edge in about every area, than Oxford, Wildcats Head Coach Robert Euashka said the game plan was simple. ‘We didn’t want to sit in a shell […]
Eighty boys and 51 girls earned a total of 131 varsity letters as Oxford High School seniors this year. ‘That’s a lot of kids,? said Athletic Director Mike Watson at the annual Athletic Awards Ceremony hosted by the Oxford Wildcats Booster Club on May 19 at the Oxford Performing Arts Center. ‘It was a very […]
Oxford Schools has once again been recognized with an Educational Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), making it number eight for the district. Staff and administrators from Oxford Middle School were honored during the 2014 MASB Education Excellence Awards on May 14. The OMS Pre-Engineering Program was one of 20 programs […]
Taking first and winning the MHSAA District Tournament at Bald Mountain Golf Club in Lake Orion on May 21 ‘was a surprise to everybody, but us,? said Oxford Varsity Golf Coach Terry Kelley. After 18 holes, the boys were tied with Rochester High at 302 points. It came down to a 5th-man-tiebreaker. ‘That means when […]
More than $30,000 in local scholarships were handed out during the May 20 Senior Academic Awards Ceremony held in the Performing Arts Center at Oxford High School. ‘Obviously (awards and scholarships) are academically-based, but around that is so much talent,? said OHS Principal Todd Dunckley. ‘With as talented as those kids are, I think there […]
With a down economy and less growth in Independence Township, water and sewer funds need more money ? 25 perceent more from taxpayers in water and sewer rates. In the past 18 years, rates went up once, in 2004, said Linda Richardson, Department of Public Works director. ‘The board at that time told me not […]
Nearly 60 residents and business owners filled Independence Township Hall meeting room, April 21, in hopes of moving forward with revitalizing the Dixie Highway corridor. Presentations were given by Township Planner Dick Carlisle, Planning Commission Chairman Sam Moraco, Don Bolton of Clarkston State Bank, local business owner and resident Jim Eppink, and former township Clerk […]
After two nights of interviews with nine candidates, the Oxford Board of Education unanimously appointed Angela Mitchell to replace Trustee Bill Keenist, who resigned earlier this month. Mitchell and her husband have been residents of the Oxford community for 14 years. They have two children, a fourth grade daughter at Oxford Elementary and a sixth […]
Twelve Oxford High School seniors and two juniors were denied entrance to prom, held May 9 in Troy at the San Marino Club, after Preliminary Breath Tests (PBT) indiciated the presence of alcohol in their systems. ‘This is the most (students) I’ve had (to turn away) at any one event. I believe in part because […]