It’s the year of the horse, according to the Chinese calendar, which was celebrated on Friday, Jan. 31. To give Oxford High School’s foreign exchange students from China a sense of ‘home? and American students a sense of culture, the New Year was celebrated with traditional Chinese decorations and food served during the lunch hour. […]
The Wildcat grapplers clinched their eighth straight league title by beating seven teams during the Oakland Activities Association’s Red Division championships held at Oxford High School Friday night. ‘Eight straight league titles shows consistency in our program,? said Head Coach Paul McDevitt. ‘Many schools have a good year every now and then, but Oxford has […]
Oxford High School senior Anthony Sottile, bound for Ann Arbor, has received a nomination for a Robert C. Byrd Honors scholarship. The Byrd Honors Scholarship is federally funded and state-administered and is designed ‘to recognize exceptionally able high school seniors who show promise of continued excellence in postsecondary education.? It is named in honor of […]
Four young Oxford wrestlers earned awards for their mat prowess at the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association League Finals. One award included a league championship at the MMWA level. At the March 15 tournament, the Oxford team competed against 63 teams, scored 22 points and placed 29th overall. In the 13-14-age division, Rocco Borg placed first in […]
The Lady Wildcats got back to their winning ways on the court after beating Birmingham Groves 64-30 at home Jan. 30. ‘It was terrific win for us to get back on track.? The keys to the win were our consistency offensively, rebounding and our defensive intensity,? said Head Coach Steve Emert. ‘We still need to […]
The Oxford Boys Dive and Swim team gave their all this past weekend at the Oakland County Swimming meet held at Waterford Mott High School. On Friday night, Oxford’s divers scored a total of 27 points with a fifth place finish for Jared Tasch with 239.85 points and a sixth place finish for Marco Campagiorni […]
Name: Sarah Kirkland Parents: Jim and Ginny Kirkland GPA: 3.780 Plans after graduation: going to Hope College in Holland, Michigan Extracurricular Activities: secretary of the Enviro Club, Jazz combo, pit band for the play ‘Annie.? Favorite Subject: symphonic band and psychology Best friends are people who: can make fun of you without making you feel […]
The Oxford High School Robotics RoboCats team finished their competition at Detroit’s Cass Tech High School March 13-14 with seven wins, four losses and a tie. They finished eighth out of the 40 teams competing. The RoboCats qualified to be an alliance captain and made it to the quarterfinals but didn’t make it into the […]
The Wildcat bowling team went to the Bowl Swami Tournament Feb. 1 at Imperial lanes. ‘The varsity boys wanted to prove why they are ranked fifth in the state. The field of 27 teams would be cut to 16 and the Oxford boys qualified 12th. After a slow start, the Cats bowled well in baker […]
The Holly/Oxford skil team was up and down this past weekend as the girls lost to Flint Powers 51-25, while the boys won 21-74. In slalom, Emma Ford took fourth with 1:05.99; Montana Taube-Whit, sixth with 1:13.63, Sophi Que, eighth with 1:16.39; Rachel James, ninth with 1:20.92; Katie Olkowki, 11 with 1:23.05; Olivia Upham,12 with […]