Talk about keeping it in the family. For the past 50 years, three members of the Hicks family has graduated from Oxford High School every 25 years.
Elden Hicks in 1955, his daughter Leeanne Hicks in 1980 and her son Mat Duncan, who will be graduating this year.
‘It’s just kind of weird that it happened every 25 years,? she said.
Hicks, currently a Cass City resident and a custodian for Oxford Schools, said she has seen a lot of changes to the school, besides the new building. Because the township has grown so big so fast, she said it’s not as personal as it used to be.
‘Everybody used to know everybody’s name,? she said.
Something that hasn’t changed over the years is the staff at OHS. Hicks said she had teachers her father had and her son has had teachers from when she was a student.
Although Mat isn’t thrilled with keeping the tradition of staying in Oxford alive, his mom said she always wanted to get away when she was his age.
‘We all say that, but we always come back,? she said laughing.