Oxford High School will switch from semesters to trimesters this fall following a 6-0 vote by the Board of Education Feb. 26. The change means students will partake in three, 13-week semesters and will have five periods during the day that are 72 minutes long. Currently, the school has two semesters that are 20 weeks […]
A cook at Crossroads for Youth gave new meaning to the phrase ‘meals on wheels? last month, after hand-delivering more than 200 meals to children living at the agency’s four residence halls and the dining hall. On Sunday, Feb. 17, Jason Gdowksi, treked through the snow, freezing temperatures and ice on the dirt roads throughout […]
Most kids celebrate the last day of school, with a big hurrah and possibly a pool party. But not the students in Tammy Dasbach’s second grade class at Daniel Axford Elementary. To commemorate their 100th day of school last Monday, Dasbach’s 25 students used 100 sheets of newspaper to create a three-dimensional geodesic dome. Due […]
According to Oxford High School’s auto technology teacher, Dan Balsley, he’s never seen the class? annual brake competition end with such a close score. ‘This was one of the closest competitions I’ve ever seen,? he told the class Feb. 27, before announcing the winners. Sophomores Nate Walters and Justin Werth took First Place with a […]
If you’ve ever been interested in playing on a lacrosse team in Oxford, now’s your chance. Although it won’t be considered a varsity sport at Oxford High School, nor will it be funded through the district, the team of about 28 boys is up and running. Lacrosse, which is considered a combination of soccer, hockey […]
After anxiously awaiting an answer for the last two months, it was announced last Thursday that Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation was awarded a $192,280 grant from Access to Recreation for the buildingof a township SplashPad. Although the original amount ofthe grant was supposed to be for$240,000, Oxford ended up splittingthe funds with the City […]
A roaring fire destroyed the home at 941 Chirco Dr. Friday morning and now it’s up to theOakland County Sheriff’s Fire Investigation Unit to figure out what sparked the blaze. ‘We may never know the actual cause,? said Oxford Fire ChiefJack LeRoy, noting this was the home’s fourth fire since 1983. The department was called […]
Two Oxford school buses were involved in a fender-bender early Tuesday morning on the way to school, leaving nine students with minor injuries. An empty bus was waiting to turn west at the intersection of Ray and N. Oxford roads when a bus carrying 34 Oxford Middle School students behind it was unable to brake […]
Student enrollment slipped very slightly in the Oxford School District following student count day on Feb. 6. Based on the preliminary totals from the Sept. 2007 count, total enrollment dropped by only two students to 4,342 this winter. ‘Typically, at the second count we do get a reduction in students,? said Nancy Kammer, Deputy Superintendent […]
After months of debating the technicalities of revising the township’s Paid Time Off (PTO) policy for the fire department, the Addison Board of Trustees voted 4-3 last Monday to research changing the policy for all township employees. Supervisor Bob Koski, and trustees John Sutphin and Claudia Von Drak cast dissenting votes, stating that the time-off […]