If you’re looking for a law firm that strives hard to meet your needs and offers affordable rates, then look no further than the Brackon Law Offices, PLC. Now located in downtown Oxford, attorney Derek Brackon offers his law services to those in small to medium sized businesses, as well as estate planning, wills, trusts […]
It was a packed house at Oakland University’s O’rena in Rochester on Sunday as over 300 Oxford High School seniors proudly walked across the stage to receive their long-awaited diplomas. A total of 310 seniors graduated from OHS this year (302 actually walked), 121 of which did so with varying degrees of honors. Thirty-two students […]
Throughout their high school careers, they practiced endlessly, played hard, but always fair, and listened to their coaches. Whether they enjoyed the thrill of victory or suffered the agony of defeat, they never forgot their Wildcat pride as they represented their school both on the field and in the classroom. Last Tuesday night, the 110 […]
With very few districts hiring teachers, let alone string orchestra teachers, nowadays, Nady Benyamine is very thankful that he was recently hired to teach in the Oxford School District this fall. ‘I was fortunate enough to receive the job opening knowing that Oxford has a strong support for the arts and music, and they already […]
Some might take for granted how important driving a school bus really is. The drivers greet your children every day. The lives of your children are in their hands and they do it all with 50-plus students facing their backs. But for Oxford School District bus drivers Terry Atkins and Alison De’Nise, their dedication and […]
Beautiful gardens and a good time. That’s what garden lovers will find on the 4th Annual Leonard Garden Walk on Saturday, June 21, from 11a.m.-4 p.m. The walk, hosted by the Leonard Summer Festival Committee, will feature six luscious, perennial creative gardens in the Leonard area. One garden featured on the walk will be Bill […]
When 11-year-old Johnny Brish first heard his best friend, Brandon Gentry, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), he didn’t just sit back and wallow in his sorrows ? he jumped into action to help his buddy. The Lakeville Elementary fifth-grader organized a bottle drive in the Oxford Lakes Subdivision on June 1 to raise […]
As the students in Oxford have proven time and time again, reading can be fun. But for many students at Daniel Axford Elementary, writing really seems to be their forte, and they want to share it with the world. And now their love of writing will be known across the Atlantic. Through the international Books […]
The Oxford Board of Education approved two-year contract renewals for three of their top administrators and approved a new administrative position at its regular meeting last Tuesday. Tim Loock, assistant superintendent for business and operations, will see a 4 percent increase in his wages, bringing it to $116,443 plus benefits. Jim Schwarz, assistant superintendent of […]
The Michigan Department of Education recently released report cards to Oxford’s elementary and middle schools, along with the annual report on each school’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2007-08 school year as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Law. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum for Oxford Schools, Jim Schwarz, said every one of […]