Once again the teachers and administrators of Oxford Area Community Schools have selected their best and brightest to receive the district’s top honor – Teacher of the Year. The following teachers will be submitted for competition at the county level: Ronald Roop Oxford Elementary School physical education and health instructor Ronald Roop was humbled when […]
Seventh and eighth graders at Oxford Middle School were treated to a day of presentations on March 10 by Nan Willard Cappo, children’s author of Cheating Lessons. “This is the first guest author we’ve had here in about six years,” said Media Specialist Marianne Barran, “at least since we moved into this building.” Cappo, of […]
Oxford wrestlers Kyle Rowley and Kyle Oliver demonstrated their skills this past weekend with fourth place finishes at the MHSAA State Wrestling Finals held at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Kyle Rowley, 189, may not have achieved his goal of becoming a state champion, but the Oxford senior proved what years of training at a […]
After a successful season that included their first league title and a team GPA of 3.40, the Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team will be saying good-bye to 12 senior leaders. “These were amazing young women with a commitment to compete,” said Coach Kristy Gibson-Marshall. “They never gave in, never quit and put up a fight […]
While Clear Lake Elementary parents Lisa Baum and Linda Simlar were researching their concerns with the Oxford Woods walking area, the two women discovered what they found to be an interesting fact. “There are homes in Oxford Meadows that were overlooked for this change,” said Simlar. “They could walk a straight way to (Clear Lake), […]
Eight Oxford High School students recently participated in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge. Every year Oxford sends a team of eight students to the event. This year, 41 Michigan teams from 34 schools competed in the March 4 “heat” of competition, which included a written test. The top two students from […]
Alan Craddock took a trip at the end of February he won’t be forgetting any time soon – the Addison Township resident traveled eight hours to Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, to meet the half brother he never knew he had. Craddock, 61, learned about his brother, George McVeigh, 53, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this past November. Two […]
Leonard Elementary Principal Suzanne Hannant was honored this past weekend as a 2004 Literacy and Educator Award Recipient by the Michigan Reading Association. Hannant was chosen for this year’s Administrator Award from several nominees from across the state for her leadership in the field of reading. Her biography in the awards brochure describes her as […]
Sometimes all you need is some imagination and a little know-how. Oxford Elementary’s Destination Imagination Team recently took first place in regional competition at Mott High School in Waterford. The third grade team competed against five other schools in the GuessDImate! challenge. This year’s GuessDImate! challenge was to create a structure based upon a specific […]
Ortonville – The embezzlement case of the former Belle Ann Parent Organization treasurer was bound over to circuit court this week. The case of Lori Ann Ruhle, an Ortonville resident accused of embezzling $2,688 in BAPO funds after a 2003 investigation, will go before Judge Richard D. Kuhn of Oakland County 6th District Court at […]