Twp. engineer to design safety path for new high school

The Oxford Board of Education gave the nod to Oxford Township to design a safety path that will travel around the district’s property along the new high school. “There is already a bike safety path running part way along N. Oxford Rd.,” explained Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey. “We had plans already to continue this down […]

Oxford Schools offers grades online

Students attending Oxford Middle School or High School – be afraid – be very, very afraid. . . Beginning this Friday, Jan. 23, letters will be sent out to parents across the district describing exactly how they can access your grades online at Edline.net. Yes, that age old rite of passage of hiding those nasty […]

School board approves AFSCME contract

The Oxford Schools Board of Education has approved a three-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local #1472. AFSCME Local #1472 consists of the transportation department, custodians and maintenance personnel, and food service workers. The contract is set to run from Sept. 1, 2003 through August 2006. According to […]

Lets hear you shout – GO WILDCATS!

The Oxford Schools Competitive Cheer teams hosted yet another successful Wildcat Invitational this past Saturday with thirteen schools in attendance. The Oxford Middle School Competitive Cheer team took third place overall. The high school JV team took fourth place receiving 137 points in the first round, 142 in the second and 205.5 in the third. […]

Winning streak ends for Wildcat basketball

Oxford’s varsity basketball team saw their winning streak end with a 51-36 loss to Brandon on Jan. 16 and a 49-33 loss to Richmond on Jan. 20. The Wildcats came out strong on Jan. 16 to lead the Blackhawks 15-8 at the end of the first. However, Holly rebounded in the second to out-shoot Oxford […]

Tales of Flat Stanley’s Travels

Suppose you were only half an inch thick and could travel by mail. Where would you go? What would you do? Whom would you see? These were questions asked by Stacey MacDonald’s second grade class at Leonard Elementary after finishing the book Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. In the story, Stanley is flattened by a […]

School employee talks about living and working with CP

Fourth graders at Lakeville Elementary were treated to a special session during their disability workshop this past week – longtime Oxford Schools employee Sue Enekes spoke about living with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of physical disorders that result from a brain injury or abnormal brain development that can occur at any […]

Oxford faces off against East tonight at home

The volleyball match-up of the season is ready to take place tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. between undefeated league teams Oxford and Lapeer East. “It is going to be a show down,” said Head Coach Kristy McDevitt. “We are both undefeated in the league at 5-0 and would love to have a big crowd in […]

Cheerleaders take third at Lake Orion

The Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team took third place at the Lake Orion Invitational on Jan. 24. Winning the competition was Rochester Varsity with 733 points and taking second was host Lake Orion. Oxford took second in Round 1 with 186 points. Rochester came in first with 199 and Lake Orion third with 181. “We […]

Brandon-Oxford skiers have unlucky week on the slopes

Lady Luck was definitely not on the side of the Brandon-Oxford Ski team this past week as the skiers competed on both Wednesday and Thursday. The team opened up the week strong on Jan. 21 against Fenton. Both girls and boys completed their slalom runs, but lighting problems closed the course before the giant slaloms […]

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