For the past six years, the Addison Township budget has been able to stay out of the red and this year is no exception. Township officials voted unanimously to approve the 2015-16 budget at the March 16 regular board meeting. ‘I think we’ve proven that we can manage the township’s money effectively and we certainly […]
Test scores were the subject of heavy discussion at the March 18 Oxford School Board meeting, following the March 04 Oxford Leader article about Oxford being ranked 414 out of 507 school districts in a recent study by Bridge Magazine. ‘When you’re trying to explain an article like that, it may come out as excuses, […]
‘I really feel my boys were the better team that night, but we just didn’t come off the winning end,? said Oxfords Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Stephan Henning, after their 48-34 loss to Clarkston in the MHSAA District Semifinals on March. 11. ‘Even though we lost by 14, it doesn’t really indicate how close the […]
Oxford Schools has about 20 full-time equivalent (FTE) students less than it did during the fall count, according to the Feb. 11 spring student count. The unofficial spring FTE came in at 5488.53 students. ‘I think traditionally we have seen our (February) count a little bit less than our fall count,? said Oxford School’s Deputy […]
Of the ‘Oxford 7? who made it to the individual state finals for wrestling, Alex Hrisopoulous (119) and Collin Campbell (135) came home with medals and All-State honors. ‘Although we only had two state placers and no state finalist (out of seven wrestlers), it may seem a little disappointing, but really it wasn’t,? said Head […]
After several months of looking at a variety of drawings for a new township hall, Addison officials finally decided on one that suited them. The board voted 6-1 at the March 2 special meeting to accept the preliminary design as presented. Trustee Linda Gierak cast the only dissenting vote. She ‘wasn’t crazy about the outside […]
After a 58-37 win over Rochester High in the first round of playoffs the Oxford Wildcats boys basketball team will travel to Clarkston High School (March 11 to battle the Wolves on the hardwood in the varsity MHSAA District Semifinals. The game will begin at 7 p.m. ‘Rochester’s Coach John Pleasant was my high school […]
The Lady Cats saw their season come to an end after a tough 45-37 loss to Stoney Creek in the district finals. ‘It was a very difficult loss for us but no one can take away our league championship or that we were undefeated in the league,? said Head Coach Steve Emert. ‘This was a […]
It appears that Oxford’s own Tim Throne was ‘the cream that rose to the top? after the Oxford School Board voted unanimously Feb. 26 to hire him as the next superintendent beginning Sept. 1. ‘I am incredibly humbled to be the next superintendent of Oxford Community Schools,? said Throne, the current deputy superintendent. ‘Almost 15 […]
Oxford students are preparing to take the first ever Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress?(M-STEP), in the next few weeks. The M-STEP replaces former Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) test. ‘We’re gearing up for it as you know,? said Chief Academic Officer Ken Weaver to this reporter. ‘It’s been quite […]