According to Pam Phelps, she received ‘zillions of phone calls? asking her to run as a school board candidate and that is why her name will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. ‘That’s why I am here,? Phelps said. ‘I don’t want to disappoint those people.? Phelps is no stranger to Oxford, having grown up […]
Around 100 people attended the two public forums hosted by Oxford Schools, to discuss a potential lease agreement between the district and Weiming Education Group (WEG) for a dormitory to potentially be built on school property and paid for by WEG. After an uproar by members of the public, school board members and school board […]
More than 100 people showed up to Boulder Pointe on Oct. 14 for the Oxford School Board Candidate Forum, hosted by Greater Oakland Republican Club. ‘I was really glad (about) the number of people who showed up,? said GOP Club Member Rod Charles, of Oxford, who organized the forum. The forum facilitator was Oakland County […]
By Trevor Keiser Leader Staff Writer The Lady Cat Swim and Dive team took a 145-34 win over Hazel Park in their last home meet of the season, improving their record to 5 ? 1 in the league and 5 ? 3 overall. ‘We honored the nine seniors on the team: Jaynee Butkiewicz, Riley Brantley, […]
Oxford Schools is holding two public forums to discuss and get input from residents on the dormitory for international students that could potentially be built and paid for by the Weiming Education Group (WEG), a private Chinese company. The forums will be held Oct. 16 in the Oxford Middle School Commons and Oct. 20 at […]
Student count is once again increasing in the Oxford school district. The district supplied the numbers after the Oxford Leader submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last week. According to the unofficial numbers, which were taken Oct. 1, the district is up approximately up 124.78 full time equivalent students (FTE) since February and […]
A group of parents showed up at the Oct. 8 Oxford School Board meeting to protest the recent suspensions of student athletes who got in trouble for drinking alcohol, doing illegal drugs or using tobacco products at some parties around town. Mark Stepek, president of the athletic boosters, a school board candidate and a local […]
C.J. Carnacchio, editor of the Oxford Leader, recently won seven more journalism awards from the Michigan Press Association (MPA). The 38-year-old Oxford resident earned three awards for his writing and four for his photography work in the 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. ‘It’s always an honor to be recognized by your peers ? people who know […]
While newspapers around the area and across the state are reporting the unofficial results of the Oct. 1 Student Count Day and the estimated dollar amounts school districts will receive based on how many students they have, Oxford Schools denied the Oxford Leader’s request for those numbers. ‘At this time we are not comfortable sharing […]
The lady Wildcat swimmers found themselves swimming upstream after a tough 140-46 loss to the Lady Wolves of Clarkston. The loss brings the ladies? record to 3-3 on the season and 3-1 in the league. ‘It shouldn’t have been a close meet since they are in the red division of the OAA and we are […]