Twenty-four hours before the new ‘Right to Work? law was set to go into action, the Oxford Board of Education approved the new Oxford Education Association (OEA) contract. The teachers? union contract is a three-year agreement ending in 2016 and it still includes union dues. The ‘Right to Work? law, known as Public Act 349, […]
After reading about the need for volunteers to take over Celebrate Oxford’s Kids Town in the Oxford Leader, local resident Meg Buckley decided to take on the challenge. ‘You can’t have family day without anything for the kids. If the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) wasn’t going to run Kids Town, what were the kids supposed […]
ader Staff Writer When most people think of letter grades in school A, B, C, D, E and F typically come to mind, but what about M, P and I? Those are the new letter grades that will be given as a part of the new ‘standard based report cards,? set to take effect in […]
Oxford Village police officers were dispatched to 975 Glaspie St. on April 4 after a receiving a report of a man sitting in a parked truck who was unresponsive and possibly not breathing. According to Oxford Village Police Chief Michael Neymanowski, when officers got there and crawled in the back cab of the freightliner truck, […]
With the use of grant money and bond money all of Oxford elementary schools are getting a wireless upgrade. The Oxford Community School’s Board of Education approved $109,553 upgrade by a 6-0 vote, Trustee Bill Keenist was absent. Of that amount $54,300 will come from a state of Michigan grant known as the 22.i Technology […]
In a 6-0 vote on March 27 by the Oxford Community School’s Board of Education, hired Chunchun Tang as the new ‘Director of International Programs? for Oxford schools. According to Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski, Tang ‘will provide communication services for the Chinese International Program between Chinese and host families, act as a […]
While getting a pedicure at J.C. Nails in Oxford, Bridges English Teacher and Yearbook Adviser Aileen Myers was asked by owner Lena Nguyen if she knew anyone who knows how to paint. Nguyen wanted a mural on the wall behind the ‘kids pedicure? station. Myers said she did. Having had two students, Alana Whims and […]
After a state inspector found issues with the Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) building, located at 3 S. Washington St., operations have been moved to Oxford High School for the remainder of the school year, according to Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling. ‘They told us we had some compliance issues,? explained Skilling. ‘I don’t know what […]
Oxford High School’s robotics team TORC Team 2137 kicked off another season of robotic competitions a couple weeks ago. This year’s challenge is called ‘Ultimate Ascent,? according to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) website usfirst.org ‘Ultimate Ascent is played between two alliances of three teams each. Each alliance competes by […]
Two years after the Oxford Board of Education voted to use approximately $400,000 in surplus bond monies to construct new tennis courts, the high school now has a team to play on them. Leading the charge will be new head coach Gayle Bailey. ‘Getting this job is like a Godsend to me to me. I […]