The Lady Wildcats lost two this past week bringing their record to 13-5 on the season and 11-3 in the league. Behind red hot three-point shooting Stoney Creek defeated Oxford 46-42 on Feb. 12. After jumping out to an early six point lead, Stoney never surrendered,? according to Brian Murphy, Oxford’s stats keeper. ‘Oxford closed […]
The Oxford boys? swim and dive team finished their dual meet season on Feb. 14 with a 116-64 win over Avondale. ‘It was a pretty big meet for us,? said Swim/Dive Coach Jacquelyn Rank, who noted last year, Oxford and Avondale were both in the OAA Blue Division. ‘We beat Avondale in the dual meet […]
Both the boys and girls ski teams finished middle of the pack in the Regional meet at Mt. Holly on Feb. 13. Out of 14 teams the boys placed sixth and the girls placed seventh out of 13 teams. ‘Overall, both the Boys and Girls skied really well this season,? said Coach Phil Nimmo. ‘The […]
Daniel Axford Elementary students absolutely love Valentine’s Day. And honestly, what’s not to love? They get to dress up and act all fancy like adults. They get to eat sweet treats like delicious cupcakes and yummy ice cream. And best of all, they get to take a break from their studies to have a little […]
MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) scores, which were released on Monday, show an upward trend in Oxford, according to Dr. James Schwarz, assistant superintendent of curriculum & instruction. ‘As (the scores) pertain to the district, we are at or above state averages in all subjects and all grades, so we’re very pleased about that,? he […]
‘Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an excercise by means of which enough men, it is hoped, will learn to want what is worth having.? ? President Ronald Reagan Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Oxford High School’s Principal Todd […]
Oxford Community Schools officials received a call from County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s office inviting them to attend the State of the County Address on Feb. 7 because he was planning to recognize Oxford Schools for their Mandarin Chinese Program and Global Initiative. ‘One of our China-related success stories is on the very northern reaches […]
If you were standing outside the doors of Oxford High School’s Fine Arts Center Feb. 7, you might have thought Beethoven or Mozart was on the other side. It was actually the sounds of the Oakland Youth Orchestra’s studio string, string, philharmonia and symphony orchestra playing their winter concert. Featured in the atrium of the […]
While grappling as a team is over, 10 individuals from Oxford’s varsity wrestling team will continue onto Individual Regionals this Saturday Head Coach Brandon Rank said it’s exciting. ‘In that group we have a couple guys who are legitimate shots at being state champions, we have guys who are seeking their first all state performance […]
In the divisional championships, Oxford/Holly skiers raced against five other teams. The boys placed second and the girls? took third overall. In the boys? slalom Grand Blanc placed first, Oxford/Holly second, Powers Catholic third, Fenton/Linden fourth and flushing fifth. Greg Shultz led Oxford/Holly in sixth place with 1:00.07 runtime. Spencer Christen followed in eighth with […]