The nearly 50 teams and over 200 fifth- graders who participated in the 2006 Battle of the Books at the Orion Township Library, were honored in an awards ceremony in Lake Orion High School’s Performing Arts Center on March 22. Township Clerk Jill Bastian and author/illustrator Matt Faulkner spoke at the event, and Faulkner signed […]
Not many people can say they actually spent St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, but Erinn Williams can. She didn’t spend her days chugging down beer at the local pubs, though. Williams, a 1998 graduate of Oxford High School, spent her time learning more about equines at the Grey Abbey Veterinary Hospital in Kildare, Ireland, southwest […]
Congratulations to the nine students from the Engineering Drawing class at Oxford High School who competed at the CAD/Drafting contest at Oakland Community College’s Auburn Hills campus on March 24. The students were selected for the competition based on their high quality work in David Okasinski’s Engineering Drawing class. Engineering Drawing is a prerequisite for […]
With 98 athletes on Oxford’s varsity boys/girls track team, there’s no doubt in Coach Andrew McDonald’s mind that there is some serious potential for victory from returning teammates. ‘Last year we took 10 kids to state meets and a lot of those kids came back this year,? he said. Twelve returning senior athletes include two […]
The Oxford varsity girls softball team may have opened their 2006 season with two losses, but they’re ready to get on the winning streak as soon as possible. The team of 12 girls includes seniors Jamie Badia, Mary Bono, Lyndsay Nieman and Tiffany West, which will be a great asset to the team’s strength. Last […]
The Oxford varsity girls soccer team kicked off their 2006 soccer season March 25 with a phenomenal win, and Head Coach John Thaler promises there will be more. The 2-1 win against Holly produced great results from the Lady Cats, including the first goal of the season made by freshman Briana Pastewski, which was assisted […]
Though the economy in Michigan has been in a slump for years, Clarkston Schools managed to increase revenues year-to-year. The district is expected to collect $74.9 million in general fund revenue for the 2005-06 fiscal year ? up more than $5 million from the previous year. However, the district also experienced two large increases in […]
Little changes can make a big difference. Clarkston resident Osa Jackson Shulte, PhD, PT, GCFP/AT learned a long time ago that people have the ability to help themselves feel better, and most do not even realize it. Osa has been a resident of Clarkston for the last five years with her husband Keith. Prior to […]
The art of poetry is easy to learn, impossible to master and even harder to perform in front of an audience. Several Clarkston High School students did took on the challenge though at the school’s first poetry ‘Pseudo’Slam? on March 30. The event was organized by Ryan Eisele, a first year creative writing and language […]
A Waldon Middle School student will get a chance to participate in intensive dance workshops in Texas this summer after winning an $850 scholarship. Cristi Fisher, 12, won the scholarship after undergoing an extensive audition process. The scholarship was awarded by the dance group ‘Adrenaline,? which travels around the world. Fisher, who dances at the […]