In their annual update to the Oxford Board of Education, representatives from Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) and Oxford Schools Early College (OSEC) showed the board some of the two schools’ latest happenings at the board’s Feb. 26 meeting. OSEC Mark Suckley, OSEC’s coordinator and counselor, highlighted the school’s involvement with the Michigan Early Middle College […]
Oxford Board of Education President Tom Donnelly reminded his colleagues of the board’s own policies during the Feb. 26 meeting. Donnelly made the statements with the apparent hopes of reminding the board of being up front with the community when it comes to spending. The discussion was triggered when Ken Weaver, the district’s deputy superintendent […]
Just a few months after Oxford Schools partnered with Graduation Alliance to help at-risk students get their high school diplomas, the district is celebrating its first graduate: Jack Sawyer. Graduation Alliance is housed at Oxford Crossroads Day School and works with students in a personalized way to present Oxford curriculum in a way that best […]
The Oxford-Avondale United hockey season came to an end on Feb. 26. After a season full of fighting hard despite a short roster, the boys fell to Walled Lake-Central Waterford United (WLCW) 7-3 in game one of district play. Things started strong for OA, with defenseman Coen Hao getting a goal on the board just […]
Finishing the season with a 15-6 record, the Lady Cats ended the winter with a loss in the first game of district play. But, going into the game, the ladies captured two big league wins the week before. The Waterford Kettering Captains ended Oxford’s season in a 47-37 game at Lake Orion, the hosting school […]
Cops issue citation to mom for allegedly leaving son home alone On Feb. 26, a 27-year-old Oxford woman was cited by authorities after allegedly leaving her 7-year-old son home alone. A neighbor called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies because he heard the boy screaming for help. According to the report, the boy was afraid of the […]
As wrestlers from around the state flooded onto Ford Field in Detroit on March 1 and 2, four Wildcats were among them. Freshman Darren McLeod, senior Trent Myre, senior Austin Schlicht and sophomore Jack Thompson were present and came with the hopes of climbing atop the podium. Thompson, at 119 pounds, started March 1 with […]
Addison Township library officials are encouraging residents to attend a Monday, March 4 meeting and share their thoughts regarding the design of a proposed facility. The meeting will have an open-house feel and people will be able to visit the library anytime between 5-8 p.m. “When I look at this library project, it’s for […]
Now into district play, Oxford’s boys basketball team finished out the regular season with another school record and the OAA Blue title. The Wildcats’ regular season record, 19-1, makes the most wins by any Oxford basketball team. In the first night of district play on Feb. 25, Oxford overcame the Romeo Bulldogs, an OAA White […]
Earlier this month, two of Oxford’s own took home gold medals from a national indoor track meet. Oxford High School juniors, Scott Masterson and Shane Ross, run with the Inferno Track Squad and competed along with hundreds of other athletes at the High School Invite at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY on Feb. […]