By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School Equestrian Team won the title of reserve champion at the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association’s Region E competition at Ingham County Fairgrounds Oct. 1-3. “They did very well,” said Head Coach Dee Shepard. “We have a very young team. We put a lot of pressure on […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education can lead to important and high paying jobs, but it is hard to get kids engaged with the exciting possibility of doing math for a living. Enter the STEMi Mobile Innovation Station. The Oakland Schools STEMi is a 1,000 foot wide trailer […]
Mallory Bigelow – Cross Country “She’s a hard working freshman leading our Varsity team and winning our first of three OAA White Jamboree’s with a time of 19.32. She’s led the Oxford Wildcats to two team wins at the Golden Grizzly Invitational and Algonac Classic Run prior to this. She’s looking to keep that momentum […]
By Don Rush We tip our hats to Oxford High School senior Martha Wolf and her to her parents, Douglas and Carlotta Wolf. Why? The other week we learned Martha earned the highest possible ACT composite score, 36. Not many who take the test can say this. According to a press release from the ACT […]
Chase Maier – Varsity Tennis “Chase Maier is one of our senior captains. He has the hardest spot on our team at #1 singles. “He is always having to play the best player of the opposing team. Whoever he faces, he consistently gives it his all. “Chase is a great leader and well liked amongst […]
Ian Keefer Parents: Lee & Jeanne Keefer GPA: 4.174 Favorite Subject: Physics Plans after graduation: Continue my studies for a Bachelors in Computer Science. Extracurricular Activities: Was a programmer for FRC Team 2137, Participated in Boy Scout Troop 108. Outside Interests and Hobbies: Programming, Modeling, Reverse Engineering, Writing. What did you learn about yourself during […]
By Áine Houston, Student, Team 2137 Team 2137, The Oxford RoboCats from Oxford High School, won the Robotics Competition (FRC) Iron Division Skills Challenge and the Quality Award in the 2021 season. The team has participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition for the past 15 years. This season they competed virtually in the Infinite Recharge […]
Madeline Lovins Parents: Melissa and Gary Lovins GPA: 4.10 Favorite Subject: Psychology Plans after graduation: Go to Kalamazoo College and pursue both psychology and creative writing. Extracurricular Activities: I play softball and piano. Outside Interests and Hobbies: I love reading, writing, and music. What did you learn about yourself during lockdown? I learned to further […]
Ben Datsko Parents: Aimee & Mike Datsko GPA: 4.2 Favorite Subject: AP Computer Science Plans after graduation: I will be studying Computer Science at the University of Michigan. Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society, high school swim team, Link Crew Outside Interests and Hobbies: Competitive club swimming with Lake Orion Liquid Lightning, coaching swimming, mountain biking, […]
Elizabeth Hartman Parents: Leslie and Eric Hartman GPA: 4.192 Favorite Subject: I love band, but my favorite core curriculum subject is math. Plans after graduation: I plan to attend either the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan or the College or Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University in […]