Congratulations to Oxford High School fall varsity athletes who have earned Oakland Activities Association Academic All-League honors, with a cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or higher. Acton, Lexi – Sideline Cheer Ali, Abdullah – Boys Cross Country Bailey, Carl – Boys Tennis Bailey, Peyton – Girls Swim & Dive Baker, Alexandra – Girls Swim & Dive […]
Wildcat Nation: I have been a proud member of the Oxford Schools family for over 20 years. I have seen our people come together in the face of adversity time and time again and marveled at the way we have found strength in one another to endure tragedies, hardships, and other very emotional events in […]
By Amanda Wayne Leader Student Contributor Traditions are essential to families especially holiday traditions. And, according to a number of local students, this year has thrown a curve ball to many of those traditions. Oxford Senior Rachel Parrell said COVID-19 changed her family’s traditions. So, far she and her family has handled the changes well. […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer After a week of remote learning and the Thanksgiving break, grades K-8 at Oxford Community Schools are transitioning back to in-person learning this week. In a hybrid schedule from Tuesday to Friday, students with last names A-K and L-Z are attending on alternating days. K-8 will attend school fully […]
Eric Baker, the son of Dennis & Diana Baker of Leonard, Michigan, was appointed to the position of First Captain of the 137th Corps of Cadets at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin. In this position, 1CPT Baker is responsible for peer discipline, training, morale, and overall efficiency of the Corps of Cadets. […]
By Lauren Schiller Leader Student Writer This holiday season is unlike any other, yet the students of Oxford High School’s National Honor Society are still full of the giving spirit. Each year, Oxford’s NHS’s main service project is providing free tutoring for students throughout the Oxford school district. NHS is still offering tutoring services this […]
By Amanda Wayne Leader Student Writer COVID-19 has taken a tremendous toll on every single person, especially students. Covid has shaped our community into students into online schooling, adults working from home, wearing masks everywhere you go, and social distancing. Online school can be challenging for some students. One student I interviewed does half online […]
Random acts of kindness encouraged By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer It’s a good time to be thankful and kind. Oxford High School’s student mentorship class has designated November “Kindness Month.” They made a calendar challenging students to do a random act of kindness each weekday this month. On Nov. 4, the challenge was “hold […]
My name is Lauren Schiller and I’m a senior at Oxford High School, as well as an International Diploma Program Candidate. I am the oldest child in my family: I have a sister who is in her junior year of high school and a brother who is a freshman. I enjoy spending time not only […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Oxford Elementary School, made up of third through fifth-grade students and located at 109 Pontiac Street, has used the changes to the school day caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) as a way to implement a new activity into their lesson plans, one that has been a hit with students. […]