By Morgan Kindermann Special to The Leader Oxford High School’s FIRST robotics competition team, Team 2137 The Oxford RoboCats, returned to hosting their annual Week Zero event the weekend of Feb 18 and 19, at Oxford High School. Teams from across the state were provided robot assistance and could try out their robots on the […]
Feb 2 fun at DA By Don Rush Oxford has a long relationship with Groundhog Day. In the early 2000s the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a number of Groundhog Day celebrations with Noah, the one-eyed groundhog making the prognostications for a number of years. In 2004, the Oxford Leader even published a “Groundhog […]
Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer finished in first place in the OAA White after their meet at Troy High School on Saturday. While there they also broke the school record for round one with 232.8 points. They finished round two with 210.4 points and round three with 286.6 points, for a total of 729.44 points for […]
It just goes to show you never know until you try. On Dec. 16, at the Oxford Tractor Supply Company (TSC), the Oxford High School band program received a donation of not one, but two, brand new Bighorn Powersport utility terrain vehicles (UTV). The vehicles have a combined value of about $18,000. They will be […]
On the last week of school bags of presents were delivered to all the classrooms at Leonard Elementary School, and not only the kids loved them. Here kindergarten teacher Beth Lane shows her excitement for her classroom’s new, indoor recess toys. All the classrooms received similar presents. According to Leonard Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), these […]
On December 9, Leonard Elementary 4th graders had a blast learning about government while touring Michigan’s capitol in Lansing. According to Leonard Elementary teacher Jennifer Coggins, some students even had a glimpse of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “They had a fabulous tour guide who reviewed the three branches of government with the students, explained what happens […]
On Nov. 19, two of the three Oxford Middle School Robotics teams (TOWR and Metal Benders) competed in a FIRST Robotics qualifier competition in Lake Orion. There were 36 teams competing. Oxford had 25 students participate in the event. The final match pitted the two Oxford teams against each other. Team TOWR was with the top […]
By Ken Weaver Superintendent Oxford Community Schools As November 30 approaches, and we near the one-year mark that changed us all, we must prepare for what this day will look like for our district. A committee of social workers, teachers, and administrators was created to research and collectively think through what will be best […]
By Don Rush After the November 30 tragedy at Oxford High School moved deftly to design and impliment a three-year recovery plan for students, staff and community. Out of that plan came the creation of an Executive Director of Student Services and Wellness, “a new position which was inspired by staff, parent and student feedback […]
Sunday morning Oxford Schools Superintendent Ken Weaver sent out two emails to parents in regards to a social media post. “Our school resource officer became aware of a potential threat on Snapchat. The message specifically said, ‘come bring a gun to Oxford school.’ After hours of investigation, law enforcement have not yet been able to determine […]