Festive music, dancing, costume changes – the assembly at Leonard Elementary Friday morning was filled with pageantry as the school celebrated its relationship with its sister school in Mexico. Fourteen students visiting from Juana de Asbaje, a K-6 public primary school in Tlalnepantla de Baz, near Mexico City, performed four musical numbers, both traditional and […]
Season after season, year after year, they donned Oxford’s navy blue and gold as they battled teams from around Oakland County and across Michigan. During their careers, the 173 athletes in the Class of 2019 proved themselves to be fearless as they took on all comers. It didn’t matter if they were on fields, in […]
Oxford Leader Editor C.J. Carnacchio received five Excellence in Journalism awards for his writing and photography skills last week from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). In the Editorial Writing category, Carnacchio earned first place for his Oct. 31, 2018 piece, “Our picks for school board.” In addition to endorsing four […]
Oxford High School’s wind ensemble and symphonic band have achieved quite a feat. Both groups scored straight 1’s at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) state festival held Friday and Saturday at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. “I was shocked and very, very happy,” said Oxford Band Director Jim Gibbons. “I was […]
One student excels on the basketball court with her athleticism and leadership. The other shines on stage with her ability to tell a story and express feelings through dance. Though their paths are different, their talents are sending them both to the same place – college. On Friday afternoon, Oxford High School seniors HaLaya Cato […]
Two individuals who devoted many years to helping others and serving their community were recently honored with the highest award that the Rotary Club of Oxford can bestow upon non-members. Sandy Weaver, the retired executive director of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland County, and Sue Bossardet, former president of […]
Financial and moral support is pouring in for an Oxford Township family of six that lost its home at 835 Hummer Lake Rd. to a devastating fire on Sunday, April 28. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, a total of 174 people had contributed a combined $15,130 to an online fund-raising campaign to help the Streeter […]
“No anxiety. No stress. No judging. Just fun.” That’s how Jeanne DiCicco, a special education teacher at Oxford High School, summed up the Prom with a Purpose held April 23 at Legacy 925. Fifty-eight students dined, then danced the night away to the sounds of The Persuasion Band. Twenty-eight of them were OHS students with […]
Thanks to a group of concerned mothers, Oxford Village Police officers will be better protected and better prepared if they ever face an active shooter incident. Oxford Mom Chatter, a Facebook group with more than 2,000 members, donated $2,650 to the department so it can purchase three tactical vests. “It means a lot just knowing […]
Oxford’s boys track and field team performed well at the 57th Annual Elmer Ball Invite on Saturday. With 19 teams competing, the boys scored a combined 57 points, tying Farmington for second place. Lake Orion won the Invite with 90 points. Oxford’s boys won the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:31.78. The relay team […]