By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Gavin Lawrey can be seen rolling through the hallways of Oxford Middle School in his upgraded set of wheels, thanks to the Oxford Robotics team. Gavin was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease, an incurable, progressive, genetic disorder when he was 4 ½-years-old. According to the Cleveland Clinic, Mitochondrial Disease occurs […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer The Oxford School Board has reason to celebrate. At the Sept. 24 board meeting, Ken Weaver, deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction, informed board members of the most recent scores from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME). Based on the scores, Oxford […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Hats were worn and the tea was piping hot as a group of local women got together to celebrate the newly-released film “Downton Abbey,” based on the hit television series. Oxford resident Phyllis Miskin and 10 of her fellow “Downton Abbey” fans and friends gathered for a two-day event […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Most everyone can agree that literacy is an important component to a child’s educational development. It is part of the foundation that helps students succeed not only educationally, but professionally as well. When a group of local residents heard that some students in the area needed a little extra […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer No plane tickets to Europe were required this past weekend as local residents had their fill of brews and eats at the first ever Oxtoberfest. The action took place in Centennial Park where guests could be seen enjoying live music and local food and brew. While it was an […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Another Eagle Scout recently emerged from Troop 366. Max Charlton just became the 43rd member of the troop to become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America program. Charlton began scouting in the first grade while attending Daniel Axford Elementary and a few […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer It looks like school buses powered by fossil fuels could be going the way of the dinosaur. Oxford, along with six other school districts in the state of Michigan were awarded a grant that would allow these districts to receive electric school buses that would replace old diesel buses […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer OXFORD TWP. – Crossroads for Youth has some new hiking trails thanks to the efforts of 175 volunteers, who spent Sept. 11 toiling and sweating beneath the late-summer sun. Students and faculty from Rochester University, as well as two partnering sponsors, caravaned from the university, located in Rochester Hills, […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Oxford students will soon be seeing an addition to each of their classrooms in the form of a wall mounted safety kit. At the Sept. 10 board of education meeting, officials voted to accept a bid by PrePlanLive, giving the local company the task of installing these safety kits […]
By Danielle Smith Leader Staff Writer Oxford resident Jeff Morrison has been a graphic artist for over 30 years and one project he started four years ago, is finally paying off. Morrison, author of “Guardians of Detroit: Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City,” recently found out that he is one of three winners for the […]