Now that the district’s amended general fund budget has been approved, Oxford school officials are crunching the numbers in the hopes of funding capital improvement projects over the next three years. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Sam Barna presented a list of recommended capital improvement projects at a recent board meeting. According to Barna, […]
Moriah Orlando, a Leonard resident, and Hailey Boger, of Oxford, had their equine knowledge put to the test when they competed in a Quiz Rally with the Metamora II Hunt Club, a division of the Great Lakes Region of the United States Pony Club. The U.S. Pony Clubs started in 1954 to teach the English […]
Oxford Schools taxpayers could benefit from a potential refinancing of the debt the district owes to the School Loan Revolving Fund (SLRF), a move which is expected to save an estimated $700,000 in interest. School officials are looking into refinancing the SLRF debt, which will increase to an estimated $19.9 million by April 30. The […]
The Oxford High School marching band will order new uniforms for the first time in nearly 12 years, following board approval. During a regular meeting of the Oxford Schools Board of Education in February, board members listened to a presentation from OHS Band Director Jim Gibbons, who explained the need for the uniforms. It […]
Daniel Axford Elementary students gathered in the school’s gymnasium in groups on March 16, as a part of National Reading Month, to hear Illustrator Cyd Moore share information about her books and her life. Moore has published over 50 children’s books, including “I Love You, Stinky Face” and “He’s Been a Monster all Day.” Her […]
Twenty-two Oxford students, grades 3-6, competed in the annual Academic Games tournament held March 1-3 in Grand Rapids. The tournament, organized by Michigan League of Academic Games (MLAG), challenges students’ thinking skills in the subjects of language arts, English, history and mathematics, and is designed to make learning fun. Oxford’s teams went up against schools […]
Erna (Blitzer) Gorman learned how to be a survivor early in life after she lived through one of the worst genocides in human history. Gorman, a Holocaust survivor, shared her story with all 7th-graders at Oxford Middle School last Tuesday morning during a 90-minute presentation in the OMS commons area. Gorman is the author of […]
Oxford High School will be presenting the beloved J.M. Barrie classic “Peter Pan” Wednesday, March 22 through Sunday, March 26 in the OHS Performing Arts Center. More than 75 OHS students have been involved in the production of the musical since January. The musical tells the family-favorite story of Peter Pan (OHS senior Tori Spring), […]
Kurt Graham isn’t your typical artist. Instead of canvas or clay, his medium is cars. And his latest work, a modified 1963 Corvair Panel Van, won first place in the Mild Van category at the Detroit Autorama custom car showcase, held Feb. 24-26. Graham, a 1980 Oxford High graduate, first purchased the van for a […]
Oxford High School’s Class of 2017 will graduate a day early, as the commencement ceremony for the high school has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 6 at 7 p.m. The ceremony’s venue has not been changed and will be held at DTE Energy Music Theatre, located at 7774 Sashabaw Road in Clarkston. The change was […]