Basketball ends on a low note

The Wildcat cagers wrapped up their season on a low note with losses to the top two teams in the league and then a loss at District competition. On March 2, Oxford lost a heartbreaker to league champion Holly. “Holly is the best team in the league,” said Coach Steve Laidlaw. “We were down by […]

Gas leak at Clear Lake

Students at Clear Lake Elementary received a surprise when they arrived to school around 9 a.m. on Friday, March 12, – the building was evacuated due to a possible natural gas leak. According to Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey, custodians at Clear Lake Elementary smelled natural gas outside the front of the building, near their entrance, […]

Oxford ‘teachers of the year’ selected

Once again the teachers and administrators of Oxford Area Community Schools have selected their best and brightest to receive the district’s top honor – Teacher of the Year. The following teachers will be submitted for competition at the county level: Ronald Roop Oxford Elementary School physical education and health instructor Ronald Roop was humbled when […]

Children’s author visits middle school

Seventh and eighth graders at Oxford Middle School were treated to a day of presentations on March 10 by Nan Willard Cappo, children’s author of Cheating Lessons. “This is the first guest author we’ve had here in about six years,” said Media Specialist Marianne Barran, “at least since we moved into this building.” Cappo, of […]

Rowley and Oliver take fourth at MHSAA state finals

Oxford wrestlers Kyle Rowley and Kyle Oliver demonstrated their skills this past weekend with fourth place finishes at the MHSAA State Wrestling Finals held at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Kyle Rowley, 189, may not have achieved his goal of becoming a state champion, but the Oxford senior proved what years of training at a […]

Cheer team wraps up competitive season

After a successful season that included their first league title and a team GPA of 3.40, the Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team will be saying good-bye to 12 senior leaders. “These were amazing young women with a commitment to compete,” said Coach Kristy Gibson-Marshall. “They never gave in, never quit and put up a fight […]

Oxford Meadows kids will have to walk to Clear Lake

While Clear Lake Elementary parents Lisa Baum and Linda Simlar were researching their concerns with the Oxford Woods walking area, the two women discovered what they found to be an interesting fact. “There are homes in Oxford Meadows that were overlooked for this change,” said Simlar. “They could walk a straight way to (Clear Lake), […]

They’ve got the skills!

Eight Oxford High School students recently participated in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge. Every year Oxford sends a team of eight students to the event. This year, 41 Michigan teams from 34 schools competed in the March 4 “heat” of competition, which included a written test. The top two students from […]

Addison man finds long lost brother

Alan Craddock took a trip at the end of February he won’t be forgetting any time soon – the Addison Township resident traveled eight hours to Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, to meet the half brother he never knew he had. Craddock, 61, learned about his brother, George McVeigh, 53, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this past November. Two […]

Focus on literacy earns award

Leonard Elementary Principal Suzanne Hannant was honored this past weekend as a 2004 Literacy and Educator Award Recipient by the Michigan Reading Association. Hannant was chosen for this year’s Administrator Award from several nominees from across the state for her leadership in the field of reading. Her biography in the awards brochure describes her as […]

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