After a whole month of reading book, after book, after book, students at Daniel Axford Elementary spent last Friday celebrating their accomplishment. DA students read a total of 144,207 minutes since mid-January for their Reading Wonderland month of reading program. First-grader Parker Fleming read the most, with a total of 1,645 minutes. Other top readers […]
When Samantha Bono, a senior at Oxford High School, was selected to play on the varsity soccer team as a freshman, it was obvious she had a promising future. Four years later, Bono is itching to begin her soccer and academic career at Oakland University in Rochester this fall. The 19-year-old was one of eight […]
After an impressive individuals regional varsity bowling competition in Grand Blanc last Friday, senior A.J. McLarty took 5th place, which advances him to the state finals next weekend. Five varsity boy and girl bowlers from Oxford competed to try and get into the top 10 to advance, but McLarty’s 1,326 series was hard to beat. […]
The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team took home their first 1st Place win of the season this past weekend. The girls competed at Fenton, and ended with a 185 in their first round, 190.7 in their second and 280.5 in their third. On Monday, the girls traveled to Stoney Creek for a rescheduled competition, where […]
BY ANDREA M. BEAUDOIN Clarkston News Staff Writer Water sports are fun, but can be also very dangerous. Accidents happen, but are less likely to occur if rules are followed to honor the safety of people and property. A group of homeowners on Deer Lake issued a Boaters Safety Guide to all members on the […]
Men wielding AR-15s, M1As, and other rifles lined up for competition last week. Participants at the Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club Military Rifle Match said they like the sport for different reasons. Randy Thompson said he does it to stay sharp and engaged, and thinks civilian marksmanship programs are good because it helps people prepare if […]
Lake Orion High School was on lockdown for a short time on Friday morning, though things were back to normal shortly after noon. ‘High school administration became aware of a threat to a student through instant messaging,? said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Ken Gutman. Gutman noted that the lockdown was simply a precautionary measure […]
Students at Blanche Sims Elementary took an unexpected field trip to Oakview Middle School last Wednesday after some parents and staff smelled a strange gas-like odor in the school. Consumer’s Energy responded to the scene with detectors and checked gas line pressures, but their analysis showed nothing was wrong. Blanche Sims Principal Eric Whitney said […]
Complete with sideburns, jumpsuit and a few ‘baby, babies,? Paint Creek Elementary School said ‘Thank you, thank you very much,? to one of their own last week. Learning Resource Center (LRC) teacher Maureen Schabel was named Lake Orion Community Schools? Elementary Teacher of the Year at a surprise ceremony on Feb. 12. ‘It was a […]
‘The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees, and to enjoy what he understands.? – Aldo Leopold Waldon Middle School teacher Jon Gray has always valued the hands-on educational experience that connects his students with the earth. He took a group of students canoeing in the fall […]