‘We’re trying here at Lake Orion High School to make our students more worldly,? said Dragon Guided Activities Program (GAP) Coordinator Ben Gerdeman. Gerdeman’s goal has been assisted the last few years by the Generation of Promise Program, of which he is the school’s liaison. Lake Orion is one of 16 schools involved in the […]
The Mullaly family, with three daughters at Paint Creek Elementary, showcased their Irish Dancing skills at the school on March 17. Cara, a fifth grader, Livy, a third grader, and Mckenna, a kindergartner, dazzled audiences during lunch hours at the school. All three girls train at the O’Hare School of Irish Dance in Birmingham. Mother […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1993, the Lake Orion United Methodist Church came to help, and they’ll be doing so again, this time sending a team to the ravaged Gulf region to help with recovery efforts six months after Hurricane Katrina. This past October, the church also coordinated 245 student and adult workers […]
Though he was younger than all of his nearest competitors, Lake Orion diver Brandon Figurski was anything but inexperienced. A junior at Lake Orion High School, Figurski placed second at the Division I state diving championships a year ago, knew exactly what it would take to make up the 0.85 points he lost by last […]
Fifty-nine teams invaded Oxford High School on March 12 for the Mid-Michigan Wrestling Association finals. The team from Orion sent 22 team members to the finals, and had five members place in the top three in their respective divisions. The team finished 22nd overall, with 35 points. ‘Dominic Arnold has been great for us all […]
Members of the Orion Chargers baseball team have a once in a lifetime opportunity this summer. The only problem is, they need to raise over $9,000 to make it happen. The team of 12-year-olds has been selected to attend a tournament at Cooperstown, NY, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, July 22-29. To go, […]
Students at Blanche Sims Elementary will again read to help support ‘Paws with a Cause? during the month of March. As part of reading month, the students will collect pledges with proceeds going to ‘Paws.? As part of a March 3 assembly, the students got to see what their fundraising efforts from a year ago […]
Senior members of the Oxford varsity wrestling had tasted the atmosphere of the appearing in the state semifinals before, and prior to the season’s start they made it their goal to go back. On Saturday, they accomplished their goal, but they fell short of a state championship when they lost in the final match 35-20 […]
My soapbox is often a place to stand and be critical, which may give some the false impression that there is nothing I like about Clarkston Schools. This could not be further from the truth though. My disagreement with a few moves by the administration have no effect on how I view other aspects of […]
The Wildcat Boys Basketball closed out its season with an 80-54 loss at Goodrich, who finished the season 18-2. ‘That (Goodrich) was the best team we played all year,? said Oxford Head Coach Steve Laidlaw. Goodrich got out to an early 22-13 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. By halftime the Wildcats […]