Over 400 spectators attended the first ever ‘War on the Floor? basketball game at Lake Orion High School on Jan. 13. The game was a fundraiser for the LOHS Marching Band, which has been raising money all year to travel to Washington, D.C., where the band has been invited to march in the Memorial Day […]
Talk is turning into action for the Clarkston School Board. Discussion continued at great length at the Jan. 9 board meeting on the issue of ballot language for their non-homestead tax proposal. The district’s previous millages expired at the end of 2005. The Thrun Law Firm is fine-tuning the language of the proposal, and if […]
Most of us, I suspect, have had a week we’d prefer relegating to our mental recycle bin. But every now and then, we have a week that is truly remarkable. I recently had such a week that soundly confirmed my contention that customer service is rebounding and doing so in large leaps! Permit me to […]
Volunteer engineers from General Motors visited fourth grade classrooms at Pine Knob Elementary on Jan 13. as part of the six-week program, ‘A World in Motion.? The program, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers has been around for over a decade, but 2006 is the first time PKE students have participated. The students began […]
Fourth-graders throughout the Clarkston School district are experiencing a piece of life through the eyes, ears, bodies and minds of those with physical or mental disabilities. Clarkston and North Sashabaw Elementary were the first in the district to participate in the Disability Awareness Workshop this year, but all seven elementary schools are scheduled to do […]
For a new performance, there is nothing better than going in with high expectation and not being disappointed. Such was the case with the Clarkston Village Player’s latest production, ‘Sylvia.? One cannot talk about the show without commending Wendy Hedstrom for her portrayal of Sylvia, the dog. As strange as watching a human pretend to […]
Congratulations to Leonard Elementary fifth grader Brian Randall for winning the school’s National Geography Bee sponsored by National Geographic. Randall knew which continent all lines of longitude meet (Antarctica) and that Red Sqaure is in Russia, even though he said geography ‘isn’t my favorite subject.? As the school winner, Randall completed an exam which will […]
‘Deficit spending mode? is the way school officials described the situation as the Oxford Board of Education approved a revised 2005-06 budget last week. ‘The news is not good,? said Ron Franey, assistant superintendent for Oxford Schools. Since the beginning of the school year there have been $955,000 worth of increases made to the $35 […]
Oxford’s Competitive Cheer Team may have come out in 6th place at last Saturdays Oxford Cheer Invitational at the high school, but coach Alanna Stockley isn’t deterred. ‘I can’t ask anymore from the girls because they’re getting better every day,? she said. The team scored 169.5 in the first round, 178.2 in second and 224.5 […]
The Annual Oxford and Lake Orion Student Exhibit opened last night at the Lake Orion Art Center highlighting local elementary, middle and high school artists. Four students from the Oxford School District are showcased at the center at 115 S. Anderson St. in downtown Lake Orion. Oxford Middle School art teacher, Linda Robinson, chose eighth […]