Superintendent Dr. William Skilling announced during Monday’s board of education meeting that Oxford Community Schools has applied for the ReImagine Grant from the Michigan Department of Education. ‘They are looking for innovative ideas and plans…I think that when you look through this grant, you will see that everything that we are doing is innovative in […]
Along with the community, local schools in Oxford are also chipping in to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina get back to a somewhat normal life. Students at Clear Lake Elementary donated $1 or more to wear a hat last Wednesday. Tall hats and fuzzy wigs were seen throughout the hallways along with baseball caps […]
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Those are words to live by, especially if you’re Oxford resident Gerald Chizmadia. After his first attempt at a possible Eagle Scout project failed, Chizmadia had the chance to start over. The 17-year-old Oxford High student originally intended on purchasing and installing new chalkboards for a […]
For those of you wanting to buy or sell a house, now’s the time. Chris Hendrix, General Manager for Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty in Oxford, said home sales in Oxford and Lake Orion are up 13 percent. ‘This is a great place to be,? he said. ‘The population growth has certainly contributed to our growth […]
Last week, kids from all over Oxford pulled together to help the victims of hurricane Katrina by collecting money, canned goods and by donating water. One group of kids in the Oxford Woods subdivision off of Drahner decided to collect pop cans. Numerous bags later, a total of $337.10 was collected to go towards the […]
A new all-day daycare and preschool is opening in Oxford with a mission to bring structure and education into a young child’s daily activities. Located at 55 Gateway, west of M-24 behind the Flagstar Bank and POH Medical Center, the Goddard School for Early Childhood Development is hosting an open house on Thursday, Sept.17 from […]
‘Tenacious.? That was the one word that Coach Kristi McDevitt used to describe her Varsity Volleyball team as they prepare for the upcoming season. ‘They all just went out there and sacrificed body parts to get the ball up,? claimed Coach McDevitt after seeing the girls practice for the first time this year. Heading into […]
After struggling to get girls to come out for the Varsity Golf team, the addition of JV Coach Gretchen Gabler has re-sparked the interest in the game. Varsity Golf Coach Terry Kelley was very grateful to the new athletic director, Mike Watson, for re-establishing the JV coaching position. ‘We’re sure in a short time it […]
One of the goals that Varsity Girls Swim/Dive Coach Jackie Boswell has is rewriting the record board on the pool wall. ‘With some of the girls that left the team this year, it leaves alot of room for improvement on that record board,? she said. Coach Boswell wants to see the team continually improve year […]
The preseason for the Oxford Varsity Wildcats Cross Country teams begins with a four-hour car ride north with family and friends to Crystal Lake. Once there, the members of the boys and girls varsity teams compete against each other in mini-golf and cherry-pit spitting contests, all in the name of team building. In the midst […]