Local mother says ‘Thank You?

Hi, my name is Belinda Belcher. My son Cameron goes to S.P.I.C.E in Clarkston. Cameron was born with Ring 14 and has fought many seizures and is delayed mentally. My story to you is about his teacher Kara more than Cameron. Kara is, along with all the other Spice teachers, a wonderful person. We could […]

Two Teacher of the Year nominees

What defines Teacher of the Year? Maybe the efforts of an individual, or their qualifications are the reason. For Heidi Wright and Cheryl Patterson, the answers are obvious. Heidi Wright is a fifth grade teacher at Pine Knob Elementary. Teaching since 1995, Wright has been involved with many programs including: writing focus group, PKE scholarship […]

Clarkston News Editorial

Three seats are up for reelection on the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education. The Clarkston News has heard each candidate’s reason for running, and endorses Barry Bomier, Stephen Hyer and David Lohmeier. Running for the two-year seat are Robin Matczak, Barbara Seiltz and incumbent Barry Bomier. The Clarkston News endorses Bomier for the two-year […]

Lady Cats put two in the win column

The Varsity Girls Basketball team moved up in the Flint Metro League standings after going 2-0 this past week. Their latest victory came on Friday, Jan. 22 against Holly, where the Wildcat defense was the story of the game. The Wildcats started the game strong, jumping out to a 17-0 lead before Holly finally scored […]

Renderoni’s pizzeria offers ‘old-fashioned? pizza

There is a new pizzeria on Sashabaw Rd. that serves a wide variety offerings. Renderoni’s opened its doors just five weeks ago, and already is spreading a reputation for tasty pizza. Tim Render opened Renderoni’s as a break from the traditional restaurant industry. Growing up in Clarkston, Render and his family were the proud owners […]

SMS teacher nominated for special award

Every year the Oakland County School Board Association sponsors the Betty Campion Distinguished Support Service Award. This year Clarkston nominated one of the brightest stars. Anita Mann spends her days at Sashabaw Middle School as an instructional aide in the English as a Second Language department (ESL). She began her work about 10 years ago; […]

Elementary principals retiring

It was announced at the Oxford Community Schools Board of Education meeting on Jan. 20 that two OCS Principals will be retiring. Leonard Elementary School Principal Dianna Zink will be retiring from her position on Feb. 28, 2010. She will be leaving the district and move to Louisville, Kentucky to be with her family during […]

OMS in running for ‘watch’ list

Oxford Middle School soon could be put on a national watch list. But that is not necessarily a bad thing. OMS will be visited by representatives of Schools to Watch (STW) on Feb. 3 after they approved the school’s application. STW was launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in 1999. The initiative […]

AmeriCorps volunteers helping out at Crossroads for Youth

Crossroads for Youth is going to be receiving some much needed help from a group of willing volunteers over the next several weeks. From Monday, Jan. 11 to Friday, Feb. 26, 11 members of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) will work alongside Crossroad staff in many different programs. ‘Their willingness to help and do […]

A first for the OMS cheer squad

The 2009/2010 version of the Oxford Middle School Cheerleading squad made history during Jan. 9 Oxford Invite. They finished in first place for the first time ever. The Wildcats finished four points ahead of runner-up Armada to capture the first-ever tournament victory. ‘Our program is kind of young at the middle school, so this is […]