What do you turn to if you want to know the latest fashion trends or most popular singer today? If you’re a fifth grader at Andersonville Elementary School, you turn to the Andersonville Press. The paper is the result of a good idea from friends Lacy Lobenstein and Emily Pobuda. The two decided to start […]
Parents and students who step into the front office at Oxford High School might get greeted with a handshake and a smile by an unfamiliar face. Don’t worry, it is Assistant Principal Todd Dunckley trying to meet everyone in his new family, as he calls it. The Board of Education hired Dunckley this summer to […]
Anyone who has Wildcat pride in their heart has a fantastic opportunity to win an amazing sculpture while helping out the Varsity Boys Basketball team at the same time. The basketball team will be holding a nearly month-long raffle for the ‘Traveling Wildcat,? a 4?-foot-tall, 20-inch-wide carving of a wildcat sitting on a post with […]
An Oxford family struggling to keep their 3-year-old son alive and healthy in spite of his severe heart defect needs the community’s help to pay its medical bills. A fund-raiser for little Dylan Hixon will be held from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 at Independence Village of Waterstone, 701 Market St. in Oxford. The purpose […]
Ian Smith defined the term success for Oxford basketball coaches. He is the most successful basketball coach in Oxford High School history, but is also one of the most successful in the state of Michigan. It was that success that earned him a spot as one of the charter members of the Oxford High School […]
By Andrew Moser Leader Staff Writer The Varsity Boys Soccer team kicked off Oakland Activities Association play this week and got a mixed bag of results. On Thursday, Sept. 2, the Wildcats got shutout by Farmington 5-0. However, they were able to capture their first ever OAA win by defeating Ferndale 4-3 on Tuesday, Aug. […]
The Varsity Swim team kicked off their season on Tuesday Aug. 31 with a 127-58 loss to Notre Dame Prep. Even with the loss, Head Coach Jackie Rank was pleased because the girls were able to establish four records and have a state meet cut. ‘I’m pleased with how all of the girls did at […]
So far, the Varsity Girls Golf team doesn’t mind moving to the Oakland Activities Association. They moved to 3-0 in league play (2-0 in OAA White) after soundly defeating Lake Orion 202-214 at Boulder Pointe Golf Club on Thursday, Aug. 26. The medalist for the Wildcats was freshman Kyla Kurczewski with a 44, while junior […]
The Volleyball season kicked off with the Varsity Wildcats Volleyball team facing some tough tests before beginning Oakland Activities Association play. On Aug. 24, the girls took on Grand Blanc, Lake Orion and Notre Dame Prep. They defeated Grand Blanc before losing their next two games to Lake Orion and Notre Dame Prep by two […]
The 2010 Varsity Cross Country Boy’s and Girls campaign kicked off with solid efforts at the Adams Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 2. Both teams finished fourth at the Invite; Brighton High School’s boys and girls team took first. Sophomore Brooke Kovacic shined in the event, finishing first overall in the girls meet, finishing with a […]