Oxford school officials will vote Jan. 26 on whether to approve kindergarten curriculum that would not only create an all-day format, but offer foreign-language lessons in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. The latter, according to Oxford Schools Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Jim Schwarz, is a first among schools in Oakland County. Schwarz said he expects the […]
If you’re an Oxford High School student interested in a forensic science career or if you’re just a big fan of television crime shows like CSI or Law and Order, you might be interested in a proposed new science elective at the school. Forensic Science I takes students through the basics of crime scene evidence […]
If you happened to go to the Detroit Pistons? Jan. 17 home game against the New Orleans Hornets, you probably saw a familiar face on the court. Dancing with the Pistons? Junior Automotion Dance Team was Savannah Moeller, 11, of Oxford. ‘The most exciting part is performing in front of the people and having an […]
In my experience, you can always tell a cancer survivor. I think of my own Dad, who’s had cancer several times (including skin cancer and an inoperable tumor near his heart) but has been fortunate enough to have the cancers caught in the early, containable stages. Yet, despite the chemo, radiation and cancer removal procedures, […]
Oxford High School held its Brake Service Competition Jan. 15 in the school’s auto shop. Thirty-two students, grouped in 16 teams of two, went through various stations and were timed on how quickly they could dissasemble and correctly reassemble a drum brake unit. According to Auto Service Instructor Daniel Balsley, the students had to service […]
An Oxford mother of a hard-of-hearing child is hoping to raise funds to send two deaf or hard-of-hearing children to the same summer camp that’s been so beneficial to her son. Kendrea Shenfeld has so far received about $100 in pledges toward the $500 it would cost to send two children to the weeklong camp […]
Addison Twp. now has a committee to handle the issue of moving Arnold Auditorium and using it as a welcome center for Watershed Preserve park. ‘Some projects are worth doing,? said Supervisor Bruce Pearson. ‘This is one of them. It defines who we are and where we came from, and it’s definitely something people can […]
Imagine a world where a large fish not only reads and talks, but also gives advice to other fish on how they can better themselves through fun activities and programs at the Oxford Public Library. Such a world does indeed exist. It’s called ‘Winston’s World,? drawn by library teen services employee Alissa LeMerise. To find […]
In the thick of the wrestling season, Oxford High School sophomore Clemens Krause has won about half of his junior varsity matches. And that’s not bad, when you consider this is the first time Krause has ever wrestled. A foreign exchange student who arrived here from Zwingenberg, Germany in August 2008, Krause even wants to […]
A non-profit organization is trying to to make it easier to attend the prom for girls who don’t have money to spend on an expensive dress. During February, the Oxford Public Library will serve as a drop-off site for Hope Closet (www.hopecloset.com). The organization will rent an empty store in a local mall in March, […]