The end of an era came to fruition as a group of board of education members served their last meeting as trustees on Dec. 18. Board Vice President Joyce Brasington, Secretary Mark Stepek and Treasurer Jenny Guthrie bid farewell to their fellow trustees in a bittersweet way and looked back at their time on the […]
Once again, the competition is no match for Oxford’s bowling teams. On Dec. 20, the boys and the girls overcame Troy and now tout records of 4-0, sitting atop the OAA Red. With a bigger roster, the ladies cruised to a 30-0 victory. Sophomore Grace Meyer led the Wildcats with games of 205 and 220. […]
Oxford swimmers took on Berkley in the Wildcat pool on Dec. 20 and left with a 104-80 win and a 3-0 undefeated record. According to Head Coach Jackie Rank, her young team is progressing regularly and swam some of its fastest times in the last meet of 2018. The boys started the meet strong with […]
As it does every year, the Rotary Club of Oxford invaded the high school’s performing arts center for a few hours on Dec. 11 to celebrate the Christmas season with a luncheon. Ninety-eight people showed up to enjoy lunch and dessert made by the Oxford Schools nutrition team. Plenty of students from Oxford High School […]
Jeff Morrison loves visiting Detroit. Its reputation is steeped in history and the never failing resilience it’s become famous for. He loves walking the city and seeing downtown’s rebirth firsthand. But, amidst all the modernism that has invaded the city in the last decade, Morrison, an Oxford resident and 1977 graduate of Oxford High School, […]
In his third full year of being Oxford Schools’ superintendent, Tim Throne was given a glowing review by the board of education at the board’s Dec. 11 meeting. Board President Tom Donnelly read a section of the board members’ joint statement on Throne aloud. The statement was compiled by board Vice President Joyce Brasington from […]
The new year is getting closer and closer, and the Oxford Schools administrators are looking at ways the school buildings can be improved in 2019. At the board of education’s Dec. 11 meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Sam Barna presented a few of those projects to the board. The school district hired Clark […]
Oxford Schools is trying to close quickly on the 13.6 acres of land adjacent to Oxford High School and secure the $500,000 purchase by Dec. 31, but that might not happen. The district is trying to close on the property by that time for tax and cost purposes. Superintendent Tim Throne stressed to the board […]
All three of Oxford’s cheer teams finished in first place at the Dec. 11 Railsplitter Invite. The three wins were a good sign to varsity Head Coach Alanna Weber. Oxford is one of the few schools in its league that has a freshmen, junior varsity and a varsity program, meaning the ladies can stay competitive […]
It looks like there’s no stopping the Wildcat boys this season. Before they went into the weekend, the boys beat Waterford Kettering 52-47. Prior to the game, Waterford was undefeated with a 4-0 record. But, the Wildcats ended that streak. Waterford had been averaging 65 points a game, but Oxford held them to just 47. […]