The people have spoken, and now it’s time to listen. Near the end of every academic year, parents and staff are issued two surveys. One focuses on their experiences with Oxford Schools overall, and the other deals with building-level experiences. Just after this semester’s classes kicked off on Aug. 27, board of education officials went […]
Count Day has come and gone. With this semester’s preliminary numbers, the district is looking at about 300 more full-time equivalency (FTE) students, which will result in a spike in the district’s funding. FTE in the traditional schools are down overall, but online students resulted in the boost. Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Denise Sweat […]
More than three weeks after her conversations with Michigan Department of Education officials sparked inquiry into whether or not Oxford Schools was illegally operating a boarding school, Kallie Roesner came to the Oct. 9 board of education meeting to scold trustees for airing strong comments on the state’s letter, which named Roesner. “Comments were made […]
Oxford’s board of education voted unanimously Oct. 9 to approve moving forward with an Oakland County grant to establish a lab for cognitively-impaired students that will teach them life and jobs skills. The lab will be provided through a company called Talent Assessment Inc. Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Denise Sweat informed board members of […]
Police determined there was no foreseeable threat to students following an Oct. 12 investigation that resulted from a teacher finding five bullets laying in one of the hallways at Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township. It is unclear where the bullets came from. Kingsbury considers itself a “green” school, and routinely shuts hallway lights […]
During homecoming week, Oxford’s soccer team competed in two matches. One ended in a draw, while the other saw the Wildcats stomp out Ferndale. The Wildcats stunned Ferndale on the blue turf 6-0 on Oct. 11 during senior night. Senior night honored midfielder Cavan Vince, defender Jesus Escalante, forward Brent Bayley, midfielder Oscar Garcia, midfielder […]
After a close meet, the Wildcat swimmers lost to rivals Lake Orion 97-89 on Oct. 11. As the swimmers have all season, they managed to pick up quick times and set season records despite losing the overall competition. In the 200 Medley Relay, Oxford picked up second with a time of 1:56.38. The A Relay […]
It’s time to set the record straight. Louis Burgess, an official with the Michigan Department of Education, issued an Oct. 2 correction letter to Kallie Roesner and Oxford Superintendent Tim Throne clarifying that, in Roesner’s correspondence with the state, she never explicitly stated that Oxford operates a boarding school. “Due to misinterpretation of information provided […]
In the coming days, members from LakePoint Community Church in Oxford will set off to the small Central American country of Belize with the ambition of bringing help and hope to those they’ll encounter. To support trips like this one, LakePoint is hosting a craft show on Nov. 10 that will run from 9 a.m. […]
ADDISON TWP. – Oakland County’s parks are set to receive a slew of improvements, including a number of which that are meant to beautify Addison Oaks. Updates will include a new playground, an improved waterfront as well as trail map and signage updates. Oakland County Parks Executive Officer Dan Stencil presented these to the Oakland […]