The Oxford Women’s Club raised $4,500 for its scholarship fund at its annual Fashion Show held Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Boulder Pointe. The fund-raiser included a tasty dinner, stylish fashions from Kim Rose Fashions and Glorious Collections, and of course, shopping
Oxford residents Michelle and Jeff Leitch are singing the praises of the Oxford Fire Dept. and Jeff Templeton, a paramedic, who recently helped save the life of their puppy, Angel, a Shih Tzu Chihuahua Yorkie mix. Michelle said that the mamma recently gave birth to five puppies about five weeks ago. The emergency situation occurred […]
Oxford Schools is holding two public forums to discuss and get input from residents on the dormitory for international students that could potentially be built and paid for by the Weiming Education Group (WEG), a private Chinese company. The forums will be held Oct. 16 in the Oxford Middle School Commons and Oct. 20 at […]
Student count is once again increasing in the Oxford school district. The district supplied the numbers after the Oxford Leader submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last week. According to the unofficial numbers, which were taken Oct. 1, the district is up approximately up 124.78 full time equivalent students (FTE) since February and […]
A group of parents showed up at the Oct. 8 Oxford School Board meeting to protest the recent suspensions of student athletes who got in trouble for drinking alcohol, doing illegal drugs or using tobacco products at some parties around town. Mark Stepek, president of the athletic boosters, a school board candidate and a local […]
Around 100 people attended the two public forums hosted by Oxford Schools, to discuss a potential lease agreement between the district and Weiming Education Group (WEG) for a dormitory to potentially be built on school property and paid for by WEG. After an uproar by members of the public, school board members and school board […]
More than 100 people showed up to Boulder Pointe on Oct. 14 for the Oxford School Board Candidate Forum, hosted by Greater Oakland Republican Club. ‘I was really glad (about) the number of people who showed up,? said GOP Club Member Rod Charles, of Oxford, who organized the forum. The forum facilitator was Oakland County […]
By Trevor Keiser Leader Staff Writer The Lady Cat Swim and Dive team took a 145-34 win over Hazel Park in their last home meet of the season, improving their record to 5 ? 1 in the league and 5 ? 3 overall. ‘We honored the nine seniors on the team: Jaynee Butkiewicz, Riley Brantley, […]
A third community forum concerning further details of the partnership between the Weiming Education Group ( WEG), a private Chinese company, and Oxford Schools is set for Nov. 13 at Oxford High School’s Fine Arts Center lobby, located at 745 N. Oxford Road, starting at 6:30 p.m. ‘The meeting is really the third opportunity for […]
Editor’s Note: Last week, the Oxford Leader published the first part of Reporter Trevor Keiser’s story on the Oct. 14 Oxford School Board Candidate Forum held at Boulder Pointe. Particpating candidates included Joyce Brasington, Mike Schweig, Amy Hamilton, Kim Shumaker, Angela Mitchell, Mark Stepek, Pam Phelps and Paula Foster. Now, here’s the rest of the […]