School security guards receive OK to carry guns

In an effort to enhance school safety and the response to potential violence, the Oxford Board of Education will allow high school security guards Jim Rourke and Gary Chapman to openly carry a gun on school premises. The decision came in a 5-1 vote at the Jan. 23 meeting. Board Treasurer Robert Martin was the […]

Oxford BPA students heading to states ? again!

of America (BPA) three years ago, Oxford High School has sent students to state and national competitions every year. Now, in the fourth year of the program, students will once again represent Oxford at the state level in Grand Rapids March 21-24. Of the 25 Oxford students who competed in the BPA Regional Leadership Conference […]

Schools to hunt for new CFO

After Oxford Community Schools? Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Tim Loock announced he had accepted an employment offer and was leaving at the end of January, the school board signed a letter of engagement with School and Municipal Advisory Services PC. ‘Don Sovey from School and Municipal Advisory Services PC will serve as our […]

Schools to hunt for new CFO

After Oxford Community Schools? Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Tim Loock announced he had accepted an employment offer and was leaving at the end of January, the school board signed a letter of engagement with School and Municipal Advisory Services PC. ‘Don Sovey from School and Municipal Advisory Services PC will serve as our […]

Grapplers beat Adams, fall to Clarkston

Oxford’s varsity grapplers won one and lost one in Clarkston Jan. 23. The Wildcats pinned Rochester Adams to a final score 44 to 22. Winners included: Alex Hirsopoulos, 103 pounds, Matt Lillie, 125 pounds, Wesley Maskill, 160 pounds, and Zach Wood, 285 pounds, by void. At 112 pounds, Dan Curtis went three rounds and defeated […]

Oxford out-swims Andover 114-72

The Oxford Boys? Swim and Dive team continue to impress as they swam over Bloomfield Hills Andover 114-72 on Jan. 24. We knew that we were capable of winning this meet, but we also knew that Andover had some good depth to their team,? said Head Coach Jacqueline Rank. ‘We came away with first place […]

Lady Cats go 2-1 for the week

After the Oxford girls? varsity basketball team lost 48-27 against Farmington Hills Harrison on Jan. 22, the Lady Cats got back on the winning track when they clawed Troy Athens 53-11 on Jan. 25. Starting out slow with only leading by six points after the first quarter, Oxford outscored Athens 44 to 8 over the […]

Hoopsters drop 2

The Oxford varsity boy’s basketball team got off to a rough start last week after losing to blue and gold rivalry the Clarkston Wolves 59-36 on Jan. 22. Going into the half the team was down 21 to 13, but managed to shorten the lead 29 to 25 with 2:30 left in the third quarter. […]

Hail King and Queen

All hail Oxford High School’s Winterfest King and Queen Rocco Borg and Molly Schultz. The couple was crowned during halftime at Friday night’s boys varsity basketball game.

Preparing students for that first job

While not every student will go on to college, everyone will enter the workforce. Oxford Community School’s School to Work Program is designed to help both college-bound students and those heading into the real world gain the skill sets needed to get that first job. ‘It’s a career prep type class where students for part […]