Grapplers lock up league title

Oxford’s varsity grapplers secured yet another conference title Saturday after defeating 11 other teams in the OAA Red/White League Tournament held at Oxford High School. ‘I think we went into the tournament perhaps more prepared for what it was going to take to win the thing,? said Head Coach Brandon Rank. ‘We understood we had […]

New policy improves attendance at OHS

Show up for class and you don’t have to take a final exam. Oxford High School’s attendance incentive is quite simple and it seems to be working well. A state report released this month showed a 94.6 percent daily attendance average as compared to 87 percent in 2009, according to OHS Principal Todd Dunckley. ‘I’ll […]

Enrollment for Schools of Choice to open March 1

Schools of Choice will once again open for enrollment for the first semester/trimester of the 2013 school year beginning March 1 and closing on Aug. 30. Consistent with last year, kindergarten through ninth grade will be unlimited enrollment, while ninth and 10th grades are limited to early college. Early College is a ‘rigorous five-year high […]

OHS grad heading to White House for internship

After getting a nudge from his college advisor to check into being a summer intern at the White House, Patrick Brooks decided to apply. Little did he know, he’d be accepted. ‘I am just really shocked I got in. Honestly, I wasn’t really expecting to be one of the people selected,? said the 2010 graduate […]

Mixed week on the slopes for ski team

Both the boys? and girls? varsity ski teams won against Flint Powers and loss against Grand Blanc this past week. The boys beat Powers 30-49. Greg Schultz led the way on the slalom with a run time of 55.26, Lars Joergens-Kokate followed in a close second with 56.01. Zac Felix placed seventh with 58.44, Aaron […]

Lady Cats continue to dominate court with win over Groves

The Oxford girls varisity basketball team continues to dominate the court as they beat Birmingham Groves 57-36 on Jan. 31 bringing their overall record to 13-2 and their league record in the OAA White to 11-1. Scoring was led by the Murphy sisters. Jessica put 19 points on the board, while her older sister Miranda […]

Winterfest win a close one for Wildcats

What started out looking like a losing battle turned into a hard-fought 63-60 win in a tough Gold OAA Conference game between the Oxford boys varsity basketball team and Birmingham Andover on Friday, Feb. 1. ‘We will learn and get better,? said Head Coach Paul Marfia. ‘I am glad (it was a) fight and the […]

Oxford MEAP scores show upward trend

MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) scores, which were released on Monday, show an upward trend in Oxford, according to Dr. James Schwarz, assistant superintendent of curriculum & instruction. ‘As (the scores) pertain to the district, we are at or above state averages in all subjects and all grades, so we’re very pleased about that,? he […]

Keiser’s Role: Bar for student achievement should be raised

‘Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an excercise by means of which enough men, it is hoped, will learn to want what is worth having.? ? President Ronald Reagan Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Oxford High School’s Principal Todd […]

Brooks praises Oxford Schools? focus on Chinese in state of county speech

Oxford Community Schools officials received a call from County Executive L. Brooks Patterson’s office inviting them to attend the State of the County Address on Feb. 7 because he was planning to recognize Oxford Schools for their Mandarin Chinese Program and Global Initiative. ‘One of our China-related success stories is on the very northern reaches […]