Mittens turn into mission

Often times small ideas will lead to bigger ones. Such was the case for Oxford High School junior Emily Sovis. For Christmas, Sovis wanted to give her mother a pair of wool mittens, but because wool mittens can be expensive, she decided to go to the Salvation Army store, buy some sweaters and sew a […]

Swimmers tie with joint Farmington team

The Wildcat swimmers ended in a 90-90 tie last week after battling against The Phoenix, a joint team of Farmington High and Farmington Harrison. Based on past results with Rochester and Stoney Creek, Head Coach Jackie Rank, expects the end of the season league meet to be ‘very interesting.? 200 Medley Relay: Oxford’s A Relay […]

Bus driver fired for picking up stranded motorist

An Oxford Schools? bus driver was let go last week after picking up a stranded motorist alongside Hummer Lake Road, while transporting home a bus load of middle and high school students on Jan. 28. While the action was an ‘act of kindness,? and the motorist was only driven a ‘short distance,? according to Oxford […]

Staff, community forums for supt. search Feb. 12

Michigan Leadership Institute (MLI) will be hosting staff and community forums on Feb. 12, according to MLI President Dr. Mike Wilmot. ‘It will start at 11:30 a.m. and go on into the evening,? Wilmot told this reporter. ‘It will be several sessions on that day.? The forums will be held in the school board’s meeting […]

Cats go 1-1 on hardwood

Oxford High School’s Boys Varsity Basketball team went 1-1 on the court last week. The week began with a battle of the Wildcats as the Oxford took on the Plymouth Wildcats. Oxford was down by four with two minutes left until battling back in order to get the 56-52 win, according to Head Coach Stephan […]

Wildcats out swam by Wolves.

With only winning two events out of 12, Wildcat swimmers found themselves drowned by the Wolves of Clarkston with a 123-63 loss on Jan. 29 We knew that it would be a touch match-up but we were hoping for some good times against their tough competition,” said Head Coach Jackie Rank. “We are regrouping after […]

Addison officials approve size for new township hall

Addison Township’s new hall will be 10,980 square feet. That’s what the board approved in a 5-2 vote at a recent meeting. Trustees Ed Brakefield and John Boehmer voted against it. Prior to talking about square-footage, David Gassen, project manager for Partners in Architect, wanted to clear the air. ‘I would like to apologize for […]

Wildcat grapplers pin down 9th straight league crown

The Wildcat wrestlers won their fifth straight OAA and ninth straight league title overall at the OAA Red league tournament Feb. 4. Four of which came from titles won in the Flint Metro-League. ‘I think it’s been a pretty good run. It’s not easy to do,? said Head Coach Paul McDevitt. ‘Even being up there […]

10 more Wildcats sign to compete at college level

While National Signing Day is often focused on football, Athletic Director Mike Watson said Oxford and many other Athletic Departments use it as a day to celebrate any and all athletes who have signed a letter of intent. And with that 10 more Wildcat Athletes made commitments to take their skills to the next level […]

School board OKs 20-year deal with Weiming

A 20-year deal linking Oxford Schools with the Weiming Education Group for a dormitory to house 200 international students was approved in a 5-1 vote on a renewed agreement between the two entities at the Feb. 11 regular meeting. Trustee Joyce Brasington was opposed and Trustee Kim Shumaker was absent. Brasington said she opposed the […]

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