Six people made their way to the Oxford Schools? Administration Building on Feb. 12 as Dr. Mike Wilmot, CEO of the Michigan Leadership Institute, held a community forum, seeking further input into the search criteria for the next superintendent. Wilmot gave each person a copy of the draft profile that had been posted for applicants […]
Oxford Schools is seeking input from all stakeholders to help guide them through the next phases for strategic planning, according to Deputy Superintendent Tim Throne. Throne is asking parents, students and community members to take a satisfaction survey to give feedback. The surveys can be found on the district’s website www.oxfordschools.org under ‘News and Announcements.? […]
Next stop for the boys Holly/Oxford ski team is state finals. ‘This year was a fantastic year for the team,? said new Head Coach Dalton Sink. ‘I knew we would have a successful year, but this has reached and exceeded my expectations.? State finals will take place at Boyne Mountain on Feb. 23. The boys […]
In a matter of a week, the Oxford School Board narrowed the pool of candidates vying to be the next superintendent from 11 to three to two. Board members met Feb. 16 to discuss the 11 candidates in a closed session. Following the closed session, the board named Thomas Palmer, superintendent of Vassar Schools, Ed […]
It was a big week for the Wildcat grapplers after winning team regionals on Feb. 11 and sending seven wrestlers through to the state round after individual regionals on Feb. 14. The team beat out Sterling Heights Stevenson 62-10 in the semi-finals before beating a very worthy Rochester Adams opponent, 40-24. ‘We knew that Adams […]
For over 20 years Cheryl Bongiorno has been leading Women’s Bible Studies and small groups, but in that time she hadn’t come across a good small-group study for any of the prophet books of the Old Testament, so she decided to write her own and got it published. The book is called ‘Finding Jesus in […]
Behind every computer program, internet website, Smart Phone and tablet App and video game, there is a code. It’s that code that tells those systems step-by-step what to do and how to function properly, but how is it created? That’s what fifth-grade teacher Shannon Dodt is teaching students at Oxford Elementary in the after school […]
It appears that Oxford’s own Tim Throne was ‘the cream that rose to the top? after the Oxford School Board voted unanimously Feb. 26 to hire him as the next superintendent beginning Sept. 1. ‘I am incredibly humbled to be the next superintendent of Oxford Community Schools,? said Throne, the current deputy superintendent. ‘Almost 15 […]
Oxford students are preparing to take the first ever Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress?(M-STEP), in the next few weeks. The M-STEP replaces former Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) test. ‘We’re gearing up for it as you know,? said Chief Academic Officer Ken Weaver to this reporter. ‘It’s been quite […]
According to a study in Bridge Magazine, Oxford Schools is performing below expected levels on standardized tests as it relates to socioeconomic status. The magazine put out its yearly Academic State Champs, in which Oxford was ranked 414 out of 507 schools in the state. Last year, Oxford ranked 357 out of 540 and the […]