Leonard readers attract Iron Man’s attention

Leonard Elementary celebrated the end of ‘March is Reading Month? with a superhero assembly on April 7. ‘March is Reading Month was a really fun month (full) of reading and reading-related contests and activities,? said Leonard Principal Paul McDevitt. ‘Superheroes was the theme and we had a lot of fun with it.? The assembly included […]

LAX team off to slow start, but coach hopes for success

With a beginning record of 1-3, Wildcats Varsity Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Greg Normand is hopeful his Wildcats will be a successful team. ‘I have eight seniors who have been with me since their freshman year and hopefully we can turn the corner and not just beat teams we’re supposed to beat,? Normand said. ‘Seniors […]

Softball swings into another season

After getting a 1-0 start on the season, beating Rochester High 4-1 on the diamond, Girls Varsity Softball Head Coach Jessica Granger, is hoping her ‘young team,? consisting of three freshman, three sophomores, three juniors and four seniors can keep the momentum. ‘We hope to be competitive in the OAA White and look forward to […]

Golfers get back into swing of things

After only having four days outside to practice, none of which were ‘complete days,? according to Head Coach Terry Kelley. He isn’t sure what to expect from this year’s Boys Varsity Golf Team. ‘I couldn’t tell you,? Kelley said. ‘We lost four good seniors last year off of a very a good team, one of […]

Oxford Schools gains national recognition for music

Oxford Schools has once again been recognized for its outstanding music education with a ‘Best Communities for Music Education? (BCME) designation by the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants)’Foundation. The NAMM Foundation is a nonprofit supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its nearly 9,200 members around the world.? The foundation […]

Things are just ducky at Lakeville Elementary

If you walked into Lakeville Elementary on April 1 you might have noticed that Principal Kristy Marshall-Gibson and PE Teacher Brian Luba, looked a little ‘quacked out.? Did they lose a bet? You could say that. Every year Lakeville students participate in Jump Rope for Heart, which promotes healthy lifestyle through exercise and raises money […]

Nearly 95,000 minutes reading? Wow!

Along with their Jump Rope for Hearts Assembly (see Things are just ducky at Lakeville Elementary), Lakeville students also celebrated ‘March is Reading Month.? Each year the students try to tie their theme for reading month to one of their IB units. This year it was ‘Expressions through Reading.? ‘We did a whole theme with […]

FBI has a chat with Skilling

Two agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) showed up on March 30 to have a conversation with Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. William Skilling. According to Skilling, the agents were responding to a call they received from Oxford resident Kallie Roesner-Meyers asking them to look into Oxford Schools? visas as they relate to foreign […]

Proposed supt. contract a large savings

The proposed contract for Tim Throne, the next superintendent of Oxford Schools, is expected to save the district $25,535 a year for the next three years, according to School Board Trustee Kim Shumaker. It expected to be voted on at the 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 board meeting at Oxford Middle School. Shumaker, along with […]

Coaches see promise in track teams

While both the girls and the boys varsity track teams are off to a 0-1 start on the season, the coaches see promise. ‘This is the third year that Coach Matt Johnson has been the head coach and he stocks the program,? said Assistant Coach Andrew McDonald. ‘The first year was transitioning. We had lower […]

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