Senior Andrew Myers wanted his signing to Madonna University to be low key so he sat down in the chair of Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball and Clarkston High School Athletic Director Dan Fife’s chair with coaches, teammates and family watching the big moment. “It feels good,” Myers said about continuing his basketball career at Madonna, […]
‘The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin? for a soul to steal. He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind. He was willing to make a deal.? ? Musician Charlie Daniels It’s rather sad and unsettling that just as some well-respected American universities are finally ridding their campuses of Chinese influence, […]
School board candidates ask district to postpone decision on Chinese dormitory Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to Oxford Schools Superintendent Dr. William Skilling and the Oxford Board of Education. As you are aware, there are nine candidates in the upcoming Oxford School Board election for four vacant seats. On a seven-person board, four […]
Lost opportunities doomed the Oxford Wildcats last week in their second-place showdown with West Bloomfield. The Lakers? defensive front twice shut down Coach Bud Rowley’s Wildcats inside the one yard line to shutout Oxford, 21-0. The loss dropped Oxford to 5-2 on the season and kept it one win away from a state playoff berth. […]
A group of parents showed up at the Oct. 8 Oxford School Board meeting to protest the recent suspensions of student athletes who got in trouble for drinking alcohol, doing illegal drugs or using tobacco products at some parties around town. Mark Stepek, president of the athletic boosters, a school board candidate and a local […]
Every spring and every fall, like clockwork, Oxford Middle School’s sixth-graders leave the comfortable confines of their classrooms to get a little wet and a little dirty in the great outdoors, all in the name of science. Last Wednesday, students spent the day conducting water quality tests on samples obtained from nearby Parker Lake. The […]
There was plenty of kid-friendly fall fun to be had in downtown Oxford Saturday as the popular Scarecrow Festival returned. Costume contests, pumpkin bowling, piping hot chili, children’s activities and a hay maze made for a wonderful day. See Page 18 for more color photos.
Just one hurdle remains for Lake Orion’s girls golf team. The squad has won the Oakland County title and last week won the state regional championship. On Friday and Saturday of this week, the Dragon ladies are competing for a state championship in Battle Creek. The ladies won the regional title in very convincing fashion […]
Jenny Lussenhop and Isaac Mansour are this year’s Clarkston High School Homecoming queen and king. Please see Page 17 for more pictures from their crowning and the entire Homecoming Court.
As Clarkston school administration and Board of Education puts its Strategic Plan into practice, a proposed finance committee is of concern to a board trustee. “Based on what’s written here, I don’t feel this is appropriate,” said Trustee Cheryl McGinnis at the Oct. 13 meeting. “I, as a board member, do not feel we board […]