Two varsity boys golfers qualify for state regionals

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion varsity boy’s golf team competed at the Oakland County district tournament this past week where individuals qualified for state regionals. The team together did not move on, but they will be at Davision Country Club on Thursday, May 29 to cheer on their two junior qualifiers: […]

Library provides summer reading kick-off program to keep children learning

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer The Orion Township Public Library’s biggest family event of the year is approaching quickly. To kick off the summer reading program, the library will throw a party on June 7 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. During this time, library members will be able to sign up for their summer […]

Student journalists honored at state level

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer Michigan Interscholastic Press Association recognized several Lake Orion student journalists at their Spring Conference in Lansing recently. Lake Orion Dragon Yearbook and Television Production Workshops LO-AM was honored for various categories for their overall productions and individual’s work. Yearbook This past summer, advisor Stephanie Orth found out that the […]

Softball team wins league title, district play begins this week

Lake Orion’s varsity softball team clinched the OAA Red Division title in fine fashion. The Dragons locked up the title in the first game of a doubleheader against Troy but then also went on to win the nightcap. Sierra Gonzales pitched Lake Orion to the title in the first game by throwing a one-hitter in […]

Green streaming field trip

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Scripps Middle School eighth grade students had a wet and wild field day last week at the Paint Creek River and Orion Art Center. In conjunction with the Clinton River Water Shed Council and the GM Orion Assembly that initially donated waders and nets, students rummaged through the river […]

Honoring those who paid the ultimate price

In 239 years, 1.2 million Americans have given their lives in 62 military conflicts. ‘They came from all backgrounds for one purpose ? to make safe a way of life that (they) felt was worth dying for,? said Lake Orion resident Jim Hubbard, a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Army from 1966-68 and […]

Oxford graduates 356

Oxford High School’s alumni population increased by 356 last week as the Class of 2014 graduated at the Ultimate Soccer Arena in Pontiac. A total of 174 members (or 49 percent) of the class graduated with various forms of academic honors. At the very top of the list were valedictorians Lewis Marshall and Laura Schimmel […]

OMS Drama Club helps the Lone Ranger ride again

The spirit of old-time radio is alive and well in Oxford thanks to a group of aspiring young thespians from the middle school. Members of the OMS Drama Club are bringing to life an episode of the Lone Ranger radio series that ran from 1933-54 and originated from WXYZ in Detroit. Their performance of ‘A […]

Booster Club recognizes 130 senior athletes

Eighty boys and 51 girls earned a total of 131 varsity letters as Oxford High School seniors this year. ‘That’s a lot of kids,? said Athletic Director Mike Watson at the annual Athletic Awards Ceremony hosted by the Oxford Wildcats Booster Club on May 19 at the Oxford Performing Arts Center. ‘It was a very […]

Love INC director to retire, replacement sought

‘If somebody is given some hope, there’s a lot that they can do.? Sandy Weaver knows whereof she speaks because for the last seven years she’s been in the business of giving people hope as the executive director of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of North Oakland County. ‘Everybody has value,? she […]