By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The search for a new superintendent is underway after Supt. Tim Throne announced last month he will retire at the beginning of 2022. A new leader might not be seated until mid-February, though. The Oxford School Board convened for a special meeting Oct. 28 to begin the search process […]
The Oxford Public Library bond vote failed, according to unofficial results from Oakland County. 3,302 “no” votes outnumbered 1,533 “yes” votes, shooting down the $9.1 million capital improvement bond for the second year in a row. 4,835 people voted overall with precinct 5 having the least number of voters at 378 and precinct 3 had […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer 7 feet, 5 inches. That’s the unbeaten outdoor high jump record at Central Michigan University, held by Oxford High School’s principal, Steve Wolf. He was just inducted into the CMU Marcy Weston Hall of Fame Class of 2021. “It’s great to be back and think about all my teammates, […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer With a $9,100,000 bond at play for Tuesday’s bond election, it is unsurprising that various parties would have opinions about such public spending. Three groups presented themselves in the form of lawn signs and other campaign materials; one for the bond and two against it. Supporting the bond is […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer What’s that dog in the woods? For those who find themselves asking that question, Naturalist Nicole Kopas from Seven Ponds Nature Center swung by Oxford to clear things up. In the presentation “The Wild Dogs of Michigan,” Kopas explored the differences and behaviors of the four wild canines found […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools received an unmodified opinion – the highest level of assurance – in an audit of the district’s financial records for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The firm Yeo & Yeo found no material weakness, no significant deficiencies, no questioned costs and no management comments, […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A team of Oxford High School students took the top prize in the 2021 Orion Neighborhood TV (ONTV) Wildwood Film Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Held at the GQT Oxford 7 theater, the team of OHS students — Charlie Fracker, Zach Cabanillas, Keegan Upham, Jake Olhieser, Ryan Shick and […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Student Count Day in Michigan was October 6. Here are the preliminary numbers for Oxford Community Schools provided by the student services department. The number of Fall 2021 full-time equivalent (FTE) students is 7,148.14. This is an overall increase of 259.42 FTE from the fall 2020 count. It’s also […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Against relentless rain and all odds, the Oxford High School Wildcats beat the Clarkston Wolves last Friday in the first round of Michigan High School Athletic Association’s playoffs. The game, played in Clarkston, ended with a score of 38-28. This Friday the Wildcats travel to Rochester Adams for Round […]
During October, Oxford Township resident Pat Matthews filled her yard with 62 inflatable Halloween decorations. She has more, but she ran out of room. It was set up as a drive-thru experience so folks could pull through her circle driveway. Matthews has done this display for the last four years, since she moved back to […]