By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer As the end of the school year fast approaches, the class of 2021 has award ceremonies, commencement, an all-night party and possibly a prom to look forward to. Oxford High School announced tentative plans in a newsletter. “We will amend our end of the year events as new information […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Six months ago Elizabeth Knop began a journey toward healthier living, and has since lost 40 pounds. She achieved this through a program called Optavia. Wanting to inspire others, she became an independent health coach for the program. Knop partnered with another coach, Kelly Dorman, to organize a wellness […]
Emma LaBarge Parents: Maureen and Edward LaBarge GPA: 4.084 Favorite Subject: Psychology Plans after graduation: I plan to attend Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas to both major in premed and play volleyball. Extracurricular Activities: I am a part of the National Honors Society, played school volleyball and am currently playing travel volleyball. I […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Two of the most instrumental figures in the history of Oxford Wildcat tennis crossed paths in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the April 9 women’s matchup between the Michigan Tech Huskies and Saginaw Valley State Cardinals at the Greater Midland Tennis Center. In his first season […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Improving to 4-0, the Oxford Wildcats girls’ soccer program picked up two convincing victories, routing the Walled Lake Western Warriors, 8-0, on April 12, and the Lapeer Lightning, 6-0, three days later. The Wildcats have now outscored their opponents by a whopping 20-1 margin, with senior Mackenzie “Mackie” Methner […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Wildcats baseball program won all three games they played from April 14-16, extending their win streak to four and bringing their season record to a strong 6-1. Completing a four-game road swing, the first two of these contests came as the visiting team, as the Wildcats topped […]
Leonard Elementary students raised around $335 for the Children’s Hospital of Detroit. Sage Brocco, a student at Oxford Schools Early College, reached out to Leonard’s Student Council to help him gather donations for his Capstone Project. His goal was to provide a book and crayons for each of the 228 patient rooms. 100 percent of […]
Usually we reserve the front page feature photo for our best photo — and usually those photos are taken by us. Not this week. We could not help but showcase this photo of Blake Marie Shalayko, who will be two this Saturday, with her first ice creamed “brain freeze.” This photo was taken at the […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Addison Township Public Library will submit an application this week, requesting funding for a new library building, through U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin’s office. Members of Congress are allowed to submit ten qualified, local projects to the Appropriations Committee for consideration of targeted federal funds for local governments, as […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Four cheers for four beers! HomeGrown Brewing Co. bagged as many medals for its brews at the 10th annual New York International Beer Competition. Over 800 submissions from around the world were judged remotely. Located at 28 N. Washington St. in downtown Oxford, HomeGrown was also named “Michigan Belgian […]