‘Stress, Trauma and the Path to Resiliency’ By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools hosted a webinar by a trauma specialist last month to help parents understand different kinds of trauma and how to support their children after the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School. James Henry, co-founder and project director for […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford School Board selected five people to interview from more a pool of over 10 who applied to be Oxford’s next superintendent. Three of the candidates are current administrators for Oxford Community Schools, and the other two are from outside the district. The internal applicants are Ken Weaver, deputy […]
Oxford School Board elected its officers for the 2022 calendar year at the Jan. 11 board meeting. After Dan D’Alessandro withdrew his name from consideration, the board unanimously reappointed Tom Donnelly to serve as president. “I think it’s very important given the circumstances that this board has one voice, one president, one person to select […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The spontaneous memorial that popped up around the Oxford High School sign on Oxford Road following the Nov. 30 shooting was taken down before students returned to the school on Monday. There are plans to make a permanent memorial to the lives that were lost: Hana St. Juliana, Justin […]
Last Friday the Oxford Wildcats traveled to Clarkston for a dual match against the Wolves. At the end of the meet, the ‘Cats lost, 38-33. Above Oxford’s Zach Call won the 119-pound weight class with a major decision over Clarkston’s Brady Vogt, 12-4. Photo by Wendi Reardon-Price.
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Tate Myre Memorial Scholarship fund has raised about $150,000 so far, with contributions coming in from 15 states. The Myre family established the endowed scholarship in Tate’s name to help graduates of Oxford High School offset college tuition costs. This will allow Tate and his family to continue […]
Hanna Kemenah has been on Varsity Cheer for three years, five seasons, and is captain of the 2021-2022 sideline and competitive cheer team. She plans on going to college for an undergraduate degree in pre-med, Biology, transitioning into med. school for Dermatology. “She is most excited for the team as a whole at competitions. Even […]
Alanna May – Swim & Dive Alanna May capped off her sophomore swim season with a league title and All-league status in the 100 Backstroke beating the rest of the backstroke field by almost 4 seconds! Earlier in the meet, Alanna was part of the A Medley Relay that took 3rd in the league 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 James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Here are the 26 members of the 2021-22 Freda Quayle Chapter of the National Honor Society at Oxford High School: Top row (left to right): Brooklyn Didion, Alexis Boyd, Faith Diegel, Samantha Kirchler, Mckenna Weaver, Megan Pavlock, Jacob Benninger, Jared Cypher, Olivia McMillan, Michael Duong, Norah Chapa, Aubrey Greenfield, […]