By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Despite all the cancellations due to COVID-19 coronavirus, Oxford Gives Back is still planning their fifth annual spring clean-up, scheduled for the weekend of April 25-26. It is a student-led Oxford Schools organizations and they are watching policies closely. “If anything changes in the next few weeks, we will […]
Launched by communications and grants manager C.J. Carnacchio, the Charter Township of Oxford held their first ever “Kids Count Coloring Contest” to encourage and promote participation in the 2020 United States Census. Reminding residents all children count when it comes to gathering census information, the contest was open to all kindergarten-fifth grade students at Oxford […]
Students to benefit from Oxford Lone Ranger Scholarship A permanent Oxford Lone Ranger Scholarship is now established at Oxford High School thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Elaine and Leo Stern Foundation. The scholarship is for any Oxford High School graduating senior who is a resident of Oxford Area Community Schools District and is […]
For the first time in its 48-year history, a student from Michigan has won the national Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen essay contest. That student is Ruby Howe, a seventh grader at Kingsbury Country Day School, representing VFW Post 334 North Oakland. Each year, more than 110,000 students in grades 6-8 from across the […]
Student Name: Sean Stockert Parents/Guardians: Colleen Baran Grade: 11 GPA: 2.8 Favorite Subject(s): Forensics, chemistry and auto. Extracurricular activities: I work two jobs. Hobbies/Interests: Mixing electronic music, cooking, and playing with my brothers. Student is proudest of: Being able to balance home, school, and work at once and still have time to do things. Student […]
A gentle, steady hum emanates from a school bus idling outside Daniel Axford Elementary. “That’s the heater you hear running,” explained Oxford Schools’ Transportation Director Ann Weeden, “not the bus.” A moment later she turned the heaters off. Then all that could be heard was the excited chatter of DA’s Green Team. But the bus […]
Student Name: Aine Beale Parents/Guardians: A. Beale Grade: 11 GPA: 4.03 Favorite Subject: My favorite course of study changes based on the educator each semester. Though, I usually enjoy science classes and writing/composition. Extracurricular activities: I am on the Executive Board of our schools’ SEED (Students Educating Each Other on Diversity) Club where we do […]
1 – First Quarter Honor Roll Only 2 – Second Quarter Honor Roll Only 8TH GRADE Abdou, Alima Mary1 Acheson, Andre Allen Acton, Andrew Thomas Alexander, Naiobi Rea Allen, Heidi Leslie Ames, Lucas Matthew Arelolo, Jared Zale Orcullo1 Auth, Emily Nicole Auth, Ryan Michael Bailey, Ava Marie Bailey, Savannah Kimberly Baksi, Christopher Gregory Bales, Natalie […]
It’s never too early to start planning for retirement. Students of Oxford Middle School drama club got a head start on their golden years as residents of a retirement community in “Showdown at Palm Tree Pines” this past month at Oxford High School Performing Arts Center. The family-friendly one-act comedy written by Tess Baker was […]