A crawl space below Leonard Elementary has an asbestos problem, and the district will remove the mineral over the district’s spring break, set to take place April 1-5. Sam Barna, the district’s assistant superintendent of business operations, said during the board of education’s March 26 meeting that the mineral currently presents no danger to students […]
Four Oxford Schools employees were singled out for their dedication to the district and its students last week. Three were given teacher of the year accolades and one received praise as the support person of the year. The four were honored in front of the community at the March 26 school board meeting and were […]
A group of 30 Daniel Axford Elementary students come to school early every other Thursday to scheme about how they can make their school an environmentally-friendly place. The first and second-graders call themselves the Green Team and focus on recycling, limiting energy use and are planning on a community garden. As the Oxford Board of […]
Since 1985, Matt Faulkner has illustrated over 40 children’s books and has written a few of his own. He came to several Oxford schools last week to show students what illustrating and telling stories is all about. While visiting Leonard Elementary on March 27, Faulkner told students about his life in drawing and read aloud […]
Oxford High School teacher Dan Balsley gives his students the tools they need to succeed both figuratively and literally. Nearly half the students in Balsley’s Automotive Technology 2 class walked away with an assortment of new tools and other prizes after putting their minds and hands to work during the Mini-MITES competition on March 27. […]
By Liam Houston — TORC student member Oxford High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, Team 2137 TORC (The Oxford Robo Cats) competed and won the with their robot and took the Excellence in Engineering award at the FIRST in Michigan Alpena District Event held at Alpena High School this past weekend. TORC placed second in […]
Later this week, the hill Oxford High School sits atop will be alive with “The Sound of Music” as student actors bring the famous musical to the stage March 21-24. Following the von Trapps through a journey of finding family, bravery and music, “The Sound of Music” follows Maria as she goes from being a […]
Parents/Guardian: Stacey Volante and Rick Donovan GPA: 4.17 Favorite Subject: Student Leadership Extracurricular Activities: I am a member of the National Honors Society, Captain of the Oxford Varsity Dance Team, dancer at LA Dance, member of the MASC/MAHS Student Board of Delegates, leadership Executive Board Member and an employee at You, Me, and Bubble Tea. […]
Once again, the Oxford Board of Education was unanimous in its approval of Superintendent Tim Throne’s leadership of the district. Because of that, the board moved to extend Throne’s contract through 2022 and to review him on a biannual basis rather than an annual basis at the March 13 meeting. The superintendent contract subcommittee of […]
Earlier in the school year, Oxford was randomly selected by the State of Michigan to go through a compliance audit. The audit made sure the district was on par with some of the state’s civil rights requirements in its buildings and policies. At the March 13 board of education meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources […]