On Dec. 13, Super Singers from Clear Lake Elementary School spread some Christmas cheer at Hope Senior Apartments in Oxford by performing a variety of holiday songs, then serving punch and sweet treats to the delighted residents. Want more photos? This week’s paper has a whole page of photos from the day.
Jazz, especially live jazz, is always a surprise. Musicians who play music’s most rebellious genre pride themselves on being able to turn a song on its head, and Oxford High School’s jazz program teaches students that skill. Six OHS students from the jazz band, who make up the Jazz Combo, will be putting on a […]
Before they go off and make futures for themselves, three Oxford High School students are trying to help out some younger Wildcats when it comes to understanding the almighty dollar. Seniors Chloe Allen and Anna Peruski along with junior Sarah Tyrrell used their group project for Oxford High’s DECA, or Distribution Education Clubs of America, […]
A 38-year-old Rochester Hills man was sentenced to jail time and more than $800 in fines for operating a vehicle without a valid license, the latest on a long list of his run-ins with the law. The man, a single father hoping for probation, was sentenced by 52-3 District Judge Julie Nicholson inside Oxford Middle […]
After presenting to the Oxford Board of Education on all she and her employees do to help the students at Oxford Bridges High School trek toward a high school diploma, Bridges principal Aleetha Vanloozen told the board she has just one piece missing: a way to personally engage her students on a regular basis through […]
Oxford’s fastest growing school, Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA), clocked in this school year with about 1,600 full-time equivalency (FTE) students. To try and keep those students on track and with a hope to add even more kids to its virtual classrooms, OVA is piloting its Flex program. The school’s principal, Janet Schell, presented the program […]
After a semester full of Oxford Schools’ staff and administration being given active-shooter readiness training through the ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform Counter and Evacuate) program, the training has finally reached the majority of the student body. Sam Barna, assistant superintendent of business and operations, informed the board of education at its Nov. 27 meeting that […]
There was no shortage of Christmas spirit at Lakeville Elementary as the school hosted its annual Santa Breakfast on Saturday morning. After eating, the kids got to meet one-on-one with the jolly old elf himself, then do some gift shopping for family members and play reindeer games. This weeks issue has a whole page of […]
Young performers from L.A. Dance, a studio in Orion Township, are preparing to bring a timeless holiday classic to the stage of the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 8. They will present “The Nutcracker,” a two-act ballet set to the majestic music of 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The performance […]
Breaking up the routine of their day-to-day, a juggler and professional speaker came to speak with Crossroads for Youth kids on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The juggling and audience participation had the kids and teens laughing and smiling throughout the hour presentation titled “Juggle to Success.” “Do you understand the difference between ‘I can’ and ‘I […]