District bids farewell to 18 retiring teachers, staffers

With the school year coming to a close, students are preparing to move on to the next grade level, next school or next chapter in their lives. Also moving onto something new in their lives are Oxford’s 18 retiring teachers and staff-members after a collective 387 years of service. Retirees were honored during a Board […]

School board OKs $300K-plus in purchases

Last week’s board meeting was a busy night for Oxford school officials. Oxford’s Board of Education approved expenditures totaling more than $300,000 from the district’s general fund budget to fund the purchase of a new bus, computers and other needs for the district at a May 22 meeting. Of that total, $143,275 went towards the […]

Oxford grads earn awards, scholarships

xford High School held its annual Senior Honors and Awards Program last week to present students of the Class of 2018 with their hard-earned awards and scholarships. According to Principal Steve Wolf, the ceremony serves as an opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication that students have put forth in their journey through high […]

Farewell, Class of 2018!

Oxford High School held its commencement May 24 at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Independence Twp. It was an evening filled with inspirational speeches, fond memories, big hugs, hearty handshakes and more than a few tears of joy. Congratulations and good luck, graduates. Go Wildcats!  

Ceremony stresses importance of faith to grads

A group of Oxford High School seniors received a faith-based send-off Sunday night during the 2018 baccalaureate service. A baccalaureate ceremony is a religious service honoring a graduating class. Sponsored by LakePoint Community Church in Oxford Township, Oakwood Community Church in Brandon Township and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion, the service highlighted the […]

Scouts beautify township hall

Members of Oxford Cub Scout Pack 108 took some time out of their schedules Sunday afternoon to help beautify the Oxford Township Hall, located at 300 Dunlap Rd. Scouts and their parents went to work on the flower bed in front of the hall that surrounds the flagpole. They weeded, raked, planted begonias and spread […]

OES fifth-graders tackle big topics in IB Exhibition

Oxford Elementary fifth-grade students tackled some tough topics at the school’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Exhibition held May 16. As part of the IB program, fifth-graders are required to participate in Exhibition, which is a culminating experience and opportunity to exhibit attributes developed during their time in the IB Primary Years Programme. The students explored challenging […]

Green thumbs, big hearts

As part of their International Baccalaureate (IB) Exhibition project on the issue of habitat loss, some fifth-graders from Leonard Elementary School planted a bunch of colorful flowers in the Leonard Nature Park.  

OAYA honors 44 kids for going ‘above and beyond what is expected’

Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance honored 44 elementary, middle and high school students last Thursday at the organization’s Annual Youth Recognition Ceremony. According to Youth Assistance Chair Judy Verse, the purpose of the awards program is to publicly acknowledge local youth who “go above and beyond what is expected of them” and who act as leaders and […]

OHS auto students place at state MITES competition

Two students from Oxford High School’s automotive technology program shined in a state competition that puts their brains and hands to the test. Seniors Kyle Kalbfleisch and Austin Hunter did well at the May 4 Automotive Advanced Service Technology competition conducted by the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society. It was held on Oakland Community […]

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