Leonard loves moms!
Leonard Elementary student Vivian Slanec and her mother, Meredith, grab a tasty breakfast treat at the Muffins for Mom event held May 11 in honor of Mother’s Day. Photo by Elise Shire.
Evergreen again!
Clear Lake Elementary was recently awarded for its environmentally-savvy lifestyle as it received its 11th Evergreen Award by the Michigan Green Schools Program. This is the highest award offered by the Michigan Green Schools Program, which encourages public and private schools to participate in environmentally friendly and energy-saving activities. Clear Lake’s Green Team program has […]
OHS robotics team wins Engineering Inspiration Award, places 24th at world championship
By Megan Clapsaddle T.O.R.C. Student Team Member Oxford High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team, Team 2137, the Oxford RoboCats (TORC), competed at the FIRST World Championship in Detroit at COBO Hall this past weekend. At the event TORC was one of three teams to win the Engineering Inspiration Award and they placed 24th out […]
OSEC earns top score in state’s new rating system
On a scale of 0 to 100, where does your child’s school rank? The Michigan Department of Education recently rolled out its new Michigan School Index System results —which provides a rating for Oxford schools and other Michigan public schools based upon performance. The highest-rated school in Oxford on the Michigan School Index System was […]
OMS student places 3rd in statewide essay contest
Oxford Middle School eighth-grader Carleigh Rodriguez placed third out of more than 6,000 middle school and junior high participants from across the state in the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan’s annual America & Me essay contest. Rodriguez titled her essay “My Personal Michigan Hero” in accordance with the statewide competition’s theme. She submitted the essay […]
A special night
It was a night filled with love, understanding, unity and most importantly, fun as LakePoint Community Church hosted a special needs prom on April 24. A mix of special and general education students from Oxford partied hearty and danced the night away. To learn how this all came about, see Jeanne DiCicco’s letter to the […]
Auto skills shine in Mini-MITES
Whoever said ‘knowledge is its own reward,’ obviously never won a whole bunch of brand-new tools. Seventeen Oxford High School auto students put their knowledge to the test as part of the annual Mini-MITES competition and more than half of them walked away with prizes that would make any mechanic envious. Max Zeiger took first […]
Oxford Wildcat Academic Achiever
Name: Aaron Thomas Reynolds Parents: Bert and Gayann Reynolds GPA: 4.198 Favorite Subject: Mathematics and Physics Plans after Graduation: I will be attending the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Extracurricular Activities: I’m active at Oxford Free Methodist Church in the orchestra, playing piano on Sundays, Youth Group, and missionary work. Outside Interests or Hobbies: […]
Leonard kids ready to blast off to Space Camp
Leonard siblings Cody and Sierra Musial know that failure is not an option. Cody and Sierra Musial, both fifth-grade students at Leonard Elementary School, have been awarded full scholarships to Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Cody and Sierra will attend one week of camp there this summer. In […]
Safety first!
McLaren Oakland hospital and the Oxford Fire Dept. recently teamed up to ensure all the second-graders in the school district received free helmets to help keep them and their developing brains safe while using their bicycles, inline skates, skateboards, scooters and hoverboards.