Today, they’re bright, eager high school students, but tomorrow they could be our political leaders making policy decisions in Lansing and Washington D.C. A highly-motivated group of six Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and prepare them to […]
Oxford Community Schools suffered a large blow to its fund balance last month when it was required to pay a contractor nearly $815,000 for work performed while constructing the new high school in the early 2000s. ‘Obviously, that’s the biggest hole blown in the (operating) budget for this year,? said Tim Loock, assistant superintendent of […]
There was a time when Oxford was proudly known far and wide as the ‘Gravel Capital of the World.? Bud Zeitler wants to make sure the importance and history of the community’s gravel pits is never forgotten. That’s why the 71-year-old Oxford resident is working diligently with the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) to […]
Several popular reality TV shows will be spoofed as the Oxford Middle School Drama Club presents ‘The Bachelor King? April 30 and May 1 at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. Both shows will begin at 7:01 p.m. and admission is $5 for adults. Students and children are free. The comedic play, written by Martin […]
Oxford residents who didn’t mail back their 2010 United States Census form can expect a visit from Sue Kinch’s crew. Kinch, a village resident, is leading a team of Census employees who will hit the streets the first week in May in an effort to count the uncounted. ‘The government is sending out people to […]
Three Oxford elementary schools have achieved the highest environmental designation in Michigan and one of them is among the top three schools in Oakland County. Clear Lake, Daniel Axford and Lakeville elementaries all earned Evergreen status under the Michigan Green Schools Program, a statewide initiative launched in 2006 and open to all K-12 schools, public […]
Normally, the roasting of marshmallows is an activity associated with campfires, but some inventive Lakeville Elementary students put a twist on it for Earth Day (April 22). Using recycled pizza boxes and Pringles potato chip cans, students in the school’s Earth Club built solar cookers to roast marshmallows both big and small. The cookers were […]
About 30 Oxford High School students who took part in a Monday morning protest against the district’s privatization of its custodial services were suspended for refusing to attend class, which is an insubordination violation of the student code of conduct. All of the students were suspended for the remainder of the day and able to […]
Every week a group of talented ladies meet at the Oxford United Methodist Church to turn yarn into compassion. Over the last four months, this group, known as Knit Knack, has hand-crafted 40 colorful sweaters for World Vision International ? a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities […]
To begin with, I must respectfully disagree with the title of Mr. White’s opinion piece, ‘Confucius Institutes are a resource, not a ‘propaganda center.? As I stated in my previous column, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) boss Li Changchun was quoted in The Economist (Oct. 22, 2009) as saying Confucius Institutes are ‘an important part of […]