Of the ‘Oxford 7? who made it to the individual state finals for wrestling, Alex Hrisopoulous (119) and Collin Campbell (135) came home with medals and All-State honors. ‘Although we only had two state placers and no state finalist (out of seven wrestlers), it may seem a little disappointing, but really it wasn’t,? said Head […]
After several months of looking at a variety of drawings for a new township hall, Addison officials finally decided on one that suited them. The board voted 6-1 at the March 2 special meeting to accept the preliminary design as presented. Trustee Linda Gierak cast the only dissenting vote. She ‘wasn’t crazy about the outside […]
After a 58-37 win over Rochester High in the first round of playoffs the Oxford Wildcats boys basketball team will travel to Clarkston High School (March 11 to battle the Wolves on the hardwood in the varsity MHSAA District Semifinals. The game will begin at 7 p.m. ‘Rochester’s Coach John Pleasant was my high school […]
The Lady Cats saw their season come to an end after a tough 45-37 loss to Stoney Creek in the district finals. ‘It was a very difficult loss for us but no one can take away our league championship or that we were undefeated in the league,? said Head Coach Steve Emert. ‘This was a […]
It appears that Oxford’s own Tim Throne was ‘the cream that rose to the top? after the Oxford School Board voted unanimously Feb. 26 to hire him as the next superintendent beginning Sept. 1. ‘I am incredibly humbled to be the next superintendent of Oxford Community Schools,? said Throne, the current deputy superintendent. ‘Almost 15 […]
Oxford students are preparing to take the first ever Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress?(M-STEP), in the next few weeks. The M-STEP replaces former Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) test. ‘We’re gearing up for it as you know,? said Chief Academic Officer Ken Weaver to this reporter. ‘It’s been quite […]
According to a study in Bridge Magazine, Oxford Schools is performing below expected levels on standardized tests as it relates to socioeconomic status. The magazine put out its yearly Academic State Champs, in which Oxford was ranked 414 out of 507 schools in the state. Last year, Oxford ranked 357 out of 540 and the […]
Despite losing 65-64 to Avondale last Friday night, Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Stephan Henning says his Wildcats ‘still played extremely well.? ‘We came out and kind of put it to them early and were up 19 points by half-time, playing with a lot of confidence,? Henning said. ‘But in the second half, instead of playing […]
In a matter of a week, the Oxford School Board narrowed the pool of candidates vying to be the next superintendent from 11 to three to two. Board members met Feb. 16 to discuss the 11 candidates in a closed session. Following the closed session, the board named Thomas Palmer, superintendent of Vassar Schools, Ed […]
It was a big week for the Wildcat grapplers after winning team regionals on Feb. 11 and sending seven wrestlers through to the state round after individual regionals on Feb. 14. The team beat out Sterling Heights Stevenson 62-10 in the semi-finals before beating a very worthy Rochester Adams opponent, 40-24. ‘We knew that Adams […]