ust weeks after MacKenzie Janssen threw a perfect game for the Lady Cats varsity bowling team, another Wildcat bowler joined her in the upper echelon by bowling a 300 game. This time it was the boy’s varsity senior Co-Captain Luke DeLong. ‘It felt amazing. It was about time. I’ve had many times where I could […]
The Oxford High School Chamber Orchestra traveled to Detroit this past Monday (Feb. 1) after receiving an invite to perform at Wayne State University (WSU) for Wayne State’s Honors String Day. The day was full of rehearsals with Wayne State’s University Symphony Orchestra and sectionals with Detroit Symphony Orchestra faculty. The students performed under conductor […]
Oxford High School sophomore Zachariah Smith described playing his double bass as part of the All-State High School Orchestra at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids Jan. 23 as a ‘great musical experience.? Smith auditioned for the coveted position and was selected out of 2,000 students from across the state. ‘I really enjoyed All-State. […]
Shelly Chapman is no longer the school principal at Crossroads for Youth. Chapman, who was an employee of Oxford Community Schools, resigned her post Jan. 29 after being confronted about using the district’s credit card to make approximately $3,400 in personal purchases, according to school officials. ‘The district has known about this for some time […]
The Wildcats suffered some close losses on the hardwood last week. Oxford battled against Waterford Kettering on Jan. 26 and lost 61-60. ‘We had multiple opportunities to win the game, but sometimes things don’t go your way,? said Head Coach Dave Brown. ‘We are working hard every day to make sure when we are in […]
The Wildcat grapplers took a hard 46-17 dual meet loss Jan. 27 against Detroit Catholic Central (DCC). ‘The meet kind of got away from us. Even though it was actually pretty close, the score at the end doesn’t really reflect how close the dual really was,? said Oxford Head Coach Paul McDevitt. Junior Vinny Vackaro […]
The Wildcat swimmers boosted their record to 6-0 after defeating Ferndale 145-35 at the Jan. 25 meet. ‘Ferndale had a couple of strong swims and is sitting 1-4 on their season,? said Oxford Head Coach Jackie Rank. ‘The two teams will see each other again on Wednesday, Feb. 24 for the blue division league meet […]
The Holly/Oxford boys and girls ski teams faced off against Grand Blanc this past weekend. The boys scored a 30-42 victory over the Bobcats. The top finishers for the boys meet were Keith Cotaling, Max Ford, Luke Harrington and Ben Varner. The girls lost to Grand Blanc 49-29. ‘We unfortunately fell a little bit short […]
The Oxford High School varsity competitive cheer team took fourth place with a score of 756 at the Grand Blanc High School Invitational Jan. 30. Oxford varsity scored a 228.5 in round one, which is their highest score all season, according to Head Coach Nicole Curtiss. In the second round, they scored a 222.6 and […]
Oxford High School’s robotics team, TORC 2137, and the Oxford Athletic Boosters have teamed up to tackle the water crisis in Flint, but they need your help to do it. ‘Everyone knows Flint is having water problems ? that there is too much lead (in the water) and it’s not clean enough,? said OHS and […]