Oxford Schools is holding two public forums to discuss and get input from residents on the dormitory for international students that could potentially be built and paid for by the Weiming Education Group (WEG), a private Chinese company. The forums will be held Oct. 16 in the Oxford Middle School Commons and Oct. 20 at […]
Student count is once again increasing in the Oxford school district. The district supplied the numbers after the Oxford Leader submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request last week. According to the unofficial numbers, which were taken Oct. 1, the district is up approximately up 124.78 full time equivalent students (FTE) since February and […]
A group of parents showed up at the Oct. 8 Oxford School Board meeting to protest the recent suspensions of student athletes who got in trouble for drinking alcohol, doing illegal drugs or using tobacco products at some parties around town. Mark Stepek, president of the athletic boosters, a school board candidate and a local […]
C.J. Carnacchio, editor of the Oxford Leader, recently won seven more journalism awards from the Michigan Press Association (MPA). The 38-year-old Oxford resident earned three awards for his writing and four for his photography work in the 2014 Better Newspaper Contest. ‘It’s always an honor to be recognized by your peers ? people who know […]
While newspapers around the area and across the state are reporting the unofficial results of the Oct. 1 Student Count Day and the estimated dollar amounts school districts will receive based on how many students they have, Oxford Schools denied the Oxford Leader’s request for those numbers. ‘At this time we are not comfortable sharing […]
The lady Wildcat swimmers found themselves swimming upstream after a tough 140-46 loss to the Lady Wolves of Clarkston. The loss brings the ladies? record to 3-3 on the season and 3-1 in the league. ‘It shouldn’t have been a close meet since they are in the red division of the OAA and we are […]
The Wildcat Booters had their second tie of the season after a 1-1 match against Macomb Lutheran North Oct. 3 ‘Senior captain Emmanuel Ibarra got the only goal for the Wildcats off of some nice work and assist from sophomore Nick Wright,? Coach John Thaler said. ‘Junior keeper Connor Bandel earned seven saves in the […]
The Oxford Women’s Club raised $4,500 for its scholarship fund at its annual Fashion Show held Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Boulder Pointe. The fund-raiser included a tasty dinner, stylish fashions from Kim Rose Fashions and Glorious Collections, and of course, shopping
Oxford residents Michelle and Jeff Leitch are singing the praises of the Oxford Fire Dept. and Jeff Templeton, a paramedic, who recently helped save the life of their puppy, Angel, a Shih Tzu Chihuahua Yorkie mix. Michelle said that the mamma recently gave birth to five puppies about five weeks ago. The emergency situation occurred […]
Dr. James Schwarz’s goal of becoming a superintendent became reality last week after the Avondale Board of Education voted to hire him for the position at their Sept. 2 meeting. ‘I’m anxious to get started (at Avondale),? said Schwarz, who’s currently the Chief Academic Officer for Oxford. Schwarz will officially begin his tenure at Avondale […]