Last week, Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) proudly opened the doors to students at their new lab, located in the Market Place Plaza on N. Lapeer Road. After a little over $2,000 worth of renovations over the summer, the new lab features 3,000 square feet of work and office space. Students have access to 35 onsite […]
The Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) continues to expand their ‘classroom,? this time to Flint. With a newfound partnership with Kettering University, OVA opened another new learning lab directly on Kettering’s campus on Sept. 4. ‘We formed a partnership with Kettering as a result of their sponsorship of the Oxford Robotics team,? explained Janet Schell, Lead […]
Oxford High School’s Jazz Band kicked off its first concert in Lansing last Friday night as a part of Marshall Music’s 65th year celebration called ‘Marshallpalcoza.? ‘Marshall Music is the company that does equipment rental and is our music dealer,? explained OHS Band Director Jim Gibbons. ‘In honor of their 65th anniversary, they wanted to […]
The Wildcats Cross Country runners got themselves off to a good start on Sept. 7 at West Bloomfield as both the boys and girls took first place in Division 2. ‘Even though we’re a Division 1 school now they kept us in the Division two to try and keep a big enough pool of teams […]
The Oxford Rotary Club teamed up with Hope for Tomorrow International, a Christian mission organization based in Lake Orion, along with Sawyer Water Filtration Systems, manufactured out of Safety Harbor, Florida, to help bring fresh drinking water to needy families in Guatemala. A team of 11 went to the mountain village of El Chico from […]
The fourth class of Wildcat athletes inducted into Oxford’s Athletic Hall of Fame were officially honored at halftime at last Friday’s football game, followed by a formal ceremony at Oxford High School’s Performing Arts Center on Saturday night. ‘It certainly is a labor of love between the committee and myself,? said Athletic Director Mike Watson. […]
Oxford Community Schools kicked off the new school year last week with 15 new teachers filling classrooms across the district. ‘It’s about a typical amount (we hire each year),? said Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Nancy Latowski. ‘It came a little bit later because of some of the changes that occurred, but it’s just a […]
Following his retirement last year after four seasons as head hockey coach for Notre Dame Prep, Oxford resident Bob Rosbury thought he would take it easy and offer a little bit of assistance to Oxford varsity team, but then his phone rang. ‘I was out in Portland, Oregon in early June and got a call […]
The Wildcat varsity volleyball team traveled to Grand Blanc over the weekend to compete in the Grand Blanc Classic, which consisted of 14 teams. They placed second in their pool. The Cats beat Lapeer East and split with Clarkston and lost two to St. Louis. Their performance earned them a spot in the playoffs. ‘I […]
Oxford Board of Education members were not pleased about the district’s receipt of a ‘red? rating, the lowest rating under the new color coded School Accountability Scorecards handed out by the Michigan Department of Education. They discussed it at their Aug. 28 meeting. For more information on the scorecard grading system see the story ‘Red […]