‘I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.? ? Albert Einstein Growing up in the Keiser household summer time wasn’t a time to be lazy. I remember hearing a knock on my door between 9 a.m. and 10 […]
Oxford Community Schools? athletic department is proud to announce the recommendation of Stephan Henning, fourth-grade teacher at Lakeville Elementary, as the 28th head coach of the boys varsity basketball team. He will take over for Paul Marfia who had a 37-47 record in four years at the helm of the program. ‘I’ve known Stephan Henning […]
Are you a biker looking to ride for a good cause? Then get out to BullFrogs in Ortonville on July 13, for the Fourth Annual Rubber & Roads Charity Bike Ride and Dinner. The ride is to honor Anna Boeck who died of leukemia in January 2010. Boeck was the fianc’e to the brother of […]
According to Oxford Board of Education President Colleen Schultz when it comes to laying off teachers ‘it’s never a nice thing for a board of education to do.? Due to the fact that Crossroads for Youth is opening a charter school this fall, instead of utilizing the district for educational services, Oxford had to find […]
It’s not everyday that a high school student gets to take their classroom learning and turn it into a real-life job opportunity prior to college. But Oxford High School junior Tyler Scott is doing just that. When Career and Technical Education Teacher Karen Cartmill was approached by high school administration to create a computer program […]
After being approached by Walton Charter Academy, a K-8 school in Pontiac, Oxford Community Schools? administrators are considering sending a bus there to pick up students entering their freshman year of high school as a part of the schools of choice program. ‘The reason they met with us was because most of their students would […]
After having put herself through college by selling real-estate and graduating from Oakland University with honors, Sarah Tierney was always goal oriented until one day she ‘didn’t care about anything.? In 2009, Tierney, lost her job as an account representative after 17 years with the company she worked for. Six months later, her mom died […]
With a $200,000 matching grant from the NFL (National Football League) Foundation, The Oxford Turf Committee is one step closer to paying off the remaining debt of Oxford’s High School’s synthetic blue turf, according to Turf Committee Chairman Jim Reis. ‘I think we’ve raised on our own about $228,000 and they donated $200,000. It’s awesome,? […]
Addison Township Art Group is a place for both learning and teaching. ‘We’ll gladly mentor others if they want to come in and we’ll gladly learn from others,? said Jerry Thomas, leader of the group. ‘It’s very rewarding.? The group, which has been meeting for about year, gathers every Friday in the Addison Township Senior […]
In order to fix Oxford Community Schools? $467,817 deficit for the 2013-14 budget, which is proposed to be $45.84 million, teachers and administrators agreed to take pay cuts across the board based on student population growth next year (see below). ‘The administrators and the teachers have agreed to give salary concessions of two percent, which […]