After great effort and energy in the first half, the boys? varsity hoopsters got shot down by Rochester 57-35. ‘Unfortunatel, the game is 32 minutes long and not 16 minutes (long,)? said Oxford’s Head Coach Paul Marfia. He credited Rochester’s James Young and the rest of the team who he said ‘played well in their […]
Oxford Community Schools appears to have lost a handful students. The head count on student Count Day (Feb. 13) was 5,677 which is 10 less students from last fall, due to graduations at Cross Roads for Youth and Crossing Bridges High School, according to Linda Lewis, communications coordinator for the district. Lewis said the district […]
While Oxford Community Schools have experienced about the same graduation rate over the past few years, statewide there has been an increase. According to data released by the Michigan Center for Educational performance and information (CEPI), statewide four-year high school graduation rates last spring increased to 76.24 percent, that’s up 1.9 percent from the 2011 […]
What are the differences between Chinese and American teaching styles? Twenty-six students from the Michigan State University Confucius Institute got to find out last week. Oxford Community Schools was one of several districts the students observed as part of their field requirements for preparing to teach in American classrooms. The students spent time in classrooms […]
Seven Oxford wrestlers will find themselves competing in the individual state championships beginning Feb. 28 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. ‘It’s pretty exciting. We had five guys in the finals that were underclassmen. Things like that bode well for the future, but give them a chance to get on a big stage of competition […]
After being laid off for two weeks the Oxford Boys? varsity hoopsters took a hard 48-40 loss to Stoney Creek on Feb. 14. Going into halftime with Oxford leading 12-9, Stoney fought back in the third bringing the score close 21-24. The game hovered around four points during most of the fourth quarter. With under […]
The Lady Wildcats lost two this past week bringing their record to 13-5 on the season and 11-3 in the league. Behind red hot three-point shooting Stoney Creek defeated Oxford 46-42 on Feb. 12. After jumping out to an early six point lead, Stoney never surrendered,? according to Brian Murphy, Oxford’s stats keeper. ‘Oxford closed […]
The Oxford boys? swim and dive team finished their dual meet season on Feb. 14 with a 116-64 win over Avondale. ‘It was a pretty big meet for us,? said Swim/Dive Coach Jacquelyn Rank, who noted last year, Oxford and Avondale were both in the OAA Blue Division. ‘We beat Avondale in the dual meet […]
Both the boys and girls ski teams finished middle of the pack in the Regional meet at Mt. Holly on Feb. 13. Out of 14 teams the boys placed sixth and the girls placed seventh out of 13 teams. ‘Overall, both the Boys and Girls skied really well this season,? said Coach Phil Nimmo. ‘The […]
Daniel Axford Elementary students absolutely love Valentine’s Day. And honestly, what’s not to love? They get to dress up and act all fancy like adults. They get to eat sweet treats like delicious cupcakes and yummy ice cream. And best of all, they get to take a break from their studies to have a little […]