Oxford Community Schools

🎸 Don’t Miss Rock Band Night! 🎶

• Tonight! Monday, April 6

• Oxford High School PAC

• 6:00 to 7:30 PM

Come support our talented student bands as they rock the PAC with two 30-minute sets. This is a free concert and they would love to play for a big audience. These same bands will also be performing at our Senior Carnival on April 29, so don’t miss your chance to see them live first.

Please come out and support these amazing musicians!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Today, we celebrate the incredible paraprofessionals of Oxford Community Schools! 💙

Your patience, compassion, dedication, and support make a lasting difference in the lives of our students. Thank you for the meaningful role you play in supporting success and strengthening our school community each and every day.

We are so grateful for all you do. Happy National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Wishing our Wildcats a fun and relaxing spring break, as well as safe travels to those heading out of town! ☀️ Don’t forget your sunscreen!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Congratulations to Nikki Ascuitto, Lakeville Elementary’s Support Person of the Year! 🎉👏

As Lead Custodian, Nikki goes above and beyond every single day to help create a clean, safe, welcoming, and well-maintained school for our students and staff. She is especially skilled at anticipating needs before they become problems and handling every task with care, professionalism, and pride. Nikki plays such an important role in keeping Lakeville running smoothly each and every day!

Her kindness, reliability, and dedication do not go unnoticed. Nikki is always willing to jump in wherever she is needed and truly makes a difference in our school community each and every day.

Lakeville is better because of Nikki, and we are so proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Celebrating some of the incredible people who make our schools such special places 💙💛

Tonight, our Board of Education recognized our Teachers of the Year and Support Staff of the Year from across the district. Each building selects individuals who go above and beyond for our students, families, and community, and from that group, one is selected at each level for this honor.

✨ Congratulations to this year’s honorees ✨

Early Childhood: Melanie Ganz

Elementary: Valerie Weckle

Middle School: Laura Wilson

High School: Dana Brewer

Support Staff: Stephanie Shefcyk

These five individuals represent the very best of our school community, and we are so grateful for the care, dedication, and energy they bring each day!

A big thank you to Matt Beasley and Beasley Insurance Agency for helping us celebrate these outstanding staff members with generous gifts. We appreciate your support of our schools!

#WorldclassWildcats #OCSWildcats

This evening’s board of education meeting will be live-streamed courtesy of OCTV and can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@OCTVMichigan. For those attending the meeting in person, the meeting location is at Oxford Elementary School. This regular board meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Celebrating the Colors of the Rainbow at OELC for National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day! 🌈💛

The classrooms were filled with color, smiles, and so much love as we honored our amazing preschool teachers. Thank you for all you do to support our students!

A special shoutout to the Daniel Axford 1st graders for the Random Acts of Kindness stickers. Such a thoughtful surprise!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

We are proud to announce Julie Fifield as Daniel Axford Elementary’s Support Person of the Year! 🎉

Julie, DA's dedicated reading and writing interventionist, goes above and beyond each day to support our students and staff. Her passion for literacy, commitment to meeting students where they are, and tireless efforts to build confidence in every learner make a lasting impact on our school community.

Congratulations, Julie and thank you for the difference you make every day! We are proud to celebrate you and all you do! 💙

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Help your child build a strong foundation for reading and writing!

Join our Oxford Reading Specialists for a fun, interactive Early Literacy Night filled with hands-on activities, take-home resources, and strategies to support your early reader. Plus, enjoy cookies and connect as a family while learning together!

🗓 Friday, May 1st
⏰ 1:30–2:30 p.m.
📍 Oxford Public Library

Be sure to register by April 24th using the link or QR code on the flyer!

https://tinyurl.com/4pk7sn9u

We can’t wait to see you there!

Fourth grade students at Oxford Elementary School participated in the Think! Energy program provided by DTE and Consumers Energy. Students learned ways to use energy and water more efficiently. Each student received a “Family Activity Guide and Take Action Kit,” which included items like door weather stripping, LED nightlights, and more.

Thank you to DTE and Consumers Energy for spending the morning with us!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Good Evening, Oxford Families!

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up, and we’d love your help recognizing our incredible Oxford Schools staff! 

Please take a moment to share a message, and optionally a photo, to recognize a current teacher, counselor, bus driver, secretary, food service worker, administrator, paraprofessional, or other school staff member who has made a difference for your student. You’ll need to be logged in with a Google account to complete this Staff Appreciation Submission Form.

We’d love to receive submissions by Thursday, April 30, so we can begin sharing the following week. We can’t guarantee that we’ll be able to share every response we receive, but we will do our best to include as many messages as possible! We will select submissions throughout the week to feature on our district website and social media channels, and we’ll also send all the messages directly to the staff member being recognized. A photo of your student with the staff member is welcome but not required; any photo that helps personalize your message is great!

Have questions or want to submit outside the form? Send an email to socialmedia@oxfordschools.org and we'll help you out.

Another opportunity to spotlight our incredible teachers is through the Michigan Teacher Appreciation Video Project. Click the link for more information on how to get involved and share your message of appreciation!

Thanks for helping us show our team how much they’re appreciated!

Sincerely,

Oxford Community Schools

Mrs. Miconi’s students at OES and DA schools celebrated Black History Month by learning about influential musicians who helped shape American music and culture. Through listening and discussion, they explored the lives and contributions of these artists and how their music inspired change and brought people together!

Here’s who they learned about and the activities they participated in:

Scott Joplin – Students performed a rhythmic cup game while listening to Maple Leaf Rag, experiencing the steady beat and energy of ragtime music.

Louis Armstrong – Students drew pictures showing what the world looks like through their eyes, inspired by Armstrong’s message of hope and perspective.

Bob Marley – Grades 3–5 wrote their own next line after One Love (“One Love, One Heart”), second grade created a kindness chain, and kindergarten students kept a steady beat with egg shakers.

Stevie Wonder – Students danced and moved to the joyful rhythms of Sir Duke 🎶

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

Celebrating March is Reading Month with a fun twist in Mrs. Hulslander’s 4th grade classroom at OES! 📚 Mystery readers have been stopping by, and students love using clues to guess if the surprise guest might be their parent.

There are still a couple of weeks left... and many more mystery readers to come!

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats

On March 4, Oxford High School joined 11 other IB schools in Michigan and more than 300 IB students at the Lansing State Capitol to speak with state representatives about the importance of making the process for earning college credit for IB scores at postsecondary institutions more consistent. Students also had the opportunity to watch floor votes in both the Senate and the House of Representatives on the resolution. The day was a great success and a meaningful opportunity for students to have their voices heard and engage in civic advocacy!

Learn more in the IBDP Newsletter: https://app.smore.com/n/b8a45

#WorldClassWildcats #OCSWildcats