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District reviews safety procedures in light of Newtown shooting

Oxford Community School officials were deeply saddened by the school-shooting tragedy that took place in Newtown, Connecticut on Dec. 14, according to Superintendent Dr. William Skilling "It's very difficult and even very emotional for me personally to see the faces of those young innocent children whose lives were taken for whatever reason," he said....more >>

IB accreditation continues to grow in Oxford Schools

Daniel Axford Elementary is the third school in the district to receive International Baccalaureate (IB) accreditation, along with Oxford High School and Oxford Elementary. "We're extremely pleased with the amount of work and effort the Daniel Axford staff has put into making this come into fruition," said James Schwarz, assistant superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction....more >>




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DA/OES Fund Run raises $26K-plus

To celebrate raising over $26,000 through their Fund Run, Oxford Elementary School held an assembly on Dec. 18, which included teachers and a dunk tank. "This is the second year we've done the dunk tank," said OES Principal Jeff Brown....more >>

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Born May 23rd

1820: James Buchanan Eads, engineer of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis

1875: Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., president and chairman of the board for General Motors.

1891: Par Lagerkvist, Swedish writer (The Dwarf, Barabbas).

1908: John Bardeen, physicist, co-inventor of the transistor.

1910: Artie Shaw, bandleader and clarinetist.

May 23rd
in history

1861: Pro-Union and pro-Confederate forces clash in western Virginia.

1862: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson takes Front Royal, Virginia.

1864: Union General Ulysses Grant attempts to outflank Confederate Robert E. Lee in the Battle of North Anna, Virginia.

1900: Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, thirty-seven years after the Battle of Fort Wagner.

1901: American forces capture Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo.