Happy Anniversary Oxford Emergency Squad!!!

On Saturday, May 21, 2011 the Oxford Archery Team helped celebrate the Oxford Emergency Squad's 40th Anniversary by marching in their parade. What a great time the archers had traveling through Oxford and cheering for the crowds. The parade was a very important community event and Squad 39 pays a huge part in the success of our archery team. Each year they help us with fund raising efforts, a major factor in getting the archery team to Kentucky. What a great way to show our appreciation for all they do for us. Many thanks to Peggy Hissim for her dedication to the Oxford community and the Emergency Squad. Also a big thanks to Chris Czarnecki for putting the archery float together for the team and organizing the archery team's part in the parade. The team received a beautiful trophy for being the most energetic and spirited youth group in the parade. The trophy will be displayed at the school with all the archery team's hardware from over the years. This trophy is very special to us, being recognized in our home town.

It is truly a pleasure to be welcomed as part of the Oxford community, and I am so proud of the accomplishments of the team over the past 5 years. We look forward to representing Oxford and New Jersey again in 2012.

National Tournament

The Oxford Central Archery Team once again represented New Jersey with pride at the National Archery in the Schools Program National Tournament. The team shot 95 points higher than they did at the New Jersey State Tournament. The team shot a score of 3250 which placed us 18th out of 104 middle schools. This is a tremendous accomplishment, considering the qualifying score for the tournament was raised 200 points this year, resulting in a much more competitive tournament. We had a great trip to Kentucky and I would like to thank everyone who helped us get there.

THANKS OFFICER MASENIOR

A huge thank you goes out to our D.A.R.E. Officer, Josh Masenior of the WTPD. Our 5th Grade students are completing their final lessons in this year's D.A.R.E. program. Officer Masenior has been coducting the classes the last two years. In celebration of the 5th Grades achievements, we visited Coca-Cola Park on Tuesday May, 3 to watch the Iron Pigs play the Buffalo Bison. Everyone had a great time and the students got to see a great ball game. The students learned how to keep score while at the game. Visiting the ball park has become a tradition at OCS for D.A.R.E. classes instead of having a graduation ceremony. We will still recognize all of the D.A.R.E. graduates at our awards ceremony at the end of the school year.