May 23, 2018 -- Thanks to the volunteer Oxford Gardeners and the hard work of students, the school now has apple and persimmon trees in a growing orchard.
In April, the Oxford Gardeners donated and planted the three apple and three persimmon trees, and fifth graders worked on the fencing to protect the trees from deer. According to school leadership, many of the students did not know what a persimmon was, and the current preschoolers and kindergartners will probably be the only students still at Oxford to see these trees begin to fruit.
The Oxford Gardeners.
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Oxford Garden, located at the back of the school grounds, has been in use for decades. Organized by community volunteers, the garden is now a welcome place for students to grow vegetables where three plots are dedicated to student learning.