Oxford High School booster club offers black-ribbon stickers, T-shirts #OxfordStrong
Frank WitsilOxford High graduates and metro Detroiters can show their support for students and the northern Oakland County communities, by showing their Wildcat pride.
The school's booster club posted on its Facebook page Wednesday it will be selling stickers, T-shirts and yard signs to support the school and the community, even as the grief mounted.
"We have heard all your suggestions and requests," the Booster Club posted. "We are diligently working to make them happen. Later today we will be posting a link for Oxford Strong stickers w/ black ribbon, Oxford Strong T-shirts and Yard Signs."
The stickers, the club said, will be available Friday for $5 on the booster website at: https://www.oxfordwildcatboosters.com/oxford-gear.
Sheriff's officials announced that a fourth Oxford High student, 17-year-old Justin Shilling, died Wednesday at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac. Six other students, and a teacher, were injured in the shooting.
On social media, some people changed their profile photo to the Oxford High Wildcats mascot over a black ribbon.
Twitter messages have been using the hashtag #OxfordStrong.
There's also an online petition to rename the school's stadium after 16-year-old football player and honor student Tate Myre, one of the three students who was shot to death. It had nearly 50,000 signatures.
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The booster club, its Facebook page says, was created in 1972 to benefit sports teams at the Oxford Community Schools' middle school and high school.
"Words can't express the devastation the entire Oxford Community is feeling tonight," the club posted Tuesday. "Prayers to the students, staff, and families of our Oxford community."
The club asked for prayers and healing.
"Hug your kids tonight extra tight, pray for those that lost their loved ones today, pray for those injured, pray for all those students and staff at Oxford High School that encountered such a horrific and tragic event today."
It added: "We are Oxford, We are #Oxfordstrong."
Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com.