Young thespians shine at Ovation Awards

Alyssa Harbaugh and Luke Hodgson represented Clarkston High School at the 4th Annual Ovation Awards at Wharton Center, May 17. ‘It was a cool thing to be chosen,? said Harbaugh. ‘It was an honor to go,? Hodgson added. ‘Just the support we got from our classmates and our director, Jeff Tice, was really a great […]

They can and they did

It was a busy week for the Lady Hitters as they successfully claimed two championships ? the MHSAA Softball District title on Tuesday and the MHSAA Softball Regional title on Saturday by taking out four teams in the running for the state championship. It began Tuesday evening as they took out rivals Lake Orion after […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Sometimes it can be hard to give things up – caffeine, chocolate, fast food, even possession of items. It’s funny what sparked the thought of this column – it was a four page brochure I found during the weekend. A friend from my childhood asked if I would help her clean her parents’ house. They […]

Team RUSH meets challenge at World Competition

The robotics students from Team RUSH 27 were both excited and surprised when they finished second place in the FIRST Robotics State Championship in Grand Rapids, April 11. “I was a little surprised because we were expected to be in 50th place,” said Cody Hughes. “We were expecting to be one of the last picked.” […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

On a sunny day last week I found myself at the Clarkston Community Schools Administration Building. I had three slips of paper in one hand and my favorite ink pen in my other. I was about to select artwork for The Clarkston News to display for the fourth annual Community Art Connection, which is organized […]

Engineering focus of Maker Girl Mania

Clarkston High School was full of activity last Saturday as girls in Kindergarten through seventh grade stopped by for the first Maker Girl Mania. While there girls were able to get a hands on experience with different activities in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. “Usually the Maker Girl fairs are for a huge […]

‘Ladies’ on stage in high-school comedy

Hilarity ensues as the Clarkston High School Drama Club takes the stage in Ken Ludwig’s ‘Leading Ladies? on May 1 and 2. Austin Hauptstueck, as Leo Clark, and Mitchell Biggs, as Jack Gable, are actors trying to make ends meet and then discover a millionaire is dying and wants to give two million dollars of […]

FIRST finalist

Diana Marsala, a junior at Clarkston High School, smiled as she talked about being a Dean’s List Finalist from Team RUSH 27. “I was ecstatic,” she said when she found out. “There are so many students in FIRST that do amazing things and to be recognized as one of the best is just amazing. I […]

Cheer leads to stage

Cameron Brosky plays soccer, softball and skis but it was while she was cheerleading her skills caught some attention. Rebecca Girard Smoker, the state director for Miss Michigan, saw Brosky cheering at the Bailey Lake Elementary Talent Show and asked her to do the pageant. It led to Brosky, a fourth-grader, winning the 2015 Miss […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Congratulations to all the winter sports teams and your achievements! It was a great season and awesome to watch. It was also great to see the Jungle come alive during each game and the crowds get bigger for the different events. A great showing of Clarkstonites were at the MHSAA Class A Boys Basketball Quarterfinals […]