Creativity was in the air at Clarkston Junior High School during the annual Teen Art Camp, June 15-18. Campers going into grades 6-12 were able to create using charcoal, paint, colored pencils and encaustic wax. The camp favorites were also back in forms of screenprinting and alternative sketchbooks. “They will probably be around for a […]
The boys ran the bases last Thursday as they played their last game during Clarkston High School Phil Price’s Baseball Camp for players ages 7-14. Price, head coach for Wolves? Varsity Baseball, along with high school players, helped the boys work on the fundamentals on the game including throwing, catching, fielding, base running and rules […]
The Lady Wolves set the spring season on fire. ‘We had a tremendous amount of accomplishments,? said Clarkston Varsity Softball Head Coach Don Peters. ‘There was a lot of great things. They are one of the best teams in the state and they played like that all the time.? Not only did the team reach […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]