By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor Each year, the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Office of Catholic Schools offers an opportunity for its teachers to be recognized for their consistent efforts, touching the hearts, souls, and minds of students.One elementary/middle school teacher and one secondary teacher may be nominated.This year, Archdiocese of Detroit Excellence in Teaching Award recipients […]
Music is in the air.The Southeastern Michigan Wind Ensemble (SEMWE) will present its free concert ‘Americana!’ on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. from the Wildwood Amphitheater, 2700 Joslyn Court, in Lake Orion.The event is open to the public and features individuals with ties to Clarkston.Conducted by former Clarkston Director of Bands Cliff Chapman, who served […]
Catherine Bisio and Kristen Kennedy, both of Clarkston, have made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester at the University of Findlay (Ohio).To earn this achievement, a student must attain a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Julia Fitzgerald, of Clarkston, has been named to the Kalamazoo College Spring 2023 […]
Clarkston Community Schools is holding a job fair Aug. 9 from 2-5 p.m. at Renaissance High School, 6558 Waldon Road.All support positions, including bus drivers, para pros, childcare workers, and food service employees, will be available.For more information, call 248-623-5400.
Last Saturday, July 29, a group of Clarkston High School students hosted a drive-thru car wash for fundraising improvements towards Depot Park. Some of the improvements that this event will go towards are new lights in the park and to also begin raising money for building a new pavilion. The car wash was held in […]
A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 12-13, including Alexander Carlson, of Clarkston, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Ferris State University has announced its recent graduates, including Independence Township’s Carter Herald (Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude), Clarkston’s Jessica Murray (Illustration), and Davisburg’s Harry Flynn […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Each child put on their safety glasses and picked up a screwdriver before opening the small robot in the desks in front of them on the first day of Camp Invention at Clarkston Community Education, July 10. They were in one of four modules offered through this […]
Alyssa Exline, Clarkston High School Class of 2021, earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester at Aquinas College. She also completed her second year on the women’s hockey team and is studying Business/Sports Management and Communication. *** Ben Exline finished his sophomore year at Western Michigan University and earned a […]
Donations of gently used formal wear are currently being accepted for a Homecoming Pop Up this fall. The Clarkston High School PTO, in partnership with Hailey James Exchange, is hosting the event. The event will provide local students with fashionable attire (gently used women’s formal dresses, jewelry, shoes, and purses, as well as, men’s tuxedos, […]
From June 23-July 7, 26 members of Everest’s Knights of the Altar participated in a Vatican trip, earned by students who had been members of the Knights for two years and had completed all requirements to be eligible for the trip, and included a stop in Rome where they served at daily masses inside St. […]