A total of 32 Everest Collegiate students celebrated their Commencement on May 21 on campus. This class was the first group to return to the senior class pilgrimage to the Holy Land. They weathered the pandemic with school closures impacting both their freshman and sophomore years, and possessed a great amount of leadership as a […]
The Clarkston Winter Guard won the silver medal at the Michigan Color Guard Circuit Championships with their program “The Rose” last month. “We are all very proud of our winter guard team, said Clarkston Schools Instrumental Music Association President. Dave Murphy. “They worked hard all year and it showed at the championships. They are a […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Independence Township — Heidi Kroll couldn’t contain her excitement last Thursday after being named the Clarkston Foundation’s Teacher of the Year for the 2022-23 school year. The award celebrates teachers in pre-K through fifth grade classrooms. Kroll, a fifth grade teacher at Springfield Plains Elementary, soaked in the applause […]
The Renaissance High School Class of 2023 gathers for a group photo last Friday, May 19, after the annual clap-out event where staff, students, and parents cheer on the students as they walk the halls one last time. Photo: Matt Mackinder
On the Everest seniors’ last full day of class May 9, they don their caps and gowns and process through the hallways of the high school for one last time before crossing the driveway to the academy where they walk hand-in-hand with the kindergarten class, the future Class of 2035. Photo: Provided by Mary Roselli
Huntington Learning Center is sponsoring free workshops at local libraries related to avoiding the summer slide. The Clarkston Independence District Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, is hosting a workshop May 22 at 6 p.m. Other workshops include May 23 at the White Lake Township Library at 6:30 p.m., June 5 at the Orion Township Library at […]
At Clarkston’s annual Military Signing Day last Thursday, May 11, eight students were recognized as they will serve the United States after upcoming high school graduation. Pictured, from left, are E’liana Bell (Army), Lillian Francy (Marines), Gauge Falk (Marines), Michael George (Marines), Alex Ripley (Marines), Reece Stachowiak (Marines), Luciano Escamilla (Space Force), and Jared Look […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor After Nathan Beggs scored a 36 on his ACT in 2021, his sister Caroline wondered if she could find a way to also earn the test’s highest score. As it turns out, mission accomplished for the Everest junior as the younger Beggs put up the same 36 recently. “I […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last Thursday night, May 4, at Clarkston High School’s Performing Arts Center, 135 of the 535 members of the graduating Class of 2023 were recognized at the annual Senior Awards Night, held for students receiving awards and scholarships and those with a GPA 3.8 and higher. Department awards were […]
Steven Parise, of Clarkston, was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Parise was initiated at Penn State University. Parise is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by […]