Michigan voters will have their say on the heavily debated topic of public school funding this November. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future started a successful petition drive in Fall 2005 to place a proposal on the November ballot asking the state to increase annual funding for K-16 public schools, community colleges and universities to […]
Something always ties Christine Keener to Clarkston. Until recently, Keener worked as an administrative assistant in the Clarkston School district, which may not come as a surprise to some. Keener herself is a product of Clarkston schools. She attended Andersonville Elementary and Clarkston Middle School, ultimately graduating from Clarkston High School in 1989. But Keener’s […]
There are ‘book smarts,? which everyone is taught starting in kindergarten, and there are ‘street smarts,? the practical skills that help people become successful in the real world but are rarely taught in classrooms before college. This is something Everest Academy parens Kristi Heft-Kitz and Ann Marie Allard wanted to change, so they did. Both […]
When they learned Lighthouse Emergency Services needed help gathering school supplies for needy families, Dr. Robert Bice and the staff at Clarkston Village Dental were quick to lend a hand. ‘It’s our way of giving back,? said Hygienist Amy Wilson. Wilson and other staff members visited Clarkston schools in the past to help demostrate proper […]
A new school year is about to begin, and Clarkston School Board members and administrators are in the process of discussing their goals for the 2006-07 year. The board meeting on Aug. 14 started two hours earlier than usual at 5 p.m., allowing officials to break into small table discussions about the district’s future. President […]
A good beginning never ends. Such is the motto for Kindermusik International, a world-renowned program for children from birth to age 7. Instructors at Clarkston Conservatory’s own Kindermusik program reached a new beginning recently, as they recieved the Maestro Award. This distiction places the program in the top five percent of all 5,000 licensed programs […]
School is starting soon, and students returning to Sashabaw Middle School will see a familiar face in a different office. Brett McCall, who worked the last eight years as a seventh-grade science teacher at SMS, replaced Glenn Gualtieri as assistant principal alongside April Wuest. Gualtieri recently was named the new principal for Bailey Lake Elementary. […]
For some people, returning home marks the end of a long journey or experience. For Matthew Cook, however, a return to Clarkston is just the beginning. Cook, 34, is the son of Mary Alice and Bob Cook. He grew up in the Clarkston area in a home right on Main Street and graduated from Clarskston […]
Reporters do not follow typical 9-5 schedules, at least not most of the time. The news rarely follows banker hours, so reporters do not either. The community dictates our hours most weeks, but there are a few shifts that can be considered ‘normal.? Those days usually start with checking in to look over all the […]
The language of music is international. Regardless of culture or native tongue, a song’s message has a way of being heard. Suzanne Egan, 13, of Clarkston, knows that very well after spending four weeks in Europe performing and learning from an international audience. Egan, who will be entering ninth grade at Clarkston Junior high School […]