BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Andersonville Elementary students experimented with circuits, centripetal force, fingerprinting and human x-rays during their Festival Day on April 28. The event is an Andersonville tradition incorporating science in a fun, hands-on learning approach for the students, Festival Day Co-Chair Michelle Herkowitz said. Andersonville partners with Cranbrook Institute of […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Health experts have more than 13 concerns about the young-adult miniseries “13 Reasons Why,” streaming on Netflix. Parents may want to watch the show, which is about a high school girl who chooses suicide in response to ongoing traumatic experiences at school, before allowing their children to, or […]
The world celebrated Earth Day a couple weeks ago on Saturday, April 22 with more than just environmental projects. More than 600 cities across the world marched for science on Earth Day with a goal to support and advocate for science and scientists. What a coincidence the week after a global march celebrating science, Clarkston […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Scientific curiosity and a passion for mathematics earned students Recognition Awards last week. “I want to express my sincere gratitude to the children in the room. I’m very, very fortunate to do what I do every day and to get to do what I love and you inspire […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Classroom learning was applied to a real business last week when Clarkston High School’s Marketing II class presented advertising models for a local company, Clarkston Food Express (CFE). “We did a very good job, better than what I thought we would,” marketing student Sean Croston said. “This has […]
BY JESSICA STEEELY Clarkston News Staff Writer Teagan Arndt and Alexis Johnson, students at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest in Springfield Township, won Breaking Traditions Awards recognizing accomplishments in nontraditional career and technical education programs. “I was really excited to hear that I won that because it’s not an award that everyone wins, it’s not […]
By Jessica Steeley Clarkston News Staff Writer From 20-25 out-of-district Kindergarten students could soon be joining Clarkston schools. The Clarkston Board of Education discussed limited open enrollment at their April 17 meeting, allowing a limited number of students into the district for their K-12 education. “I could get to a limited kindergarten proposal for a […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Robert (Bob) L. Jones passed away in 2004, but his toys continue to provide fun for kids. The handmade creations were given to the Clarkston Early Childhood Center by his longtime neighbors and friends Dr. Tom Stone and his wife, Arlene. “We had gotten [toys] over the years […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer With April showers and May flowers comes the spring bounty of potholes. According to residents posting on social media, Snow Apple Drive and Parview Drive are the two worst roads in the Clarkston area. Pat Kittle, Independence Township Supervisor, said the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) doesn’t […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Wacky costumes and teams with creative names filled Springfield Plains Elementary Battle of the Books competition last week. Springfield Plains, Andersonville and Davisburg elementaries competed in the 7th annual Fourth Grade Battle of the Books, a 10-question competition based on six books from different genres. Students dressed up […]