Bailey Lake Elementary won the trophy for the sixth consecutive year during the Elementary Cross Country Race, Oct. 23. They had 22 percent of their students participating, beating Independence Elementary which had 21.62 percent of their students participating. A total of 376 runners from the seven elementaries throughout Clarkston Community Schools participated in the race. […]
When the leaves start to turn from green to an array of red, orange and yellow colors I tend to slow down and take the dirt roads more often. The traffic is less dense on a dirt road and the speed limit are lower, giving me more time to appreciate the great state of Michigan […]
It started with a large pile of photos. Though it officially began with making a list ? I am famous for making lists ? it’s just one of those things I do. The list included projects I wanted to finish before the start of 2016. The deadline has been pushed up to the beginning of […]
New T-shirts are storming through the community with a positive, simple message – Love Clarkston. The T-shirts are a fundraiser for the Clarkston Girls Soccer Program but is made for everyone – not just soccer fans. ‘They are awesome because this is a new way for us to start fundraising and get the soccer program […]
With school in session, many are looking ahead to the next holiday, Halloween, including Clarkston High School teacher Laura Kalinowski. She is looking for Halloween enthusiasts in grades 6-12 who want to participate in the Haunted House Design Challenge. The kickoff meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Clarkston High School’s LGI, from 6-8 p.m. Students […]
I have always thought it was a privilege to drive. I looked forward to it since I was a child. I counted down the years as I lingered over the excitement of driving a car five miles per hour at Disneyland because one day I would have a vehicle of my own and no rails […]
Emily Pobuda, a 2012 Clarkston High School graduate, has spent her summer helping others. She is currently a summer representative for Serengetee. The company purchases fabric from developing countries from impoverished women. They turn the fabric into pocket squares on shirts in a range of styles. “They then give the money back to the women […]
Here we are already in the first week of August and it doesn’t mean you should be thinking about the end of summer rapidly approaching. But you should start thinking about fall and not school supplies, which have been at retail stores since July or Halloween candy which I have also already seen on the […]
The recycle room was a bustle of energy and excitement during Camp Invention, held July 20-23, as students entering first through sixth grade looked for the perfect component for their project. This year’s Camp Invention curriculum was Illuminate and was inspired by some of the nation’s most brilliant minds. Every day the students were inspired […]
Clarkston gridiron heroes host their Seventh Annual Football for a Cure to raise money for McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston, Aug. 15. In this week’s edition, The Clarkston News sits down with a cancer survivor from McLaren. Last Friday was a special day for Cindy Jenko – it was her birthday […]