Six Clarkston High School students are semi-finalists for the National Merit scholarship after taking their PSATs last fall. Nick Dahl, Melissa Pavlik, Andrew Salada, Hannah Frame, Kyle Gruebnau and Caleb Jenkins are among 16,000 students around the nation qualifying for the program based on their test scores. “It is pretty incredible,” said Pavlik. “For me […]
Boutique for holiday shopping at MillsHoliday shopping plus a great cause equals fun when A Space 2 Dream hosts Sugar Plum Chic: A Holiday Boutique this Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The event, at Clarkston Mills, 20 W. Washington Street in downtown Clarkston, has an array of vendors along with raffles, demonstrations and refreshments. “It is the […]
Four teammates from the Boys Cross Country team jumped into action when they found a wallet at the Oakland County meet at Kensington Metro Park, Oct. 8. “We went to the bathroom and there was a long line,” said Clarkston Junior High School freshman Hank Grogan. “We were going to another bathroom when Danny Bryne […]
It was a usual Friday morning for freshmen in Jeff Peariso’s Statistics class. They were working on the task assigned to them. But what was usual for them was unusual for anyone peeking into the classroom. Instead of textbooks open, they had laptops. Instead of pencil and paper, they were using a Bamboo pen tablet […]
Meredith Clark received a huge honor during Central Michigan University’s Homecoming Week. The 2007 Clarkston High School graduate was named Gold Ambassador, which is the equivalent of Homecoming Queen at the university. “It was super exciting,” Clark said. “The whole week was exciting to participate in the homecoming festivities each night at different residency halls […]
For the first time, Clarkston Chiefs JV White and Gold teams faced off against each other in the Northern Youth Football League’s Superbowl. Both team scored 14 points by the time the clock ran down, Saturday, putting them into overtim. JV White’s Nick Korns passed the ball to Noah Nicklin for the touchdown, 20-14. The […]
The gridiron gang gathered as the seniors hugged their coaches and teammates before leaving the field for the last time. Clarkston’s last home game for the season ended with a loss to Walled Lake Central 45-26 for the MHSAA District crown. “You never want the season to end this way,” said Wolves Boys Varsity Football […]
The varsity runners finished in 14th place at the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals on Saturday at Michigan Internationals Speedway. Junior Sam Tanielian finished in 12th place, with a time of 15:54.8 and was named All-State. Senior Adam Bruderick was the second fastest runner for the team,16:39.6; senior Michael Culver, third at 16:42.4; senior Daniel […]
Senior Natalie Smith and junior Sam Tanielian led their teams to finish in the top 20 in the state on Saturday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway. The Boys Varsity Cross Country finished in 14th place at the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals while the girls team took 16th place. “I was pleased,” said Clarkston Boys […]
Spikers claimed their fifth consecutive MHSAA District title after beating Fenton last Thursday, 3-1. The Lady Tigers opened the night with a tight 26-24 win in the first game and Clarkston answered with winning the next three 25-19, 25-16, 25-19. “They were stronger than what we had thought,” senior Stephanie Marani said. “But once we […]