Senior Jeff Dean is seen on Friday nights playing on both sides of the football for Clarkston. It was his effort and work as a defense tackle one of his coaches took notice to. ‘He is an outstanding student athlete and has really become a great leader on and off the field,? said Wolves? Defense […]
This year’s theme was the Daytona and Andersonville Elementary students had their engines ready and sneakers geared for last Wednesday’s Fun Run. Wearing their class colors and representing a NASCAR driver, the kids ran around the track and collected a rubber band for each lap they completed. Before racing, the students and teachers posed with […]
Spikers head into this week ready to take on Rochester. ‘Rochester has only lost once in the league,? said Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. ‘This is going to be a big match for us. It will determine if we win the league or not because I don’t think anyone else will beat Rochester.? The […]
As Drew Canada heads into his third game next week in the Wheelchair Hockey League, he is using each game to get him ready for the North American PowerHockey Tournament in Toronto next summer. During the fall Canada plays as a Hornet but he changed jerseys when he was asked to join the Michigan Mustangs […]
This year’s theme was the Daytona and Andersonville Elementary students had their engines ready and sneakers geared for last Wednesday’s Fun Run. Wearing their class colors and representing a NASCAR driver, the kids ran around the track and collected a rubber band for each lap they completed. Before racing, the students and teachers posed with […]
Schools across Michigan used incentives to entice students to attend school last Wednesday for Count Day but Clarkston Community Schools didn’t have to. ‘We have very good attendance rates,? said Anita Banach, director of communications and marketing for Clarkston Community Schools. ‘We didn’t have to do anything out of the usual to encourage our students […]
The tides of change started to turn no sooner than the ink was dried on my last column. As coaches already know – my beat has changed – I am covering schools and will cover as much as sports as I can until a new reporter is hired. I have been lucky covering sports – […]
Dan Fife accomplished a lot over his basketball coaching career in Clarkston and on Friday he will add one more accomplishment – being inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame. ‘As far as awards go from the state, it is probably as high as you can get,? said Fife. Though as […]
Two school board trustees missed an Aug. 26 special meeting, but one voted anyway. That doesn’t sit well with Trustee Joan Patterson, who didn’t vote. “I think the board needs to decide how it’s going to operate,? said Patterson at the Sept. 28 Clarkston Board of Education meeting. ‘The problem is how does the board […]
Vicki Potter doesn’t only teach French at Clarkston High School but immerses the students in the culture and experiences she has encountered. She answered the phone a few weekends ago to hear the Michigan World Language Association president announcing news Potter was named Secondary Teacher of the Year. ‘It was a complete surprise,? Potter said. […]