From left, Cameron Zagorski, Connor Dufresne, Cody Fleming and Brendan Bell celebrate graduating from Clarkston High School at Pine Knob Music Theatre on June 2. All four of the graduates, who were on the marching band together, are heading to Kettering University to continue their education. Photo provided by Kelli Fritz By Megan Kelley Editor […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — Before Rowyn Pettinato and Kellan Hartman finished fourth grade at Bailey Lake Elementary last Friday, the two joined their classmates in the school library and they met a few people from the American Reading Company through a Zoom call, May 20. The two were recognized for […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — Firefighters from Independence Township and businesses were on the scene at Clarkston Junior High School during the Clarkston Community Schools’ Clarkston Construction Technology Program’s Trade Days, May 14-16. Construction Trades Instructor Adam Gorring shared that throughout the three days many of the program’s partners were there […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — During its regularly scheduled meeting on May 12, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education held its public taxation hearing as required by the state and approved the presented tax rates for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year. Presenting the information at the tax hearing was Executive Director […]
Fifth graders Kate Rudnik, Zoey Rzewnicki, Olivia Pawlik and Elliott Bramer show off their specially designed totes for incoming Kindergartners. Photos provided. By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Students at Independence Elementary recently wrapped up a month of service learning projects and held a final assembly to highlight all the work each grade […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on April 14, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education approved some projects tied to the district 2022 bond as well as authorized the purchase of four 77-passenger school buses. First, the board unanimously approved the purchase of large venue audio/visual systems at Clarkston […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Earlier this month, the Clarkston Optimist Club named seven fifth graders from Clarkston Community Schools as this year’s Outstanding Student Citizens. Every year, the Clarkston Optimists work with all seven of Clarkston Schools’ elementary schools to honor one student from each school for their contributions to the […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — There was a little bit of everything to try as girls in grades Kindergarten through seventh filled Clarkston High School for the annual Maker Girl Mania event, April 12. The girls participated in activities from making a duct tape coin purse to programming a robot. […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — It’s a dark and stormy night when anything could happen and possibly might happen at the Boddy Manor as the Clarkston High School Drama Club presents “Clue: High School Edition” at the CHS Performing Arts Center, April 25-27. “Clue is about a group of six […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com UNIVERSITY CENTER — Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH 27 Robotics team is heading to the FIRST World Championship this week with the team’s most recent title – state champions after winning the competition at Saginaw Valley University Center for the second consecutive year, April 3-5. “They were so […]