Dressing for Homecoming
Clarkston High School students show off dresses that the PTO helped sell at recent pop-up sales at the school in advance of the Homecoming dance on Oct. 14. Photo: Provided by Amy Darnell
Board exploring need for police presence at Everest
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At the Sept. 19 regular meeting of the Independence Township Board of Trustees, discussion took place regarding the township’s sheriff’s substation having a police presence at Everest Collegiate High School and Academy.Township Supervisor Jose Aliaga said Everest is proposing paying 80% of a deputy’s salary and the […]
Concert fundraiser
The Clarkston High School Choir is hosting an acoustic pops concert this Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the CHS Performing Arts Center.Tickets are $10 and the event is a fundraiser for the choir’s trip to Italy next June.For tickets, visit showtix4u.com/event-details/76730.
Supporting the Mountaineers’ mission
Bill Merecki, Jake Taykowski, and Dan Brace were the big winners Sept. 11 at Everest’s annual golf outing at Shepherd’s Hollow Golf Club. The event netted over $40,000 for the school’s mission. Photo: Provided by Mary Roselli
Everest excellence
This year, as a part of Everest’s expanded elective offerings, the school has worked together with FANUC to provide students in Robotics III with access to industry-level robots in Everest’s new innovations lab.EC teachers Jeffrey Stencel, Matthew Mileski, and Nghiem Nguyen attended FANUC academy in August to learn more about the robots.FANUC is a Japanese […]
Madrigals magic
It was a night to remember for the CHS Madrigals, opening for Loverboy and Foreigner at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Aug. 30. The group performed Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” and ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” and even met some band members. Photo: Kelly Allen/CCS
Clarkston students to benefit from special professional training program
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor On Aug. 31 at the Karmanos Cancer Institute inside McLaren Clarkston, McLaren Oakland, Project SEARCH, and Clarkston Community Schools announced a collaboration to open a student Project SEARCH site at McLaren Clarkston that will be a benefit to the local community.Project SEARCH is a nationwide initiative dedicated to providing young […]
Job training
Everest’s technology teacher, Amanda Maxim, recently attended a summertime computer science professional development course called CS Bootcamp in Marquette. The course was grant-funded, and Maxim said she is excited to bring back all she learned about coding and robots back to academy students. Photo: Provided by Mary Roselli
College milestones
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced the recipients of the 2022-23 MIAA Academic Honor Roll, and the list includes Clarkston’s Angelena Perry.Perry is part of the softball team at Trine (Ind.) University and is majoring in Business Administration.Student-athletes must reach a 3.5 grade-point average for the academic year and earn a varsity letter in […]
Say goodbye to summer, hello to 2023-24 school year
TOP PHOTO: Top row, from left, Jayden Dupuis, fifth grade, Maddie Lauble, fifth grade, and Lincoln Caceres, fifth grade, and bottom row, from left, Miles Romp, first grade, Elle Lauble, second grade, and Kennedy Caceres, second grade, head to Clarkston Elementary. Photo: Stephanie Caceres BOTTOM PHOTO: Aubrey Motyka and Zoey Motyka pose at Everest before […]