By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Area Youth Assistance honored 70 students during its Youth Recognition Ceremony and Dessert Reception at Clarkston Junior High School Performing Arts Center, April 26. “Each of us is better because of who you are and what you bring to the community,” said Staci Puzio, keynote speaker […]
The Clarkston High School Class of 2023 Top Scholars were honored for their academic achievements April 27 during the Senior Scholar Breakfast at the Fountains Banquet Center, sponsored by Waterford Bank. Photo: Matt Mackinder
Dear CCS Families, My two top priorities as superintendent of Clarkston Community Schools are providing our students with a stellar education and ensuring they are always safe. These are two substantial and ever-changing tasks. Thankfully, I have an outstanding team of experts working to achieve these goals every day. While we received a favorable report […]
On April 6, the Clarkston Masons, whose lodge is located at 1 North Main Street in Clarkston, awarded two $1,500 scholarships to Clarkston High School seniors Bedford Muzzy (left) and Phoebe Savoie. Photo: Provided by Anna Muzzy
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor When the Oakland Youth Orchestras presents its spring concert on April 27 from the Oxford Performing Arts Center, the concert will feature Clarkston High School student Ethan McMurray’s orchestra piece “Dream Theme and Variations.” The event will also serve as a farewell to OYO Executive Director Joanne Walle. McMurray’s […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Over the April 14-16 weekend, Clarkston Construction Trades program students represented the Clarkston community at the 2023 state championships in Grand Rapids. Six Clarkston students battled their way through local and regional competitions to earn their place at the state finals in the categories of individual carpentry, team works […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Last November, the Clarkston community went to the polls and approved a school bond proposal that would provide up to $197,500,000 for district-wide improvements, with no tax rate increase to taxpayers over the current-year debt millage rate. This bond proposal was developed as a part of a long-term master […]
Kyle Leland, of Clarkston, has earned a Master of Science in Analytics from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta. Leland was among approximately 5,620 undergraduate and graduate students to be presented Georgia Tech degrees during the Institute’s 263rd Commencement exercises Dec. 16-17, 2022, at Bobby Dodd Stadium. *** Elaina Brower (University of […]
On March 22-23, the Clarkston High School Interact Club, an extension of the Clarkston Rotary Club, put on a bake sale during the school days to raise money for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, taking in more than $900 when all was said and done. Over the course of two days, the high schoolers made […]
Former Everest student Dr. Kennedy (Quirk) Paron returned to her alma mater at the end of March to participate in Reading Month by taking time to read a book she authored to early elementary students. Dr. Paron is a doctor in behavioral health who works with the pediatric population. Her book, “Kindly the Kangaroo Goes […]