Back on Dec. 6-7, the Everest seniors had their annual class retreat at the Subiaco Retreat Center in Oxford. The theme was “Past, Present, and Future,” and the students had a chance to contemplate their lives in light of these three time frames. What makes the senior retreat unique from the other high school retreats […]
Mary Whitley was named to the President’s Honors List at Phoenix College for the past two semesters. She was welcomed into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for her commitment to scholarship, leadership and service. Whitley recently completed training to become a licensed EMT through American Medical Response, […]
Clarkston Community Schools will be back in session after the holiday break next Monday, Jan. 9, after the last day was Dec. 22 (a snow day canceled school Dec. 23). In a communication to families Dec. 22, CCS Superintendent Dr. Shawn Ryan had hopes the break will be a benefit to all. “Over the next […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Patricia Douglas started working for Clarkston Community Schools in 1991 to be on the same schedule as her three children who were attending Andersonville Elementary. Now some 31 years later, Douglas retired earlier this month after spending the last 23 years as Independence Elementary’s secretary. “My reason for seeking […]
Throughout the fall and winter months, ECYD (Encounters, Convictions, Your Decisions) boys from Everest have spent Saturday mornings serving the homeless in Detroit. Often in the bitter cold, students have departed early in the morning to help distribute food to those who are in need. For students juggling academics, athletics, and more, these students serving […]
The upcoming Curriculum & Career Expo will be held Feb. 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Clarkston High School, 6093 Flemings Lake Road. That night, junior and senior students are invited to the event from 6-7 p.m. while parents are in a meeting with the various principals. The parents can interact at the Expo from 7-8 […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Dallas — After four months of testing, building, practicing and preparing, Team RUSH 27A led the Bell Vertical Drones Championship, Dec. 3. The team consisted of seven juniors and sophomores from Clarkston High School and two mentors from Team RUSH. They led the drone event with 336 […]
The Sashabrawlers, a Clarkston FTC Robotics team, competed in the state-qualifying tournament on Nov. 12 in Rochester, and the team, made up of Matthew Hoag, Jack Klenow, Grant Nanzer, Eshan Patel, William Place, Zachary Reynolds, and Lars Wilson, sixth and seventh grade students from Sashabaw Middle School, came in first place as part of the […]
On the one year anniversary of the Oxford tragedy, Nov. 30, Everest students, including sophomore Madelyn Krappmann, gathered together in prayer. High school students participated with a rosary and adoration led by the school’s student government. Photo: Provided by Mary Williams