Best friends
Sophia Strutz, Magda Wierzbicka, Aviva Coventry, and Ana Wierzbicka, all second graders, celebrate Friendsgiving Nov. 14 at Andersonville Elementary. Photo: Stephanie Strutz
New voice on school board as Love gains election with most votes
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor In the election for two seats on the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education, Amanda Love (9,545 votes) and Cheryl McGinnis (incumbent, 8,713 votes) were voted in for the six-year terms. Greg Need (incumbent, 7,975), Christy Giampetroni (6,543), and Kathy Paul (2,422) did not gain enough votes for election. […]
Thank you for your service
TOP PHOTO: Andersonville students hold up signs they created with positive words describing U.S. veterans at the Nov. 10 event. Photo: Matt Mackinder
Firing on all cylinders
Clarkston Robotics is in full swing this fall, as there are five teams representing Clarkston for the FIRST Tech Challenge. These teams are each made up of 10-12 students from Sashabaw Middle School and Clarkston Junior High. All five of the teams are meeting at Clarkston Junior High on many weeknights, and are competing in […]
Locals cheer on Wolverines, Spartans, benefit Renaissance High School
Gary Metzger of The Print Shop, assisted by Don Brose, formerly of Brose Electric Shop, celebrated the 27th year of the celebration of the University of Michigan-Michigan State football game with an outdoor get-together of fun and positive ribbing of each other outdoors between the two schools, on Oct. 28. It’s a public event, and […]
STEMi makes stop at Clarkston Junior High
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Independence Township – During the first week of November, a semi-truck was parked in the parking lot at Clarkston Junior High School. More specifically, it was a STEMi – a mobile lab run by Oakland Schools that provides students the opportunity to learn more about science and technology through […]
Hugh Rose Scholarship
Hugh Rose Scholarship The Hugh Rose Scholarship was created to help eligible Clarkston residents through monetary assistance for college or technical courses that would otherwise be out of reach. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, hold a high school diploma or GED, and be a resident of the greater Clarkston community. Individuals […]
CJHS brings Disney class to stage this Friday, Saturday
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Students in Clarkston Junior High School Drama Club want to show you a whole new world as they bring to the stage “Disney’s Aladdin, Jr.” this Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. . “Aladdin, Jr.” is an updated version of the Disney classic which follows Aladdin, played by […]
Aladdin, Jr. on stage
The Clarkston Junior High School Drama Club presents Disney’s Aladdin, Jr. on Nov. 11-12, 7 p.m. both nights. General admission tickets $5. No advanced sales or reserved seats. Purchase tickets at the door, starting at 6:15 p.m. CJHS Performing Arts Center is located at 6595 Waldon Road.
Meeting the candidates
On Oct. 25 at Clarkston Junior High School’s Performing Arts Center, Clarkston Community Schools school board candidates, from left, Amanda Love, Christy Giampetroni, Greg Need and Cheryl McGinnis, were part of a community-sponsored moderated Q & A session where the moderator, Clarkston Independence District Library Director Julie Meredith, asked pre-determined questions with the candidates answering […]