BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The construction industry has one of the smallest gender wage gaps between women and men, yet women account for only 9.9 percent of its workforce, according to a recent Bureau of Labor statistics report. In a move to change that number, students and staff from Northern Michigan University’s Construction […]
Everest junior Mary Pearson recently participated in the virtual Congress for Future Medical Leaders. The congress is an opportunity for students who have an interest in a future career as a physical or medical scientist and 3.5 GPA or better to learn more about the field of medicine. Photo provided by Mary Williams
Clarkston Virtual staff, from left, Damon Rocho, Ken Janczarek, Fawn Phillips, Rory Beer, Lisa Nardone, and Nicole Todoran show off their Halloween costumes during a special trunk or treat event that was held last Thursday, October 28, at Clintonwood Park for all CCS virtual students and families. During the event, the “trophy” (Beer) was presented […]
This year’s induction ceremony to the Christ the King Chapter of the National Honor Society was held on October 15 as 20 Everest students met the eligibility requirements. The newly-inducted students joined the current members of NHS for a group photo as part of the experience. Photo provided by Mary Williams
Women in Construction Day will be held on Friday, November 5, at Clarkston Junior High School, in conjunction with Northern Michigan University’s Construction Management program. Southeast Michigan high school students will complete projects in woodworking, simulated construction equipment operation, urban planning and more, learning from and interacting with dynamic women working in these areas.
Clarkston High School seniors Meredith Brennan and Ryan Bovee won the honor of being 2021 Homecoming Queen and King, and picked up their new attire during halftime of last Friday’s football game. More Homecoming coverage on Page 12 and 16 of this week’s print edition of The Clarkston News. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
This year’s Everest student government is comprised of President Lucia De Nigris, Vice President Celeste James, Secretary Sally McGrath, and Treasurer Kathleen Thibodeau, in addition to class representatives Sarah Bradley and Madelyn Krappmann (freshmen), Joseph Milosch and Lucille Thewes (sophomores), Amelia Shripka and Luke Walker (juniors), and Nathaniel Beggs and Andrea Gonzalvo (seniors). Photo provided
Madden Owczarzak, Everest Class of 2021, recently completed a mural in the upstairs high school hallway, developing the project for Carrie Mazure’s Intermediate Visual Arts course. The imagery of the mural represents the four dimensions of Everest’s educational pedagogy of Integral Formation. The dove represents spiritual formation, the medal – intellectual formation, the clasped hands […]
Everest senior Nathaniel Beggs is one of approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. He will now have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit scholarships worth nearly $30 million.