The 2020-21 school year is down to less than a month until summer vacation, but Clarkston Community Schools continues to monitor the pandemic as it relates to student and staff safety. “We have seen a dramatic reduction in positive cases and quarantined students in our district and our operations are strong,” said CCS Superintendent Dr. […]
Kristine Butcher’s Academic Seminar Class at Sashabaw Middle School recently made their own DIY stress balls. Photo provided
Evan Hall, of Clarkston, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at the University of Michigan. Hall is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only […]
Clarkston resident and Hamilton College junior Lucille Kline has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to study Russian through a virtual program hosted by Lobachevsky University in Nizhny Novgorod. The Critical Language Scholarship is a program run by the U.S. Department of State for intensive language study in 15 critical languages. Kline is a Russian […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Music is going to the neighborhoods virtually as Clarkston School Instrumental Music Association holds its inaugural Band on the Run 5K, June 4-13. Participants who register by May 16 receive a T-shirt and a medal. “With COVID, programs everywhere, not just bands, have been struggling because a […]
Independence Elementary students kicked off the 19th year of SOCKS (Serving Our Community Kid Style), April 26. SOCKS is a Young Fives through fifth grade academic service-learning schoolwide project where the focus is on, “How can we as caring kids serve our community?” This year looked a little different, because instead of just one morning, […]
Fittingly, the theme for this year’s Clarkston High School graduation is “perseverance.” As I look around our school district these days, perseverance is exactly what I see. I see our teachers giving their all to help students finish strong despite the many disruptions and challenges of this school year. The Class of 2021, in particular, […]
Kristin Sprague’s kindergarteners at Bailey Lake Elementary can’t get enough of the jumbo simple machine builder. Liam Heike and Autumn Sweeney proudly pose with their creation. Photo provided
The CHS Drama Club presents a live, in-person, masked musical production of “School House Rock, Live,” on Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at Clarkston High School. Tickets are $12 general admission, first come, first serve reduced capacity seating. Tickets are not available at the door and can be […]