INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Several Everest Collegiate students were recently named Scholastic All-Catholic award recipients and honored at the annual CHSL Prep Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit.The Catholic League office honors the top students in 10th through 12th grades in every Catholic League school. These students are honored for achieving the highest possible GPA with […]
TROY — On Jan. 12, Clarkston High School sent 46 students to the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional Leadership Conference at Walsh College, the first competition for the club this year.Out of the individuals that went, 34 advanced to the state conference in Grand Rapids March 7-10.Those earning first place in their competition include […]
Elexa (Lexi) Ferguson, Clarkston High School Class of 2019, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Oakland University in December with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.She is currently employed at the Child Advocacy Center of Lapeer and will pursue her Masters in Social Work in the fall. Mitchell Perhay, of Clarkston, has been named to the […]
Erica Smith, of Clarkston, has graduated from Oakland University (Rochester, Mich.) with her bachelor’s of science in accounting.She graduated with honors being on the President’s List for her entire college career. Marissa Smith, of Clarkston, is a junior at Michigan State University (East Lansing, Mich.) and is on the Dean’s List pursuing her medical laboratory […]
By Daniel CarpenterSpecial to the Clarkston News INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Clarkston FTC Robotics program has just wrapped up an incredible season. Approximately 50 students from Sashabaw Middle School and Clarkston Junior High, spanning grades sixth to eighth, dedicated the past four months to building robots for this year’s FIRST Tech Challenge competition, Centerstage.In Centerstage, […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — According to Michigan.gov, over 20% of Michigan high school students – one out of every five – say they are being bullied.Bullying can affect everyone and is linked to negative outcomes for students who are bullied, choose to bully, as well as witness bullying.At Clarkston Community Schools, […]
Forty-four members of the Clarkston High School Drama Club Troupe 803 attended the Michigan Thespian Festival in Lansing, the weekend of December 8.They participated in workshops, networked with universities and theatre professionals, watched productions, and met other theatre students from all over Michigan during the festival.Graduating seniors Alex Gianakos, Francesca Catella and Jilliana Lehman received […]
Jason Loucks, of Clarkston, and fellow Kettering University (Flint, Mich.) Esports teammates won a regional championship and three divisional championships Dec. 4-6.Loucks majors in Computer Science, and graduates in 2026.
Those were student director Caroline Beggs’ final lines as the Cheshire Cat to end “Alice In Wonderland,” put on by the Everest Drama program the first weekend in December. The cast and crew led the audience down the rabbit hole and through the magic of Wonderland with all sorts of colorful personalities and characters. The […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At the Dec. 11 Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education meeting, the vast majority of the 45-minute meeting focused on enrollment numbers across the district.John Lucido, CCS assistant superintendent of administrative services, gave the presentation before the board.The numbers and statistics were compiled after the recent fall […]