Friday morning, we awoke to a heavy blanket of snow in Clarkston. As superintendent, my wake-up call comes earlier than most (around 4 a.m.) when I connect with our transportation and facilities directors, our North Oakland County network, the Road Commission of Oakland County, and even sometimes a meteorologist to make an informed decision. Of […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Community Schools reopened this week after being in a distance learning environment since November. The district started the school year in a virtual mode before opening the buildings in October. A month later, schools closed again due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. Now, the schools are back […]
Ava Thewes, of Clarkston, has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning honors for the Fall 2020 semester. Thewes is majoring in Sport Studies. Students named to the Dean’s List at UNH are students who have earned recognition through their scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a […]
Jenson Walker, of Clarkston, has been named to the Southeast Missouri State University Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B. *** Lauren Brundage, a […]
From left, Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education members Greg Need, Kelli Horst, Elizabeth Egan, Shawn Ryan, Steve Hyer, Stefanie Crane, Andrea Catalina, and Cheryl McGinnis gather at the district’s 2019 commencement ceremony, which was held June 3, 2019 at DTE Energy Music Theatre. Photo provided Clarkston Community Schools is joining 544 local and 57 […]
Everest third-grade student Mia Mandziuk sleds during a recent recess at the Clarkston campus. Photo provided
Everest students learned today about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They read about his life and his message. Kindergarteners made their own books called “Dr. King Said…” to learn more about his message of fairness and kindness to all.
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Community Schools students will be back in buildings for the second semester. At the time of Superintendent Dr. Shawn Ryan’s last update to the community before Christmas, virus rates in the immediate community were increasing. The Clarkston school district transitioned to a temporary distance learning contingency and this […]
When our schools dismissed for winter break in December, we had just completed six weeks of distance learning, virus rates in our immediate community were on a steady incline, and the threat of a holiday spike loomed large. Since that time, our administration has been in near-daily communication as a team, and with Oakland Health […]