Annual tradition of giving

Annual tradition of giving

From left, Traci Miller and Juanita Gilbert collect donations at Clarkston Junior High School, Dec. 16, as part of the yearly Stuff-A-Bus donation event for Lighthouse. The estimate from the two days was 6,000 pounds in food and over $1,500 in cash and gift cards. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price

Helping out at Everest

Helping out at Everest

Everest student government president Michael McGrath takes part in the school’s adoption of a family for Christmas, purchasing items in coordination with Lighthouse of Oakland County. Photo provided

Academic, community achievements from Clarkston

Grace Mersino, of Clarkston, qualified for the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tenn. *** Alex Mazzone, of Clarkston, graduated from the University […]

Everest students bless the Baby Jesus

Everest students bless the Baby Jesus

Each year, Everest students have the opportunity to bring in the Baby Jesus from their nativity scene at home to be blessed. Lower elementary students brought their Baby Jesuses on Tuesday when each class had a special time in the chapel to pray, as Father was unable to be on campus that day. Third through […]

Chance of Clarkston schools opening in January ‘very strong’

Chance of Clarkston schools opening in January ‘very strong’

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor In Clarkston Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Shawn Ryan’s weekly letter to the district’s parents, he wrote something that many parents have been hopeful to read. “It certainly feels strange to be experiencing December without the usual festivities, but a new year is around the corner and the likelihood of our […]

Advent at Everest

Each year, Everest faculty and staff in both the academy and high school buildings decorate their classroom and office doors for Advent, with the middle school student government judging the doors. The winners were Kristen Fazzoni’s class (preschool-second grade), Carrie Mazure (third-fifth grade), and John Haezebrouck (middle school). Photos provided

Clarkston High thespians discover drama can exist virtually

BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston High School Drama Club Troupe 803 attended the Michigan Thespian Festival during the first weekend of December for a virtual experience. “My experience for this year’s festival was not at all what I was expecting,” shared Halee Tisler, this year’s president of the Drama Club. “Honestly, […]

Giving back

Giving back

Pine Knob Elementary third-grade student Levi Baldwin created a wish list of hygiene items on Amazon.com and delivered over 10,000 items he collected to Lighthouse Clarkston on Dec. 4. Photo provided

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