BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Gone are the days of the Clarkston High School Marching Band rehearsing in the dark in the school’s parking lot. These days, the students are enjoying a brand-new field on campus they first began using last week. The school’s soccer and lacrosse teams practice on the field during the […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Just one week into Clarkston Community Schools starting the 2020-21 school year online due to COVID-19 precautions, concerned parents came together on Monday to stage a peaceful rally on Clarkston Road to prod the Clarkston Board of Education to consider opening the doors to district buildings. The demonstration began […]
In a letter dated September 11, 2020, and distributed September 14, Lil’ Peoples’ Place announced that a child in its facility in the Infant #2 room had tested positive for COVID-19. “This child has siblings in Preschool #2 and Kindergarten who have displayed symptoms but have not tested positive,” the letter reads. “While we are […]
Five Clarkston High School seniors – Riley Beernink, Nathan Dimmer, Owen Meyer, Henry Sprague, and Parker Szachta – have been named semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will […]
Welcome back, Clarkston Community Schools families! The start of a new school year brings countless “firsts” for students. Certainly, in 2020, this list of firsts includes many unexpected new ways of doing things. As I look around, this world looks very different from the world we lived in a year ago, or even a few […]
Kendal Michelle Albrecht, of Clarkston, has graduated with honors from from Michigan State University. Kendal, a 2017 graduate of Clarkston High School, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Anthropology. While attending MSU, Kendal was a student advisor to the Dean of the College of Social Science and was selected to participate in National Science […]
While the school year was delayed, the Everest Collegiate High School and Academy student attitude of service never stops. As students prepared to return to campus this week, the EC student government organized a service opportunity for high school students this week. The students came together to prepare the playground area for younger students. Well […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved to push back the start of school to Tuesday, Sept. 8, during their meeting on Monday. Superintendent Shawn Ryan made the recommendation for the calendar amendment during the last Board of Education meeting, held Aug. 17, explaining they are […]
The bulletin boards still read March. It was like time stood still. Everest faculty and staff reported back to work on Monday, August 17, eager to prepare for students to return to campus in a few weeks. Each day began with Mass in the chapel followed by meetings throughout the day. Meetings throughout the week […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor After hours of deliberation and hearing conversations on both sides, Clarkston Community Schools will start the 2020-21 school year the way the 2019-20 year ended – online. The Clarkston Board of Education approved a return to school plan last week which included Superintendent Dr. Shawn Ryan’s recommendation to begin […]