BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer School, church, and community gathered to offer comfort and support as the tragic news of a classmate’s suicide spread last week. Clarkston High School Principal Gary Kaul and a support team of counselors stayed in close contact with the Oakland County Crisis Response Team and put a plan […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer It was a whirlwind 24 hours for Gage Stamper. The 2018 Clarkston High School graduate and paratrooper private in the United States Army returned home for the first time in nearly a year on Sept. 26 and surprised his brothers at Clarkston Junior High. “It took a lot, […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Three Clarkston High School seniors and academic standouts were recently named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Madison Dryden, Timothy O’Daniel and Nathan Sesti are three of about 16,000 semifinalists who now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 scholarships worth more than $31 million that […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The Oakland County Health Department issued a health advisory last week warning of equine encephalitis, a potentially fatal disease transmitted by mosquitos. Clarkston Community Schools applied mosquito repellent around athletic fields at Sashabaw Middle School, Clarkston Junior High, and Clarkston High School on Sept. 18-19, when there were […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Renaissance High School is introducing “Flexible Fridays” for the 2019-20 school year. Alternative schools in the state can apply for a waiver allowing for a reduction in hours or days students are in class. The new schedule was approved by the Clarkston Board of Education at the Sept. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer For the fourth consecutive year, Clarkston students exceeded Oakland County and Michigan proficiency averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Clarkston’s scores on the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) was in the top half of all school districts in Oakland County, the highest performing county in […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Asbestos recently discovered at Clarkston Junior High poses no risk to students, said Principal Adam Kern. “During a recent teacher-supervised project in one of our Construction Tech classrooms, asbestos-containing subfloor materials were discovered,” Kern wrote in an email to CJH families. “The subfloor had been covered by layers […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The annual Sparkle Awards is a jewel of an event, usually held in March to celebrate everyone during an always emotional evening full of support and encouragement. That’s just one thing Clarkston Community Schools special education works on. “We are very proud of our special education programs and […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer For some Clarkston High School students, summer vacation had a little extra travel this year. After students from Japan visited and lived in Clarkston this past spring, Clarkston High School students returned the favor over the summer by flying to Chiba, Japan, for two weeks, June 30-July 14. […]