BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer It was another solid meet for Team RUSH 27 as they competed in the FIRST in Michigan District at East Kentwood, March 28-30. The Clarkston High School Robotics team finished the match in the semifinals. Team RUSH 27 finished with a record of 9-7-1. They also finished […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer For one week every school year, a handful of students from Japan make the trek from their homeland to spend time in Clarkston as part of a student exchange program. The program has been in existence since 2000 and has been spearheaded by CHS Japanese teacher Faye Valtadoros […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer For a team from North Sashabaw Elementary School, last month’s mid-winter break was a chance to keep learning. Principal Jennifer Johnson, Social Emotional Coach Kristina Hoover, Social Worker Kayle Parker, fourth-grade teacher Molly Hothem and kindergarten teacher Maddie Spencer joined hundreds of other educators in Washington D.C. to […]
Eight Clarkston High School students competed in the Business Professionals of America 2019 State Leadership Competition, March 15-17 in Grand Rapids. State qualifiers competing in fields from finance to medical to technology included Richard Budny, Nathan Dimmer, Cameron Hempton, Logan Malone, Thomas McCarty, David Moss, Laura Norrito, and Nathan Sesti. Four students qualified for the […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer A state decision is pending on making up snow days, but Clarkston Community Schools is moving forward with plans to deal with three of them. “Clarkston requested and was granted the additional three days of forgiven time. However, even with the additional three days that were granted, we […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Principal Matt Gifford took a turn teaching fifth graders during Safety Week at Springfield Plains Elementary School. “The lesson provides general knowledge about disasters common to our area and strategies for how students can protect themselves and their families,” Gifford said. “It also teaches students how to create […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Deborah Clement always goes above and beyond. She recently earned recognition from the Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators as its 2019 Outstanding Human Resources Support Staff Person of the Year at the association’s annual conference in Lansing earlier this month. Clement, the human resources coordinator for administrative […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Community Schools has seen an increase in the number of students who have had influenza symptoms over the last several weeks. “Influenza symptoms and fevers can last up to one week, and therefore, depending on symptom severity, some students may be out of school for up to […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer With a rain storm outside, a battle of books raged inside Springfield Plains Elementary, March 14. The Rockin’ Readers of Pine Knob Elementary emerged the 2019 champions in the district-wide Battle of the Books competition out of the 15-team field, after earning a perfect 20-out-of-20 score. The Reading […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Team RUSH 27 finished in third place during their competition in the Rocket City Regional in Huntsville, Ala., during the weekend. The Clarkston High School Robotics team ranked sixth with a 10-5-0 record and won the Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors. “I couldn’t be more […]