After a three year absence, forensics is back at Clarkston Schools. In true Clarkston fashion, the first outing for the team proved successful, with the Clarkston Junior High Team bringing home three trophies, two plaques, six blue ribbons and three Certificates of Merit for Excellence. Forensics had a brief stint in Clarkston three years ago […]
As people from all over the world flock to Michigan to witness Super Bowl XL history, places for them to stay are becoming scarce. Major hotel chains fill up and send people further and further from the Detroit area, bombarding even small bed and breakfasts like Clarkston’s Milpond Inn. Many are coming in too late, […]
Think all love stories are alike? Think you’ve heard them all before? Think again. On Feb. 11, a unique way to celebrate the spirit of Valentine’s Day can be found right here in Clarkston as the Clarkston Village Players present storyteller Lois Sprengnether-Keel in ‘Love: Sense or Nonsense?? Sprengnether-Keel has been storytelling since 1970, and […]
State funding for public schools may receive a major overhaul this year. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future started a successful petition drive in Fall 2005 to place a proposal on the November 2006 ballot asking the state to increase annual funding for K-16 public schools, community colleges and universities to equal the rate of […]
Yee-haw! Jake Marsh gallops around on his trusty steed at ‘Mom’s Day? for Crosshill Preschool.
Crowds cheer and awe at athletes who go beyond the norm for victory. But what about those whose competition have less glitz? A lot of people can throw a football, but can they solve a complex algebraic equation without a calculator? How about 30 of them while being timed? Sound like homework? Actually, for some […]
The CHS Jazz Band enjoyed a rare gig on Feb 3 when classic-jazz musician Jim Walker and his group Free Flight visited Clarkston. Even better, the band was able to share the experience with others. Walker, a flute professor from the University of Souther Carolina, has played the flute most of his life and performed […]
When there’s a new school project or a team wins a major competition, I can’t do enough to publicize their success. No surprises there, people like to celebrate their successes and I certainly don’t mind helping them. But covering Clarkston Schools means more than Fun Runs and LEGO competitions. The business side to districts is […]
Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Schools do not participate in the Open Enrollment program, but that might change slightly. The Clarkston School Board is expected to vote on opening the Oakland Science Math and Technology program to additional school districts at the Feb. 13 board meeting. The action comes after discussion held at the Jan. […]
The discussion of the non-homestead millage ballot language is over for the Clarkston School Board. At the Feb. 13 meeting, the board voted 7-0 to approve the final wording for the May 2 election. Voters will decide whether or not to approve the district’s request for 19.2491 mills of non-homestead tax for a period of […]