Parents question both plan and process

‘Where is the logic?? said Mark Matczak, of Parview Street. Since Nov. 29, parents and board members have been in conversation over the new plan to redistrict. Clarkston school board members feel the shift is the best thing to do, but parents feel their voices are not being heard. One group of parents has reviewed […]

The meaning of Christmas

BY CHRISTINA ULAJ Clarkston News Staff Writer Everest Academy had a very important assignment for kindergartners through eighth grade students: they had to write an essay on the meaning of Christmas. This is the first year Everest students wrote this type of essay. The assignment was designed to take the students through the steps of […]

Clarkston resident ‘Principle of the Year?

Clarkston resident, Suzanne Antonazzo, received the ?2004 Outstanding Practicing Principle Award? from the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principles Association. Antonazzo has been a principle at Haviland Elementary in Waterford for ten years. She attended Western Michigan University and received her masters from Oakland University. Waterford schools superintendent and the Haviland Elementary staff nominated Antonazzo […]

SPE Lego Robotics Team heading to state finals

Springfield Plains Lego Robotics Team advanced to the State Championship! On Nov. 13, SPE attended the regional competition at Lakeland High school. A total of 26 teams were competed including six from Clarkston; two from Independence Elementary, two from Cedar Crest Academy, and one from Springfield Plains Elementary. The Springfield Plains team was composed of […]

Santa takes time to answer questions

Christmas is just around the corner, and I have experienced the ultimate holiday wish ever: I got to meet Santa! Santa and I have known each other for a little while.Through phone conversations and email communications, I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Santa invited me to visit him at the North Pole! Reindeer […]

New CHS courses suggested

At the Dec. 13 Board of Education meeting, Deputy Superintendent David Reschke presented recommendations for the addition and deletion of courses to be offered at Clarkston High School for the 2005-06 school year. These courses have been introduced to the high school Teaching and Learning Council and approved. The courses to be added include: American […]

‘Afterglow? after the parade

The Heart of Clarkston Holiday Parade came through downtown, and the amount of volunteers was touching. The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce arranged an Afterglow party as a thank you to all parade volunteers. The event was an opportunity for coordinators and volunteers to gather over food and drinks at The Union. ‘We thought it […]

Clarkston Optimist Club shows great effort

Clarkston News Staff Writer The Clarkston Optimist club worked hard creating their float design for this year’s holiday parade. The group based their design on the Polar Express, to go along with the Chamber’s theme, The Heart of Clarkston Holiday Parade. The club was fortunate to have many volunteers ? three adults and 30 students […]

This match was made in real estate heaven

A young couple playing hard to get at the age of 13 turned into a married Clarkston couple that knows their way around the block. Once upon a time, Hank and Barb Hogan started their life together in Birmingham. Hank was the proud owner of the Eccentric Newspaper in Birmingham at the time. The couple […]

Ambassador’s bags are packed, she’s ready to go

Chelsea Rae Budrow, a fifth grader at North Sashabaw Elementary, has the opportunity to travel around the world with the ‘People to People? organization. Budrow was recommended by an anonymous individual from her school to be interviewed by the ‘People to People? Student Ambassadors Program. In order to participate in the interviewing process, an individual […]