The capstone project for Chad Mester’s engineering class at Clarkston Junior High School is determined by consensus. This year’s decision: let’s build a tank. Students usually build scale models. This time, however, they decided to make it lifesize. ‘I said, let’s make it big,? said ninth-grader Brandon Landry. ‘We thought we could make it so […]
Dozens of parents, high school students and community performers converged on Springfield Plains Elementary Thursday for Art Around the World, an International Journey through the Fine Arts. The entire school was transformed into a performing arts gallery and studio for the day, as students learned how to draw, tell stories, make jewelry, beat on drums, […]
Harry Gooch and Axel Girschner served on different sides during World War II, Gooch with the U.S. Marines and Girschner with the German Wehrmacht. Now, both describe themselves the same way. ‘I was one of the lucky ones,? said Girschner, who was captured and held by the Soviet Red Army in Poland. ‘Out of 250 […]
Improvement plans for the Sashabaw Road corridor are back on track, although cut by more than half. In a second special meeting May 10 to decide the fate of the Sashabaw Corridor Improvement Authority plan, an abbreviated Township Board voted 3-1 in favor of the amended project and financing plan. The comprehensive plan proposed in […]
Spelling the word ‘socks? may be a good way to begin learning Spanish, but at Independence Elementary, S.O.C.K.S. means Serving Our Community Kid Style. The annual school-wide event provides students with an opportunity to serve people in the Clarkston area and all over the world. ‘It teaches children the value of giving back to the […]
School activities and students are regular features in The Clarkston News ? one of our goals is to get every Clarkston student in the paper at least once before they graduate. A group of students is going one better: writing their own newspaper and publishing it as a special section in next week’s Clarkston News. […]
When Clarkston alumni Amanda Nichols needed advice on how to start a college literary journal, she knew just where to turn ? fellow alum Lindsay Tigue. ‘Lindsay Tigue runs the Red Cedar Review at the Michigan State University,? Nichols said. The review is a student-run journal, which showcases fiction and non-fiction writing and art. ‘They’re […]
The Senior Center poses an immediate problem for Independence Township. ‘We need to deal with it ? it’s been too long,? said Trustee Daniel Kelly. The current center in Clinton Wood Park, a repurposed house, needs too much maintenance and renovation work, hallways are too narrow, and stairways too steep, Kelly said. Trustees Charles Dunn […]
Dennis Marshall of Independence Township has always wanted to be an author. ‘My wife told me when we first got married that I should be a writer,? Marshall said. ‘She said ‘you have the knack for it.?? When his wife, Mary, passed away in 2004, he decided to do it. ‘It commemorates her memory,? Marshall […]
Lots of awards going out lately. Citizens, businesses, students, teachers, all getting much deserved recognition. They deserve it. This is a nice area, and a lot of people work hard to make it that way. I’ve been impressed with what’s going on in the schools. Budget problems aside, teachers and students are doing a lot […]