It’s bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s the students from Clarkston Elementary practicing their super powers. They held their annual Fun Run on Friday and practiced leaping tall buildings, flying and saving a teacher. It concluded Health and Safety Week, in which they also participated in ACES Day, National Walk to School Day, National Ride […]
School officials plan to use expected federal stimulus funds as a fire hose on their budget. “We agreed we would look at the hot spots once we knew if we were getting the money,” said Rosalie Lieblang, Clarkston School Board treasurer. ‘Hot spots? include larger Kindergarten class sizes at Clarkston Elementary and Pine Knob Elementary, […]
It’s the smell. It’s intoxicating. When I first opened the birthday present, I was surprised and estactic – two brand new books, as a side note always love a friend who buys books or notebooks because from another I received a purse-sized notebook. Later I picked up the books to read the synopsis on the […]
Students arrived for school throughout the district on Sept. 29 as if it was any other day. But not for administration it wasn’t – it was Count Day. The head count for every student who attended school for the day to help determine how much Clarkston Community Schools would receive in state aid. The results […]
John R. Schrei and Elizabeth Egan want the best for Clarkston students ? that’s why they’re running for school board. Incumbent Egan, running for the four-year seat after being appointed this past April, said she still has a passion for education. “I have a real sense of commitment, having hired Dr. Rod Rock (for superintendent) […]
Zach Collins watched as Rochester’s quarterback Nick Bradley kept looking at the receiver. Collins anticipated what was going to happen next – a pass to close Rochester’s drive on the Wolves’ endzone. He intercepted the throw at the 25-yard line with 1:21 left in last Friday’s game as Clarkston fans cheered from the stands as […]
Senior Kramer Kamp and junior J.P. Budzinski left Romeo High School’s tennis courts feeling good on Sept. 25. They had won their flights during the Van Dyke Invitational for the second consecutive year and took home the championships, Kamp for Singles #3 and Budzinski for Singles #4. With both Kamp and Budzinski going 6-0 for […]
The Boys Cross Country team picked up their speed on the rainy trail during the Hanson Invitational on Saturday to win it. They finished in first place out of 14 teams with 84 points. Romeo followed in second with 100 points. “It was a good job for us,” said Coach Mike Taylor. “We beat a […]
Kickers were quick on their feet after Oxford put their first point on the board during last Thursday’s game. The Wolves still had a lead over their visitors, 3-1, but from past experience they knew they had to respond. “We started to get slow,” said Jarrett Kersten. “They got their goal. It really got our […]
A $4,000 contract change was a deal breaker, Monday, for superintendent candidate Rod Rock. Clarkston Board of Education voted 3-3 on the contract ? a majority is required for passage. ‘What I see is $4,000,? said Secretary Joan Patterson, noting the base salary increased from $140,000 to $144,000 by the time the final version was […]