Pobuda lends a hand to Serengetee

Emily Pobuda, a 2012 Clarkston High School graduate, has spent her summer helping others. She is currently a summer representative for Serengetee. The company purchases fabric from developing countries from impoverished women. They turn the fabric into pocket squares on shirts in a range of styles. “They then give the money back to the women […]

Athletes of the Week

The Mountaineers have shown no challenge is too high for them to climb over. Everest Collegiate High School started their first high school boys basketball varsity team in the school’s history. They won their first home game on December 11 when they took on Faith Baptist, 42-38. The Mountaineers trailed as they went into the […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Here we are already in the first week of August and it doesn’t mean you should be thinking about the end of summer rapidly approaching. But you should start thinking about fall and not school supplies, which have been at retail stores since July or Halloween candy which I have also already seen on the […]

Grapplers put feet on the line

Matt Deitz made Clarkston’s presence known at the Goodrich Tournament of Champs when he took first place in his weight class. It was the grapplers first time at the tournament and they took seventh place, on Dec. 30. ‘We started off real slow, kind of like a deer in the headlights,? said Clarkston Varsity Wrestling […]

Students light up at camp

The recycle room was a bustle of energy and excitement during Camp Invention, held July 20-23, as students entering first through sixth grade looked for the perfect component for their project. This year’s Camp Invention curriculum was Illuminate and was inspired by some of the nation’s most brilliant minds. Every day the students were inspired […]

New Year

The holidays are over, now it’s time for the tradition of making resolutions. I do admit I spent the first day of the new year avoiding one of my 2010 goals. I thought if I was going to break the resolution, why wait a few days. I waited a few hours before the dark-colored sugary […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

The holidays are over, now it’s time for the tradition of making resolutions. I do admit I spent the first day of the new year avoiding one of my 2010 goals. I thought if I was going to break the resolution, why wait a few days. I waited a few hours before the dark-colored sugary […]

Quest for cure

Clarkston gridiron heroes host their Seventh Annual Football for a Cure to raise money for McLaren Breast Center and McLaren Cancer Institute in Clarkston, Aug. 15. In this week’s edition, The Clarkston News sits down with a cancer survivor from McLaren. Last Friday was a special day for Cindy Jenko – it was her birthday […]

School board meets Jan. 6

School officials have to hit the books after holiday break. The subject: securing a share of $4.35 billion in federal Race to the Top education funds before deadline. Clarkston Board of Education meets Jan. 6 to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to participate in the program. Deadline is Jan. 7 for signing, and it […]

Wolves begin season with reign on the lanes

The girls varsity bowlers kept their aim on target and began the season taking out two opponents. They beat Troy for their opening match in the season, 22-10, on Dec. 8. ‘The girls started strong,? said Coach Rodney Pierson. Caitlyn Stebbins led the team, scoring a 197 on her first game, and a 178 on […]

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