District officials received results from the 2014-15 MSTEP state-required test, implemented on students in various grades. This is the first year the test, which replaced MEAP testing, was implemented. Students in grades 3-8 and also grade 11 were tested in language arts and math. Students in grades 4, 7, and 11 were tested in science, […]
Clarkston City Council presented You Make a Difference 2015 City of the Village of Clarkston citizen awards to activists from throughout the communtiy, Dec.14. Citizens recognized for their service included: Troop 13363 Girl Scouts Jennifer Herrmann, Emily Herrmann, Lauren Dombrowski, Bailey Schroeder, Hannah Music, Nadia Smith, Elizabeth Scheil, Olivia Thomas, Amy Music, and Julie Walker […]
Atlas Twp.- A budget shortfall in the City of Flint could impact the township fire department. According to City of Flint officials, in an effort to reduce an estimated $8 million city budget deficit, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling announced the layoffs of 23 of 88 firefighters and 46 of the city’s 150 police officers. Flint […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The cuts are coming, and they will affect students, parents, and school district staff here in ways that may have once seemed unimaginable. A list of recommended cuts for the 2010-11 school year was rolled out at the finance committee’s March 29 meeting. Among the most impacting to […]
Neighbor for Neighbor’s food pantry recipients came, shopped, and took home free gifts on Dec. 17 from ‘The Christmas Shoppe,? a store created in the rental hall adjoining the Neighbor for Neighbor offices in downtown Davisburg. The room was stocked with new clothing, games, toys, bags stuffed with personal care items, books, bikes, household items, […]
Shoppers donated a huge pile of toys to Toys for Tots during Winter Wonderland at the Gateway, Dec. 20. The free event drew huge crowds with food, activities, and a visit from Santa and his reindeer.
na reduction in the teaching staff, with 10 teach ers this year taking an early retirement incentive, saving the district about $800,000 (see story, page 15) and six teachers being laid off, $360,000; nreduction of the English as a Second Language teacher (who instructs 79 students in the district with 12 different native languages among […]
Judy Henley helped Deanna Kester get a place to live and furnished it for her. For the past 10 years, Henley has assisted Kester, a single mother, in providing her three children with food, Christmas gifts, paying the bills and moral support. So when Kester recently learned that Henley is retiring as the Christian Services […]
Springfield Plains Elementary students joined friends and parents for holiday classroom parties, last Thursday. Each room did their own thing, but everyone had fun with crafts, games, and good food.
Jocelynn Detvo, Cara Borgerson and Emily Bock of Clarkston Girl Scout Troop 70543 earned their Junior Bronze Award by designing, constructing, and painting a dog kissing booth. The scouts wanted to focus on animals in need and researched what they could do to help. Their booth will be used to draw attention to the needs […]