At 6 p.m., March 29 the Goodrich School Board will host a special meeting at the Goodrich High School Cafeteria for the public to discuss School of Choice for the district. At issue will be the district’s options regarding acceptance of students from other school districts outside of Goodrich. During the 2009-10 school year the […]
Brandon Twp.- A return to a full-time athletic director and the elimination of weekend busing will be recommendations heard at the next school board meeting, but those possible changes are just the tip of the iceberg as school sports here undergoes what could be a major overhaul. During a March 22 athletic committee meeting attended […]
Clarkston Rotarians and friends enjoyed sunny weather for the Goodfellow newspaper drive last weekend. ‘It was fantastic,? said Joel DeLong, Rotary president. ‘The weather was ideal for this time of year.? The Woodshop and Clarkston Union provided a place to meet and Mac and Cheese for the volunteers. ‘This was their first time volunteering ? […]
Santa and Cupid the reindeer made an early visit to Clarkston to help raise money to build a home for a family in need. John Williamson, owner of Great Lakes Ace Hardware on Sashabaw Road, hosted the fund raiser last Friday for My Habitat Clarkston. “Habitat is such a great organization and it does such […]
With almost 36 years of work under his belt, it’d be tough to argue that anyone knows their way around Goodrich High School better than its custodian, Glen Arden. Considering he’s in the building from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., not to mention waking up at 3 a.m. in the winter to plow snow off […]
Ingrid Fiedler traded her senior year at Goodrich High School for an amazing opportunity few teens get to experience. The 17-year-old is studying with 150 students from all over the world at the United World College Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in southeast Europe. Fiedler is enrolled in the UWC’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, […]
Little Nolan was intrigued by copper birds and the water flowing through them while his family was shopping at The Gateway on N. Main Street. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
Clarkston Community School’s Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock has several goals this school year, and administrators like K-5 Literacy Director Phyllis Ness are working on curriculum and tools to accomplish those goals. One of Rock’s goals is to have 75 percent of third graders able to read high frequency words. Ness explained one method to teach […]
The 2010 high school baseball season will begin much like the last nearly two decades for Coach Ron Wagner’with one major exception. After 18 years’compiling a record of 284 wins and 245 losses at the helm of the Brandon Varsity Baseball team? Wagner will travel north on M-15 this spring, stepping in as an assistant […]
Ortonville- Spring has arrived and the warmer weather seems perfect for riding bikes and skateboards, but kids wanting to use the Village Skate Park for those activities will have to wait awhile longer. The park located at the corner of Ball and Cedar streets will remain closed until further notice, after a motion to open […]