Students share their ‘lasting sparks’ for Rosa Parks

Last Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the late Rosa Park’s personal Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama with a special all-day event at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Two lucky students from Carrie Knight’s Clear Lake Elementary social studies class had the chance of a lifetime to honor her legacy by reading poems […]

Famous explorers meet and mingle

Students from Rachel Money and Mary Kraniak’s fifth grade classes at Oxford Elementary School had the rare opportunity to meet explorers from history on Monday, and they only had to come to school to meet famous history makers like Leif Erickson and Vasco da Gama. Money prepared and conducted an Explorer’s Convention where students dressed […]

Soapbox

Regardless of what, if any, holiday you celebrate this time of year, there are certain sayings most people get used to hearing in December. One is ‘good will toward men (and women for that matter).? Yet, it seems like this is the time of year where we show the least amount of goodwill towards the […]

Clarkston students continue Student Ambassador tradition

Representing their schools and America, students from the Clarkston area continue to particpate in the People to People Student Ambassadors program. Drew Davidson, an eighth-grader at Clarkston Junior High School, and Briana Gohlke, a tenth-grader at Clarkston High School, are two such students. People to People Student Ambassadors is a program for students to travel […]

Clarkston drivers support Lighthouse by the busload

Support rolled in, literally, to Lighthouse Emergency Services on the morning of Dec. 12 as bus drivers for Clarkston Schools brought two school buses full of toys and food for donation. According to Connie Stapleton, manager of the Clarkston branch of Lighthouse, the second annual ‘Stuff-a-bus? donations came at a time when donations are down. […]

Booters score one against cancer

The words ‘breast cancer? often carry the connotation of fear and hopelessness. They sometimes bring tears to the eyes of those who have lost someone to the fight or been close to someone who has. They serve the function of pulling off the invisibility cloaks of their victims, reminding people that, yes, this disease is […]

Locals get picture on Jones Soda label

Next time you grab a Jones Creme Soda, take a moment to look at the label. You just might see Stefan and Sophie Hubble of Clarkston. Nearly a year ago, the children’s mother, Mary Hubble, submitted a picture to the Jones Soda Company. Hubble found the picture when the family moved almost two years ago. […]

Clarkston Music Conservatory starts scholarship program

The Clarkston Music Conservatory has been part of the Clarkston community since 1961; and for the first time, is offering two scholarships for those interested in training their musical or vocal talents. Both scholarships were established through memorial funds in honor of loved ones. The first of which was established in memory of Conservatory Director […]

GHS seniors end school year with unique rides to class

Goodrich- In the early morning hours of May 29 a menagerie of graduating seniors riding an odd spectrum of transportation modes ranging from golf-carts to lawmowers to a converted shopping cart arrived at the high school. The strange parade, a tradition for more than 25 years, marked the end of a school year for students […]

Timm selected as DAR Good Citizen for CHS

Marie Timm, a senior at Clarkston High School, was recently nominated for a scholarship through the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Program. One student can be selected as the DAR Good Citizen each year. Timm’s nomination is sponsored by the Sashabaw Plains Chapter of DAR. Nominees are selected for their strengths in four […]