Imagining life outside school can be hard for people who have never expereienced it. How much does your career path direct your life? What kind of family do you want to have and how will that effect your other choices? Approximately 600 seventh-graders at Sashabaw Middle School found the answers to these questions and more […]
Two applicants, one open school board seat and voters will decide the newest Clarkston School Board member on May 2. Just before the deadline to apply expired on Feb. 7, both Joseph Armstrong and Renata Erickson filed applications to be on the ballot as candidates for school board membership during the upcoming election. Secretary Shelia […]
When there’s a new school project or a team wins a major competition, I can’t do enough to publicize their success. No surprises there, people like to celebrate their successes and I certainly don’t mind helping them. But covering Clarkston Schools means more than Fun Runs and LEGO competitions. The business side to districts is […]
Elementary students have a chance to have fun and learn some valuable lessons this summer now that the national Camp Invention program established a local chapter and director. Kara Lomazov, third grade teacher at Independence Elementary, was recently named director for the 2006 program, which will take place daily July 24-28, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at […]
Every student remembers a certain teacher who helped them ace that hard math test or taught them how to complete a sentence with proper grammar. To help reward those teachers who’ve made such a strong impact on student’s lives, Oxford teachers Marie Schneider, Pete Stremersch and Todd Bidlack were selected to be the school district’s […]
Students at Clear Lake Elementary spent Friday learning how to engage in positive conflict resolution. Ventriloquist and motivational speaker Richard Paul spoke to the students about controlling their anger and to stop and think before reacting. Two simple words summed up much of his message ? ‘Walk away.? His puppet Ned also taught the kids […]
Like the old saying goes, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s what two Oxford residents might be thinking after they were almost tricked by a phony sweepstakes last week. According to the sheriff’s report, a 28-year-old woman on Lakeview Rd. received a check in the amount of $1,995 from […]
Anyone who’s got a daughter in the Girl Scouts or is a troop leader knows the amount of dedication and time it takes to be a part of the organization. That’s why three women from the Oxford Area Girl Scouts are being recognized for their hard work. Julie Skelley, Jan Matsumoto and Laurie Wrobleski, all […]
Every day soldiers fighting the war in Iraq are killed, whether it be by a roadside bomb or improvised explosive device. Occasionally, even journalists are killed, wounded or kidnapped while reporting on the war. The recent kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll and the serious injuries of ABC anchorman Bob Woodruff and his cameraman undoubtedly […]
Students at Lakeville Elementary recently got to travel back to 1840 when Michael Deren, from The Past in Person, brought his invisible time machine to the school. Deren dressed as a canal boat captain and took the children on a journey from New England to Michigan via the Erie Canal. The boat captain shared stories […]