Clarkston High School graduating senior Josephine Auchterlonie has a bright future in her sights, after earning the 2015-2016 Civilian Marksmanship Program Youth Scholarship. The sharpshooter earned the $1,000 scholarship with her marksmanship, grade point average, and merit. “It’s a pretty big deal. It took a lot of hard work,” said Auchterlonie, who also achieved the […]
Gregory Need joined the Clarkston Board of Education for his first full meeting, May 18, after his appointment the week before. After interviews last week, school board members each provided their top-two picks. Need and fellow candidate Calvin Bordine each received four votes. The board voted 6-1 to appoint Need, with board Secretary Craig Hamilton […]
Former Clarkston City Council member Richard Bisio’s lawsuit against the city is one last thing he says he can do to fight for government transparency. “The city attorney almost invited a lawsuit by adamantly insisting that the closed session of the council was valid until a court says otherwise,” Bisio said. “But, in any event, […]
Amy Quayle, Language Arts and Leadership teacher at Clarkston High School, won this year’s Teacher of the Year Award for Clarkston Community Schools. “I’m so honored and so humbled,” said Quayle, a teacher at the high school since 2008. Thirteen secondary teachers were nominated for the Clarkston Foundation 2015 Teacher of the Year Award, with […]
The ninth grade Design Class at Clarkston Junior High School wanted to make a lasting impression with their Academic Service Learning project this year. Creating a high-fire clay mural for O.A.T.S., they accomplished their goal. “The students made plans and collaborated with Beth Pellerito, executive director of O.A.T.S., to create a clay tile mural for […]
A proposed communications policy isn’t clear to some Clarkston School Board members. “This seems like it says we can’t speak to media at all,” said Vice President Susan Boatman about one provision in the Recommended Procedures for Board Communications, June 8. “Any individual board member speaking as an individual should be able to talk to […]
Independence Township’s Fourth of July Independence Fest in Clintonwood Park includes a Veterans Ceremony and Military Museum for the fifth year in a row. I’ve enjoyed taking part ? helping to organize and participating in this part of the festivities. Vets display their uniforms, photos, medals, and other memorabilia for people to check out. The […]
Clarkston Board of Education approved first readings of the final amended budget for 2014-2015 and original budget for 2015-2016. Next year’s budget includes $79,575,736 in revenue, based on a student count of 7,819 students as well as 497 shared-revenue students. It assumes a net increase of $90 per pupil in state funding, considering the Conference […]
Dick Moscovic laid a solid foundation for thousands of high schoolers over the past 47 years. “I feel very blessed,” said Moscovic, building trades teacher at his retirement party, June 19, at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest. “In the last 27 years being in this building, there wasn’t a day I got up when I […]
As kids read about hero animals last week during the Get to Know a Hero Summer Reading Program at Springfield Township Library, they were visited by a real-life hero. Ashley, the horse, stopped by with her owner Steve Shapira of Davisburg, who explained how she works with the Camp Casey horseback riding program for children […]