Middle school is a challenging time for students as they merge into one class after six years at elementary schools across the district. Getting them to work and learn together is the job of new Sashabaw Middle School Principal Elizabeth Walker and Assistant Principal Jennifer Johnson. “It’s important to set up the right atmosphere at […]
Two of five technology critical needs are set to be fixed by the time kids return to the classroom. Clarkston Board of Education voted 7-0, Aug. 11, to approve two new data backup systems. Eversync will replace the 7-year-old backup units, one at Clarkston High School and the other at the district administration building, for […]
Longtime Clarkston business owner David McNeven planned to retire years ago, but he never did. “He could never stop working,” said Christina Calka, his stepdaughter. “When we thought he would retire, he’d wake up and go back to work. He lived and breathed this place.” The owner of Coach’s Corner and Village Apparel and Gifts […]
It was nice to read in the paper about local kids training with the Crim folks from Flint. Maybe I’ll see some of them this weekend at the race. I’ve been training for the Crim for months now. It’s a great course, with hills, long straightaways, and lots of enthusiastic supporters, some offering beer. My […]
Clarkston Board of Education voted unanimously, Aug. 25, to hire two new Kindergarten teachers, for Springfield Plains and North Sashabaw elementary schools. The hiring takes care of the only two contract-overload classes in the district, said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan. “That’s not the place we want to have high class sizes,” Ryan said. “We appreciate […]
It’s Tigers’ season, but several teachers were wearing orange this past week for another reason ? to send a message regarding ongoing contract negotiations. ‘The message is we’re feeling a little disrespected,” said Brooke Davis, Clarkston High School teacher and president of the Clarkston Education Association (CEA). “We think we should have had a fair […]
My Crim run went well. My goal was to finish the 10-mile race, Aug. 23 up in Flint, within 1.30:00. I crossed the finish with a time of 1:27:01, an 8.42 minute/mile pace. My previous best was 2:02:09, in 2000. The race is completely different at those paces. It’s much more crowded, keeping up with […]
The third annual Makers & Doers Festival, Sept. 27-28, has grown over the past couple years, now filling Springfield Oaks County Park. “The growth has been phenomenal ? people are interested in it,” said Stephanie Jones, show director. “We never envisioned it would become what it is today. The response has been overwhelming.” Formerly known […]
After two weeks without a contract, teachers and administrators reached a tentative agreement. The proposed contract provides a half-step pay increase for teachers on steps 1-15, excluding this year’s hires; $200 off-scale, one-time payment to teachers on steps 1-15 except new hires; and a one percent on-scale payment to teachers at step 16. “I think […]
James and Joy Powers of Independence Township got together during World War II and have been a couple ever since. ‘I was in the service and a buddy from Detroit knew my wife through an aunt ? they worked together,? James said. ‘I asked if maybe she could write to me. She wrote, and I […]