Colored paper, embellishments and markers were piled throughout Clarkston Junior High’s cafeteria on Saturday. Pine Knob Elementary hosted their annual fundraiser and scrapbook enthusiasts lined the tables with their creative and thoughtful pages. Don’t worry – the day wasn’t all about cutting, designing and journaling – they shared ideas and memories as they worked on […]
Clarkston proved nothing could hold them from their third consecutive Class A District title last Thursday. The only roadblock standing in their way was during the final set when Rochester Adams led, 18-10. ‘We just lost ourselves,? admitted Senior Jenna Coates. ‘I was thinking ‘we have to go, we have to side out.? When we […]
Seventh-grader Thomas Lowe took his seat behind his band members and had his drumsticks out and ready to go. Lowe was playing drums with NT Blues Revue Band, showing off their musical talents at the First Annual Detroit Blues Society Youth Blues Challenge, Oct. 11. ‘It was fun,? Lowe said about his first competition playing […]
Senior Bailee Braunreuther started playing softball when she was seven on the travel team Brandon Northstars. Her first coach was Don Peters – her current varsity coach for Clarkston softball. Last Wednesday, Braunreuther signed her letter of intent to play for Oakland University after finishing her last year in high school. ‘It’s really cool,? she […]
The sun shined as the Clarkston Chiefs Blue team finished the season against Brandon on November 7. They lost against the junior Blackhawks, 13-0, in the NYFL Super Bowl V. The team hoisted their Division Title/Super Bowl Runner Up trophy in excitement of finishing a spectacular season. It was the first year playing for a […]
Quarterback Tyler Scarlett scanned the field from Clarkston’s 22-yard line and found all his receivers covered. So he took off running. He needed 11 yards for a first down, but kept going past the 50-yard line, pausing near the sidelines to check on the defense. He looked, saw no one around and kept running all […]
I was writing down all the information about Quarterback Tyler Scarlett’s touchdown near the end of the third quarter when I was caught up in the excitement last Friday. Literally. I was quickly surrounded by all of Clarkston’s gridiron gang celebrating as they were running to the other side of the field. I was a […]
Fourth-graders Aubrie Kelp and Alex Lemanski sat playing a game of Tic Tac Toe last Friday. It wasn’t a normal game ? both were wearing blindfolds. The Pine Knob Elementary students used their hands and the rest of their senses to find their wooden pieces and where they wanted them to go. Their classmates sat […]
Clarkston Junior High School Principal Shawn Ryan accepts the Ready, Set, Success Award on behalf of his entire school. ‘Although the award was presented to me, it’s an absolute reflection of every staff member in this building,? said Ryan at the Clarkston Board of Education meeting, Nov. 9. ‘It’s not a definite person by far. […]
Ford Field beckoned with only 18 seconds left in the semifinal playoffs when the air began to change. Clarkston senior Dakota Bender lost the ball at the 38-yardline. A chill went over the Wolves side of the field – the referees ruled the drop a fumble. Wolves held the line, forcing Sterling Heights Stevenson to […]