Newly appointed Trustee Elizabeth Egan’s first action on Clarkston Board of Education was to break a 3-3 tie, promoting two administrators and sending lay-off notices to 50 teachers. Brief discussion focused on the process leading to promoting Clarkston Junior High School Principal Shawn Ryan to deputy superintendent, and Communications Director Anita Banach to human resources […]
New Trustee Elizabeth Egan stepped up and into her new role Monday night, as Clarkston Board of Education President Steve Hyer swore her in. Egan was one of six candidates interviewed prior to the regularly scheduled meeting to fill former board member Joe Armstrong’s seat. Her business background, passion for learning and community involvement were […]
Superintendent Dr. Albert Roberts earned a round of applause when he announced he was taking a pay cut. “I wanted to match the 18 percent cut custodians and bus drivers made,? he said, to the applause of school employees at Monday’s Clarkston Board of Education meeting. The 18 percent includes salary cut of 3.9 percent […]
Three hundred dollars, Kyle Catalano kept repeating as he and his costars prepared for rehearsal. ‘Seventy-five dollars a head, 150 people and that’s for catering,? he continued as he slowly became Mr. Banks for Clarkston High School’s rendition of Father of the Bride. The play begins with Catalano and Mrs. Banks, portrayed by Stephanie Burnham, […]
Three women from Springfield Township are ready to lace their sneakers as they walk for breast cancer. The Pink Sparties, as they call themselves, travel to Boston for a 39 mile walk on May 15 and 16 for the Avon Foundation. Kerry Gualtieri saw information about the walk in Shape magazine and called her neighbor […]
Lady Kickers are leaving a dust of dirt in their path as they take down three more opponents in the season. The wins now put them at 8-0, a record they are celebrating but not taking lightly as they head into another week of competition. Sarah Wasilk, head coach for the Girls Varsity Soccer team, […]
Hunter Layson ran around the back of Farmington’s net and aimed the ball. With 3:39 remaining in the first half of the boys varsity lacrosse game on Thursday he poised and swung the ball into the net, tying the game at five. The boys kept it in Farmington’s territory and after a few close misses […]
As a University of Michigan graduate, I give my apology to Michigan State. Not for the NCAA Championship so close to being in their hands, but for the T-shirt I saw last Wednesday. A young man walked into where I was with a T-shirt saying ‘Michigan sucks? on the front and ‘Ann Arbor sucks? on […]
Rain cancelled the Girls Varsity Tennis team’s tournament on Saturday but it didn’t dampen their spirits. They currently hold a 2-0 record after defeating Andover and West Bloomfield last week. They also placed second at the Grand Blanc Quad on April 17. “Our team is doing very well,? said senior Erica Zentner. ‘As one of […]
Anita Banach has been director of communications and marketing for Clarkston Community Schools for the past 10 years, but also has the skills for other positions. When Clarkston Board of Education voted Banach to take over as director of human resources in July, it was for a role she already knew, she said. Prior to […]