Clarkston Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock spent three days in the nation’s capitol, returning with national insights into education. “They were saying in Washington, even as employment rates decrease it still take time for the housing market and different revenue sources to come back,” Rock said. He was in Washington D.C., Jan. 23-25, for […]
Clarkston High School student Angela Harris held onto the purple foam dodgeball and faced off with Clarkston Junior High School Language Arts teacher Sarah Wasilk. They watched for the other to make a move as the last minute counted down in the championship round at the First Annual Dodgeball Tournament, held by LEAD students on […]
Icers beat Birmingham United on Saturday night in the OAA tournament, 4-2. Austin Morse was the first to put the Wolves on the board, 10:18 into the first period. Adam Bruderick and Macario Torres added two more goals in the next period and Adam Seel sealed Clarkston’s win in the final period. Goalie Jack Viazanko […]
Six grapplers continue on to the state finals after finishing in the top four spots at MHSAA Individuals Regionals on Saturday. Jeff Sloney (130) and Matt Vandermeer (171) are returning to the finals after becoming regional champs. Mike Henige (160) is also making an appearance after becoming champion. Sloney beat West Bloomfield’s Anthony Thompson in […]
Junior Mitch Baenziger nailed a field goal with 2:28 left in the third quarter to give Clarkston a one-point lead over Pontiac. Senior Marcus Hardy added two more points to give the Wolves more edge going into the final quarter. Anticipation grew as the Phoenix slipped farther away from the lead until the buzzer sealed […]
Lady Cagers celebrated the last home game of the season last Thursday honoring parents and their lone senior player, Lindsay Reppuhn. In return, the 5’5″ starter opened the game against Pontiac with a 3-pointer and led the team to a 39-29 victory. “It was an awesome game,” said Reppuhn. “Everyone contributed and everyone played really […]
Cutting the budget leads next Monday’s Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education meeting. The board already directed administration to cut $6.3 million from 2012 and 2013 fiscal years to balance the budget. Governor Rick Snyder proposed cutting $470 per pupil in his 2012 budget proposal on Thursday. Retirement costs will also go up $230 per […]
Clarkston Board of Education approved pilot implementation of the Blessings in a Backpack program, Feb. 14. “Families don’t struggle with food Monday through Friday,” said Bruce Martin, Andersonville Elementary principal, the school testing the program. “They struggle with food on weekends and during holiday breaks.? The program provides non-perishable food for the weekend for students […]
Senior Ivan Blade sunk the camera into the pool at Clarkston High School as his classmates held their breath and went under the water. After a few moments, they came back out and Blade pulled the camera back out, safe and dry in its sealed plastic bag. As many wonder about how movies film scenes […]
Clarkston teachers bear the brunt of budget cuts, with $4.9 million out of $6.3 million slated for the classroom. Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock presented a portion of the cuts for the 2012 fiscal year, part of his two-year plan to balance the district’s budget to the school board, Monday. Pamela Koczak, a Bailey Lake Elementary […]