Funding for Clarkston High School’s police liaison officer runs out at the end of October, leaving school officials looking for replacement funds. The school district has two liaison officers, one at the high school and the other assigned to junior, middle, and elementary schools. Independence Township, which contracts with Oakland County for police service, notified […]
All projects listed in the original 2003 school bond proposal were completed in 2007, with $6.5 million left over. Those funds have been spent, reported administration to the school board. The $83.7 million bond, plus about $1.6 million earned in interest, was used to construct school additions district wide, as well as remodeling, technology, playground […]
The community’s response to the 5 S. Main St. mural has been heated at times, but was always civilized, until now. I was impressed with mural opponents? ability to collect signatures, appeal to city leaders, call and write letters to the editor and others, but not take matters into their own hands and paint brushes. […]
May school board votes may be a thing of the past, as Clarkston Board of Education voted to move them to November. ‘It’ll save some money and increase voter participation,? said board Vice President Susan Boatman, who voted for the vote-switch resolution along with Treasurer Joe Armstrong, Secretary Cheryl McGinnis, Trustee Rosalie Lieblang, and Trustee […]
William R. Grant’s 10-year high school reunion is this month, but he’s not going to make it. He’s stationed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. ‘I hope everyone has a nice reunion,? said Grant, 28, Aviation Electrician’s Mate Second Class on the U.S.S. Nimitz. ‘I miss Clarkston, and my family […]
When school board trustees Susan Boatman and Rosalie Lieblang read proposed contract information at the Aug. 24 meeting, they found it lacking. ‘We want to see the entire contract,? Lieblang said. ‘I’d like to see the numbers.? ‘If we are asked to approve a contract, I’d like to see the whole contract,? said Boatman, vice […]
Firefighters face great risk when battling a flaming building, but it could be what happens before and after that’s most dangerous. ‘Heart disease poses a higher risk to firefighters ? it’s a huge issue,? said Dr. Marc Kahn, medical director for Associated Radiologists of Clarkston. As a community service to local firefighters, AROC is offering […]
Volunteers Carolyn Morrison and Richard Vogt help keep Independence Township Adult Activities Center growing. The gardeners keep the grounds surrounding the center alive with flowers, vegetables, and other plants. ‘Everything we have here is donated, begged, or borrowed,? said Vogt, 62, organic gardener. Around the center are a Butterfly Garden, six garden beds, Sensory garden, […]
Setting goals is the goal for Monday’s school board meeting. For its last meeting before the start of the school year, Clarkston Board of Education hopes to iron out priorities at its Aug. 24 meeting. ‘We’ll work on a set of goals, and a road map on how to achieve those goals,? said board President […]
For many students, school is the last place they’d like to be during summer. But it’s better when the school is Harvard University, as experienced by Clarkston High School junior Maggie Schroeder. Schroeder, 16, participated in Harvard’s Secondary School Program, June 22-Aug. 8, living in a dorm and taking college-level classes. ‘It was everything I […]