Raising their right hands, 29 newly tenured Clarkston teachers take the oath of office, administered by Clarkston Board of Education President Stephen Hyer: Michael Mallon, Andersonville Elementary; April Killewald, Bailey Lake Elementary; Independence Elementary teachers Dawn Gimbutis, Michelle Laing, and Katie Marasco; North Sashabaw Elementary teachers Pamela Boewe and Liz Sajan; Springfield Plains Elementary teachers Heidi Kroll and Carolyn Leuenhagen; Sashabaw Middle School teachers Robert Cattin, Dan (Robert) Mooney, Cynthia Pebley, Rodney Pierson, and Sandy Savoie; Clarkston Junior High teachers Emily Jackson, Joshua LaMay, Thomas McGinnen, Patricia Morrison Schneider, Joyce Sherman, Sara Tarzwell, and Timothy Wasilk; Clarkston High School teachers Amy Allen, Lynn Cecchini, Ryan Eisele, and Susan Linder; and special education teachers Melinda Hart, Independence Elementary; Megan Horstmas, Clarkston Elementary; Carrie Kopitzki, Andersonville Elementary; and Hank Passmore, Sashabaw Middle School. Photo by Phil Custodio