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Some fortunate few students exit high school knowing what they want to do, be it business, sports, writing or more. Yet those with art in their hearts had a chance to display their talents on May 9 during the Orion Art Center's Joan Brace Scholership Award show....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | By Olivia Shumaker Review Intern The Information Resource Center (IRC), at Lake Orion High School is a place of learning, reading, research and now, coffee. With the opening of the Read a Latte Café in the IRC, students can now enjoy a cup of joe while they browse the shelves....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | While many teens are in front of the TV with their videogame controllers, Tyler Eschendal is in front of his piano or computer composing music. Eschendal, a Lake Orion High School senior began composing his own music in his freshman year and for the past two years has been taking composition lessons through Oakland University....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | The first graders of Paint Creek Elementary had a chance to show off their knowledge of fairy tales and their singing voices simultaneously when on May 17 the tenth annual Three Piggy Opera took place for parents and faculty alike....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | Spirits were high as fourth graders from Webber Elementary school said good luck and farewell to their prized salmon on Saturday, May 12th. The students met Naturalist Jamie Huhta at Yates Park on the Clinton River for the release of 89 Chinook Salmon....more >> |
Once again, Scripps Middle School students took to the stage and wowed audiences on May 17 and 18. Students displayed their courtroom acumen on the Scripps stage as they portrayed the roles of judge, lawyers, clients, and jury in the hilariously funny rhyming play "The Trial of Goldilocks....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | Chrysler drivers were seen at St. Joes eph Catholic school on May 17 as part of the school's fundraiser for the eight grade Washington DC Field Trip. Milosch's Palace Chrysler Jeep Dodge had the Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, and the Chrysler Town and Country mini-van available for guests to drive....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | North Sashabaw Elementary students invaded the field and welcomed the fun actitivities in front of them last Friday. For their Field Day, the theme was Best of Gym Class, providing all the favorites....more >> |
|  | | | |  | | | (click for larger version) | | Clarkston Community Schools recognized 30 seniors at an Awards Breakfast sponsored by Clarkston State Bank on May 15. "This group of students really challenged themselves academically," Principal Gary Kaul said....more >> |
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| 1768: Dolley Madison, first lady of President James Madison. |
| 1799: Honore de Balzac, French novelist (The Human Comedy, Lost Illusions). |
| 1806: John Stuart Mill, British philospher and economist. |
| 1818: William George Fargo, one of the founders of Wells, Fargo & Co. |
| 1882: Sigrid Undset, Norwegian novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter). |
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| 1941: Germany invades Crete by air. |
| 1942: Japan completes the conquest of Burma. |
| 1951: During the Korean War, U.S. Air Force Captain James Jabara becomes the first jet air ace in history. |
| 1961: A white mob attacks civil rights activists in Montgomery, Alabama. |
| 1969: In South Vietnam, troops of the 101st Airborne Division reach the top of Hill 937 after nine days of fighting entrenched North Vietnamese forces. |
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