Coach Dan Fife retires after 36 years as the Wolves' varsity boys basketball head coach. Coach Fife is a true educator who has taught life lessons through the sport of basketball. His efforts have served to build a culture of success which has brought pride and recognition to our school and community while allowing Dan positively impact the lives of countless young people.

One look around any Clarkston Funshine preschool class, and it's easy to see why local parents voted it Clarkston's "Best of the Best" preschool for 2018. With vibrant and engaging classrooms located within Clarkston Community Schools' Early Childhood Center and on the campus of Clarkston High School, Funshine has proven itself to be one of Clarkston's most sought-after preschools since it was introduced in 1983.

The safety of our students is our number one priority. With that in mind, I want to share some information about an incident that occured at one of our bus stops yesterday.

What a great first day of school, Clarkston! We loved seeing your smiling faces! We can't wait to make this our best year yet! #WeAreClarkston #CCSBackToSchool

Show your school pride! Download your school's back-to-school sign, snap a photo on the first day of school (Monday, August 27) and share it with us on social media using #CCSBackToSchool and #WeAreClarkston. No color printer? No problem! We will have a few extras in your building's office for a quick pic before you start the day!

As you and your family prepare for the first day of school on August 27, fill those backpacks with blank notebooks, colorful new folders, and freshly sharpened pencils ... and fill your heart with optimism, purpose, and acceptance. (Your mind? Keep that open.) It's going to be our best year yet.

Almost two weeks before school starts, a school bus is already out and about. But it's carrying teachers instead of students. Clarkston Community Schools is welcoming 29 new teachers this year. The tour of the district is part of their week-long orientation.

It's a great time to work for Clarkston Community Schools! The district, which employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff on its 12 school campuses, is now hiring for several positions with newly increased pay scales (approved by the CCS Board of Education on July 9).

Clarkston Community Schools Account Supervisor Healther Carignan was recently awarded a 2018 Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship from The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO).