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APRIL 23, 2025 Vol. 23, No. 8
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CLAWSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, 12, TAKING CALCULUS CLASSES AT OCC
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ROYAL OAK — Several local businesses received a letter regarding next year’s Rochester Road resurfacing project that has raised concerns and questions about the potential impact on parking. This is scheduled to be spoken about at a City Commission meeting at 7 p.m. April 28 at Royal Oak City Hall, 203 S. Troy St. Royal Oak released a statement on the issue. “As part of the project, the City will evaluate several small, business-frontage parking areas located in the public right-of-way along Rochester Road,” the statement reads. “As Rochester Road continues to attract new investment, this is a moment to reevaluate how we
Ian Konkolesky, 12, of Clawson, is currently taking Calculus II at Oakland Community College. Photo provided by Rebecca Konkolesky
CLAWSON — Ian Konkolesky is the real life “Young Sheldon.” The 12-year-old is so precocious at math that he is currently taking his second calculus class at Oakland Community College. Ian is a sixth grade student at Clawson Middle School, but for the last hour of his day, he attends OCC math classes online in a separate room. “He started OCC classes at the beginning of this year,” Ian’s mom, Rebecca, said. “He actually finished Calculus I while he was still 11 years old and in sixth grade.” Ian’s brain has always been wired for math. “When I was really young, like 2 years old, I came across this toy cash register that also doubled as a calculator,” he said. “I looked at it and mashed a couple of buttons and I asked, ‘Wait, how did the numbers get there?’ So, I just kept on mashing and typing, and eventually I just figured out how addition, subtraction and multiplication and division worked. And from there on I was obsessed.” Ian’s parents said their first memory of him being a math wiz was during a road trip. “I think he was about 4 years old, so not even in kindergarten, we were going to Port Huron and I had my phone up there with the navigation, and at one point he asked how long until
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