Learning in sweet harmony
By Carol Marsh - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The musical Clark family (pictured left to right) are Castle, Shannon, Brittany, Nevaeh, and Island. Travelling as a family, the Clarks have all three children enrolled in the Ohio Connections Academy, an Ohio public online school option. The Clark’s band,
Shannon Clark and the Sugar, captured international attention with their 2020 single,
Carry Me.
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Third grader, Island Clark (pictured), presented his project at the Ohio Connections Academy’s “Invention Convention” in 2020, a program that challenges students to design creative solutions to problems. Working alongside his grandfather, Island designed and built a portable windmill and received an honorable mention in the statewide competition.