WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Public Schools Superintendent/Principal Joe Conkle has announced he is resigning after accepting the position of assistant principal of the Newaygo County RESA (Regional Educational Service Agency) Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. Conkle was hired as Walkerville’s superintendent/principal, July 1, 2023, when Dr. Tom Langdon retired. He served as Walkerville’s K-12 principal for five years prior to taking…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Even though school is out for the summer, Hart Public Schools campus has been a busy place. Work has been underway this summer on building projects approved by voters last spring. Voters in the school district voted 632-408…
SHELBY — Shelby High School junior Kasey Oberlin is headed to Europe this summer to perform in the Blue Lake International Jazz Band. The trumpet player will visit and perform in six cities in Europe, said Shelby Band Director Erin Ray-Peterson. Oberlin will arrive in Paris and then travel to Luxembourg; followed by Germany where he will visit the cities…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor. HART — Mark Platt will be the longest-serving superintendent in Hart Public School’s history when he retires at the end of the school year. Platt, 60, has led a team of dedicated educators with the cooperation of strong and supportive…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Voters in the Hart Public Schools district passed a non-homestead millage proposal 547-435 Tuesday, May 5. The millage will fund costs for the district’s operations, including teacher and staff salaries, previously said Hart Public Schools Superintendent Mark Platt. “It’s simply a millage that the state requires us to pass, and if we don’t…
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