Education

Shelby student to perform in Europe with Blue Lake International Jazz Band

June 4, 2026

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…

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School leader reflects on long career as he readies for retirement

May 14, 2026

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…

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Hart voters pass non-homestead millage

May 6, 2026

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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Hart school leader urges voters to pass non-homestead millage May 5

April 30, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Hart Public Schools is asking voters to approve a non-homestead millage proposal Tuesday, May 5. The millage will fund costs for the district’s operations, including teacher and staff salaries, said Hart Public Schools Superintendent Mark Platt. “It’s simply a millage that the state requires us to pass, and if we don’t pass it,…

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Michigan Dyslexia Institute to open center in Oceana County 

April 22, 2026

HART — A grant from the Oceana Community Foundation will allow the Michigan Dyslexia Institute to open a center in Oceana County. The Oceana County Center of the Michigan Dyslexia Institute received a $10,260 grant from the community foundation. Through this grant, MDI is expanding its services by opening its sixth center in the State of Michigan in Oceana County,…

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