Shelby ends ‘pay to play’ for sports. SHELBY — The Shelby Public School Board recently voted to eliminate the district’s “pay-to-play” athletics program. “The pay-to-play program, created in 2013 as a response to the Great Recession, required families/students to pay a fee to participate in athletics, which helped offset the costs to maintain the programs,” states a press release from…
Pirate News: New high school principal takes the helm. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — When Hart High School students soon return to classes for the 2021-2022 school year, they will be greeted by a new principal, Troy Moran. Moran, a Whitehall native, most recently…
School leaders outline mask policies as the new school year begins. Pentwater is the only district in Oceana requiring masks. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — The state’s top doctor said Wednesday, Aug. 18, that a mask mandate for K-12 schools would help keep children safe when they return to classrooms for the start of 2021-2022 school year, but…
Read Early Read Often program turning the page on children’s literacy. Program has provided 36,000 books to Oceana kids in past five years. OCEANA COUNTY — Since its creation in 2016, as a leadership initiative of the Community Foundation for Oceana County, Oceana Read Early Read Often (RERO) has been working hard to make children’s books and early literacy resources…
Youth Advisory Council to award $3,800 in grants to teachers. PENTWATER – As students, teachers, and school administrators prepare for the back-to-school transition, the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Youth Advisory Council is preparing to award $3,800 in teacher mini grants. The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) brings high school students from throughout the county together to provide grants to programs…
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