Education

Tiger band marches in coast guard parade.

August 9, 2021

Tiger band marches in coast guard parade. GRAND HAVEN — The Shelby Marching Tigers had their first performance of the year Saturday, Aug. 7, in the US Coast Guard Festival Parade. “The students just wrapped up a successful band camp on Aug. 6 and have a lot of work to do before the football season starts up for the school…

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Tiger marching band gearing up for 2021 season.

August 3, 2021

Tiger marching band gearing up for 2021 season. SHELBY — Shelby Marching Tigers are gearing up for marching band season after having an unprecedented year off due to the pandemic. “It’s time to piece the group back together and make some music,” said Shelby Public Schools Band Director Erin Ray, who took over leadership of the program after the retirement…

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Pirate News: Research station cultivates agri-science enthusiasm.

July 27, 2021

Pirate News: Research station cultivates agri-science enthusiasm. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  By Mark Platt, Hart Public Schools Superintendent. WEARE TOWNSHIP — Our region has a rich history – and an incredibly bright future – in agri-science.  Whether it involves planting, protecting, harvesting, transporting, processing, packaging, or marketing, the tremendous…

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Shelby Middle School band students wrap up challenging school year.

June 16, 2021

Shelby Middle School band students wrap up challenging school year. Five Tigers head to Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp this summer. SHELBY — Shelby Middle School band students finished a challenging school year and are looking forward to preparing for the new school year ahead. Shelby sixth grade band students finished up the school year Friday, June 11. The students…

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Learning about making ‘dough.’

June 15, 2021

Learning about making ‘dough.’ Hesperia second graders get an inside look at the local business world by designing donuts.  HESPERIA – How can elementary students help a community? Students in Jordan Bourdo, Denise Short and Angie Pummel’s second grade classrooms at Patricia St. Clair Elementary School learned just that recently when they integrated the Junior Achievement Our Community program into…

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