Education

Community Foundation offers scholarships to essential workers.

January 12, 2021

Community Foundation offers scholarships to essential workers. PENTWATER – The Community Foundation for Oceana County has announced the availability of adult student scholarships aimed at students accepted into the Futures for Frontliners program enrolled at Muskegon Community College or West Shore Community College. Futures for Frontliners (F4F) is a state-run program that offers free tuition for essential workers attending community…

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Pirate News: Hart awarded $518,000 rural tech grant.

January 7, 2021

Pirate News: Hart awarded $518,000 rural tech grant. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. HART — Hart Public Schools is a technology leader among area districts, and a recently-awarded $518,000 grant will propel the district higher into the ever-advancing tech world. School officials were recently notified that…

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Pirate News: Students going full STEAM ahead in tech world.

October 27, 2020

Pirate News: Students going full STEAM ahead in tech world. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Spitler Elementary School students are on the cutting edge of technology as they explore robots and drones in their STEAM program. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and…

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Futures for Frontliners offers free tuition.

October 7, 2020

Futures for Frontliners offers free tuition. Futures for Frontliners, a program offering a tuition-free path to earning a GED, certificate or associate degree, may be a great boost for West Michigan residents to attend or return to college, according to a press release from the Oceana College Access Network. The deadline for the application is Dec. 31, 2020. Launched in…

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Schools continue COVID protocols following court decision.

October 5, 2020

Schools continue COVID protocols following court decision. Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Friday, Oct. 2, that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lacks the authority to extend or declare states of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following Friday’s ruling, local school districts are proceeding with caution. Hart, Shelby and Hesperia school districts will continue to follow procedures that have been in place…

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