Education

Hesperia schools bussing meals to students during shutdown.

March 18, 2020

Hesperia schools bussing meals to students during shutdown. HESPERIA — Hesperia Community Schools began distributing free meals to students during the statewide school shutdown amid the coronavirus outbreak Wednesday, March 18. “This afternoon we began the process of distributing school lunches to students using our bus routes,” said Hesperia Community Schools Superintendent Vaughn White. “We also gave breakfast and lunch…

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Success adds up for SMS science, math teams.

March 8, 2020

Success adds up for SMS science, math teams. SHELBY — The Shelby Middle School Science Olympiad Team finished first at regionals, advancing to state, and the Math Counts Team took fourth place at regionals. Six Shelby Middle School students competed against Muskegon area schools in the regional Math Counts competition at Muskegon Community College, Feb. 21. Tiger Leah Stevens placed sixth out 64…

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Shelby High School hosts band festival March 3, 4.

February 25, 2020

Shelby High School hosts band festival March 3, 4. SHELBY — The Shelby bands recently performed their pre-festival concerts, Feb. 17, in preparation for their festival performances. Both the High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Middle School Cadet Band performed three pieces. These pieces will be graded by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA) judges, and the bands…

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Career Compass program gives students direction to succeed.

February 19, 2020

Career Compass program gives students direction to succeed. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — High school juniors at both Hart and Shelby high schools participating in the Career Compass Mentor Program are receiving valuable lessons from local professionals in the community. The program includes 28 mentors from four participating businesses — Shelby State Bank, Gray & Company, Peterson Farms, Inc.…

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Poster contest celebrates Children’s Dental Health month.

February 12, 2020

Poster contest celebrates Children’s Dental Health month. HART – February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and District Health Department #10 alongside Brock A. Johnsen DDS, Hart Lake Family Dentistry, Heather Phares DDS, PC and Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc. of Shelby are sponsoring a poster contest for Oceana County K-12 students. All posters must be 8 ½ x 11 inches, have…

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