Education

Pentwater to begin school year with hybrid learning approach.

August 18, 2020

Pentwater to begin school year with hybrid learning approach. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER — As districts prepare for the start of the 2020-2021 school year in the midst of COVID-19, Pentwater is taking a hybrid approach — meaning learning will be done both face-to-face and remotely. Most other area schools are planning to offer face-to face instruction five days…

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Hart students can choose face-to-face or virtual learning.

July 29, 2020

Hart students can choose face-to-face or virtual learning. HART — Hart Public Schools recently announced students will have two options when returning to school in the fall amid COVID-19 — face-to-face instruction five days a week or virtual learning from home. “The process of determining what to offer was relatively simple, but the process of how to do school in…

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Back to school this fall poses major challenges amid COVID-19.

July 9, 2020

Back to school this fall poses major challenges amid COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — School superintendents across Michigan are challenged with a heavy task of returning to school this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. After Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released her back-to-school plan last week, local educational leaders are trying to figure out how it’s…

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Hart High School graduation, June 13, 2020.

June 13, 2020

Hart High School graduation, June 13, 2020.

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Students, teachers enjoy ‘summer send-off.’

June 4, 2020

Students, teachers enjoy ‘summer send-off.’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER — Students received a ‘summer send-off’ from their teachers Thursday, June 4, after months of not seeing them face-to-face due to the state-wide COVID-19 school building closure. Parents drove their students to the back of the building where they dropped off their Chrome Books for the summer and picked up…

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