Education

2 new AmeriCorps members serving Oceana students.

September 13, 2019

2 new AmeriCorps members serving Oceana students. Two local AmeriCorps positions were recently filled to confront Oceana’s education challenges and to overcome poverty barriers. The Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) partnered with Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) for a second three-year partnership to host an Americorps VISTA member. The other AmeriCorps member is serving Hart and Shelby…

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Hesperia super testifies before House urging school safety.

September 10, 2019

Hesperia super testifies before House urging school safety. LANSING – Hesperia Community Schools Superintendent Vaughn White sat before the Michigan House Regulatory Affairs Committee last week to testify about the importance of keeping his students and staff safe. The testimony was regarding the use of temporary door barricade devices to lock down classrooms and offices during an active-assailant situation. White…

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Most Oceana schools offer free lunch.

August 20, 2019

Most Oceana schools offer free lunch. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. As Oceana County students head back to school after summer break, all of them will get to have a free breakfast and most can enjoy a free lunch every day. Just about all public schools in Oceana County offer free lunch and breakfast through the Community Eligibility Provision of the…

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Hesperia hires new high school/middle school principal.

August 13, 2019

Hesperia hires new high school/middle school principal. #HesperiaCommunitySchools HESPERIA – Raymond “Rocky” Thompson has accepted the position of high school/middle school principal at Hesperia Community Schools. Thompson, a Hesperia High School graduate and a former teacher in the Hesperia school district, has spent the last 19 years as the middle school principal at Allendale Public Schools, said Superintendent Vaughn White. He…

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State parks, residents benefit from youth workers.

August 6, 2019

State parks, residents benefit from youth workers. If you have had the pleasure of visiting one of Michigan’s State Parks this summer, you may have noticed a crew in lime green shirts working together beautifying the park. For the seventh consecutive year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Parks and Recreation Division, Michigan Rehabilitation Services and the West Shore…

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