Education

Community Foundation awards $157,600 in scholarships

August 14, 2014
Community Foundation awards $157,600 in scholarships

SHELBY — The Community Foundation for Oceana County recently announced that 159 student awards totaling $157,600 were awarded in Oceana County. The Foundation has 29 scholarship funds and $4.7 million in scholarship endowments. One new scholarship was recently established – the John Bush III Memorial Scholarship, benefiting Walkerville High School students. Lowering financial barriers for post-secondary education success is one…

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Spitler open house Aug. 25

August 7, 2014
Spitler open house Aug. 25

HART — ‘Lil’ Pirate’ families are invited to the Spitler Elementary Open House Monday, Aug. 25, at  6 p.m. There will be informational meetings with teachers in the classrooms and a meeting with Principal Amy Taranko in the gym. PTO will have red Lil’ Pirate t-shirt samples for families to view. The shirts were designed by student Rey Zuniga, who…

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School board asks firms to assess facilities

June 17, 2014
School board asks firms to assess facilities

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hart Public Schools Board of Education moved one step closer to building renovations last night when it requested that Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. of Grand Rapids and Wolgast Corporation of Saginaw visit the district’s campus to perform facilities assessments. One of the two firms will ultimately be chosen by the board to serve as…

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Hart schools to ask voters for building improvement funds

June 10, 2014
Hart schools to ask voters for building improvement funds

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An aging high school and an overcrowding elementary school are two issues that need to be addressed in a bond proposal next May. Hart Public Schools officials want the community’s input, and community groups are being formed to gain feedback. “We need parents’, community members’ and staff input,” said Superintendent Mark Platt. “This…

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Students present published book

June 2, 2014
Students present published book

HART — Students in Brett Ramseyer’s 11th grade honors American literature class presented their published book, “With Honors: Creation” Monday evening in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. All school year, the students studied American masters of literature and worked to emulate their styles and writing tools in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and memoir. “In doing so we wrote a vast portfolio,” Ramseyer said.…

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