Education

Jeruzal awarded Art Teacher of the Year.

August 19, 2016
Jeruzal awarded Art Teacher of the Year.

#OceanaCountyNews  #PentwaterPublicSchools PENTWATER — Pentwater teacher Carrie Jeruzal has been awarded “Middle Level Art Educator of the Year” by the Michigan Art Education Association and will be recognized at the MAEA fall conference in Traverse City. Jeruzal has been teaching art for 15 years and has been at Pentwater Public Schools for 10 years. Some of her career highlights include…

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HHS freshmen announce book publishing.

May 16, 2016
HHS freshmen announce book publishing.

HART — Big ideas start small like a maple seed under a blanket of snow. On Tuesday, May 31, it will sprout anew at 7 p.m. in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. The public is welcome to hear readings from the award-winning student writers in poetry and prose. The newly published book, BIG IDEAS: POETRY & PROSE will debut and…

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Local student awarded CMU’s first-ever Goldwater Scholarship.

April 15, 2016
Local student awarded CMU’s first-ever Goldwater Scholarship.

MOUNT PLEASANT — ​​​​​​​​The first Gold​water Scholarship in Central Michigan University’s history has been awarded to Kristopher Kieft of Rothbury, an honors student majoring in biology. Kieft was one of 252 scholars chosen from a competitive pool of 1,150 national nominations. An additional 256 students were awarded honorable mentions. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding undergraduate…

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Tiger Science Olympiad team finishes 2nd, qualifies for state.

March 24, 2016
Tiger Science Olympiad team finishes 2nd, qualifies for state.

ALMA — The Shelby High School Science Olympiad Team had such a strong performance in regional competition last weekend at Alma College, the Tigers took second place and qualified for the state tournament. Although, conflicts with prom and other activities resulted in the team declining the invitation to the state competition at Michigan State University April 30, said Tiger Science…

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Panther Science Olympiad squads excel.

March 23, 2016
Panther Science Olympiad squads excel.

ALMA — Hesperia middle school and high school students had exciting finishes during regional competition of Science Olympiad at Alma College Saturday, March 19. The high school team finished fifth out of 16 teams, and the newly-formed middle school team finished sixth out of 12 West Michigan teams. Science Olympiad provided challenges for students interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering…

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