MOUNT PLEASANT — The first Goldwater 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…
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…
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…
HART — “Waiting for Bells” grows from the rows of a Michigan classroom. HHS teacher Brett Ramseyer cultivates school halls to harvest the tales of tragedy, talent, love, loss, depression, desire, betrayal and hope from both students and staff. These seeds of theme sprout to life in the characters he creates in the five sections of his short story collection: Teaching,…
HART — Spitler Elementary students this spring will have the unique opportunity to walk with heroes — not the cliché caped crusaders or masked marvels from comic books, but the real everyday heroes who work tirelessly to make our community a better place to live. Local veterans, law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, firefighters, and other public servants will be encouraged…
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