Education

Hesperia elementary students learn valuable lesson during library visit

May 2, 2015
Hesperia elementary students learn valuable lesson during library visit

HESPERIA —  Patricia St. Clair Elementary third graders visited the Hesperia Community Library, and learned that everyone — not just kids — have fears, and there are positive ways to deal with our fears. They listened to Michigan author Patricia Polacco’s book, “Thunder Cake,” which is based on her childhood visits with her grandmother. Polacco was afraid of thunder, and…

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WSCC board selects next college president.

April 23, 2015
WSCC board selects next college president.

VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) – The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees voted Thursday, April 23, to authorize Chairman of the Board James Jensen to negotiate a contract with Dr. Kenneth Urban to serve as the fourth president of the College. The selection is contingent upon the board approving a contract after a site visit to Nicolet Technical College and…

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ESD superintendent receives positive evaluation.

April 17, 2015
ESD superintendent receives positive evaluation.

AMBER TWP. — During its March 18 meeting, the West Shore Educational Service District board of education gave superintendent Randy Howes a “highly effective” evaluation. Howes has been with the district since 2012. A two-year contract, with a $155,000 annual salary, was approved during the April 14 meeting of the board of education. The West Shore ESD services public school…

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Hart’s first-ever robotics, tech challenge teams kick off

April 15, 2015

HART — Hart Public Schools seeks students for its first-ever high school Robotics Competition Team and its first-ever middle school Tech Challenge Team, as well as adults to serve as mentors. The kick-off event is set for Thursday, April 23, at 5:15 p.m. in the Hart Middle School media center, where students and adults can sign up to participate. This…

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College president candidate interviews scheduled.

April 15, 2015

VICTORY TWP. — The interview schedule for the five candidates vying to become the fourth president of West Shore Community College has been announced with the first interview scheduled for April 21. With some variation in the order of the meetings, the five finalists will spend a day on the campus and each candidate will be interviewed by the college’s Board…

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