Education

OCS receives $1,371 grant from Great Lakes Energy

January 28, 2015
OCS receives $1,371 grant from Great Lakes Energy

HART — Oceana Christian School recently received a $1,371 grant from Great Lakes Energy for a LEGO® robotics construction set. The grant allows OCS fifth and sixth grade teacher Karrie Edwards to purchase the robotics set, software and activity packs, which will help her students develop critical thinking skills as they learn about the science behind building and programming robot…

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High school improvements focus of bond election

January 27, 2015
High school improvements focus of bond election

See video here. By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A high school that has had few renovations since it was built nearly 60 years ago is the focus of a 2-mill bond issue set to go before Hart Public School voters Tuesday, May 5. Making the campus better for “our kids, our community, our future” is the goal, said…

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Shelby schools to get Adolescent Health Center

January 13, 2015

SHELBY — District Health Department #10 and Shelby Public Schools have received grant funding from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the Michigan Department Community Health (MDCH) to establish a school-based health center inside Shelby Middle School through the Michigan Child and Adolescent Health Center (CAHC) Program. The Adolescent Health Center inside Shelby Middle School joins the 100 state-funded…

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School district asks for bond issue input

November 14, 2014
School district asks for bond issue input

HART — Superintendent Mark Platt is seeking community input regarding a bond issue for school building improvements. Deadline is Monday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. This is a special message from Hart Public Schools.  Over the past several months Hart Public Schools has been discussing a possible bond issue with the primary focus being on the high school.  Hart Public…

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Hart principal honored

November 13, 2014
Hart principal honored

HART — Spitler Elementary School Principal Amy Taranko is the MEMSPA (Michigan Elementary Middle Schools Principals Association) Regional Principal of the Year for Region 12. Taranko’s honor, which was announced Wednesday Nov. 12, is one of 13 in Michigan. Each of the 13 regions selects a representative as its principal of the year. Region 12’s requirement for the honor focuses…

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