Education

LAS superintendent likely to be chosen by Zeeland schools

November 13, 2012
LAS superintendent likely to be chosen by Zeeland schools

Ludington Area Schools Superintendent Cal DeKuiper is the sole candidate for the Zeeland Schools superintendent position. Mlive.com reports that DeKuiper was selected Monday night after the Zeeland Schools board of education went into closed session. The board chose DeKuiper exclusively from the nine applicants who applied for the position. The public interview process of DeKuiper will begin Wednesday with his…

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MCC Middle School honors those who served

November 12, 2012
MCC Middle School honors those who served

Story and photos by Miranda Beebe SCOTTVILLE – “They’re your celebrities, not athletes, or dancers and singers. This group of people, they’re your celebrities.”  Sherry Thalman gestures at the large group of veterans sitting in front of the students.  Thalman (along with Phil Quinlan) is a major part of the Veterans’ program that took place Monday at Mason County Central Middle School.…

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A chat with Tom Richart, director of MCC’s ‘West Side Story’

November 9, 2012
A chat with Tom Richart, director of MCC’s ‘West Side Story’

By Miranda Beebe SCOTTVILLE – The production of West Side Story continues tonight and next weekend at the A.O. Auditorium at Mason County Central High School. The cost is $5 for students and seniors, $9 for anyone else. Thomas Richert is the director of West Side Story, his seventh production at MCC. Some of the other plays he directed include “A…

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GR Schools security chief speaks at college tonight

November 8, 2012
GR Schools security chief speaks at college tonight

VICTORY TWP. – Chief Larry Johnson of the Grand Rapids Public Schools Department of Public Safety is speaking at West Shore Community College tonight. Johnson will give a motivational lecture on meeting the emotional challenges faced by military, law enforcement and other public service professionals, 7 p.m. at Center Stage Theater in the Arts and Sciences Building. The presentation will…

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Acclaimed classical guitarist at WSCC

November 1, 2012
Acclaimed classical guitarist at WSCC

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College will host one of the world’s most acclaimed classical guitarists on Sat., Nov. 10. Javier Calderón will perform at the Center Stage Theater at 7:30 p.m., as part of the 2012-13 WSCC Performing Arts Series. When Javier Calderón played his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall, the “New York Times” called him, “…a…

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