Six years ago, Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was nearly 110 years old and on the verge of shutting down. Now, it’s quadrupled in size and is the only classical Catholic school in the Grand Rapids diocese — thanks in large part to the work of Hillsdale graduate Zach Good ‘08, the academy’s...
Politics ruins everything it touches — even the name of renowned former neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Last week, the Detroit school board voted to begin renaming several schools in the district, including the Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, dedicated to an “individual who has made a significant contribution of education,” the district said....
Katy Price was sworn in by the Hillsdale City Council to the position of interim city clerk following the resignation of former City Clerk Stephen French at the Nov. 19 City Council meeting. Price held the position of city assessor and was unanimously appointed by the council to fill in the position until a city...
Brenna Wade has been a librarian at heart all her life. “I can peg it back to third grade,” said Wade, Hillsdale College’s public services librarian. “We had a dinosaur trivia question every day. The goal was to answer the most trivia questions.” At the beginning of the project, the teacher pointed to a pile...
Hillsdale is meticulous when it comes to water quality. Two different organizations help ensure water is clean in Hillsdale and the surrounding areas. While the City of Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities actively monitors quality at water treatment plants, the Hillsdale Conservation District provides resources for landowners whose houses run off well water. The Conservation...