Makenna Ott is a junior from Haslett, Michigan. She is a forward on the women’s basketball team and is studying nancial management. What is your position on the Women’s Basketball team? I am a guard/forward. How long have you played basketball, and what first encouraged you to begin playing? I’ve played basketball since fourth grade....
Year: 2018
U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital restores sovereignty
President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by ordering the United States Embassy to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Dec. 6, 2017. Despite predictions that Palestinian violence would explode with the president’s decision, Israel saw little violence as a result of Trump’s actions. I was in Israel over Christmas break and my...
City continues search for new fire truck
The City of Hillsdale’s Fire Department continues to search for a new ladder truck, Fire Chief Scott Hephner confirmed at a Jan. 15 city council meeting. “Our goal was to find a truck that would serve our community,” he said. “Hopefully we would find one that would serve us for ten years.” Hephner said the...
Four January meets prepare swim for G-MAC Championships
The last lift of the swim team’s annual winter training in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, left the women dripping with sweat and shaking. But when they emerged from the gym, dreading their iminent dive into the 5,000 yard practice that would end their 10-day conditioning, their spirits skyrocketed. Drooping in the skies over the outdoor pool...
New contact center director hired
MaryMargaret Spiteri ‘14, who has lived and worked in Hillsdale since moving from Virginia Beach her freshman year of college, accepted a position this January as director of the Kendall Contact Center. Spiteri, who majored in Exercise Science, has held various customer service roles since age 15. During her time at Automated Logistics Systems, which...




