John and Robin Spiteri have often looked to improve their business, Checker Records, but they also include Hillsdale County in their vision. Their latest venture at Hillsdale High School earned them the Entrepreneurial Vision Award sponsored by South Central Michigan Works. Over the past two years the Spiteris have worked with students and faculty to...
Author: Emily Shelton (Emily Shelton)
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Operation Christmas Child
The women of Niedfeldt Residence will embrace the Christmas spirit early as they help prepare for Operation Christmas Child’s annual Pack-A-Box party at College Baptist Church. Hannah Wolff, sophomore resident assistant, organized the event. They decided to help with Operation Christmas Child last year as they brainstormed for dorm events, she said. “I grew up...
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Equestrian team builds
Head coach Danielle Cole committed to the Hillsdale equestrian team this fall, helping refine and develop a program that holds a legacy of national competition participants. Since the equestrian team was reintroduced to campus two years ago, it has been closely tied to the equestrian club, though now the team seeks to separate the two...
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College to renovate old student union
As soon as May 2014, the college plans to begin its next major construction project. The renovation and expansion of Curtis Dining Hall will be the first of a series of modifications made to the central block of campus. “Right now you can only seat about 300 in [Curtis],” Rich Péwé, chief administrative officer, said....
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Stuff the Bus
On Aug. 23, Current Office Solutions hosted the second annual Stuff the Bus cookout – an afternoon to celebrate filling a school bus with supplies for Hillsdale County schools. “We filled every seat in the bus and then we went out and purchased about $4,000 in supplies with all the monetary donations that we got,”...