Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey is encouraging schools in Hillsdale, Jackson, and Branch counties to apply for the Competitive School Safety Grant Program. According to a statement from policy analysts provided by Shirkey’s office, the CSSGP is a program within the Michigan State Police that has been around since 2015. The program has awarded funds...
Tenth graders at Hillsdale Academy ranked third nationally in scoring on the CLT10, the official preparatory exam for the Classical Learning Test. The CLT is a standardized test geared toward the curriculum taught in classical schools. David Diener, headmaster of Hillsdale Academy, is also on the board of academic advisors for the CLT. He said...
Some Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana residents are concerned about the underground Michindoh Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to nine counties, including Hillsdale. They say local communities could experience water shortages some town down the road if precautions are not made now. Artesian of Pioneer, a water production company, seeks to build additional wells that would...
Local musician and artist David Youngman will host a Music Theory Workshop at his studio in downtown Hillsdale on Feb. 26 from 6 to 7 p.m. For $10, attendees will have the chance to learn essential note patterns and relationships from one of the region’s finest musicians. Upon finding that many of his adult students...
Bon Appétit Marketing Coordinator William Persson explained the genesis and goals of the the company’s Healthy Kids program. “Part of our company mission is to teach people about eating well, and I think this program came out of the fact that children are not always taught that, even though they really enjoy food. Persson said....