Hillsdale High School teacher Melinda Eggleston received the Excellence in Education Award in December at Michigan State’s Breslin Center. Along with a plaque presented to her by head Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, Eggleston won $500 for herself and $500 for Hillsdale High. According to a press release by the Michigan Lottery,...
Two Hillsdale High School athletes qualified for the New Balance National Indoor meet, held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City March 10-12, becoming the first Hillsdale Hornets to compete at a national level. Senior Rees Nemeth qualified in pole vault after jumping a height of 14′ 3.25″ at an indoor...
In an effort to shed light on the responsibility of parenting to teens, Hillsdale’s own Child Abuse and Protection Awareness organization brings the RealCare baby program to local classrooms. Aligning with each high school’s specific curriculum, CAPA loans robot baby simulators to individual teens for a weekend, giving them the opportunity to have extensive...
Of the 82 percent of Hillsdale County students who graduated high school in 2013, less than 60 percent of them pursued postsecondary education. Although this statistic has improved, Hillsdale County still sits 6 percent below the state average. In an effort to improve these numbers, the community and college have partnered to inspire students to...
Nancy Dunlop stood in front of a group of high school students, showing them the final steps of making the “Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookie.” “Once you’re done, then you say a prayer and hope that you did everything right,” Dunlop said. “But you will do everything right because you’re good listeners.” After school on Wednesdays,...