It's a big switch from how orientation used to be conducted, when freshmen were herded into the auditorium where staff recited all the rules they were expected to follow.
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Muskegon and Mona Shores high schools debut a new leadership program to support freshmen, with the help of upper-class leaders
Grand Haven teachers get pay hike, but new contract will save $1.2 million in health insurance costs
The Grand Haven Education Association agreed to the administration's request to open the two-year contract as it was entering the second year.
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Ottawa County joins Grand Valley State University for educational boat trip offer
The 2.5-hour trips are out of Grand Haven and are scheduled 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15; 9 a.m. Oct. 5; and 2 p.m. Oct. 9.
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Amid state budget uncertainty, Muskegon Community College is withholding money for low-income students
Other community colleges, such as Grand Rapids Community College, have also decided to postpone TIP funding, officials said.
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College news is s a periodic Muskegon Chronicle feature.
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A new initiative: Curt Babcock, new North Muskegon Schools superintendent plans to get to know community first
Curt Babcock, principal of Whitehall High School and former community education director, has been selected as North Muskegon Public Schools' superintendent.
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Oakridge school board agrees to put $8.6 million millage question to voters
The money would be used to build an addition to Oakridge Lower Elementary and make other school district improvements will be on the Nov. 2 ballot.
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Cindy Stratton, targeted by recall, resigns from Oakridge school board
The application deadline for those who would like to fill the vacancy is 4 p.m. Sept. 8.
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Muskegon school board taps former member Bill O’Brien to fill vacancy
With critical decisions ahead of them, including the hiring of a new superintendent, Muskegon school board members favored the experience of a former board member when choosing among several applicants to fill a board vacancy.
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As part of state aid, school districts now required to post more financial info online
Salaries of top-paid school administrators as well as bargaining agreements, audits and annual budgets can be viewed on school districts' Web sites.
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