Teacher Spotlight

Teacher Tuesday: WSCC’s Jessica Houser.

September 15, 2020

Teacher Tuesday: WSCC’s Jessica Houser. Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, www.shelbystatebank.com. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. VICTORY TWP – West Shore Community College professor Jessica Houser never planned on becoming a teacher, she had her mind set on seeking her doctoral degree in counseling. “I fell into teaching,” she said. “Shortly after I finished my…

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Teacher Tuesday: Amy Mesyar, a passion for special education.

September 8, 2020

Teacher Tuesday: Amy Mesyar, a passion for special education. Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, www.shelbystatebank.com. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. LUDINGTON – West Shore Educational Service District teacher, Amy Mesyar has a strong passion for special education and her students. “I started teaching second trimester of 1997,” she said. “I started working at Mason County…

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Teacher Tuesday: LASD’s Mrs. Kanine.

September 1, 2020

Teacher Tuesday: LASD’s Mrs. Kanine. Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, www.shelbystatebank.com. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. LUDINGTON – Needing to be flexible is not a foreign concept for Ludington Area Schools teacher, Emily Kanine. An art teacher at Lakeview and Franklin elementary schools, Kanine knows what it’s like to juggle between buildings and curriculum levels.…

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Teacher Tuesday: Small Wonders’ Ms. Melanie

August 25, 2020

Teacher Tuesday: Small Wonders’ Ms. Melanie Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, www.shelbystatebank.com. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – Melanie Hargreaves was always told by her mother and others that she would make a great teacher. She is now the lead preschool teacher and Great Start Readiness Program teacher at Small Wonders Child…

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Teacher Tuesday: MCC’s Julie Meeker.

August 18, 2020

Teacher Tuesday: MCC’s Julie Meeker. Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, www.shelbystatebank.com. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. SCOTTVILLE – Thirty years of teaching in west Michigan has molded Mason County Central teacher Julie Meeker into the educator she is today. “When I graduated from Central Michigan University in 1989, I began subbing as there were no…

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