Our first "Hamilton: The Story of Us" episode shares the origin story of Hamilton FLEX Virtual! Director Kristie Noguera has been so innovative with the program since she took it over in 2014. Hamilton FLEX Virtual has grown dramatically to 131 full time students and 1,031 part time students.

Check out the full Hamilton FLEX Virtual story during "Hamilton: The Story of Us" on March 11 and 12th at Hamilton High School!

Today we are interviewing Abra Berens, the author of “Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables,” a cookbook named one of the “12 Best Cookbooks of Spring 2019” by the New York Times.

Abra, a 2000 graduate of Hamilton High School, traveled the country in Spring 2019 promoting her book. She’s was on “CBS This Morning”, featured on “Bite,” an iheartradio.com podcast, and made stops at libraries, farms, and stores like the Dill Pickle Co-Op in Chicago, where we caught up with her in May 2019.

Check out this original, uncut audio interview from our time with Abra!

Today we are interviewing STREAM School Teachers Ted Malefyt and David Koning!

STREAM School remains an important collaboration between Hamilton Community Schools and the Outdoor Discovery Center in Holland.

In fact, the whole program hinges on support from many people including Superintendent Dave Tebo, school administration, and the school’s transportation department.

It is designed to provide consistent and meaningful access to valuable resources in West Michigan such as Lake Michigan, dunes, wetlands, and the Outdoor Discovery Center property.

Hear more about the STREAM story now!

Today we are interviewing Hamilton High Business Teacher Dan Meiste and Hamilton High DECA President Raeghen Behnke.

They will talk about how the Hamilton DECA Chapter got started, how it’s grown, and the impact it’s made on students.

The DECA students recently competed in the District III Conference and 21 qualified to represent Hamilton and District III at the Michigan State Conference in March. Overall, they won 53 medals. 

Hear more about the Hamilton High business program now!

Today we are interviewing our Ottawa Community Schools Network (OCSN) Community Coordinators! Alli Watson works at Hamilton Middle School and Jenna Walbeck at Hamilton Elementary.

The primary goal of the OCSN Coordinators position is to ensure that all students are physically, emotionally, and socially well and have strong family and community supports so that each student has opportunities to learn and thrive.

Hear more about their impact within Hamilton Community Schools now!

The second episode of the Hamilton Community Schools Podcast is now available!

Check out this interview between Communications Coordinator Jeremy Gonsior and the Hamilton Middle School 5th grade teaching team. The teachers have excelled at collaborating in Canvas, our new learning management system. Enjoy!

The first episode of the Hamilton Community Schools podcast is now available!

Check out this interview between HCS Communications Coordinator Jeremy Gonsior and 2012 Hamilton graduate Emily Runner, an elite steeplechase runner chasing an Olympic dream. Enjoy!