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HILLMAN, Mich. — Just when the Grinch tried to steal the joy at Hillman Elementary School, the music director steps in and saves the day. The recent shut down at Hillman Elementary caused morale to decrease among students and staff.  On top of everything they had to cancel their annual Christmas program which is a community event that brings everyone together. Hillman Teacher Kari Sobey said their Music Director Ben Witter emailed them with an idea of what he wanted them to do.  Sobey said they were apprehensive at the idea at first but through Witter’s ingenuity and brilliance, his ide...

cnelson@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Crystal Nelson Kari Sobey, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Hillman Elementary School, cleans the bookcase in her classroom, one of the additional daily tasks teachers have taken on because of the coronavirus pandemic. HILLMAN — Teaching during the coronavirus pandemic has proven challenging for teachers, who have been forced to adapt lesson plans and teaching strategies to the times and take on additional responsibilities. At Hillman Elementary School, teachers spent the first semester assessing students to find out where their kids fell academi...