OVAE InnOVative Learning Center

05/29/2026

Well, it is official. Graduation is complete and 83 students finished their diploma or obtained their GED through Orchard View's Adult and Alternative Education program throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. Congratulations graduates!

05/27/2026

Tomorrow evening at 6:00pm these gowns will be off the racks and on the grads! Please plan to join us at the OVAE Innovative Learning Center, and share in the excitement, as our graduating class of 2026 walks across the stage.

05/21/2026

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get all of your admission steps done before you graduate high school! Today is the last day to sign up for Open Senior Visit Day for Muskegon Community College. Senior Visit Day will be held on 5/28/2026 9AM-1:30PM.
Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/anUpHNHgdT
Deadline to Sign Up is 5/21/2026 (TODAY)

05/21/2026

Some of our math and science students had the opportunity to discover how the perception of safety determines how enjoyable a ride is. Then they got to have fun for the rest of the day

05/21/2026

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05/19/2026

"From equations and essays to homemade products and local goods!

Over the last few weeks, our English and Math classes have been pooling their talents to pull off something truly amazing: a completely student-led Farmers Market!

Our Math students have been crunching the numbers, managing budgets, and figuring out profit margins, while our English students have been nailing the branding, writing persuasive pitches, and creating all the signage. Talk about real-world learning in action! We are so incredibly proud of their hard work, collaboration, and dedication to bringing this project to life. Now, they just need YOU to help make it a success!

When/where: MAY 21ST AT MUSKEGON MARKET & MERCENTILE: 11:30-2:00
MAY 28TH AT OV ILC GRADUATION: 5:00-7:00
JUNE 2ND AT MUSKEGON FARMERS MARKET: 11:30-1:30"

05/13/2026

Yesterday, Mr. Loss and his World History A class had the opportunity to experience a special presentation on the arms and armor of Spanish Conquistadors and Aztec warriors.

While this was designed as part of our World History learning, we opened the experience up to all ILC students so more of them could connect with the history in a hands-on, visual way.

A huge thank you to the Swordsmanship Museum and Academy in Grand Rapids, especially Jerry Berg and Natalie Budnick, for sharing their knowledge, artifacts, demonstrations, and expertise with our students.

This presentation helped students move beyond just reading about conquest and colonialism. They were able to see how weapons, armor, technology, and strategy shaped encounters between different peoples — and how those encounters changed history.

It was a great way to bring history to life and help students ask bigger questions about power, culture, conflict, and human interaction.

05/07/2026

What did you do today?

Took a nap with the gecko 🦎

05/06/2026

Lots going on at the ILC. Forensics practiced dusting for fingerprints and fumed prints with super glue.

Garrett made an amazing tuna steak to compare nutrients in Gourmet Lab.

Anatomy dissected livers.

Charli gave some love to our baby chickie.

And we got a new friend in our collection of critters, Cora

04/28/2026