Administration department to expand

December 22, 2023

GL Bloom building 23 BRF 2 — Superintendent Arnetta Thompson, left, with Bloom Credit Union CEO Joe Heintskill in front of the newly purchased building

Godfrey-Lee — Godfrey-Lee Public Schools plans to expand its administration department into newly acquired space.

The district on Dec. 15 purchased Bloom Credit Union’s Wyoming branch building, 1414 Burton St. SW, next door to the current administration offices.

Bloom Credit Union, which has a history of providing in-kind donations for students, previously shared its parking lot with Godfrey-Lee, which lacked spaces at the administration building.

Bloom is relocating its administrative offices and bank branch to locations in Wyoming and Grand Rapids. Their 1414 Burton St. SW branch will continue to operate until the move to another nearby branch.

The district hopes to create a new administration building, with potential space for a conference and community center.

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Alexis Stark

Alexis Stark is a reporter covering Byron Center, Caledonia, Godfrey-Lee, Kenowa Hills and Thornapple Kellogg. She grew up in metro Detroit and her journalism journey brought her west to Grand Rapids via Michigan State University where she covered features and campus news for The State News. She also co-authored three 100-question guides to increase understanding and awareness of various human identities, through the MSU School of Journalism. Following graduation, she worked as a beat reporter for The Ann Arbor News, covering stories on education, community, prison arts and poetry, before finding her calling in education reporting and landing at SNN. Alexis is also the author of a poetry chapbook, “Learning to Sleep in the Middle of the Bed.”