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Babysitting an apple

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Ninth-graders wrote apple adventures during the weeklong “35 Ways to Babysit an Apple” project in English teacher Jeremy Schnotala’s class. The writing project inspires creative narratives and lots of drama...

What kind of school bus doesn’t need gas or batteries?

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell
A new/old way to get to school is saving money and having a positive effect on students and families...
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Budding poets find their voices

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
When Betsy Berry began a month-long poetry unit this fall, she never imagined that a single poem would spark a newfound passion for poetry in her eighth graders...

‘We all aspire to learn more’

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
Celebrating 30 years as a post-secondary college experience in the arts and sciences, the academy serves students with education and a place to belong...

Dogs: best friend, great listeners

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Students bolster reading time by sharing stories with furry friends from West Michigan Therapy Dogs...

Refugee author tells students, ‘It is the story of your community’

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Sandra Uwiringiyimana’s story of fleeing conflict and leaving her country behind resonated with students who read and discussed her book, “How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child.”

Students become engineers to design games, including Black Panther and the Brooklyn Bridge

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Design-thinking, meet science, technology, engineering and math. In all three of the district’s elementary schools, students are busy inventing by using a step-by-step process that allows them to develop products like real designers would

Quoth the Rooster, ‘Some More’

Grandville Jaye Beeler
Four student collaborators in Sandra Bajema's language arts class performed an outlandish Edgar Allan Poe parody by vilifying a rooster: Students Chris Veldhuis and Aiden...

On Protest Day, ‘There Sure was a Lot of Love’

East Grand Rapids School News Network
What started as a disgruntled Facebook post following the 2016 election results, by Hawaii resident Teresa Shook, turned into nationwide marches with an estimated...

Cans of Food Become Votes for Favorite Books

Rockford Charles Honey
“Bud, Not Buddy” prevailed in the first round. “Charlotte’s Web” defeated “The One and Only Ivan.” In a shocker, “The Cat in the Hat”...

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