Adrian Hirsch

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Adrian Hirsch has been with SNN since its launch, starting as an intern from Grand Valley State University where he received a degree in broadcasting and business. After the internship, Adrian was brought on as staff to continue reporting, editing and publishing stories for SNN and Kent ISD. Adrian has been active with community radio station WYCE for years, served as Non-Profit Coordinator for GRTV, and currently works as the Web Producer for SNN.

Teachers Foster Student, Community Interaction

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

Planting native trees, creating a butterfly garden, and singing with seniors are just a few of the ways students at Sparta Area School's Appleview...

Tech Center Students Honored as State Officers

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Kudos to three Kent Career Tech Center students selected as SkillsUSA State Officers. As State Officers they are required to speak publically about SkillsUSA...

Students Adopt #myparty2014 Platforms to Persuade Politicians

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

At the height of election season, students in Kent Innovation High's Civics and American Studies classes presented political campaigns to educators, politicians, and peers,...

Students get Close-Up with Native American Artifacts

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

Hands shot up as Sparta Community Schools fifth grade teacher Larry Carter asked 100 students what they liked to collect. “Marbles,” “Seashells,” “Shark’s teeth,” “Stones,”...

“Techies” Convene to Share Tricks at EdTech Rally, Learn from Each Other

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Technology specialists from districts across the region recently spent a day together at Kent ISD for workshops and picking each other’s brain to find...

Information Technology Systems Increase Schools Effectiveness

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Handwritten forms, spelling errors, manual entry, permission for access, even lost information. These are some of the issues that plagued old special education record-keeping...

Great Response to Watch D.O.G.S.

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

The Sparta Area Schools Watch D.O.G.S. organizers thought they would need about 30 pizzas to entice participation in the program. Instead, fathers, grandpas and stepdads joined...

Parents Celebrate Son’s Life through Giving

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

It had been several years after losing their son, Mason John, unexpectedly. Parents Nicole and Ryan Kober decided it was time to host a...

Students Prove Skills at State and National Competitions

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Kent Career Tech Center students proved they're ahead of the curve by placing high in a variety of educational and skill based competitions during...

Maranda Visits Kent Area Grads With Grit

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

This spring, School News Network focused on a number of students who graduated despite unusually difficult circumstances and hardships. School News Netwrok has partnered...

Maranda Welcomes Area Teachers for Back-to-School Advice

Kelloggsville Adrian Hirsch

WOTV4's Maranda Where You Live program recently invited four teachers from Kent ISD schools to discuss their favorite things about being a teacher and...

Playtime for Children becomes Learning for Students

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Rubber mats, bouncy balls and sing along songs are part of the experience for students enrolled in the new Childcare program at Kent Transitional...

Students Lead “Be Nice” Lessons

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

“Are we doing Be Nice today?,” students asked eagerly as they took their seats in Kelli Jurek’s 8th grade seminar class. Many of them...

Tech Center Students Awarded Breaking Traditions Recognition

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

Rockford High School student Sydney Bogard, who recently graduated from the Tech Center's Criminal Justice program, was one of 22 Michigan students recently honored...

Stomp Out Stigma Walk Sees Record Attendance

Kent ISD Adrian Hirsch

It may have been chilly, but 1,500 students, community, and organization members started at GVSU's Pew campus for a brisk 5k Saturday morning walk...

Historical Walking Tour Turns Whole Community into a Museum

Sparta Adrian Hirsch

"Let's try to make him laugh" giggled a crowd of Sparta's Appleview Elementary fifth-graders as they huddled around the "Live Statue," who today was...

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Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

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Montessori students sound out the basics of bluegrass

Diving into social-emotional learning

‘The journey’s not over’: High-schoolers showcase Black history

Art contest celebrates kindness, compassion and community

Parade of Nations is celebration of diversity

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