Alexis Stark
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Alexis Stark is a reporter, covering Caledonia, Kenowa Hills, Godfrey-Lee, Grand Rapids and is a roving reporter for GRCC, Wyoming, Kentwood and Byron Center. 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. Following a stint as a copywriter for a Grand Rapids area PR firm, she transitioned from communications to freelance writing and reporting for SNN.
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Push A4, read “The Boy Next Door”
Godfrey Elementary is now home to a book vending machine, where students can earn coins for new books by exhibiting positive behavior...
Alumni, fans celebrate 150 years of GRPS at hard-fought game
August temperatures pushing 100 degrees did not stop Grand Rapids Public Schools alumni of all ages from attending the citywide alumni reunion on Friday, Aug. 27 and watching the Crosstown Throwdown football game between Union and Ottawa Hills...
Chalking it up to togetherness
Maybe there should be a Guinness World Record for community-building...
Who says you can’t go home? Not this new AP
Meet Your Administrators: Stephanie Hare and Gina Middaugh...
A cross-country trip to remember
This summer, a Godfrey-Lee teacher embarked on a cross-country roadtrip with her three kids to visit over 41 state and national parks in 19 states...
Pivot, evolve, always keep a good attitude
School nurses learned alongside administrators, teachers and students amid the challenges of a most unusual school year...
Sports-music balance a challenge and a motivator
Ben Adloff leads by being a team player...
Students earn accolades for creative writing
Two Michigan-based writing contests honored students in Kent County for their thoughtful work in poetry and essay writing...
World traveler, caregiver, entrepreneur, seventh-grader
She donates part of the proceeds from her apparel business to help those with cancer and to spread awareness...
Wanted: teens who can inspire change, spark passions
Local middle- and high-school students are invited to apply by June 4...
Writing through the grief
Approaching the end of her senior year, she is learning to grieve with grace and share her emotions through writing, after the death of her older sister in 2016...
Like ballroom dancing without a partner
With COVID-19 safety restrictions in place, Kenowa Hills High School allowed the show to go on by filming a live performance of “Shakespeare’s Depictions of Love”...
‘Raising kids who care’
Zinser Elementary students created and sold artwork to friends and family and raised $2,100 to put toward a water tank in the community of Mityana, Uganda...
What the bond buys: better food, arts, technology and a year-round school
Families, students and staff can look forward to new fine arts facilities, equitable nutrition and broader education opportunities, following the passage of a $192.15 million bond...
Voters give a strong ‘yes’ to $192 million bond request
District voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a proposed $192.15 million bond that will pay for substantial school upgrades and a new year-round K-8 school, all without a tax increase...
Students reflect on personal experiences as Asian Americans
Students respond to the spike in hate crimes, reflect on experiences as Asian American students...
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