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Beth Heinen Bell

Beth Heinen Bell
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Beth Heinen Bell is associate editor, copy editor and reporter covering Northview, Kent City and Grandville. She is an award-winning journalist who got her professional start as the education reporter for the Grand Haven Tribune. A Calvin University graduate and proud former Chimes editor, she later returned to Calvin to help manage its national writing festival. Beth has also written for The Grand Rapids Press and several West Michigan businesses and nonprofits. She is fascinated by the nuances of language, loves to travel and has strong feelings about the Oxford comma.

She helps students grow and discover ‘the power in what music can do’

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
“Music is something that I’d like kids to keep with them for a lifetime, and hopefully I can encourage that,” says elementary music teacher Rhonda Vanderwest. Discover why being at the front of the classroom brings her joy.

She makes an impact through creativity, conversations

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
“I’m there to support everybody,” Ally Mabry says of her role as an eighth-grade special education teacher. Learn more about the impact she hopes to make in the classroom.

Veteran cook now ‘in charge of all the lunch ladies’ 

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Get to know the district’s new food service supervisor, whose role involves much more than simply “overseeing the kitchens.”

His goal: ‘Help them cross that finish line’

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
Ben Garlets, formerly the assistant principal at Crossroads Middle School, has been tapped as the new director of Northview Next.

District alum, new AP excited for middle school’s ‘positive energy’ 

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
The new assistant principal for Crossroads Middle School is a coach, teacher and Northview Wildcat through and through.

‘A flashpoint for everything’: Teaching 9/11, 25 years later

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks, teachers are tasked with teaching modern American history to a generation of students born post-9/11.

He roots his leadership style in gratitude and joy

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
Get to know Northview’s new deputy superintendent, a “lifelong Wildcat” whose connection to the district goes much deeper than simply being a grad or educator.

From football coach to principal, he wants to ‘help them become better’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Oakestown Intermediate School’s new assistant principal is ready to coach Grandville’s fifth- and sixth-graders through all the highs and lows that come with the intermediate years. 

Longtime district leader ready to ‘create a legacy’ as superintendent

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
After more than 20 years in the district, Grandville’s new superintendent is prepared to do the big-picture thinking and continue leading with empathy.

Cedar Springs superintendent set to retire in December

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
With the district’s leader retiring, CSPS is asking the community to weigh in as it begins the search for a new superintendent.

Retired superintendent hired as education strategist

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
The former Grandville Public Schools superintendent is taking on a new challenge: helping schools plan and design new learning environments.

Retiring superintendent reflects on ‘an amazing journey’ built on relationships

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
As he says goodbye to Grandville Public Schools, retiring Superintendent Roger Bearup is being remembered for his relationship-focused approach to leadership.

‘Kids telling kids’: News crew delivers the facts

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
The new Highlands Newspaper is a true “by kids, for kids” endeavor — with some handy writing lessons thrown in — and it’s being met with great success. 

Student-inspired salad bar a hit at elementary lunchtime

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Not many elementary students take personal pride in their school’s salad bar, but the student council at Kent City Elementary does. 

Hands-on math class shows surprising results

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
A high-school math project has created an enduring friendship between a freshman and an older member of the Northview community. 

Immersive learning: when museum becomes classroom

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
When fourth-graders spend an entire week at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, there’s no limit to what they might discover.
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