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Beth Heinen Bell is associate editor, reporter and copy editor. 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. Read Beth's full bio

Suburban-rural swap illustrates similarities, differences between high schools

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
What happens when students from rural and urban schools switch places? Students from Kent City and Kelloggsville recently took part in a first-of-its-kind “student swap.”  

Young readers follow the recipe for perfect pound cake

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Each class at Grand View Elementary took on a unique challenge for National Reading Month: bake an award-winning pound cake by reading and following the same recipe. 

Phalanx formations teach an ancient lesson in human ingenuity

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Classical ancient history can be hard for today’s seventh-graders to imagine, so their teacher taught them how to prepare for an authentic Greek “battle”... in the gym. 

A decade in, teaching is still all about relationships

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
The world of education has changed significantly in the past decade; no one knows that better than the educators who have seen it firsthand, like middle-school teacher Courtney Gritter. 

Bespoke shoe biz signals successes to come 

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
This creative sixth-grader has started his own shoe customization business and YouTube channel to help him achieve the goal of higher education.

Grandville athletic director earns state honor

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
The MIAAA has named Grandville’s Brian Parsons its Region IV Athletic Director of the Year for the 2023-24 school year.

Student’s winning artwork will benefit his whole school 

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
A fifth-grader’s artistic prowess has not only won him statewide accolades, but will also benefit his classmates at Kent City Elementary. 

Elementary ukulelists get a feel for strings

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
From “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” to “Sweet Caroline,” these fifth-graders are becoming strumming pros on the ukulele. 

Third-graders visit Capitol, examine real laws

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Various state laws came under intense scrutiny recently as third-graders dug into a social studies unit on Michigan’s government.

‘My kids are counting on me’

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
In conjunction with SNN’s first decade of education reporting, we sat down with teacher Amber Powell to talk about her first 10 years in education: the changes she’s seen, the new perspectives she’s gained and the dreams she has for the future.

To be or not to be, or to just be all the things

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
This fifth-grader has a whole host of dreams for his future, and while he doesn’t know what direction life will take him, he’s excited for it all. 

The power of persuasion & peaceful ‘protesting’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Fifth-graders at East Elementary recently held a mock protest to share all the information they’ve learned during their persuasive writing unit. 

Built for balance? Observe, predict, test, adjust

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
How do squirrels balance so well, and why can’t humans do the same? These third-graders got to test some theories in STEM class. 

Reading, writing and serving, in memory of Ryan

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Veterans aren’t the only ones who can leave a legacy; these eighth-graders recently spent time learning about both writing concepts and giving back to one’s community. 

Using inchworms to help learn about, um, inches 

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
These handmade math tools are very precise, thanks to precise measurements by some second-graders and a little help from the inchworm. 

Trust us, this book-based contest was delicious

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
There’s nothing like a holiday project that involves the whole family, especially if it also gets kids thinking about reading. 
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