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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

Toy for the pool & nifty math tool

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
A third-grade teacher’s unique use of YouTube and pool noodles is helping his East Elementary students conquer multiplication...

Fourth-grade classroom becomes crime-solvers HQ

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
With surprise classroom immersions, such as a week of “crime-solving,” these West Elementary students are learning without even realizing it...

Lights, camera, learning, action!

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell
The young broadcasters put together a short newscast that the entire school watches on Fridays...

‘This is where I’m supposed to be’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
“I’m all about being visible and welcoming people in,” says Cedar Springs High School’s new principal...

Former Chuck E. Cheese mouse brings the magic of relationships to school

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Eddie Johns is the new assistant principal for Cedar Springs High School. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Avid outdoorsman aims to be one of his generation’s change-makers

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
This Grandville High senior and police officer-to-be is committed to showing integrity and serving the Grand Rapids community...

Reading growth spurt as measured by shirts

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell
Second-graders put some of their newfound reading skills to use reading words and phrases on their classmates’ shirts...

These two champions for students ‘feel the love’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Courtney MacDonald and Shelly Alvarez are the new middle-level assistant principals for Cedar Springs Public Schools. SNN gets to know them in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...
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Annual regatta teaches STEM skills, teamwork

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell
With competition out on Reeds Lake, Regatta Day at East Grand Rapids Middle School is serious business...

Farm vehicles on parade highlights rural roots

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
“Drive Your Tractor to School Day” has turned into a week of education on farm safety and personal responsibility when it comes to sharing the road with farm equipment...

‘All students are different, they all need different things’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Caroline Ernst is the new director of student services for Grandville Public Schools...

Teacher as student: Sí, por favor

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell
An EGR Spanish teacher spent part of this past July in and around Madrid, Spain, working to strengthen her Spanish fluency and conversational skills...

The man with a plan for success

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
A familiar face in Cedar Springs is taking on a new role this year: director of post-secondary success...

‘I want us to be united’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Bill Cataldo is taking on a new role in Cedar Springs, as principal of both the Middle School and Red Hawk Intermediate...

Beth Heinen Bell

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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.

Social butterfly, schedule juggler, challenge taker on-er

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Ashlee Buchholz is the new assistant principal at Grandville High School. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrator...
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