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. Read Beth's full bio

High-quality learning for every student, every day

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Dan VanderMeulen is the new director of curriculum for Lowell Area Schools...

‘Whatever it takes’ to support students

Meet Your Administrators Beth Heinen Bell

Tom Hosford is the new principal at Rockford High School’s 10-12 building...

‘You can see their minds expanding’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

This multi-award-winning physics teacher and robotics coach has made it his mission to keep doors open for students and encourage young women to pursue STEM careers...

Artist-in-residence helps students tap interests to grow creative skills, independence

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Teacher Nichol Handwork said the partnership was a marked change from the typical, quiet R1TS classroom setting, where students often don’t seek out much social interaction...

A graduation victory for this band of brothers

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

A quartet of fifth-year seniors at Unity High School weren’t sure they would be able to graduate, until they met each other and realized that they could do it together...

Determined leader sprints past K-12 finish line, pushed by her little ‘star’

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell

Growing up, DaJa West always knew she was going to graduate from high school. But when she became pregnant, “some people doubted me,” she said. They shouldn’t have...

Red Hawk Elementary team headed to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

After a season of virtual competitions, Red Hawk Elementary School’s Odyssey of the Mind team is headed to Florida for the World Finals...

Board names interim superintendent to succeed Polston

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell

The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Board of Education has tapped Dirk Weeldreyer to take over as interim superintendent, beginning July 1...

Great day, all day, to read

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

With beach chairs and sunscreen in hand, students hit the books...

Is there a place where no one gets sick? Yes, inside children’s minds

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell

After a year of virus-related ups and downs, Godfrey Elementary third-graders recently had the opportunity to meet an author who knows just how they’re feeling...

Stressed? Anxious? They’re all ears — and tails and fur

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Between Cherry Creek Elementary and Lowell Middle School, the district has three therapy dogs to help students regulate emotions, reduce stress and connect with others...

Godfrey-Lee’s Kevin Polston selected to lead Kentwood Public Schools

Kentwood Beth Heinen Bell

The Kentwood Board of Education chooses the superintendent of a neighboring district to take the helm...

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More than a sandbox: Augmented reality lets students explore changing landscapes

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

An aspiring Eagle Scout created a unique augmented reality classroom resource to give back to the teacher who sparked his love of science...

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Peacocks, goats, Legos: this fifth-grade farmer does it all

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Not many fifth-graders can say that they live on an exotic peafowl and pheasant farm. But to Cole, life on the farm is hard to describe because it’s just… life...

Tech Center’s Hospitality & Culinary Program, instructors honored

Kent ISD Beth Heinen Bell

The Kent Career Technical Center’s culinary arts program and two of its teachers have received awards from the Grand Rapids chapter of the American Culinary Federation...

Rain, snow or shine, you’ll find them learning outdoors

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

In Audrey Debri’s Young Fives class at Cedar Trails, you can expect the unexpected. Except for one thing: Class will always be held outside...

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Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

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Young engineers turn paper into a wild ride

Red Hawk Rivals episode 2: ‘Cornhole’

High-school journalists provide behind-the-scenes look at news production

Basketball team unites students, promotes inclusion

His heart is in the health care field

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