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Bridie Bereza

Bridie Bereza
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Bridie Bereza hails from Lansing and has worked in the Grand Rapids area as a reporter, freelance writer, and communicator since graduating from Aquinas College in 2003. She feels privileged to cover West Michigan's public schools and hopes to shed a little light on the amazing things happening there through her reporting.

Learning their way

Kelloggsville Bridie Bereza
A 'school within a school' keeps students in school...

A room to groom

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
Middle school barbershop provides free cuts, nurtures love of reading...

A place to grow and harvest

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
New garden collaboration feeds students’ minds and bodies...

Retooled for school

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
The main objective was to move fifth-graders out of middle school, but administrators say there have been benefits at all grade levels...

Coach’s story goes beyond playbooks, is one for history books

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza
Tom DeGennaro said that while Retired Zeeland Athletic Director Stan Jesky’s 52 years of coaching experience are worth noting, it’s his life story -- starting with birth -- that needs to be shared...

Young mom surpasses expectations to get to graduation day

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
Ahnaka Ortiz-Rodriguez started high school while pregnant and will graduate on time, with honors and an upward trajectory-- toddler in tow...

Lessons for STEAM-Y Days

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza
Need simple, open-ended ideas to keep children entertained and engaged this summer? Sarah Wood, technology and media integration specialist for Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, has got you covered...

Persistence, sensitivity, connection improve attendance, district finds

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza
A team approach helped Lee Middle School drastically reduce chronic absenteeism this school year...

An asset, not a burden

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza
A grant is training teachers to better serve and appreciate students who are learning English...

A pretty flippin’ cool assignment

Kelloggsville Bridie Bereza
Students tested their real-estate savvy and practiced their algebra skills, too. A local Realtor gave students a crash course before they started...

After gaining work experience, students sign contracts with area employers

Kelloggsville Bridie Bereza
High school seniors sport caps and sign contracts -- but it’s not what you think: these students are landing jobs...

To cap it off

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza
Before donning caps and gowns, Lee High School seniors faced one final test: the capstone exhibition...

The Biology Chronicles

Godwin Heights Bridie Bereza
An entire year of science curriculum fits handily into three stories...

‘Your worst situation … can make you the best person that you can be’

Grads with Grit Bridie Bereza
Self-reliant since early childhood, Tiana Studebaker’s path to graduation was filled with instability. At commencement, she tipped her hat to her alternative school classmates for their perseverance...

Feeling the burn & ready to learn

Kelloggsville Bridie Bereza
Kelloggsville elementary students find a morning workout improves concentration in the classroom...

Step aside, Katniss, it’s archery time

Kelloggsville Bridie Bereza
Volunteers visited the school to teach students about the history, craftsmanship, mechanics -- and safety, of course -- of the time-honored device known as the longbow...
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