Charles Honey

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Charles Honey is editor-in-chief of SNN, and covers series and issues stories for all districts. As a reporter for The Grand Rapids Press/mLive from 1985 to 2009, his beats included Grand Rapids Public Schools, local colleges and education issues. Honey served as editor of The Press’ award-winning Religion section for 15 years and its columnist for 20. His freelance articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Religion News Service and Faith & Leadership magazine. Read Charles' full bio

Fallen Local Heroes Honored at Homecoming Game

Lowell Charles Honey

Lowell High School teacher Cari Slot wiped away tears after watching a video of her late brother-in-law, Trevor Parker Slot, on the Lowell football...

Math, Fun? With Creative Teaching and Baseball, Anything’s Possible

At Recess Charles Honey

Editor's Note: At Recess is an occasional humor column that takes a lighter look at schools and education. Funny things sometimes happen when you work...

If the Shoe Fits, Someone Designed It

Northview Charles Honey

A roomful of art students had a problem to solve: How to design a shoe for a working woman that would be stable, stylish...

International Students Bring the World to School

Rockford Charles Honey

When more than two dozen international students came to a recent Rockford Board of Education meeting, the room took on the feel of a...

Coach Honored for Molding Winners on Field and Off

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

Make no mistake: Coach Gus Kapolka loves to win. And his Cedar Springs High School football team is quite good at it, going 3-1...

Student’s Death Cautions Classmates against Distracted Driving

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Jim Freybler hushed an auditorium full of teenagers, then told them that texting a few words on a cell phone was all it took...

Students & Community Help Kids with Cancer

Northview Charles Honey

When it came time to say that his son had cancer, teacher Kevin Bustrum couldn’t quite get the words out. He had to choke...

Pink Arrows Provide Strength, Hope for Those with Cancer

Lowell Charles Honey

Shelby Offrink wheeled her way toward an ocean of pink, pushed along in her wheelchair by her husband, Ben, younger daughter Hazel on her...

Donated Football Turf Now Covers Haitian Orphans’ Playground

Northview Charles Honey

A bad storm that wrecked a high school football field turned out to be a blessing for an orphanage in Haiti. Artificial turf that formerly...

Lowell Teacher Honored for Contributions to Math Education

Lowell Charles Honey

A Lowell Middle School teacher who uses journaling and project-based learning to help students see the usefulness of math was recently honored for her...

‘I Want to Make a Difference’

Classrooms for All Charles Honey

Gregoria Nava drives down a narrow lane through an apple orchard to a small cluster of migrant worker cabins. She’s come here on a...

Building a Team with Heart

Rockford Charles Honey

In his more than 30 years as a principal, teacher and coach, Robert Siegel Jr. has had more than a few chances to exercise...

Retirees Agree: New Northview High School is a Stunner

Northview Charles Honey

Donna Host walked into the new Northview High School swimming pool area and gaped. “Holy cow, look at this!” Host exclaimed. “This is amazing!” The...

Teachers Challenged to Question Assumptions about Students in Poverty

Kent ISD Charles Honey

When Paul C. Gorski wants to illustrate stereotypes about poor people, he looks no further than his own grandmother. Though she grew up poor in...

Schools Feed Students’ Tummies and Minds over the Summer

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

Carmen Grant eagerly read aloud a Mother Goose story about a little boy who looks after the sheep, while Debby Brown held the book...

Students Remember Scott Hazel, Beloved Teacher and Man of Faith

Cedar Springs Charles Honey

Whether it was art or the history of war, you could count on a class taught by Scott Hazel to be fun and challenging....

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