Charles Honey

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Charles Honey is an editor and also helps to develop series and issues stories for all districts. He is also producer of the SNN podcast, "Study Hall." 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. He 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.

Teacher Inspires ArtPrize Artist

Northview Charles Honey

For Kaitlind Marek Fasburg, going from a passive dabbler to an ArtPrize artist had a lot to do with a Northview High School art...

Students Appreciate College Atmosphere in Newly Built School Wing

Northview Charles Honey

Senior Austin Hendrick was enjoying some solitary reading in one of Northview High School’s new English classrooms. Quiet as it was, he felt excited. “You...

Optimists Donate Books Needed for New Core Curriculum

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

When in need, go to an Optimist. That’s what Kenowa Hills fifth-grade teachers did when they decided they needed new books at Central Elementary...

OK, We’ve Heard About the Big ArtPrize Winners. Now Let’s Meet Two of the Smaller Ones

Byron Center Charles Honey

Rhianna Peterson of Rockford and Emma McCloud of Byron Center were winners in ArtStart, a new online competition for artists younger than 18. They...

Hallway Heroes Battle Bullying in Kenowa Hills

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Natalia Quizena knows what it feels like to be bullied, so she takes her job as a Hallway Hero very seriously. “It hurts,” says...

Fifth Graders Turn Nature Into Art

Lowell Charles Honey

Kaylee Diamond sized up the strange sculpture of tangled twigs and flowers, trying to describe it to a visitor. “It kind of looks like...

Choices Influence District Enrollment, Revenues

Kent ISD Charles Honey

For baseball fans, the first Wednesday in October offered a chance to watch the American League sort out Wild Card teams to determine who...

Student Saves Drowning Man

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

For just a split second, Tiana Studebaker hesitated when she saw a man lying on the bottom of the pool. “I was like, ‘This isn’t...

Nixing Negatives by Promoting Positives

Rockford Charles Honey

Teacher Rachel DeKuiper leads her kindergarteners out of Meadow Ridge Elementary School in search of milkweed on a beautiful day. They walk hand-in-hand and...

Sinking Funds Pay for Growing Needs

Lowell Charles Honey

When his school board decided to ask the community to fund building improvements, Lowell Superintendent Greg Pratt never thought the fund’s name would be...

‘Schools and Guns Don’t Mix’ – Except Under Michigan Law

Kent ISD Charles Honey

Like many residents in his largely rural school district, Superintendent Tom Enslen enjoys deer hunting. He has fond memories of hunting near Kalkaska and...

Football Bruising, Plus Singing and Doing the Right Thing

Northview Charles Honey

The Northview High School football team is on the field, practicing to prepare for its final game. But Tommy Brown stands on the sidelines,...

Heart Strong: Boy Returns to School After Transplant

Rockford Charles Honey

Some days it seemed hopeless. Here he was, a middle-school boy with a failing heart, stuck in a hospital and tethered to a 200-pound...

Gift of 500 Books Stokes Students Love of Reading

Northview Charles Honey

Lindsey Tilley was rocking her newborn daughter, Kate, to sleep when she heard the message on her voice mail: She had just been awarded...

The Stories Behind Saying “Yes” and “No” to Millages

Lowell Charles Honey

Lowell Area Schools got what it wanted from the Nov. 5 election results. Wyoming Public Schools didn't. Lowell school administrators are looking forward to improving...

Rockford Students Gain from Ferris Early College Program

Rockford Charles Honey

It doesn’t look much like a college classroom with nearly every inch of the walls covered with photos, posters plastered on the ceiling and...

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