Erin Albanese

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Erin Albanese is managing editor and reporter, covering Kentwood, Lowell and Wyoming. She was one of the original SNN staff writers, helping launch the site in 2013, and enjoys fulfilling the mission of sharing the stories of public education. She has worked as a journalist in the Grand Rapids area since 2000. A graduate of Central Michigan University, she has written for The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, On-the-Town Magazine and Group Tour Media. Read Erin's full bio

Celebrating Rocket Pride

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville students, staff and community members, adorned in their blue and orange school colors, came out to celebrate this month with food, games and...

Discovery Zone Takes Classroom into Nature

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Fifth grader Brooke Groce leaned over to smell a wildflower. “It doesn’t really have a smell,” she said, and recorded her observation on a sheet...

Students Study Whether City’s Rapids Should Return

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Despite her numb fingers on the 28-degree day, CA Frost Environmental Science Academy sixth-grader Lux Howell shook a vial filled with river water for...

Seventh-Grade Students Support Entrepreneurs in Third-World Countries

Kent City Erin Albanese

In India, a man's pedi-cab business provides income for his family and transportation services to his community. It was made possible, in part, by...

If It’s Tuesday, Gramma Bobbie and Grampa Hank Will Be There

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Nine years ago, former Huntington Woods Elementary Principal Andrea van der Laan was looking for volunteers willing to contribute 45 minutes a week. Bobbie Bulthuis...

Area Students Bring Home Medals from State Competition

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Bread, cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, pie and cookies baked from scratch in three-and-a-half hours was only part of a day’s work for Kayla Coppock,...

Helping Legislators Understand Impact of Cuts

Northview Erin Albanese

At 5:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Northview Public Schools Superintendent Mike Paskewicz presses “send” on his latest e-mail to inform 800 people...

Byron Center Video Students Win “Best of Show”

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center High School students Tyler Clifton and Aspen Comar know their way around a film studio. The young directors get the right camera...

Perfect Scores – Twice – for EGR Student

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Scoring perfect on the ACT wasn’t just beginner’s luck for Sam Forstner. He did it twice. The East Grand Rapids junior first achieved a composite...

Kelloggsville Cardboard Houses to Raise Awareness of Homelessness

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville students’ art project hit home in a real way. The cardboard houses they built mean something much larger than paint and cool designs. They...

Byron Center Win Time a Big Hit

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center High School sophomores Andrew Rellinger, Jesse Ursiny, Trace Horvath and Vinh Tran spent a recent Wednesday morning sitting in the school hallway...

Be Nice Initiative Encourages Positive Actions in Schools

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

“Be Nice” messages recently made their way from student to student at East Grand Rapids Middle School; a bold-lettered banner in the EGR high...

Committee Explores Tech, Building Improvements

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville parents and administrators toured other schools to review facilities and determine how their schools measure up to the opportunities provided students in neighboring...

A successful Odyssey

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Question: What do you get when you mix a Model T, legendary inventors, an electric eel and a tricky obstacle course? Answer: An Odyssey of...

Psychology Added to Growing List of GRCC Courses at Kent City High School

Kent City Erin Albanese

Psychology 201 will join the list of college courses available to Kent City high school seniors, which means students can graduate with a semester’s...

Hand2Hand Ministries Provide Students Food for Weekend

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The backpacks hang, waiting in student lockers in the morning, then go home filled with nourishing food for the weekend. They are vehicles for feeding...

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