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

Volunteers Challenge Students to Give of Themselves

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

When Comstock Park High School senior Justin Terveen helped deliver Christmas gifts to a local family in need last year, he saw the children...

Diverse Dishes – Food Service Staff Learn Creative Ways to Mix Up Menus

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Getting students excited about what’s on their lunch trays takes a mix of the right ingredients. Plus, it requires tapping into youthful curiosity, said Mo...

Byron Center Considering Next Steps to Address Growth

Byron Center Erin Albanese

As work crews finish the last projects funded through the $23 million bond issue approved by voters in 2011, administrators are already looking forward...

The Power of the Pen to Make a Difference

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming Junior High School student Caitlyn Bulthuis’s persuasive speech about the nonprofit organization 20 Liters will have an impact on the lives of people...

iPads Proving Their Value at Schools

Byron Center Erin Albanese

As Brown Elementary School kindergartner Christian Moomey got ready to record himself reading a story on an iPad, Principal Barb Johnson watched. “It takes...

Community Members, Schools Stepping Up to Address Need in Comstock Park

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

The Giving Closet is stocked with winter coats, boots, clothes and more, ready to make the winter months easier for struggling families in the...

Leading With Care

Kentwood Erin Albanese

For one day each December, students in the Crossroads Alternative High School leadership class work in assembly-line format, packing hundreds of items into care...

EGR Coins Recognize Kindness, Keep Memory of Kabookie Alive

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids High School Principal Jenny Fee saw the spirit of Jimmy Gerken in Olivia Kallil, so she acknowledged Olivia’s kindness by giving...

Guest Column on Wyoming Bond Vote

Erin Albanese

I’m sitting here teary-eyed thinking about the Nov. 5 rejection of Wyoming Public School’s two bond proposals to fund security, high school improvements and...

Third-Graders’ Cardboard Arcade Inspired by 9-Year-Old Entrepreneur

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Inspired by a 9-year-old boy from California, West Elementary School third-grade students put their imaginations to the test creating an arcade made of cardboard,...

Broadway Bound

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Tips from a Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer and a choreographer helped set the stage for Macy Krupiczewicz to pull deep from within herself in...

State Farm’s $100,000 Grant to Fund Kelloggsville, Godfrey Lee Service-Learning Agriculture Programs

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

When Kelloggsville Middle School teacher Marcia Cisler recently considered projects made possible through service-learning grant money, she talked about students gardening, growing hydroponic vegetables...

Kent County Students to Share Message on Diversity

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The bottom line is: “You’re human,” said Willianna Paulino, a junior at Grand Rapids University Prep Academy. Willianna played a Monopoly-style game that challenged students...

Her electrifying style

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Abby Bolen stands alone in a small room, the vibrantly painted viper violin positioned on her shoulder, her bow moving fast and intense. She...

EGR Pioneers Support Be Nice through Hearts of Gold game

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

“Be Nice,” may not be the typical message coming from the stands as football players head to the field to face off against a...

Career Academy Combines Job Training with Academics

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Maddi Saum hopes to become a physician. Jamasen DeKlein wants to get a job in construction or attend Grand Rapids Community College after graduation....

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