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

‘Hard Core with Lots of Love’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Roberta “Bobbie” Bentley entered the Halloween Bash dance-off and clowned around with the competition. Her moves were strikingly similar to the fifth- and sixth-grade...

Students Get To Know Each Other Over ‘Mixed-Up’ Lunch

Kentwood Erin Albanese

While eating lunch with a random group of peers, Valleywood Middle School eighth-grade classmates discussed what they can’t live without. “I can’t live without my...

Students Find Out What It Was Like For Lewis And Clark

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center West Middle School student Saige Dykhouse helped hoist a canoe off the ground and move it to a new location, ready to...

Cultural Luncheons Connect Students with Countries, Cultures

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Wealthy Elementary School students took a virtual trip to a land of kings and queens, haunted castles and legends, complete with treats and a...

Older Students Help Peers Build Positive Relationships

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Weighed down by a backpack filled with four textbooks, Mill Creek Middle School sixth-grader Anna Burpee ran slowly, with heavy steps, to the end...

Delicious Ethnic Dishes Make for a Great Day at School

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Families from all corners of the map come together as a school community at Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary School, and, recently, their favorite dishes created...

Kentwood Students Begin Kenyan Water Project with Journey of Their Own

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Water splashed and faces grimaced as Challenger Elementary students took on the task of hoisting buckets containing about 20 pounds of water a short...

Students Support Cancer Research at Van Andel Institute

Kentwood Erin Albanese

When five East Kentwood High School seniors were looking for a way to support breast cancer research, they looked locally to the Bart Williams...

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