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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

Press ‘n Go

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Buying lunch at Kentwood Public Schools will soon only take the press of two fingers on a scanner. A new biometric system, being phased...

Happy To Be Back

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
When Principal Linda Kehm says “Lakeside Elementary” in front of her students, the response is automatic: “Where kindness counts!” comes the chorus of voices. The first...

Superintendent Wright Returns with Big Plans

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Superintendent Samuel Wright is back at the helm of the district, challenged with increasing enrollment numbers and balancing finances. “I’m a rocket at heart,”...

From the Bottom Up: Scores Take a Jump

Kent City Erin Albanese
An increase in testing scores at Kent City High School, and a significant jumpin the state’s Top to Bottom school ranking, has district leaders...

ArtPrize Artist Helps Students Get Messy, Creative

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Markers, crayons and paint covered by more markers, crayons and paint created a whimsical, fun, sometimes messy art project for Nickels Elementary School students. “We...

Remembering the Rockets

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Former high school football teammates Rich Bolhuis and Dan Roeloffs did a little reminiscing about their glory days during the Kelloggsville High School football...

Wyoming Scouts Give Elementary Children a Nicer Place to Play

Wyoming Erin Albanese
When West Elementary School moved into the former Newhall Middle School building, students inherited a schoolyard never used by children in kindergarten through fourthgrade....

Marching Forward with Winning Band Director

Kent City Erin Albanese
“There’s our tempo, arms are up, one, two, ready and...”  said Jonathan Schnicke, as the Kent City middle school band began its melody. Schnicke...

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...
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