Janice Holst

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Janice Holst was a reporter for SNN covering Kent City and Sparta. She has been both a teacher and a journalist. A former MLive reporter, she wrote features and covered local government and schools for Advance Newspapers for nearly two decades. She also was a recipe columnist and wrote features for Mature Life Style and occasional entertainment pieces for On The Town magazines. She lives in Sparta Township and enjoys spending some of her retirement hours writing the stories of the northern Kent County school districts.

When school hits the road

Kent City Janice Holst

When the pandemic closed school buildings, the summer education program for migrant families brought learning to migrant housing camps...

Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Meet the Future Janice Holst

Sparta High School senior credited with multiple advances in school’s technology programming...

Making school from home work for everyone

School 2.0 Janice Holst

Districts scrambled to aid families with connectivity and tech support from March to the end of the school year...

Pedals to the metal for learning’s sake

Sparta Janice Holst

Motivation to finish the school year strong was boosted by giveaways of bicycles and other prizes...

Taking a musical trip, all the way to California

Kent City Janice Holst

Musical theater student gets the nod to play at the 2021 Rose Bowl, selected to play with Bands of America Honors Band...

Parade of graduates

Sparta Janice Holst

Seniors from Sparta High School were honored by the community on May 29 with their own graduation parade...

Food service director leads by loading students up with nutritious foods

Kent City Janice Holst

With two decades of experience in the school kitchens, this food director continues to find ways to feed the community she loves...

Learning about home, at home

School 2.0 Janice Holst

A piece of area history through the eyes of an eighth grader who, via an optional enrichment class exercise, produced a photo essay on her family’s home...

Athletes Stay in Shape During Time Off School

School 2.0 Janice Holst

An at-home athletic training program helps keep all students on the go during the school shutdown...

Food, farming, science come together in mobile lessons

Sparta Janice Holst

FARM lab is the brainchild of a group of farmers working with 26 Michigan county farm bureaus, spearheaded by local dairy farmer Renee McCauley...

Student writers, we want to hear from you

School 2.0 Janice Holst

Budding journalists, poets and writers of all genres, now is the time for sharing your work on our many School News Network platforms...

Big history, big story, big opportunity

School 2.0 Janice Holst

The event is hoped to document and share student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Seniors of 2020: ‘We wouldn’t change it for the world’

School 2.0 Janice Holst

Sparta High School students have a long history of doing interesting and innovative work with all kinds of technology. But their most recent work, titled simply 'Sparta High School Class 2020 Senior Video,' is already touching hearts all over the community...

Chalk up this neighborhood to hope

School 2.0 Janice Holst

Neighborhood with teachers and students from one district cheer each other up during school closures from the Covid 19 pandemic with a chalk walk...

Students and teachers turn to technology to fill educational time

School 2.0 Janice Holst

Online platforms already in place enabled this middle school to offer continuing educational opportunities during this unprecedented time off school...

Helping struggling families high priority for school district

Sparta Janice Holst

The school has opened regular private space for an outreach coordinator from Mel Trotter Ministries to help area students cope with homelessness...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent County, which enroll more than 90,000 students. Founded in 2013, we are an editorially independent news site funded by Kent ISD, local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and photojournalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues that enhance or discourage student success, and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

‘You can do anything and everything’

Dads demonstrate dedication to students and learning

His heart is in the health care field

Northview grad is a future forest mapper

Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork

Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

Young readers follow the recipe for perfect pound cake

Young engineers turn paper into a wild ride

Red Hawk Rivals episode 2: ‘Cornhole’

High-school journalists provide behind-the-scenes look at news production

Basketball team unites students, promotes inclusion

Diving into social-emotional learning

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