Meghan Gracy

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Meghan Gracy graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in journalism, which she funded by working as a Young Fives teacher in Ann Arbor. After graduation, she worked for three years as a reporter at The Daily News in Greenville, Michigan. Her favorite part of the job was covering multiple school districts in Montcalm County. She said a hard farewell to the position in 2019 and transitioned to a career in marketing. She currently works full-time as a writer and marketing strategist at Calvin University in addition to contributing to School News Network.

First taste of career exploration: hydroponically delicious

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Inside a greenhouse at Lowell Area Schools’ Wittenbach Center, senior David Johnston has started a produce business, Céva Farm, using knowledge from agriculture and biology classes...

New state funding to add second school resource officer

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Lowell Area Schools already has one school resource officer, but state funding will support a second position to focus on the middle school starting in the 2023–2024 school year...

How did a world-famous van Gogh get into fifth grade?

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Murray Lake Elementary students study van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” through a 3D replica from the Heart for Art program...

Theater students find community through ‘Matilda’ musical

Lowell Meghan Gracy

While the story of Matilda showcases a dysfunctional family, the Lowell High School cast performing the musical has found kinship through their production...

High school introduces flextime period

Lowell Meghan Gracy

New flextime schedule allows students to benefit from intervention, general support, enrichment, and extension opportunities to support Lowell High School’s rigorous curriculum...

Lighting the spark for inquiry

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Bushnell Elementary families applied real-world lessons at stations set up throughout the school...

Students build skills via community coffee cart

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Students from Lowell High School’s transition skills class practice vocational skills when they serve coffee, hot chocolate, snacks and more at Brody’s Be Mobile Café...

Students prepare, practice for first official votes

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Voting is a right of passage for young adults, and Lowell High School seniors are reviewing ballots, taking notes, and preparing to join the democratic process...

Lowell to ask voters to restore non-homestead operating millage

Lowell Meghan Gracy

Millage rates, property values and inflation all affect school funding, and Lowell Area Schools is looking to balance its budget with a proposed millage renewal...

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‘I want to help students see the beauty in math’

‘What is your dream?’ Students interview each other

She found the perfect marriage of music & helping

Emphasis on understanding: teacher seeks to empower students

Windproof houses and trash collectors made of trash: students get creative through STEM

Showing them how to search, ask, grow

Family members and heroes honored through art project

‘Sassy, funny, scary’: students excited to return to the stage

‘Creating a feeling of compassion & care’

Testing, testing! How educators use assessments to help students learn

Students & grandpas connect through cards, hugs, common languages

Bolstered by many while a student, this grad now supports others

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