Morgan Jarema

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Morgan Jarema is a reporter and copy editor, covering Northview. She is a Grand Rapids native and a product of Grand Rapids Public Schools, including Brookside and West Leonard elementaries, City Middle/High School and Ottawa Hills. She found her tribe in journalism in 1997 and has never wanted to do anything but write. For 15 years she was a freelance journalist for The Grand Rapids Press, covering local schools and government, religion, business, home & garden and lifestyles. She and her husband, John, think even those without kiddos should be invested in their local schools and made to feel a part of them. Read Morgan's full bio

Concert Honors ‘Passionate but Humble’ Journalist and Musician

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Jagienka Timek, Drew Johnston and Anneke Avery admit that before high school, they really had no idea who Daniel Pearl was. The trio of seniors...

Science Meets Art, STEAM Results

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Stephanie Cionca stood in front of a class of fifth-graders and set up an exercise aimed at figuring out how much water they would...

Learning Is In the Eye of the Bee-holder

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A group of middle schoolers clustered around a two-sided honeybee observation hive and delivered a rapid-fire commentary on what they were seeing. Inside the colony,...

FFA Program Begins Offering College Credits

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Elliott Kelley is no stranger to life on a farm, so he has no problem doing double chicken duty at school. Especially now that...

‘A Little Family’

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Guadalupe Becerra admits that for most of high school she has been more interested in the social aspects than in the academics. But now,...

Five Districts, Five Strategies to Reach ‘Top 10 in 10’

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Superintendents from five Kent County school districts got the chance on Tuesday to tout their school improvement initiatives, when State Superintendent Brian Whiston and...

Banging on Rocks Shapes Global Learners

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Sixth-grader Sam Williams used firm, deliberate pressure with a deer antler to try to chip flakes off a sedimentary rock, called chert. She was...

Fair Skies, Wavy Clouds or Twisters, He’s On It

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It’s 7:40 on a recent Monday morning, and high school student staffers are busy at work behind the scenes putting together the Red Arrow...

Farmhand, Auto Worker, Advocate for All

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School: Central Middle Other positions you have held in education: Middle school math teacher, Gypsum Creek Middle School, Gypsum, Colorado; math coach/instructional coach, New Berlin...

Spelling Skills Take Off with Student-created Website

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Josh Pullen says he wasn’t exactly a fan of spelling practice and weekly quizzes when he was in elementary school. He muddled through, sure....

‘You don’t have to be best friends to be nice to each other’

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Cindi Reynolds pulled a miniature tube of toothpaste from her pocket and asked fifth-grader Stella Cummings to squeeze out a big ol' dollop onto...

Rocking Out with Strings, Awesomely

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Mitchell Evink couldn't seem to help playing air cello as he sat on the floor of the band room and watched a video featuring...

‘Way More Than Just a Game’

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D.J. Simpson has cheered with his family from the stands during Lowell High School's Pink Arrow Pride games for as long as he can...

A Trio of Newcomers

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Meet three of seven new principals at Forest Hills Public Schools: Eastern High Assistant Principal Kristine Yelding, Ada Elementary Principal Kimberly Van Antwerp, and Orchard View...

Senator Talks Talent with Students, Educators, Employers

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Senator Debbie Stabenow invited a group of some 40 employers, local school, college and skilled trades group representatives to join her at Kent Career...

District Sees Big Savings from Bond Refinance

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Taxpayers will benefit from a recent bond sale to the tune of approximately $2.5 million. Just like a homeowner refinancing a mortgage to reduce the...

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