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

Blue Ribbon Schools: ‘Not Built Overnight’

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Anthony Morey says he doesn’t know the magic recipe to being designated a Blue Ribbon School. But the Wealthy Elementary School principal is pretty...

Double-Duty Huskies

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

At halftime during a recent Forest Hills Northern High School varsity football home game against Greenville, cheerleaders finished "Let's Go!" and joined friends and...

Class Class? Yes Yes!

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Stacey Byl has had her current group of kindergartners for exactly 20 school days, and already they seem particularly, well, engaged. “Class class,” she says,...

School of Rock: Will Play for Free

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The high school band room before a recent evening practice was a flurry of activity and chatter, as students uncased their instruments and shrugged...

Girls: Curious About Sports? Bring It

Grandville Morgan Jarema

What if you could try out a sport before trying out for the team? For girls at Grandville Public Schools, it’s possible. The Women's Varsity Leadership...

Here They Come! Students Pour Downtown to Soak in ArtPrize

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

ArtPrize Seven is under way, and that means thousands of students will be streaming into downtown Grand Rapids. With the annual art competition kicking off...

Grandville Scores Big with Victory Day

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Touchdown. Some 200 people filled the stands at Bulldog Stadium on Sept. 18 to cheer on 26 Grandville Public Schools students with cognitive and physical...

Everyone is a Star on Victory Day

Grandville Morgan Jarema

Most everybody who loves football probably dreams of being able to take to the field at least once. This Saturday, nearly two dozen very...

New Tech Center Leader Once Raced NASCAR Drivers (in Go-karts, but Still)

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Name: Cameron Buck School: Kent Career Tech Center What and where was your previous job? Curriculum Associate and Instructional Technology Specialist at Careerline Tech Center/Ottawa Area...

Teachers Team Up to ‘Design Think’ Their Way to Cross-Curriculum Project

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Lynn Cvengros is always looking for writing and research opportunities for her students. When the Forest Hills Eastern High School Advanced Placement Language teacher...

Students Should Have Fun Along with Learning, New Principal Says

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Name: Paul Papes School: Alto Elementary How do you pronounce your last name? PAY-pess. Everybody asks. What are your first priorities as Alto Elementary principal? My first...

Lesson One: Hold Your Tongue on the Car Ride Home

Lowell Morgan Jarema

For parents of school athletes, a few things are obvious: We love our kids, and we love it when they win. But we also...

Tech Center Students Excel at National Competition

Kent ISD Morgan Jarema

Five Kent Career Technical Center students placed in the top 10 of their competition areas at the National Leadership and Skills Conference of SkillsUSA...

See Your Challenges As Assets, Urges Forest Hills Grad

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Elizabeth Wisniewski says she feels like she’s had three lifetimes squeezed into her 31 years: her happy Michigan childhood, the dark time between her...

Sophia Luettke Doesn’t Hope, She Plans

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Barely a week out of high school forever, Sophia Luettke sat in the three-season room at her East Grand Rapids home and wondered how...

Students Build Arm, Little Girl Scoots

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Being born without a forearm has never slowed down Maeli Gottschalk. That is, until she got to the age when most kids yearn to...

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