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Levitating cars? Anything’s possible in STEM Academy

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Levitating cars may sound like magic or science fiction, but for Kenowa Hills STEM Academy students, anything is possible with magnets, a 3D printer and a little bit of math and science.

High-schoolers use TikTok to inform, entertain

Cedar Springs Riley Kelley
Cedar Springs media students are making the best use of TikTok, to deliver positive, entertaining and informative messages.

Symphony visit all about sharing the music

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Elementary students explore instruments and music with help from a few Grand Rapids Symphony members.

Research-based reading curriculum aims to amplify skills 

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Phonics, vocabulary, and a lesson in anatomy and Greek mythology all in one morning? Wyoming Public Schools is implementing a comprehensive reading curriculum.

Full symphony orchestra joins strings & marching band

Lowell Erin Albanese
By combining the sounds and talents of the marching band and top string musicians, students in the Lowell full symphony orchestra are learning to blend contrasting sounds.

Marching band showcase culminates ‘big effort every day’  

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
What kind of preparation goes into a marching band exhibition performance? We got an inside look at Kent City High School’s band class to learn more. 

Real-world scenarios meet STEM fun 

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
STEM night activities give families an opportunity to see what students are learning in classrooms.

ArtPrize exhibit honors veterans & their stories 

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Caledonia Community Schools students honored America through their artistic contributions to an ArtPrize 2024 exhibit honoring veterans’ art and their stories. 

Student-built boats make a splash during regatta

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Middle-schoolers applied math, science and art lessons to their entries for the competitive regatta fundraiser.

Student musicians tour Europe, performing along the way

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
With Michigan Musicians Abroad, high school students performed concerts in London, Paris, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

School staff, families join community theater in the most delightful way

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious teachers and families make up the cast of Byron Center’s summer community theater production of ‘Mary Poppins’ at Van Singel Fine Arts Center.
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Did you hear the news? Longtime director leads final show

State of the Arts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Teacher and director Dave Howard wraps up his 30-year career with the 2024 Forest Hills Summer Stock production of “Newsies.”
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Partnership between district and church creates opportunity in the arts

State of the Arts Alexis Stark
Lee Street Christian Reformed Church’s third annual “I Am Art” camp brought together neighborhood kids and local artists for colorful crafts, dance lessons and mural painting.

Camp’s mission is to build an art community

Lowell Erin Albanese
Students spend summer days making suncatchers, tie dye, nature collages, treasure maps and painted rocks at Lowell’s first art camp.

Health care leaders ask students for ideas, solutions

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Sixteen students are helping leading scientists and researchers solve problems at an advanced cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids.

Invention the focus of summer camp

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
North Godwin students kicked off their summer at the school’s first summer STEM camp.
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