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Young ‘makers’ create handmade games to help STEM lessons stick  

Byron Center Alexis Stark
March is makers’ month for kindergarten through fourth-grade students to create computers and arcade games in STEM class at Brown Elementary.

Kindergarten language arts unit gets royal treatment

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Dutton Elementary students got a royal reading lesson during their kings and queens unit, followed by a tea party celebration. 

Elementary ukulelists get a feel for strings

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
From “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” to “Sweet Caroline,” these fifth-graders are becoming strumming pros on the ukulele. 

Middle-schoolers develop skills, confidence through theater

Lowell Erin Albanese
How do students go from nervous newcomers to accomplished thespians? By getting on stage and going for it at Lowell Middle School.

Tape art creates eye-catching experience

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Students studied illusion and space before creating the designs on the Wyoming High School walls.

Northern High physics students host elementary STEM program

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Central Woodlands fifth- and sixth-graders got a hands-on STEM experience through a program hosted by Northern High physics students.

School musical offers students new experiences

Byron Center Alexis Stark
The cast of Byron Center High School’s production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ weigh in on how they balance a musical rehearsal schedule with sports, school and other fine arts commitments. 

Training voices, cultivating friendships, building confidence

Northview Morgan Jarema
Crossroads vocal music teacher Tami Hjelm says choir class is far more than practice and performing.

Career makers at work

Kelloggsville Brett Atwood
Students are learning skills and trades preparing them for the workforce and future careers through Kelloggsville’s school-to-work program

60 musicians + 19 schools = one beautiful sound

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
Student musicians came together to perform in Grand Rapids Community College’s High School Honor Band for one night, and one night only.

Goal: Bilingual by middle school

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
In its first year at the Early Childhood Center, the dual language immersion program is preparing kindergartners for life-long learning in Spanish and English. 

Having fun with digital logic

Northview Morgan Jarema
Northview High Intro to Computer Science students learned digital logic the fun way, thanks to their teacher’s involvement with a fledgling STEM nonprofit.

New math class uses real-world applications

Northview Morgan Jarema
A new math class is showing Northview Next Career Center students how the subject is used in real-world applications. It’s making a difference, in engagement and in their grades.

In this classroom, they’re thinking on their feet

Comstock Park Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Comstock Park redevelops its math curriculum so it is more relevant and engaging to students.

Places, everyone; it’s showtime

Northview Morgan Jarema
Students at Northview High School volunteered for the seventh year to take part in 10-minute plays written by their peers.

‘We’ve tried to create a place to find joy’

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center recently earned the highest rating from the state program Great Start to Quality for what it noted are its high-quality staff, learning environments and inclusive instruction.
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