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Art Award Tradition Continues for 35th Year of Excellence

All Districts Erin Albanese

Northview High School sophomore Nick Ensing's drawing depicts a colorful, detailed royal court, staffed by doe-eyed kings, queens and jesters. Junior Ellie Haveman's photo is...

Playing in Tune with Giving Hearts

State of the Arts Charles Honey

Elizabeth Catlin tentatively plucked a few notes on a violin after eighth-graders McKenzie Watkoski and Presley Avery showed her how. The she gamely played...

Revving Up Reading, Writing with Workshops

Byron Center Erin Albanese

A renaissance of reading and writing is going on at West Middle School, where teachers say students are indulging in books they love more...

Revived Program Attracts Student Artists, Musicians

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

From imaginative paintings and sculptures to soothing songs and a silky sax solo, Union High and Westwood Middle school students recently shared their artistic...

Students Jam On, with Plenty of Moxie

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Forest Hills Eastern High orchestra students joined forces recently with The Moxie Strings for a night of upbeat contemporary music. But before they did,...

Settling Conflict by Settling Minds with Connective Art

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

With colorful petals radiating from a bright orange center, the mandala Circle of Art rug represents the universe and all its connectivity. For members of...

Students Explore Hip-Hop as ‘Something that You Live’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Matthew Duncan lightly shakes a can of spray paint and, like the serious aerosol artist he is, deftly sprays an immaculate orange “o” on...

Adding Sugar to Education’s Cake

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

As a young mother new to the district in the early 1970s, Candace Hinshaw remembers hearing about a magazine sale at Pine Ridge Elementary...

‘They Learn by Music’

Sparta School News Network

A drum beat echoes down the halls of Sparta's Appleview Elementary. The source: a boisterous bunch of musicians keeping a beat and dancing to the...

District Talent on Full Display at Art Show

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

The work of K-12 artists created a huge collage of talent on display recently during the District-wide Art Show. Many mediums were showcased, and high...

Better Teaching for Better Readers

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Before beginning a lesson on weather and climate at Kraft Meadows Middle School, Anita Archer took a moment to talk to each of the...

‘It’s Incredible, the Opportunities We Get’

Byron Center Charles Honey

Jazz at Byron Center High School has always been about swinging hard and playing big, and hitting the smooth, cool notes just right. So...

‘Free to Try, Free to Do Your Best’

Byron Center Charles Honey

For some students, inspiration came from a science teacher's lesson on the expanding universe. For others, it was reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" for...

‘World-Class’ Band Program Thrives on Community Support

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Drive down 36th Street SW between Buchanan and Division on a fall day, and the sound of trumpets, trombones, clarinets, flutes and drums fills...

‘You Find Yourself Striving to be Greater at Something’

State of the Arts Linda Odette

Noah Miller and Heather Price, both 2016 district graduates, are members of the Western Michigan University Marching Bronco Band and got to play at...

Calling All Senses: Help Me Read!

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

In a small room within the teacher's lounge, Southeast Elementary School fourth-grader Aubrianna Vernon focused on the consonant blend, "spr." With her index finger,...

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