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No hocus pocus here

Sparta Jane Lally

Students program Ozobots to trick-or-treat in neighborhoods...

Books represent students in state’s most diverse district

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Educators in Kentwood Public Schools prioritize stocking library shelves with books featuring diverse characters and by diverse authors...

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English essays evolve into mock trial

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Riverside Middle English students bring a short story to life in a mock trial.

Engineering internship helps Tech Center student explore career

Caledonia Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Isaac Clark never knew how complicated making a box could be until he landed an internship at Michigan Lasercut...

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Playing with fire

Grandville Brett Atwood

The high school’s auto tech students are preparing this car for a full restoration — and preparing for a great career at the same time...

Framing the Future

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

West Michigan Works! Construction Roadshow gives students an introduction to the construction field...

Medical detectives diagnose one patient actor at a time

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Central Middle School students played medical detectives as part of Project Lead the Way, a national P-12 experiential learning program...

STEM family event offers hands-on activities

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

An open house at Godwin Heights High School brings families together through science, tech, engineering and math...

Reading growth spurt as measured by shirts

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell

Second-graders put some of their newfound reading skills to use reading words and phrases on their classmates’ shirts...

STEM class builds teamwork, creativity, problem-solving skills

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

The STEM class for elementary students at Pine Island and Stoney Creek is a big hit with students and parents. And they can always use donated materials...

Students create portrait of Grand Rapids man killed by police officer

Kentwood Erin Albanese

“Through the Veil” a portrait of Patrick Lyoya, by East Kentwood students, is on display for ArtPrize...

How creativity changes the world

Caledonia Student Showcase School News Network

Pathways of creativity and ingenuity have tempted the larger scope of humanity since its earliest ancestors... (Student Op-Ed by Jenna Waggoner)

Sky’s the limit

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Grandville High School introduced a new option this spring: an independent study course that trains students on how to become certified drone pilots...

Coming clean with chemistry

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

STEM Academy students are on their way to cleaning up as they make, market and sell soap...

‘Math is all around us’

Making Math Add Up Beth Heinen Bell

Math coaches work with teachers to help students discover the joy of solving math problems...

‘Freedom’ message by student artist coming to 50 restaurants

Grand Rapids Alexis Stark

Sophomore Kahari King’s mural art is going up in 50 McDonald’s locations as part of a larger project with other students across the state...

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