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Food service director: Add a bit of chicken and keep your eyes on the pan

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center’s Food Service Director Vince Sturgis, aka Mr. Carrot, served up his own version of mac and cheese to Brown Elementary summer school students as part of a food demonstration.

Shark dissection shows adaptation up-close

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Countryside Elementary fourth-graders wrapped up the school year by dissecting dogfish sharks and learning about their organ systems.

New manufacturing hub means more space, more students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kent Career Tech Center’s new manufacturing hub brought together four programs, each in larger spaces: welding, engineering, precision machining and mechatronics.

Unified Sports brings elementary kickers together  

Byron Center Alexis Stark
LINKS students from Byron Center’s Marshall Elementary and Thornapple Kellogg’s Lee Elementary went head-to-head at the Special Olympics Unified Champions soccer game. 

Her dream: to sing on Broadway 

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center High School senior Alyssa Sherman dreams of singing on Broadway and, eventually, on the stage of her own theater.

Art plus STEM = student-designed machines

Byron Center Alexis Stark
West Middle School art and STEM classes collaborated to learn how to construct simple machines, with design and decoration inspired by artwork.

Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork  

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Nickels Intermediate’s annual Battle of the Books competition  serves as a fun opportunity to encourage reading. 

Building trust critical to preventing school gun violence

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Twenty-five years after the horrific mass shooting at Columbine High School, Kent County school districts invest millions in protecting students and preventing gun violence.

History class becomes travel fair, complete with tasty fare

Byron Center Alexis Stark
West Middle School’s global travel fair allowed students to venture around the world from the comfort of their own media center, to learn about other forms of government and cultures. 

Calling all adults: New community band is for you

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center is starting its first Community Band for adult musicians this spring, thanks to community interest and support. 

Schools put eclipse viewing, learning opportunities into alignment

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Monday’s solar eclipse captured the attention of thousands who gathered to cast their eyes on the skies. In area schools, students learned the science behind the exciting astrological event.

Former principal returns to read, substitute teach at his old school

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Longtime educator Dan Takens reminisces about March is Reading Month activities from years ago.

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.

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. 

She keeps this garden growing

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Parent volunteer Christie Koester’s green thumb and grant-writing capabilities helped Countryside Elementary receive $1,700 for their school garden. 

She teaches by day, performs whenever she can 

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center orchestra teacher Madison Peters has integrated her first love — music — with her second: teaching.
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