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Chalking it up to togetherness
Maybe there should be a Guinness World Record for community-building...
World traveler, caregiver, entrepreneur, seventh-grader
She donates part of the proceeds from her apparel business to help those with cancer and to spread awareness...
Writing through the grief
Approaching the end of her senior year, she is learning to grieve with grace and share her emotions through writing, after the death of her older sister in 2016...
Your district’s summer programs at-a-glance
Area public school districts are gearing up to provide K-12 programs this summer to address learning loss impacted by the coronavirus pandemic...
Aspiring high-school ag teacher hopes to return to her home district someday
She was recognized in March for teaching in elementary programs and promoting agricultural literacy...
Fifth-grade author on the ‘write’ track
Dutton Elementary fifth-grade student Zack Zupin is the winner of the Readers’ Choice Award in the Youth category of Write Michigan Contest, hosted by the Kent District Library...
Polar Plunge, modified for a chilly ride
Emmons Lake Elementary celebrated reaching their fundraising goal in honor of fourth-grader and Special Olympics athlete Mackean Campbell...
Valentines for the front lines
Kindness Project delivery ‘helps us remember that we can do this,’ said one nurse...
Demonstrating kindness: it’s a core value
It’s a key pillar for these elementary students...
Lessons from a pandemic: ‘agile learners’ need ‘agile adults’
Reflecting on the end of fall semester and 2020, Superintendent Dedrick Martin sat down with School News Network to discuss how Caledonia adapted to school closures, virtual learning and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Tech-savvy sixth-graders take first place in IT competition
Computer programming, dancing & chicken nuggets fueled the winning team...
Longtime agriscience teacher earns honorary FFA degree
After 24 years of teaching, John Schut believes incorporating fun and service into education is more engaging for students than taking notes in a classroom...
Senior Scouts return to grade school, sprinkling kindness
Four former Dutton Elementary students are using their platform as Girl Scouts to inspire kindness in younger generations of Wildcats...
Major factor in school closings: evidence of virus spread
While the Kent County Health Department is working hard with superintendents to keep schools open, sometimes closing is the best way to mitigate spread...
Sensory splendor
Dutton teachers worked together to prepare lessons with creative twists to accomodate the needs of the kids while following the safety requirements for the 2020 back-to-school plan...
Two-stepper, avid reader owes career to her first-grade teacher
Jenn Shultz is the new Emmons Lake Elementary School principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...
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