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Yellow Brick Classic a K-12 ‘Family’ Effort

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Two boys about to take the stage discussed the challenges of playing a Munchkin. “We have to talk really Munchkin-ish,” said Kaleb Harper. “Squeaky,” clarified...

Closing the Word Gap

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When a home visitor from school told Jessie Kent that she could read books to her son Michael, she had her doubts. How could...

Making Spirits Bright

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“Santa Claus is coming to town!” the carolers sang as they strolled through Cedar Springs Mobile Estates Friday afternoon. But when Dominick Oliver stepped...

Biology Students Wade into Cedar Creek for Answers

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The water is cold. The leaves and sticks are slimy. And then there are the bugs. “It’s disgusting. There are teeny, tiny creatures crawling,” Cedar...

Dad’s Wrench Lesson Becomes Student’s Passion

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When Trinton Stanek was a youngboy, his father showed him how to take a tire off his 1972 pickup, then handed him a lug...

Library or Classroom? How About Both?

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About 30 fifth-graders spread out on the carpet, Chromebooks on their laps and facing a Google Docs page projected on a screen. They’re in...

Lessons are About Plants, Animals and Life Itself

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In a back corner of Larry Reyburn’s science classroom, at the back end of Cedar Springs High School, 39 trout swim in a tank....

‘Lost Boy’ from Sudan Inspires Teachers, Offers Hope in Midst of Tragedy

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Deng Jongkuch spoke of the horrors he survived, and the children he later helped, as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. But his...

New School-Based Health Clinic Serves Cedar Springs Students

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Cedar Springs has long been an area under-served for students’ medical and dental needs. No more. The Cedar Springs School Health Center opened this spring...

Teacher Ties Lessons Together with Students’ Neckwear Choices

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Of the dozens of ties hanging on his teacher’s bulletin board, Kamden Klaasen picked out one with special meaning for him: the one showing...

Fleeing from Civil War in Africa, Family Finds Peace and Caring Community in Cedar Springs

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In war-ravaged Somalia, Max and Maryan’s children did not go out to play. Quite the opposite: They told their young ones to stay inside,...

Love of Writing, Getting the Scoop, Sparks Student Newspaper

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It’s deadline day at Hawk Nation. The staff of the Cedar Springs High School newspaper are hunched over computers, putting final touches on their...

Couple’s Generosity Honored in Renaming High School Auditorium

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Mike and Alice Holton gave much to Cedar Springs. From the renovation of Skinner Field at the middle school and the Main Street pedestrian...

Basketball Brings Students Together, On Court & In Classroom

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Action was heating up under the Red Hawk Rockets’ basket. Emma Cassiday passed the ball to Sam Shepard, who seemed unsure what to do...

Students Offer Peers a Safe Place to Get Away

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The room is buzzing. Kids chomp on pizza as they play chess, a game of “Sorry” and laugh at videos of people doing goofy...

Families Get to Learn, Listen and Munch with Students

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Parents packed the hallways and classrooms of Cedar Trails Elementary School recently, as kindergarten students invited their families for a day to see what...
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