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From coconuts to mindfulness to learning outside, super pair teams up to guide Young 5s

Cedar Springs Cris Greer
The duo plans all their curriculum and activities together so their students get the same experiences. Being flexible and planning with each other is key, they say...

Bond proposal addresses space needs, grade configuration

Cedar Springs Cris Greer
Cedar Springs’ $81 million bond would address space needs, fund new school for eighth and ninth graders

District adds child life specialist to robust mental health team

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Cedar Springs mental health team grows with specialists trained to teach children how to process feelings before taking action...

Students speak, district listens

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
As the district gets closer to completing a new strategic plan, administrators turn their ears to the voices of students...

‘A light that cannot and will not be put out’

Grads with Grit Janice Holst
Surviving family trauma and housing instability, getting behind on classes, losing beloved grandmothers and becoming a mother did not stop this senior from walking across the graduation stage...

District showcases its ‘great things’ in visit from MDE

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Cedar Springs one of five Michigan schools to host visit from state Education Department...

A little school work, some crafts and a whole lot of listening build a great mentor relationship

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Church-based volunteer mentor Miss Judy, from Kid’s Hope, lends an ear and support to a fourth grader named Angel...

‘100 percent mesmerized by my job-this is what I get to do today’

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Making sure each student is recognized and learns life lessons are what matters, said this Cedar Springs teacher...

Student team takes suspense film from classroom to the forest

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Cedar Springs film students had an opportunity to write and produce their own films for the school’s YouTube channel...

One extra year nets big reward: free college degree

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
'100 percent happy that I did it.' Middle College grad earned associates degree in half the time, free...

The quest for scientific discovery

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
New curriculum has students discovering scientific principles on their own before memorizing them...

Third-grade artists invited to create new installation

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Third-grade artists bring district themes, such as “reaching for the stars” to life on canvases headed for administration building...

A new start for New Beginnings

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
New space, new options, ongoing support for students at New Beginnings High School...

Dogs: best friend, great listeners

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Students bolster reading time by sharing stories with furry friends from West Michigan Therapy Dogs...

Blogger/teacher writes book to encourage educators to stay in field

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Cedar Springs world history teacher finds some balance and shares strategies he uses in his ninth-grade classroom...

Family man with a mega-resume settles in as principal

Cedar Springs Janice Holst
Brian Balding is the new Cedar Springs Middle School principal. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet the Principal...
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