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Making STEM a Team Sport

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

You could tell the sixth-graders gathered in the Red Hawk Elementary cafeteria know there's excitement ahead, but since this was just the second meeting...

Building Strength from the Inside

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

Eighth-grader Gavin Spicer gave the challenge 100 percent and that is what mattered. Gavin was chosen by his classmates when Mike Benson, team captain of...

Students Sock It to the Community

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

As soon as the class decided on its next charity project, eighth-grader Kolten Wolf was on board. "When I heard about 'Socktober' I texted all...

‘Precious Cargo’

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

Those who work with students both inside and outside school walls know that supporting students can be key to their success. So it is likely...

Classroom energy + student enthusiasm = math success

Making Math Add Up Janice Holst

Four years ago, Cedar View fifth grade teachers Jennifer Kahler and Erin Cairy switched the traditional teaching style of explaining math concepts and helping...

Team Targets ‘Anything That Might Impede Education’

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

"I am not that person holding a sign on the busy street corner and I don't sleep under the bridge. But, I am homeless." Students...

Dog Groomer, Band Fan, Roving Boater

Meet Your Administrators Janice Holst

School: Cedar View Elementary Other positions you have held in education: Previously I was a teacher, a school principal, a program coordinator, and a discipline...

Reading Always Comes First

Meet Your Administrators Janice Holst

School: Beach Elementary Other positions you have held in education: Before coming to Cedar Springs, I was a teacher, an assistant principal and a principal...

Make them Feel ‘Valued, Capable and Loved’

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

School: Cedar Trails Other positions you have held in education: I was a principal and early childhood director for DeWitt Public Schools for three years;...

District Hops into New School Year with Positive Message

Cedar Springs Janice Holst

High school biology and chemistry teacher Edward Johns has always believed his job is to help students become the "best versions of themselves." But...

Six Teachers Seek National Board Credentials

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Big names in teaching in Kent County – Michigan Teachers of the Year for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 – have joined forces to share the...