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Building a community of readers

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Students find that reading can be fun when everybody has the same book. And also, when there are prizes...

Language arts teacher brings world of books to classroom

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

An extensive in-class collection and a partnership with KDL helps this teacher nurture lifelong readers...

Back to school five days a week for Comstock Park schools

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

All Comstock Park schools will be open five days a week for in-person instruction for the first time starting today, March 8...

Weaving art into everything

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

In art teacher Macy Austin’s classes, students learn everything from drawing in perspective to watercolor and oils techniques. Those skills are on display in an online showcase...

The Hood family: a school & community leadership dynasty

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Five generations have lived within a five- to six-mile radius dating back to a government work program in the 1930s...

New high school teachers rise to challenges of pandemic year

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Four new high-school teachers have so far led in-person, hybrid and virtual classes, having accepted the challenges of teaching in the midst of a pandemic...

No obstacle too challenging for young problem-solvers

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Problem solving, strategic thinking and collaboration are on tap for young thinkers in a program at Pine Island Elementary School...

Comstock Park closes all schools for in-person instruction

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Dave Washburn, superintendent of Comstock Park Schools, said the decision to go all-virtual was made due to the number of positive COVID-19 cases among staff and students, as well as the number of staff and students quarantined...

Laughter, lessons & support for virtual students, parents

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Key to learning from home: get outside, be safely social and find ways to bond, moms say...

Superheroes, jungle explorers, Cinderella join virtual kindergarten lessons

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

As an all-virtual kindergarten teacher at Stoney Creek Elementary, Tiffany Imhoff is constantly adapting and tweaking her lessons to keep her students engaged and learning...

Team builder, champion shaper wants athletes to be their best

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

She comes to the district after five years as women’s basketball coach at Ferris State University...

This student leader aspires to inspire

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

His advice: seize all opportunities, reach out to others...

Student athletes glad football is back, after trying other sports

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Some student athletes briefly competed in other sports, such as tennis and cross country, after fall football was canceled. Now they’re happy to be back on the gridiron...

In class, online, both? Parents, students wrestle with choices

Back to School 2.0 Karen Gentry

Students, parents, teachers and others share their feelings about the start of this school year...

Comstock Park offers hybrid or all virtual options

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

After surveying the community, the district settled on a hybrid option: Students will be divided into two groups and attend school on Monday-Tuesday or Thursday-Friday...

Preschoolers Zoom, play to learn

School 2.0 Karen Gentry

Comstock Park’s preschool teachers have gotten creative with online learning with their students including weekly Zoom meetings, story time, closed Facebook groups and themed activities...