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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...

A clean sweep: seven districts pass funding proposals

Multi Districts School News Network

All seven school districts in Kent ISD that made funding requests to voters had them approved, despite the economic and health crises of the COVID-19 pandemic...

From childhood struggles in Georgia to student leader at Comstock Park

Grads with Grit Karen Gentry

Switching states and school systems after a difficult childhood, Abbie Glass blossomed into a student leader at Comstock Park High School...

Districts come to voters with funding proposals May 5

Multi Districts School News Network

Seven school districts in Kent ISD have funding requests on next week’s Tuesday, May 5 election ballot, ranging from major bond issues and sinking funds to non-homestead operating millage renewals...

For test prep, teachers invite students to hang out

School 2.0 Karen Gentry

Comstock Park High School teachers have turned to Google Hangouts to stay in touch with students preparing for their AP exams...

Math Connections from Honduras to Comstock Park

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Math students at Comstock Park High School enjoy the assistance, teaching ability and personality of student teacher Elizabeth Goff Sterbrook who is a native of Honduras...

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