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Competitive Video Gamers Bond in New High School Club

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Comstock Park High School junior Mark Razmus threw his arms up in the air and declared, "Victory! I got three kills, 10 deaths and...

School District Helps Link Seniors with Ways to Engage in Community

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Doreen Empie enjoys exercising in the Enhance Fitness class three mornings a week at Greenridge Elementary School, working out with a group of seniors. Going...

Bond Refinance Nets Big Savings

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The refunding and sale of $10.65 million in bonds will save Comstock Park Public Schools taxpayers more than $1.684 million. The refinanced 2005 bonds were...

Eating Right Requires Paying Attention to Food Labels, Good Habits, Educator Says

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YMCA educator Elizabeth Kinsman picked up a cardboard container of Pop-Tarts that said "low-fat." "Someone would pick this up and say, 'Hot-diggity-dog, I'm doing a...

3D Printing Technology Transforms Classroom into Industry Training

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Video game fan Izaak Smith’s sword hilt, outfitted with a wooden blade, was in his hand for the Grand Rapids Comi-Con convention.But the Comstock...

Holocaust Survivor Tells Students of Childhood Spent Under Nazi Rule

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Hate is a powerful word, and Holocaust survivor Martin Lowenberg asked Comstock Park Mill Creek Middle School students if they really know what it...

Students Trained to Work the Polls

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Training as an election inspector inspired Comstock Park senior Donavin Perrin to register to vote, and he plans to cast a ballot Nov. 4. "I...

Students Pilot Use of Tiny Aircraft as Science Tool

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Comstock Park High School freshman Zaavon Scott stared up at the small aircraft buzzing overhead. With his notebook in hand, he was ready to...

School Lunches are Fresher, Healthier

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The days of a greasy burger served with fries and a Cherry Coke for school lunch, followed by a mid-afternoon candy bar from the...

High School Baseball Coach Listedon Hall of Fame

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Tim Johnson has been wearing his coach's cap for a long time, 28 years in fact, heading the varsity baseball team at Comstock Park...

Music Teacher Awakens ‘Dead Guys,’ Seals Grant Money, Gets Students Moving

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In Amanda Hite's music class, there's always a lot of moving and shaking going on. Stoney Creek and Pine Island elementary students dance, wave scarves,...

A Clean Sweep: Voters in Seven Kent Districts Approve Funding Requests

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Tuesday was a good day for schools and students in Kent ISD, as voters approved tax proposals in all seven districts that requested them....

Outreach Group Links Kids to Summer Camps

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Pine Island Elementary fifth-grader Weston Parrish stopped to get information about Hastings-based Camp Michawana at the recent Comstock Park Summer Camp Expo. Camp Michawana was...

From the Congo to Comstock Park: Refugee to Graduate with Near-Perfect GPA in Two Years

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Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring When...

Math Success Rates Jump in Comstock Park

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Editor's note: This is the second in a series on the difficulties students have learning math, and what methods some schools and teachers are...

Comstock Park Celebrates School Breakfast

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Stoney Creek Elementary School first-grader Dominic Estudillo took a drink of his strawberry smoothie and smiled. "It's delicious!" he said. Dominic and his classmates got...

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