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Students Awed by Virtual Visit to Roof of the World

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
As Jill Smith readied for a lesson on Mount Everest, those in her classroom giggled with anticipation: The mountain wasn't coming to them; they...

Chess Mates: Club Logs 30 Years and Counting

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
At 3:30 on most any Tuesday afternoon, the hallways of Lakeside Elementary are teeming with students eager to make their way out of the...

Take Your Order, Sir? Sure. Tie Your Shoes, Son?

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
No matter what your job title, restaurant work can be fast-paced, noisy, hectic and messy. But for those who work the lunch shift at...

On Protest Day, ‘There Sure was a Lot of Love’

East Grand Rapids School News Network
What started as a disgruntled Facebook post following the 2016 election results, by Hawaii resident Teresa Shook, turned into nationwide marches with an estimated...

Everyday Materials Fuel Creative Product

East Grand Rapids School News Network
Sarah Whiteside doesn’t mind the normal middle school routine, but the eighth-grader really looks forward to the new Innovation Lab class that encourages exploration...

Stylish Home, Student-Built, Comes Complete with Working Train

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Henry VanderMolen wore a snazzy navy blue blazer with his usual school uniform of T-shirt and sneakers. He was dressed as a real estate...

Architecture Should ‘Enrich Experience,’ EGR Grad Tells Students

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Senior Alex Pritchard likes the idea of a career in architecture, engineering or design. In one of his classes, he is designing a house...

Watching Nature Happen in a Bottle

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Evan Adamy held on to a terrarium-like container fashioned from plastic bottles and pointed out its essential features. "Down here is some aquatic life and...

Two Local Schools Pinned with National Blue Ribbon Honor

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Elementary schools in East Grand Rapids and Byron Center were two of 13 Michigan schools that were recently named National Blue Ribbon Schools by...

New Learning Commons Supports Study, Collaboration

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
The first time freshman Luca Massara visited the high school learning commons looking for a quiet place to study, he went straight for one...

‘No Matter Where You Live, This Is An Issue’

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
* Updated 9/20/2016: Fundraising efforts to benefit Arbor Circle pulled in $59,000 for the local agency As she stood behind a table in the high...

This Former Park Ranger Has Sung Competitively in Four Languages

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
School: Wealthy Elementary What and where was your previous job? Special education teacher at Wealthy Elementary Degrees: Bachelor’s degree in special education from Michigan State University,...

20 Districts, Many Ways to Add Five More Days

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
How do you add five days to the school year without disrupting family schedules, while increasing student learning and not starting before Labor Day? Ask...

Summer Programs Push Participants to Think, Work Like Scientists

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Six students sat hunched on the floor, writing on a poster bearing photos of penguins they’d taken the previous day at John Ball Zoo....

Hooked on Fly-Fishing

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Abby Bell remembers her first fish: a rainbow trout she caught (and released) out of a pond in Montana, while staying with family at...

Ukuleles: Officially a Thing

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Music teacher Susan Berce sang and strummed her ukulele as students walked into class. "There she was just a walkin' down the street, singin'...
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