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History, Geography Collide with Writing, Art and Math in ‘Around the World’ Exploration

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Lilly Vydareny said doing school lessons strictly from books is “sometimes pretty boring.” So when her fifth-grade class at Lakeside Elementary started an interactive “Journey...

Fun Furniture Invites Readers into New Learning Commons

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Teacher Katie McIntosh’s kindergartners made their way into Lakeside Elementary’s recently opened Learning Commons and quickly made themselves right at home. A group of girls...

A Capitol Idea

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Lakeside Elementary fourth-graders recently paid a visit to the state Capitol as part of the social studies curriculum on the State of Michigan. Classes...

Start College Planning Early, Experts Say

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Focus on your GPA, get involved, develop good study habits. Students can start preparing for college as early as freshman year, which makes it...

Peddling Products at 4th Grade Mini-Market

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Breton Downs Elementary fourth-grader Lauren Eckert's sparkly snowman ornaments, for sale for $2 each, caught the eye of third-grader Brayden Schulz as he shopped...

Finding Their “Aha Moment”

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

It's the last day of a week-long visit from bestselling children's author Melissa Stewart, and today it's Wealthy Elementary students' turn to share their...

Blue Ribbon Schools: ‘Not Built Overnight’

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Anthony Morey says he doesn’t know the magic recipe to being designated a Blue Ribbon School. But the Wealthy Elementary School principal is pretty...

Making Room For The Artist In School

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids Middle School art teacher Holly Lampen was planning a "frog apocalypse." Ninety paper-mache amphibians will soon hang from the school ceilings...

Two Blue Ribbon Award Winners Named in Kent County

Byron Center Erin Albanese

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized Brown Elementary School, in Byron Center Public Schools, and Wealthy Elementary School, in East Grand Rapids Public...

‘You Don’t Have to Do Bad Things to Have a Good Time’

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

On a recent Saturday afternoon, East Grand Rapids High School students Keagan Haulenbeek, Shannon Ors, Michael Bender and Emily Milanowski busied themselves around school...

Sophia Luettke Doesn’t Hope, She Plans

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Barely a week out of high school forever, Sophia Luettke sat in the three-season room at her East Grand Rapids home and wondered how...

Students Walk In Haitian Children’s Shoes for A Day

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Carrying heavy buckets of water, balancing a basket on her head and completing work with crayons and paper gave Breton Downs Elementary fifth-grader Ella...

Students’ Mural Created with ArtPrize Artist Reflects School’s Culture

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

To create a sparkling mosaic mural that reflects what makes East Grand Rapids Middle School special, students tapped into the imagination and whimsy of...

Odyssey of the Mind Unfolds as Epic Adventure

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Dan Delano's head pops up in the top window of the cardboard castle. The East Grand Rapids Middle School student flops a very long...

‘Fast Eddie’s’ Positive Attitude Creates Legacy That Transcends Custodial Services

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

There's fast, and then there's Fast Eddie. When it comes to expediency, longtime East Grand Rapids High School custodian Ed Michalec, better known as "Fast...

High School Students Present Re-imagined High School Ideas at TEDx Event

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids High School junior Marie Lachance knows a lot of her classmates have great ideas. They are students like senior Brandon Elliott,...

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