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Students Net National Awards for Artwork, Invited to Carnegie Hall

Byron Center Erin Albanese

A unique necklace, camouflaged window cling, picture of colorful fish and a black-and-white photo of a thoughtful woman are the creative artworks that have...

Volunteers Transform School Library System

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

When East Grand Rapids Public Schools eliminated its elementary media center paraprofessionals three years ago due to budget cuts, it was clear to parents...

District Takes Next Step in International Baccalaureate Program

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids High School is moving closer to becoming endorsed as an International Baccalaureate school. In the meantime, teachers are preparing students in...

Reading Push Inspires Student’s Book Review Site

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

To motivate students to read for fun by tapping into their tech-savviness, East Grand Rapids Middle School English teacher Katherine Miller created an Instagram...

Reaching Out: Positively Impacting Others

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

When administrators asked Turner Sytsma to help a younger student who was facing struggles in school and at home, the East Grand Rapids High...

Not a Yarn: Students Learn Knitting to Enhance Education

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

The click of knitting needles could be heard amid chatter in teacher Joanne Anderson’s fourth-grade classroom, where focused students settled in for a half-hour...

Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Breton Downs Elementary students held signs expressing “Freedom,” Peace and Love” during a silent march near their...

Laps and Lessons: Coach Guides Students to Become Better Swimmers, People

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids High School swim coach Milton "Butch" Briggs has helped many athletes swim their fastest laps and personal best races. But it's the...

Students Debate International Issues, Roleplay UN Delegates

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Their names are Emily Livermore, Kate VerMeulen, and Annalise Brinks, but they have aliases spanning the globe: Brazil, Canada, Australia, Nigeria. Want to know more...

Overcoming Disability, Student Composes Opus for Orchestra

East Grand Rapids Tom Rademacher

When the 38 members of the 8th grade string orchestra at East Grand Rapids Middle School sat down to play a new opus recently,...

Community Celebrates Principal with a Scholarship

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

While retired Lakeside Elementary School Principal Linda Kehm read the storybooks "Piggy Pie" and "Mucky Moose," students knew every word by heart and the...

Students Create Mural with Smile Project Artist

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

A winged dragon at Wealthy Elementary School has swollen from notebook-paper sized to several feet tall and wide. A wizard has morphed as well,...

Pop Artist Returning Home to Release First Single During Football Game

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

During her four years at East Grand Rapids High School, Katie Tucker immersed herself in music study through classes, choir, orchestra and musicals. Now the...

Students Vote ‘Team Champ’ for King

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

When Champlain “Champ” McCahill was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2010, he asked if he was going to die. His doctor said she...

EGR’s Community Giving Big Bear Hug Through Hearts of Gold

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

This year’s annual East Grand Rapids Hearts of Gold community effort honors two men who died too young, yet their legacy lives on through...

Collaborative Art with Haitian School Selected for ArtPrize

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

A mural that has traveled thousands of miles to unite children in East Grand Rapids and Haiti will have a prominent location for this...

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