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Kent City
Young leaders find their place at the table on student council
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East Grand Rapids
East Grand Rapids
Bus drivers role-play safety, security events
All Districts
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.
East already ‘feels like home’ to new high school principal
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
Alex Schukow brings a wealth of experience and a sense of community to his new posting as high school principal.
Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests
All Districts
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.
Health care leaders ask students for ideas, solutions
Kentwood
Erin Albanese
Sixteen students are helping leading scientists and researchers solve problems at an advanced cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids.
Peer listeners, other mental health supports, key to school safety
Caledonia
Riley Kelley
Districts’ ever-expanding approach to student mental health includes peer groups, counseling services, added curriculum and more.
‘This is when my life starts getting better’: EGR senior pushes through painful loss
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
This high-schooler overcame challenges, including the untimely loss of a parent, on his path to earning his diploma.
Grant-funded winter duds keep preschoolers warm
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
The East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation’s first-ever preschool grant encouraged outdoor learning even in winter.
District to break ground on early childhood center addition
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
Work begins March 30 on an expansion of the WECC building, the first bond improvement project to come to fruition.
Pioneer Partners provides picture of ‘community rising as one’
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
The expansion of EGR’s program pairing high-schoolers with elementary students is bigger than ever.
Celebrating a legacy of kindness with Kabookie Week
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
Middle-schoolers kept up the tradition of honoring Jimmy Gerken’s memory during a week-long celebration of good deeds.
From pain to passion to PE
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
When Tarwo Konbloa came to the U.S. from Africa, he never thought of teaching as a possible career path.
60 musicians + 19 schools = one beautiful sound
Multi Districts
Alexis Stark
Student musicians came together to perform in Grand Rapids Community College’s High School Honor Band for one night, and one night only.
District hosting two mental health events for parents
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
Social media practices and substance use will be addressed during two upcoming presentations, the first of which is Wednesday.
Beyond robotics: club has global reach
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
The team is a way of life at East Grand Rapids High School.
Kindergartners make the most out of playtime thanks to new equipment
East Grand Rapids
Riley Kelley
East Grand Rapids kindergartners are using their imaginations with the help of some brand-new play equipment.
Tech Center introduces virtual anatomy table
Kent ISD
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Health science students have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the human body and its systems.
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