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Teaching from a distance: ‘they have to learn to be patient’
Lana Tran, a 26-year district teacher, is in her regular classroom this year, but behind a locked door. Her 18 students are at home, their parents having chosen distance learning...
FHN goes remote until at least Wednesday
Forest Hills Northern High School is closed and students there have moved to virtual learning until at least Wednesday after one student tested positive for COVID-19...
The year of learning differently
SNN asked a sampling of students from across the county how it’s going for them so far in a school year of multiple instruction models...
Avid reader, Petoskey-stone hunter, lover of great outdoors
Melanie Hoeksema is the new Ada Elementary principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...
Wedding singer, home renovator, intentional leader
Kristen Pennington is the new Knapp Forest Elementary principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...
Forest Hills Eastern student takes top honors in Ford essay contest
Isabel Gil took first place in the 2020 President Gerald R. Ford Student Writing Challenge, while Nina Lu and Ethan Magley earned honorable mentions...
Above the fold: student journalists make headlines with big wins
Three area school news sites take top honors at annual state interscholastic journalism awards, held online this year...
Counselors reach out to anxious students, stressed parents
From anxious students to stressed parents, school mental-health workers are addressing the social and emotional problems exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown...
Flipping the script on community support
Project NEXT sophomores are strategizing how to promote pickup/delivery food orders at area restaurants that have supported their schools...
Connecting those in need with those who want to help
A pair of brothers with tech savvy and big hearts have created a website to help during the COVID-19 crisis...
For seniors, a memorable finale cut short
Area high school seniors talk about their worries, and offer valuable perspective to their peers and others on the statewide school closure...
Life lessons
One teacher is sharing his thoughts online, in real time...
I regret taking normal for granted
A Forest Hills Central High journalism student shares her thoughts. We invite students and staff in our coverage area to submit theirs to SNN@Kentisd.org...
My culture, told through pictures
Program participants are invited to send 'visual letters' to children their own ages in China...
Students become sign-language teachers to senior learners
Their teacher says having students be the ones people ask for help aids in confidence, self image and job opportunities...
Building career skills, block by block
Sessions with Ability Employment Services aim to help students hone interview skills, get jobs and thrive in them...
Connecting those in need with those who want to help
A pair of brothers with tech savvy and big hearts have created a website to help during the COVID-19 crisis...
I regret taking normal for granted
A Forest Hills Central High journalism student shares her thoughts. We invite students and staff in our coverage area to submit theirs to SNN@Kentisd.org...
Governor Whitmer makes Michigan the first state ever to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes
A student editorial on the recent action aimed at trying to curb teen vaping...
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