How one district banned cell phones — and how everyone is adjusting
While Forest Hills has banned cell phone use in schools, other districts have varying policies, but essentially phones have become a distraction for many...
‘I want to learn more’
It is part of a wider effort to encourage cross-curricular collaboration among teachers and students...
Like a bunny in the sky
Fourth graders at Orchard View Elementary recently got the chance to be rising stars in art class...
‘Unity is always important’
Sharing about his Hindu faith with his peers and others is important to this high school freshman, who has plenty more going on...
Blowing the woof off design thinking
Fifth graders were challenged to develop works of art that could be printed on a product and sold at the Raise the Woof event on Nov. 22 to benefit Hearts of Hope dog rescue...
Learning under the trees
Local teachers who are mentoring the next generation of environmental stewards are benefiting from Groundswell's monthly programming...
Asia Society visits Chinese immersion students
Meadow Brook Elementary’s Chinese immersion program is a partner with the Asia Society, an international group that supports schools with professional development and grant funding...
Hooked on history and gifted in writing, senior publishes paper on PBB crisis
Eastern High School senior Claire Parish’s National History Day article on the 1970s PBB crisis is in the current issue of Michigan History magazine...
Governor Whitmer makes Michigan the first state ever to ban the sales of flavored...
A student editorial on the recent action aimed at trying to curb teen vaping...
Protect our waters from straws, pesticides and other pollutants, students say
The videos were initiated last year as a project with Groundswell, with whom the school has partnered for water quality education for the past four years...
How’s school? No really, your voice matters
Students at Eastern Middle School participated in one of four workshops in April as part of the national Student Voice Organization’s school tour...
Chaffee scholarship winner aims to leave a legacy, in the lab or in the...
Forest Hills Central senior Noah Stout, who will enter the U.S. Air Force Academy in the fall, recently was named recipient of this year’s $3,000 annual award from the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Fund...
Students teach students in history-making collaboration
Northern Hills Middle eighth-graders made videos on chosen aspects of the American Revolution. Elementary teachers will be able to show them to their students as part of their introduction to the unit...
Inadequate funding – even in affluent districts – still short-changes students
It’s not just poorer districts feeling the pain from Michigan’s inadequate school funding, officials say. Higher-income districts are also pinched by the funding formula and having to make cuts...
Increased costs, slow funding increases create tight budget
While Forest Hills is considered one of the most affluent school districts in West Michigan, it still feels the budget pinch of a lower per-pupil allowance than the district received a decade ago...
Lightbulb lunches garner student voice
Every month, teachers recommend a different group of students from each grade for lunch with the principal. Students offer suggestions and ideas about their school...
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...
A student editorial on the recent action aimed at trying to curb teen vaping...
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