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Dynamic volunteers make things happen for teachers, students

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
This pair of Ada Elementary powerhouses want you to know that no matter your skills or availability, you can help at your child’s school...

‘My heart is broken’

All Districts Morgan Jarema
Forest Hills grad is trying to get aid to friends in Ukraine, and plans a career working with refugees...

Adaptive PE grant means everybody participates

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A major grant from the Forest Hills Public Schools Foundation provides a wide range of PE adaptive equipment for students with special needs...

Invasive species study puts sixth-graders in scientist seat

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Why they suck for the Great Lakes: the way they swim to evade predators, the way they breathe while they feed, and how many eggs they lay at once...

Turning curiosity, creativity into a career in change

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The newly minted Maya Angelou quarter has a very local connection...

A writing class that’s ‘way more than that’

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Nearly 30 senior composition students spent about a month working on a proposal to improve the learning environment at their school...

Hunting for clues to crimes in nature

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Students in Central Middle School’s Natural Expressions class examined simulated crimes in nature to help them determine “whodunit” and what, if any, local conservation laws were broken...

History curriculums around the world are in dire need of an update

Forest Hills Student Showcase Lauren Brace
This high-school junior thinks fuller, more expansive coverage also would improve empathy and compassion...

‘I am at a loss’

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A Forest Hills student isn’t just scared about the number of U.S. school shootings. She’s angry...

Her two No. 1 priorities: ‘keep them safe and keep them learning’

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She still gets to interact with students, and will help craft professional development for her colleagues...
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Kent Transition Center students make pies, learn life skills

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The annual sale gives students math and science practice, and experience in real-life work environments...
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Confidence-boosting books from local authors draw crowds

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Three district authors sold, signed and read from their own books recently at Ada Vista Elementary’s Scholastic book fair...

Sixth-graders fish for ways to rid lakes of invasive species

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An October trip to Suttons Bay brought their Great Lakes ecosystem unit to life...

New spaces make for maximum creativity, collaboration

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
This year the industrial arts and visual art programs are in a new, state-of-the-art addition at one high school, and project-based learning rooms at another, thanks to a 2018 bond improvement project...

District leaders: equalized state funding historic step toward equity

Multi Districts Charles Honey
A $17 billion school spending plan for the first time equalizes per-pupil funding for all schools in Michigan – a prime goal of Proposal A more than 25 years ago...

Students learn job-interview skills by practicing with business, industry leaders

Forest Hills Brett Atwood
Students in the Project NEXT project-based learning program interviewed with business and industry leaders to help educate them about effective job-interview skills...
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