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To cap it off

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

Before donning caps and gowns, Lee High School seniors faced one final test: the capstone exhibition...

‘Your worst situation … can make you the best person that you can be’

Grads with Grit Bridie Bereza

Self-reliant since early childhood, Tiana Studebaker’s path to graduation was filled with instability. At commencement, she tipped her hat to her alternative school classmates for their perseverance...

Five percent of third-graders could face retention under cut score for reading M-STEP

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

The law was approved in 2016, requiring students more than one year behind grade-level in reading to repeat third grade and receive additional support...

A boon for books

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

A $30,000 challenge grant from the Guido A. and Elizabeth H. Binda Foundation funded the new books. The foundation put up $15,000 and the district raised an additional $15,000, thanks to several anonymous donors...

Record-breaking season shows what heart and hard work can do

Godfrey-Lee Cris Greer

Staring adversity straight in the face, the Godfrey-Lee wrestling team broke many records this season, including a first district championship...

Better together: high schoolers and second-graders tackle Plaster Creek

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

High school students partner with second-graders to learn about the waterway outside their doors...

School’s out, Spanish is in

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

The district, with help from the Steelcase Foundation, is piloting a language program after school to improve fluency in students who are 'heritage learners'...

Free to ReadGR

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

After one year of operation, the program has provided more than 10,000 free books to more than 3,500 students in 10 elementary schools, picking up where a defunded program left off...

District to phase out ‘Lee Rebels’ and introduce new name & mascot

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

The Board of Education on Monday voted unanimously in favor of the measure, following months of input from students, alumni, staff and community members...

Grant aims to ready middle schoolers for what comes after high school

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

Seventh-graders in four Wyoming school districts will receive tutoring, mentoring and career exploration opportunities via Grand Rapids Community College...

The little robotics team that could gets a helping hand, from humans

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

The Lee High School robotics team received a $3,000 boost ahead of the upcoming competition season...

Can fourth-graders teach a robot to brush its teeth?

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

The day of code was planned in tandem with the worldwide Hour of Code, an annual event designed to introduce students to coding and broaden interest in computer science...

6Cs and project-based learning gain international attention

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

Classes at Lee Middle and High School will be featured in an upcoming documentary in South Korea...

Tuesdays with more reads

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

The district will get increased access to books with weekly visits from the Bookmobile. In other areas its biweekly schedule alternates between schools, community centers and underserved communities...

Never too late to graduate

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

Thanks to some help from an adult education program and district staff, Ken Olson recently received his diploma -- at the age of 85...

Celebrating uniqueness

Godfrey-Lee Bridie Bereza

In an effort to spark pride in their students, two teachers have created a three-month project that challenges students to explore the question: “Who AM I?”...

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