HomeGodfrey-Lee

Godfrey-Lee

Circles Teach Students How to Talk It Out

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

The Restorative Circle program being used to solve disputes among students at Godfrey Lee Middle School is pretty simple: sit down together and talk...

Family Math Night Puts Fun in Learning

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

Playing math games with your mom and dad might not sound like fun, but it packed the gym recently at Godfrey Elementary. About 250...

Godfrey-Lee Students Know Gift of Giving

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

Godfrey-Lee Middle School students filled 137 shoe boxes with toys, toothbrushes, school supplies, soap and other items to send to impoverished children this holiday...

Lee Students Who Stay on Track Get Trip to Check Out College

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

Keeping up with the classes they need to graduate high school on time rewards Lee High School students with a celebration and a trip...

Serving Breakfast to Seniors Teaches Kids a Thing or Two

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

A group of Godfrey-Lee eighth-graders got a new perspective of older people when they cooked up a pancake breakfast at the Wyoming Senior Citizen...

Children Learn Math, Life Skills and So Much More

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Everyone, regardless of where they are in life –be it a second grader or at a homeless shelter or at a nursing home- can...

Godfrey-Lee School Band awarded $14,000 in Instruments

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

When it comes to finding funds for the Godfrey-Lee Middle and High School Band, Director Kevin Gabrielse "Mr. G" and the Lee Rebel Band...

School Supply Santa delivers supplies, smiles, to schools

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Denise Kooiker was perplexed when a friend, who is a teacher, told her many of her students had no school supplies for their first...

Local Association Names Godfrey-Lee Educator Counselor of the Year

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Sitting around a table with six of her students, Lee Middle School Counselor Betty Killoran asks them to put together a puzzle, pieces facing...

Sweeping Streets, Strengthening Partnerships in Godfrey-Lee

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

More than three dozen students, parents, educators and board of education members, business owners, and other members of the community joined hands to "sweep...

TEAM 21 Program Preserved for Middle School, Elementary Funding Expires

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Godfrey-Lee parent Mandy Evangelista is grateful that, for years, her three children have been able to participate in the T.E.A.M 21 program that provides enrichment...

Lee High School Students Give Back to Community During Summer Vacation

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

A carnival on the Lee High School lawn bustled with happy neighborhood children, while a couple blocks away drivers handed over donations for charity...

Teachers Get Schooled on Tech-savvy Tools

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Sixth grade teacher Vlad Borza is happy to have a little help managing behavior in his classroom. This year, he’s hoping cute, computer animated monsters...

Keeping Kids in School to Increase Success

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Gina Kuyers worries every time she sees an empty chair in a kindergarten classroom. Why be concerned with absenteeism at such an early age? ...

Art Program Helps Students Develop Right, Left Brain

Godfrey-Lee School News Network

Explorers had spotted the strange creature before in the rainforest swamp. Part crocodile, part lizard and part snake, the Crocakeard could sense predators from...

1...15 1617Page 17 of 17

- Sponsorship -

GET OUR HEADLINES IN YOUR EMAIL

SUSTAINING SPONSORS

Join these sponsors

- Sponsorship -

MEDIA PARTNERS

Maranda Where You Live

School News NetworkA Window into Your Public Schools

ABOUT US

School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent County, which enroll more than 90,000 students. Founded in 2013, we are an editorially independent news site funded by Kent ISD, local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and photojournalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues that enhance or discourage student success, and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

Contact us: snn@kentisd.org

FOLLOW US

© Kent ISD | 2930 Knapp NE | Grand Rapids MI 49525