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Advocating for The Voices of Youth

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Behind her beaming smile, Lee High School junior Jisel Ochoa often is considering center-stage topics in national politics: immigration policy, women's rights, gay marriage. Though...

Mom’s Dedication to Son’s School Touches Others

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

When Yolanda Guzman's son Edgar was in kindergarten, his teacher taught the Spanish-speaking mother how to count to 100 in English. That was the...

Superintendent Recognized by White House as Leader in Digital Learning

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

As Godfrey-Lee Public Schools superintendent, David Britten put the district on the cutting edge of digital education by implementing a one-to-one laptop program in...

Tech Crew Reaches Out to Connect with Community

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

While Godfrey-Lee students decorated cookies and made crafts, Jodi Brumels walked Veronica Cordova through the process of using a computerized parent portal to view...

Godfrey-Lee Director Made Musicals Possible With No Budget, No Auditorium

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee High School senior Gabby Estrada peeked out from under a feather-adorned witch’s hat during rehearsal for “Shrek the Musical,” and looked at her...

Students Send Toys, Supplies to Children in Need

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Several Lee Middle School students involved in the school's community-service program, Lee Youth Trained to Serve, recently shipped 85 shoe boxes filled with toys,...

New Greenhouse Helps Students Dig Into Agriscience

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle and High School students celebrated their new greenhouse recently by simultaneously taking huge bites of apples, symbolizing the produce the greenhouse will...

Godfrey-Lee Board of Education Trustee Elected in Tie-Breaker

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

It all came down to a random draw to determine who would win the tie to serve a six-year term on the Godfrey Lee...

Newcomer Students Pitch in to Trunk or Treat

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Families with their little goblins, ghouls, princesses and Power Rangers received bags full of goodies donated by neighborhood businesses during Trunk or Treat at...

Student Describes Experiences, Obstacles of Living in Poverty

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee High School senior Jordan Lovett headed to cross-country practice after her final class of the day. Along the way, she stopped to listen to...

Principal Stresses ‘Education Is the Road Out of Poverty’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

As a child growing up in inner-city Chicago, Kathryn Curry had friends who were at school one day and gone the next, after their...

Graduate Returns, Coaches Writing

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

College writing student Johvan Calvo studied an essay written by Lee High School junior Tania Montes and offered her feedback, tips to help her...

New Shoes Help Students Start School in Style

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

For Graciela Landa, receiving free shoes for her children from a Grand Rapids nonprofit organization was a big relief. Pregnant with her sixth child, Landa...

Beyond Computers: Teachers Dig Deep with ‘Tech Tool Smackdown’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

With online standardized testing coming down the pike, students as early as kindergarten using Google Docs and email, and districts integrating mobile devices more...

Casual Fridays Make Art Experience Possible

Godfrey-Lee Linda Odette

Godfrey Lee teachers paying $1 to wear jeans on Fridays sent nine of their students to the Grand Rapids Art Museum camps this summer...

TEAM 21 Funding to Restore Cut Programs

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

For Claribel Ortiz, having a place for her four children to go after school and in the summer while she works helps a lot. She...

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