From conflict to commencement: African refugee finds success through perseverance
In the fall, Jeanette Mukampabuka will begin studying for an engineering or nursing degree at Western Michigan University and wants to eventually pursue her master’s degree...
School safety supervisor: putting out fires and building relationships
As safety supervisor, Jeff Wainwright believes building relationships, along with securing doors and scanning cameras, creates the strongest sense of security for students...
Refugee author tells students, ‘It is the story of your community’
Sandra Uwiringiyimana’s story of fleeing conflict and leaving her country behind resonated with students who read and discussed her book, “How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child.”
Video featuring parents encourages more to get involved
Parents’ voices unite in an uplifting video that shares their experiences in the district and encourages others to get involved
Hispanic families struggle with uncertainty about Dreamers’ future
Students who are Dreamers, among about 700,000 young people nationwide who arrived to the U.S. as children of undocumented parents and are enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, wonder if they will be able to go to college or secure financial aid. They feel betrayed by the system
Retiring police chief says teen sessions will continue
James Carmody has made it a priority to give high school students a voice at the table. Every week he meets with students, rotating between Wyoming, Godwin Heights, Lee and Kelloggsville high schools
Color Me Beautiful
Senior Raven Rochelle knows how much self-image affects girls.
"I know, personally, when you are a female, your image is everything," she said. "The way you present yourself speaks volumes."
So Raven and other girls on the high school's Leadership Council...
Teachers Tell Their Stories, to Help Other Teachers
"What inspires you to come to school every day and teach children?" interviewer Rosie del Valle asked Gladiola Elementary intervention math coach Kristi Baumbach.
Baumbach, who had answered previous interview questions without hesitation, paused. "Now, I'm crying," she said, as...
‘We’re Living His Dream’
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” -- the Rev. Dr....
Planning an Outdoor Classroom, for Real
Three classrooms, a memory bench and a sidewalk. Those are elements in ninth-graders Diamond Johnson, Madisyn Rogers and Jamya Sanders’ design for a greenhouse-themed outdoor addition to their school.
“(Students and teachers) said they’d rather be outside and get fresh...
In This Community, Elves are Everywhere
With presents in tow for 26 North Godwin Elementary School kindergartners, Dutton Christian School sixth-graders helped the younger students make gift bags and cards for their parents.
"This is the best day ever, because we are making presents for our...
Profiting from Basic Math
Though some may think it's crummy, 10th-graders Madalyn Austin and Rebekah Hoyle said The Snacky Sleeper is the perfect lazy-evening, popcorn-munching luxury: a "comfortable, supportive memory foam pillow" with a pouch for snacks.
"The Snacky Sleeper keeps your snacks in...
State Champion Marching Band Plays On
The music is rising to a crescendo at Godwin Heights High School, where Band Director Jake Castillo is building offthe excitement of the Marching Band's first-place state championship by launching new opportunities for his musicians.
Castillo is extending opportunities past...
Pin the Kidney on the Apron
Future doctors conferred with practicing osteopathic physicians recently on some critical topics in the North Godwin Elementary gymnasium.
A healthy lifestyle leads to a strong body and brain, good for pursuing a career in medicine, students learned during Mini-Medical School,...
Sack Suppers, Popcorn, Fundraisers: She Does it All
Every weekday at about 1:30 p.m., Sheila Gurd arrives at West Godwin Elementary School to deliver hundreds of sack suppers from Kids' Food Basket to classrooms, making sure no kindergartner through fourth-grader will go hungry at night.
By the time...
Tireless Go-getter Makes Her Community a Better Place; Dreams of a Brighter Tomorrow
Maria Aguirre likes to help other people's dreams come true: making sure a child has presents wrapped under the tree on Christmas morning, doing her part to fund cancer research, helping distribute grants to organizations doing good in her...
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