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Paging Dr. Lohany

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
After moving from Honduras to the United States in 2019, eighth-grader Lohany Castron Gavarrete has a dream of providing help to those in need...

Students explore HBCU, HSI options at expos

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Godwin students are discovering there are many different paths that can lead to college...

Framing the Future

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
West Michigan Works! Construction Roadshow gives students an introduction to the construction field...

STEM family event offers hands-on activities

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
An open house at Godwin Heights High School brings families together through science, tech, engineering and math...

In these houses, all belong

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The newly created houses will help connect students to their school and one another, and instill teamwork and employability skills...

Painting stepping stones helps build sense of garden ownership

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
It’s a collaboration between West Godwin’s TEAM 21 after-school program and HOPE Gardens, a Wyoming-based nonprofit that teaches students sustainable ways to grow food...

Come on in – finally!

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
West Godwin parents get the chance to check out their children’s classrooms and meet the teachers...

School hosts inaugural kindergarten orientation

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Godwin’s class of 2035 is already making district history by participating in the district’s first kindergarten orientation...

Christmas in August wraps up

Classrooms for All Alexis Stark
After 15 years serving West Michigan schools, School Supplies Santa goes out the way it came in: providing teachers with school supplies for the new school year...

MTSS gains realized with PRIDE

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
In 2016-17 there were 545 write-ups for class disruption in the first semester. In the first semester of 2020-21, that dropped to 14...

Fishing trip nets strong bonds, lures new enthusiasts

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
North Godwin students took to Caledonia’s Green Lake for the annual adventure...

Finding Luis

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Godwin grad Luis Ramos-Sanchez hopes to motivate others to discover who they are...

Celebrating their differences with art

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A local venue showcases the creativity of Godwin students through a collaborative exhibit with a local cafe’...

Two years into pandemic, how are teachers holding up?

School 2.0 Charles Honey
From virtual instruction to student mental-health issues, three veteran teachers weigh in on how the pandemic has affected their work...
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Reunited with art

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The District Art Show is a hit with parents, students and the greater community...
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A superior performance

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
High school senior Fernando Bresso brings the highest mark in a decade for Godwin’s band program...
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