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...
Soles and Ties That Bind
Godwin Heights High School senior Devon Ferguson painted the outside of an old tennis shoe in bright colors, adding stitches around the seams. She explained how the footwear represents herself.
"I'm happy and bright on the outside," Devon said. "But...
Teachers Train Together to Help Close the Gap
A fence illustration is often used to show the difference between equality and equity.
Two pictures each show three children, one tall, one short and one in between, trying to peer over a fence. In one picture, they are treated...
Teachers Stock Up on Class Supplies, with Help
Wyoming's Parkview Elementary School teachers demonstrated their love for new school supplies at the Teacher Resource Store, where they left with cartloads of notebooks, pencils, folders, paper and the promise to "pay it forward."
"Oh my gosh! Look at how...
‘It Saves People’s Lives’
Andrea Lewis doesn't think of herself as someone with the bottomless drive to tackle any problem.
But she also won't back away from issues she deems important. Those include navigating a winding process to secure a valuable piece of lifesaving...
‘A Lot of Wisdom and Honest Talk’
Lazevious Steele sat snugly in a barber chair as Duane Bacchus used a razor to perfect his fade. The next day, Lazevious and other seniors walked across the stage sporting fresh haircuts to receive their high school diplomas.
Bacchus, a...
#accepted
Senior D'Nyszha Brand was accepted into six colleges: Baker College, Ferris State University, Wayne State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Aquinas College and Western Michigan University.
She's decided to attend GRCC for her associate degree before transferring to a university,...
Creating Strong Bonds, One Slushie at a Time
You could call Susan Eiler the pizza pixie, the slushie specialist, the candy connoisseur or the movie maven. Some students refer to her as Mom.
She puts together her roles under one all-encompassing title: "I'm the hodgepodge catch-all person," Eiler...
Through the Storm to See the Rainbow
April Martinez is the kind of person who asks, "Do you need anything else?" and "What more can I do?"
She's the student who is ever-present, often helping organize events and taking part in art shows, blood drives, pancake breakfasts,...
Expo Connects Families to Local Resources
Esperanza Mercado and her children now know how to get the biggest bang for their food buck at farmers markets this summer. Along with learning that, they also heard about programs offered at a local ministry, and talked to...
Stressed Out? We Have Just the Place for You
In a room at Godwin Heights High School that formerly served as the site for in-house suspension, students now come for help in the areas of college, career and comfort.
The Empowerment Room is a recently revamped space serving a...
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