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Schoolhouse Rocks

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Wendy Falb vividly remembers cleaning the filthy steps of Fountain School one day, back when her older son attended Montessori School there. Fixing up...

‘Free to Try, Free to Do Your Best’

Byron Center Charles Honey
For some students, inspiration came from a science teacher's lesson on the expanding universe. For others, it was reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" for...

‘We’re on the Right Track’

Godwin Heights Charles Honey
When Principal Tricia Mathes announced to her staff that their school had been taken off the state’s list of Priority Schools, they cheered and...

So Many Choices, and There’s Still Enough Time

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
The gym was filled with chatter and choices, as parents and students checked out possible schools to apply for in the 2017-18 school year. The...

Calling All Senses: Help Me Read!

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
In a small room within the teacher's lounge, Southeast Elementary School fourth-grader Aubrianna Vernon focused on the consonant blend, "spr." With her index finger,...

Student Uses Award for Essay on Helping Homeless to Do Just That

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Writing an essay about Rosa Parks brought Pearl McFall more than a $500 prize. It brought her to downtown Grand Rapids’ homeless haunts on...

Impacting America.. My Way

Grand Rapids Student Showcase School News Network
When I think about Rosa Parks and what she did, or how she impacted America, I begin to think of ways that I could...

Film Award Boosts Would-be Director’s Dreams

Grand Rapids School News Network
Aaron Voogt considered it a long shot, but he was willing to take the gamble. A year ago as he viewed contestants' work at the...

Students Learn Lessons While Learning to Give

Grand Rapids School News Network
Saul Vazquez can divide his eighth-grade classmates into two groups, and of the two he knows exactly where he wants to belong: the group...

Housing + School + Healthcare, All in One Place

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Carmen Fernandez warmly remembers growing up in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood in Southwest Grand Rapids. Families of different races, ethnicities and languages got along,...

Headed to College? This Place Can Help

Grand Rapids School News Network
While Daniel Caracheo's plans always included college, he knew that somewhere along the line he'd need an edge. The City High/Middle School senior thinks he...

Neighboring Company Warms up Students for Winter

Grand Rapids School News Network
It's going to be warmer winter for more than 400 students at Westwood Middle School. Thanks to a company-wide effort by the local office of...

‘They Want to Learn so Much’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
High School English language teacher Edith Trumbell spends her days with students from Mexico, China, Congo, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Syria, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala...

All See a Cat, All Get a Book

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
How many ways are there to see a cat? All first-graders in the district got to find out after they each received one thanks to...

‘You Start with Knowing That It’s Yours’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
As they stepped onto a platform and gazed upon Lake Michigan, a group of fifth-graders let loose a torrent of wonder. “So pretty!” “Oh my...

Media Room Makeover Is a Community Effort

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Students at Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School have been enjoying new books and shelves, cool wall decorations and nifty Chromebooks thanks to a $15,000 media...
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