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Bird Club’s ‘whole vibe’ is about walking, talking & spotting species

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

At Grandville High School, teen birders come together to “stare at a little feathered creature in a tree,” and so much more.

The full package: Girls get behind-the-scenes look at manufacturing

Grandville Brett Atwood

Grandville High School students toured Amway as the culmination of a Women in Manufacturing series.

Fourth-graders mark year’s end with horses

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Century Park Learning Center students took their reading and volunteer skills to a therapeutic horse center as they discovered new ways to learn outside the classroom.

New manufacturing hub means more space, more students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kent Career Tech Center’s new manufacturing hub brought together four programs, each in larger spaces: welding, engineering, precision machining and mechatronics.

Career options soar with high school’s new aeronautics program

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Grandville High School launched a brand-new aeronautics program this year, a two-semester class that teaches the basics of aviation and so much more.

Leadership group brings students together to make connections and share their views

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students in the Kent ISD Student Leadership Community believe they are being heard and it is helping to make the educational environment better.

At JA BizTown, a mini city provides life-sized learning

Multi Districts Riley Kelley

Students from Rockford, Grandville, Kenowa Hills and Sparta are among those who’ve taken part in the JA BizTown program, which launched in spring 2023.

Poetry Slam brings area teens center stage

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Over 20 students from Kent County performed their poems live and uncensored at the eighth annual Teen Poetry Slam, hosted at the Kent District Library, in partnership with Write Michigan.

Kent ISD’s esports competition a ‘smash’

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kelloggsville snagged the top title in the final round of a double elimination at the first-ever Kent County Cup esports competition.

Young readers follow the recipe for perfect pound cake

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Each class at Grand View Elementary took on a unique challenge for National Reading Month: bake an award-winning pound cake by reading and following the same recipe.

Preparing for an emergency, educators undergo reunification training

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Reunification training gave educators an idea of the process to take in an emergency while focusing on a standardized practice.

A decade in, teaching is still all about relationships

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

The world of education has changed significantly in the past decade; no one knows that better than the educators who have seen it firsthand, like middle-school teacher Courtney Gritter.

Grandville athletic director earns state honor

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

The MIAAA has named Grandville’s Brian Parsons its Region IV Athletic Director of the Year for the 2023-24 school year.

Tech Center students triumph at HOSA, head to state

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students demonstrated their passion and understanding of the healthcare field in this annual competition.

Elementary ukulelists get a feel for strings

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

From “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” to “Sweet Caroline,” these fifth-graders are becoming strumming pros on the ukulele.

60 musicians + 19 schools = one beautiful sound

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Student musicians came together to perform in Grand Rapids Community College’s High School Honor Band for one night, and one night only.

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