Bulldogs at West Point: a community tradition and point of pride
Though far from West Michigan, the United States Military Academy at West Point has a little bit of home among its ranks. Grandville Public Schools currently has five cadets enrolled in the academy...
Taking the stage: teaching duo shares passion for theater arts
Both avid fans of the theater arts, married teachers Amanda and Jay Fischer spend their summer break heavily involved with the Shadblow Theatre in Jenison...
Students explore many ways of worship
The four-day Interfaith Service Day Camp brought together 21 West Michigan students representing several religious and non-religious backgrounds to explore religions, get to know one another, enjoy food and culture, and volunteer...
A Bulldog’s legacy
High School art students remember beloved principal Chris VanderSlice by creating a mural in his honor, depicting his passions and attitude...
Students help refugee peers adjust to life, schools in the U.S.
Students from a handful of area high schools are making an impact at two West Michigan organizations tasked with helping refugee students and their families succeed...
For Gerald R. Ford student essay winners, courage begins at home
More than 900 students submitted writings on the theme of courage for the annual Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation annual essay challenge...
#LetMeSpeak: Students do just that, and their classmates listen
Sophomores at Grandville High School join national conversation through personal narrative...
Making a kinder girl world: ‘It’s good to be a girl’
The FearlesslyGirl program finished up its inaugural year at Grandville Middle School with 12 members
Students Leave a Legacy to Last, in Clay
By making hundreds of clay tiles utilizing form, line, shape and texture, high school students unleashed their creativity in creating a hallway mural
‘My Class is More Than What I Teach Them’
At 7:45 a.m. daily, teacher Terry Blevins begins the day with his 30 audiovisual broadcasting students tooling about a warren of separate rooms stuffed with computer screens, Canon cameras, teleprompters, professional video cameras on pedestals and video monitors. In...
Poppa Belly Floppa Gives ‘That Special Love’
At Central Elementary School, the spontaneity on the playground pings around grandparent Ernie Sandona, who’s at the center of the dance. His grandson, third-grader Evan Mann, and his friends clamor for the football, running and throwing, catching and celebrating.
Right...
‘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....
Quoth the Rooster, ‘Some More’
Four student collaborators in Sandra Bajema's language arts class performed an outlandish Edgar Allan Poe parody by vilifying a rooster:
Students Chris Veldhuis and Aiden Marsiglia recited their parody with dash of slapstick and drama:
Every morning at the hour six,...
Typical Teen Stuff or Serious Mental Health Issue?
For a while now, high school English teacher Sheri Gilreath-Watts has been teaching from Judith Guest's novel "Ordinary People," about a suicidal boy home from a mental institution.
"I'm hoping to connect my students to the emotional distress that can...
First We Relax, Then We Dance
Certified hypnotist Michael Brody asked a dozen students to visualize themselves in several scenarios: a gorgeous beach day with a surfer catching waves; bouncy with anticipation for their third birthday with an invitation to suck their thumbs; and a...
In Honor of Those Who Served
Editor's note: Schools across Kent County observed Veterans Day with a variety of events. Here is a sampling.
Byron Center
Boys Scouts brought up the flag; "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" was sung; red, white and blue were worn; and...
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