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Student Voices

This series provides a platform for the voices of students — their views on issues, their dreams and aspirations, and their own media reports from school publications, broadcast studios and video productions.

‘Art gives me a voice,’ award-winning cartoonist says

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Recent Byron Center High School graduate and aspiring professional artist Jay Inthammavong created an award-winning editorial cartoon to contribute to the conversation on using artificial intelligence to create art.

SEALS: Where the tiniest hands reach for the biggest hearts

Northview School News Network

This article from The Roar, the student newspaper of Northview High School, explores the district’s Student Educators and Listeners program.

First-generation college students ‘bring level of grit, perseverance’

Kentwood School News Network

What challenges do first-generation college students face? What strengths do they have?

Tessa Bunting grows alongside the kids she teaches

Forest Hills School News Network

This article by freshman Scarlett Dombrowski about senior Tessa Bunting first appeared in The Central Trend, the Forest Hills Central High School student news site.

Is there a place for AI in the arts? Student news crew explores

Kentwood School News Network

Falcon News Network’s Mariah Wright looks at how AI can be a tool in the arts.

Student artists commemorate founding of the US

Lowell Erin Albanese

What is freedom? Students express their thoughts through art.

Middle school to host regional writing competition in March

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Caledonia’s middle- and high-school creative writing teams will host JustWrite Michigan’s first regional tournament and junior high invitational at Duncan Lake Middle School in March.

Students share why being heard matters

Forest Hills Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Winners from the Forest Hills MLK Day Challenge share their thoughts on the impact of being heard.

Student documentary honors retired counseling dog

Rockford Riley Kelley

The Beyond the Rock team produced a mini documentary celebrating the district's first-ever counseling dog, Chillie, who recently retired.

Annual State of the Student event highlights student voice

Student Voices Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students employed multiple forms of media at this year’s Listen. Learn. Lead. event to spotlight their lived experiences in school.

Quarterback: biggest growth has come from mix of peers, cultures

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Kayd Coffman, an East Kentwood senior and quarterback on the football team, shares his story about always chasing improvement, learning from others.

2025 grad reflects on inclusive high-school experience

Kentwood Erin Albanese

A film from Kentwood Public Schools features 2025 East Kentwood graduate Robel, who shares his story about his time in high school.

Art & writing competition winners share work

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The high-school winners of the “I Belong, I Matter” writing and art competition share their perspectives on what it means to belong and matter.

Sparking success: welding in virtual reality

Northview School News Network

Ever heard of simulated welding? Thanks to some new equipment, it’s now a reality at Northview Next Career Center, and one student tested it out to write about the experience.

‘Student involvement, teacher involvement – directly related’

All Districts Erin Albanese

How can teaching be a more attractive profession so students can learn better? High schoolers consider the question.

Multiracial Black Student Alliance celebrates ‘spreading culture and diversity’

Podcasts Charles Honey

City High Middle School’s Black Student Alliance celebrates Black culture all year long and encourages fellow students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to do the same.

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