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Student Teachers Become Co-teachers in the Classroom

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In one corner of the classroom, second-grade teacher Dee Eidson discussed a book about snakes with five students, teaching them how to support facts...

Students Put a Face on Anti-Bullying Message

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Kenowa Hills High School students will be the faces of a worldwide anti-bullying campaign, thanks to their creative collaboration with martial-arts champion and motivational...

Students Create Stuff, Match Wits in After-School Clubs

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

With great care, sixth-grader Jon Lesky is constructing a Lego robot he calls “Peace Man.” “He builds stuff out of his imagination that will help...

Martial Arts Champ Fights Back Against Bullying

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Olivia Allen believes there's nothing more valuable than firsthand knowledge. So when the president of the Kenowa Hills anti-bullying club, Knights Lights, listened to Mariah...

Special Times for Special Friends

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

First-grader Ja’Nia Gossett is reading to fourth-grader Madeline De Young from “The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!” by Mo Willems, and putting quite a lot...

Youngest Board Member Wants to ‘Help Fix Things’

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Eric-John Szczepaniak remembers leaving his job at the Alpine Township polling place last March with a novel idea formulating in his mind. Having completed his...

Spirit of the Season: Students Give to Aid Refugees

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

She may only be in seventh grade, but Zoe Paskewicz is well aware of what’s going on in the world. Scenes of refugees fleeing...

Film Award Boosts Would-be Director’s Dreams

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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...

Learning by Doing: ‘We Actually Touch Stuff’

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Ava Vandenberg doesn't have anything against computers. But give her a pinch of salt, a splash of Kool-Aid and a handful of chocolate chips,...

A History Lesson Taught with a Song

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Dozens of students sat scrunched in a hallway as Jason Hammond sang them a history lesson. “With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons...

Making a Difference with a ‘Crazy Idea’

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Emily Rosbury wasn't so sure the plan was such a great idea the first time she wound her way down the upper-grades hallway armed...

A Chance to Have Their Say – Finally

Byron Center Charles Honey

Editor's note: For 18-year-old high school students, Tuesday's election was their first chance to cast a ballot for president. School News Network asked several...

Discouraged by Failures, Students Take New Route to Success

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Trinity Clark would like to follow in the footsteps of her great-grandfather, who was an aerospace engineer for the NASA Gemini space program. But...

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey

Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Boys Make Friends, Learn Teamwork on the Run

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Skyler Miller has always recognized the benefits of running, but now he's seeing the results from a new perspective. The Alpine Elementary fifth-grader is part...

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