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Hey Teacher, How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

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As choir teachers passionate about music, Jed and Mandy Scott found themselves in Nirvana this summer by studying under renowned choral composer Alice Parker. The...

Kenowa Hills Aims to Try Again for Bond Issue, but Scaled Down

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Kenowa Hills Public Schools officials plan to ask voters again to fund school improvements, but this time with a scaled-down request. District voters will be...

Teaching, Technology and Time Help Iraqi Student Learn American-Style

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It’s notoriously difficult for a student to adjust to a new school in the middle of the year. For a student from Iraq who...

Knitting Calms Students’ Emotions, Exercises Their Brains

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Three boys sat in a school hallway, concentrating on the task literally at hand: knitting. “Once you get it down, you can focus on it,”...

Student Baristas Add Math, Social Skills to their School Menu

Kenowa Hills Tom Rademacher
It's not even yet 8 a.m., and already, it's a honeycomb of activity inside Mandy Acker's second-floor classroom. But the dozen or so students buzzing...

Grateful Grads Get Jump on College, Cut Costs

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On their way to earning tuition-free associate degrees at Davenport University, 14 Kenowa Hills High School students found an unexpected source of support: each...

Teachers’ Children Get a Fun Taste of High School Life

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The way up the stairs was long and mysterious, which made it all the more exciting for the young explorers. “This is a secret...

‘Leader of Leaders’ is All About Creating Change

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During her shifts as a dietary aide at St. Ann’s Home, 18-year-old Naomi Cuenca likes to chat with 97-year-old Isabel Butkiewicz. “How are you?” Naomi...

Learning, Not Time, Drives New Approach to Teaching

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It’s easier to do well in school when you know what you need to know. At least that’s how students at Kenowa Middle School see...

Students and Community Raise Funds for Worthy Causes

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Kenowa Hills High School students and district residents combined forces recently to raise more than $4,000 for community causes. The eighth annual Robert Kozminski Memorial...

Byron Center and Kenowa Hills named to AP Honor Roll

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Byron Center Public School District and Kenowa Hills School District are listed on the College Board’s 5th Annual AP District Honor Roll — a...

Kenowa to Ask Voters for $78.6 Million Bond Issue in May

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Kenowa Hills Public Schools voters will be asked in May to approve a tax increase that would raise $78.6 million over the next five...

Secretary Tearfully Leaves School ‘Family’ after 27 Years

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Becky Johnston will miss a lot of things about being the principal’s secretary at Kenowa Hills High School. But the autistic students who sort...

Offering Help Where It’s Needed, School and Home

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When Rosalba Cruz was facing eviction from her mobile home because she was behind on rent, her daughter Anahi noticed she was stressing out. The...

Students Explore Job Possibilities with Area Companies

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When Kenowa Hills High School teacher Mike Johnson set up a career night for his students, he expected about 15 businesses at most would...

Beyond Fitness Basics: Teacher Honored for Comprehensive Program

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Physical fitness isn’t important just forathletes. That philosophy drives Todd Johnston’s physical education program at Kenowa Hills High School, and recently won him recognition...
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