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Free summer meals at select KDL branches

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Sack Suppers at KDL are available to children and teens at KDL’s Wyoming, Kelloggsville and Kentwood branches.

Summer EBT offers up to $120 for groceries

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A local school leader is helping to raise awareness about the summer program to ensure eligible families use the benefits available to them.

Free meal program feeding many kids this summer

All Districts Erin Albanese
School districts are working to make sure no child goes hungry this summer.

Family nights build connections, strengthen support

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills and Grandville elementary families came together throughout the school year to share meals and conversations about parenting, relationship-building and resources available in their community. 

From SchoolAI to Google Gemini, students learn to navigate AI

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kent ISD districts are integrating artificial intelligence into lessons that build critical thinking skills, encourage ethical use and prepare students for a technology-driven future.

Educator event showcases manufacturing career pathways

Kent ISD Alexis Stark
STEAM educators from across Michigan immersed themselves in real-life manufacturing at the Kent ISD’s spring STEAM Network Connect event at Amway.

Grads contemplate life after high school: ‘We will be fine’

Podcasts Charles Honey
Three graduating seniors talk about their dreams, concerns and goals, from improving health equity and dental care to helping save the environment.

Utilizing AI to ‘help the world’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Central Elementary fourth-graders designed an AI-powered drone to protect fish in the Great Lakes, earning them first place in the Presidential AI Challenge.

Kenowa Hills board selects next superintendent

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
The Board of Education selected Kenowa Hills Director of Human Resources Cherie Horner as its next superintendent.

Three finalists named in superintendent search

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
The Kenowa Hills Board of Education will interview three final candidates for the role of district superintendent this Thursday, May 14. 

Superintendent interviews scheduled for April 28 & 30

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
The Kenowa Hills Board of Education will interview four superintendent candidates on Tuesday, April 28, and Thursday, April 30.

Trio of area schools recognized for literacy achievements

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Elementaries in Caledonia, Kenowa Hills and Lowell recently received the TalentFirst Literacy Leadership Award for their commitment to helping students grow as readers and increase literacy rates.

Kent County teen service group seeks applications

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Wedgwood Christian Services’ TeenCHARGE is accepting applications through June 5 for its teen leadership and service program.

WHS & WMU graduate’s mission: to be a voice for refugees

Podcasts Charles Honey
For Mehran Najafi, coming to the U.S. as a refugee from Afghanistan was “like winning a lottery ticket.” Now he wants to help other refugees win tickets too. 

School partners with GVSU for literacy event

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Grand Valley State University students collaborated with Zinser Elementary to host a literacy night, focused on phonics and fun for young learners.

Shredding the slopes with hand-built boards

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills STEM Academy students learned how to apply physics to snowboarding concepts while building their own snowboards. 
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