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Districts eye more ‘normal’ financial pictures due to end of ESSER funds

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
The final deadline to spend federal money tied to COVID relief is on the horizon and districts are facing a much different funding climate.

Camp aims to build better bonds between students, school resource officers

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Fingerprinting, working with the K9 unit, and trying on gear gave students an idea of what being a Sheriff Department deputy is like.

Testing out Newton’s laws of motion, with longboards

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
During their Gone Boarding unit this spring, Kenowa Hills STEM Academy students created longboards and paddleboards from scratch and tested them at local parks.

Capstones: homelessness, school improvements, animal shelters

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Course designed to prepare seniors for college-level rigors

Using research, creativity to bring clay animals to life

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Alpine Elementary second-graders researched a variety of animals, their habitats and what they would look like if sculpted from modeling clay. 

‘Career readiness starts in kindergarten,’ and young Knights are on their way

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Zinser Elementary’s first career fair allowed students to explore different career paths with help from local professionals.

He found a better pathway to graduation

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Senior Ronan Jameyson charted his own course towards earning his diploma from Pathways High School. 

Superintendent and teacher talk about a decade of challenges and rewards 

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
In this episode of Study Hall, veteran Kenowa Hills Superintendent Jerry Hopkins and teacher Robyn Bradford talk about how education has changed over the past decade.

At JA BizTown, a mini city provides life-sized learning

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
Students from Rockford, Grandville, Kenowa Hills and Sparta are among those who’ve taken part in the JA BizTown program, which launched in spring 2023.

Bond proposals approved to fund elementary renovation, facility upgrades

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Voters said ‘yes’ across the board in Kent ISD school districts Tuesday.

Kent ISD’s esports competition a ‘smash’ 

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kelloggsville snagged the top title in the final round of a double elimination at the first-ever Kent County Cup esports competition.

Voters in multiple districts to decide school funding questions

Comstock Park Alexis Stark
On May 7, Comstock Park, Kenowa Hills, Lowell and Thornapple Kellogg district voters will decide proposals affecting their public schools. 

Middle-schoolers extinguish fear of potential fire unknown

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Middle School Life Skills students learned how to use fire extinguishers from the City of Walker Fire Marshall Kevin Degroot.

Building trust critical to preventing school gun violence

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Twenty-five years after the horrific mass shooting at Columbine High School, Kent County school districts invest millions in protecting students and preventing gun violence.

$37 million no-tax rate increase bond request on May 7 

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills voters will consider a zero millage rate increase over the current tax rate, to fund additions and upgrades to outdoor activity and learning spaces.

Young engineers turn paper into a wild ride

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills Middle School STEM Academy students designed, laser-cut and constructed their own roller coasters out of paper, tape and 3D-printed elements.
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