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Pumpkins, painting and spooktacular learning

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Preschoolers practiced motor skills while painting pumpkins on Halloween at the Kenowa Hills Learning Center. 

Teacher shortage remains a major challenge in Kent County, beyond

Kent ISD Riley Kelley
Teachers are in short supply, but new educators like Jackie Domeier are determined to pursue their dream careers.

Middle-school improvements mark second phase of $67 million bond

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
A second phase of renovations at Kenowa Hills Middle School is complete, breathing new life and learning into the classrooms and the currently under-construction music wing. 

Teacher-designed classrooms help students feel supported, calm and creative

Issues in Education Alexis Stark
Teachers across Kent County intentionally design their classrooms to optimize their students’ learning and sense of community.

Restorative circles create safe space at the top of the day  

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Restorative morning circles in Margaret Sicilian’s classroom at Central Elementary lift barriers and open the possibility for connection, collaboration and mutual understanding. 

Region I emergency coordinator now on the job

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
John Wittkowski, emergency response and safety coordinator for Region I schools, brings 28 years of law enforcement experience to his new position. 

Where’s the bus? Check the app

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills is helping families stay more informed about their students’ bus routes through a new geotracking application.

Districts bring in emergency coordinator

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
School districts in Region I have come together to hire an emergency response and safety coordinator to cover each district.

He can’t tap dance or juggle, but he’s honored to be a Knight 

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Zach Christian is the new principal at Kenowa Hills Middle School. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet Your Administrator.

Podcasts tackle the thought-provoking

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills Middle School seventh-graders became writers and hosts of their own podcasts, thanks to a grant from the district’s education foundation...

Student musicians take sounds outside the classroom

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
West Michigan non-profit Project ESME brings together student musicians from different skill levels and schools to play a variety of pop, rock and film music...

Supportive friends, family & teachers made the difference

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
This recent graduate will be the first member of his immediate family to attend college...
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Grandparents and other visitors pack the house on special persons’ day

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Around 300 grandparents and other special people visited Zinser Elementary for a morning full of food, music and Model A automobiles...

Different ways to play

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
This Central Elementary kindergarten teacher celebrates her students through toys that look more like them...

Compact branches pop up outside district elementary schools

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
A group of GRCC honors students made it their mission to bring little lending libraries to Zinser, Alpine and Central elementaries...

Career expo showcases opportunities 

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
A student-powered effort brought some 50 businesses, organizations, colleges/universities and branches of the military to Kenowa Hills High School...
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