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Knitting Calms Students’ Emotions, Exercises Their Brains

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

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...

Students Send Out Care Packages of Comfort on ‘Thoughtful Thursdays’

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

It has been a tough year for Linda Rairigh, ever since she was diagnosed with melanoma lung cancer at the end of June. It...

From Road Patrol to Hallways: Officer Bolsters School Security

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

When Deputy Tim Erhardt was patrolling roads for the Kent County Sheriff’s Department, he responded one weekend to four fatal car crashes. Three of...

Student’s Death Cautions Classmates against Distracted Driving

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Jim Freybler hushed an auditorium full of teenagers, then told them that texting a few words on a cell phone was all it took...

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