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New Machines Aim to Reduce Injuries, Respond to Growing Concerns about Concussion

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Kenowa Hills sophomore Faith Swieringa carries a fingernail-size scar above her right eye. Lacrosse? Nope, cheerleading. She got it from being accidentally whacked during...

Students Honor Vet with Patriotic Quilt

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Three boys stood with an Army veteran pledging allegiance to a faded flag, the gulf of years between them vanishing into their solemn words:...

‘I Did That Too’: Child of Migrant Camps Helps Hispanic Students

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Another day at Alpine Elementary is winding down when Sylvia Saucedo-DeVries looks up to see a young man come in the office. Miguel Vega,...

Students Sideline Differences with Basketball

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When Kenowa Hills HighSchool basketball players took to the court with some special-needs students, they encountered a challenge: One young man in a wheelchair...

Ready, Set, Teach

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The just-risen sun glows through the window as Grace Bollman walks into her classroom, room G121 of Kenowa Hills High School, and gets ready...

Learning Takes Shape with Geometric Blocks

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Put a bunch of different-shaped wooden blocks in front of kids, and they’re bound to do goofy things with them. Second-grader Dylan Fischer, for...

Students Win Silver in Statewide Essay Contest

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Susan Lamb, a junior and Cole Visser a senior, placed second in a medical essay contest they entered as part of their Anatomy and...

Kenowa Students Thirsting to Serve Others

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Ask Jovonta Pimpleton how he feels about going to the Dominican Republic, and he’ll be straight with you: “I’m nervous.” He’s never been out of...

Kenowa Students Add College to High School Schedule

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Erika Simonds didn’t expect that going to college while still in high school would be like this. “It’s exactly the opposite of what I...

For Katelyn Bowman, College is a Glass Slipper

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Katelyn Bowman loved Cinderella. As a child she watched the movie over and over, and wore her Cinderella costume every Halloween. It’s no mystery why...