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Learning from a place full of living things

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Rebecca Perry and her class of eager kindergartners spent their morning exploring the newly redone Living Lab at Zinser Elementary...

‘We’re educators; we always make it work’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kelly VanDyke’s roots in Kenowa Hills reach back to her days as a student teacher there in the Resource Room. Entering her eleventh school year as a special education teacher at Central Elementary, she is preparing for new students, safety protocols and classroom learning, reimagined...

New online academy looks to provide paced learning, support

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Approximately 25 percent of Kenowa Hills students -- about 300 -- opted for virtual learning to start the year...

Schools start remotely, offer choice of plans

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills Public Schools developed two options for the 2020-2021 school year: allowing families to choose between 100% face-to-face instruction or 100% virtual learning...
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Teachers agree: virtual classroom has its pluses, but ‘much of the joy is missing’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Two Kenowa Hills teachers reflect on the good and bad of virtual education during the school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

‘Father figure’ uses positivity to succeed

Grads with Grit Cris Greer
Next stop: Michigan State University...

A clean sweep: seven districts pass funding proposals

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All seven school districts in Kent ISD that made funding requests to voters had them approved, despite the economic and health crises of the COVID-19 pandemic...

The show might go on

School 2.0 Bridie Bereza
Months of preparation and rehearsal suddenly seem for naught as school plays and musicals are postponed...

Districts come to voters with funding proposals May 5

Multi Districts School News Network
Seven school districts in Kent ISD have funding requests on next week’s Tuesday, May 5 election ballot, ranging from major bond issues and sinking funds to non-homestead operating millage renewals...
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STEM teachers step up to make masks, face shields using 3D printers

School 2.0 Cris Greer
STEM teachers are doing their part to supply personal protective equipment to health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic...

School bus delivers so much more than meals during school closure

School 2.0 Brett Atwood
Kenowa Hills is one of many districts who are making sure their students receive the daily meals that they normally rely on their schools to provide...

Voters to decide May 5 on $67 million bond proposal

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Modernized classrooms, including a new STEM room in the high school, a renovated Performing Arts Center, new band and orchestra instruments, and upgraded technology are some highlights of a proposed $67 million bond on the ballot Tuesday, May 5...
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Online story time, virtual PE keep students connected during shutdown

School 2.0 Charles Honey
'They need to see we’re smiling and happy and that we’re OK, and that they’re going to be OK too'...

Zinser-GVSU partnership a win-win for third graders, college students

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
For the second straight year, Zinser is partnering with GVSU to benefit both college and elementary school students...

Incorporating science standards, having a blast

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Students join millions of peers in 180 countries for annual Hour of Code...

Alternative school helped alums find pathways to success

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Two Pathways grads flip the switch to successful careers...
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