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Sophomore wins honorable mention in fiction competition

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

The horror story is a prologue for a novel she is writing, said Lydia Garcia...

‘Much more meaningful when it’s directed by kids’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

The program is a branch of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports...

Courses lead the way into engineering and computer science

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Teacher Ed Beickman utilizes Project Lead The Way to instruct his high school engineering and computer science classes...

From digging swimming pools to stupid human tricks, this admin has a looong list of talents

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Luke Scholten is the new Kenowa Hills director of special education and early childhood education...

Shoe salesman and mashed potato maker comes back to his roots

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

He wasn’t drawn back just because he went to school there, but also because they teach using personal mastery and competency-based education...

A time to connect, reflect and ‘be a family’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Middle school develops Connect class to improve relationships, life and learning skills and to positively impact the learning culture...

New gymnasium highlights renovations

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Workers kept busy over the summer finishing renovations at Zinser Elementary in preparation for the first day. In 2016, voters approved a $55 million bond issue for updates throughout Kenowa Hills Public Schools...

Saying goodbye to the classroom, teacher is grateful for making ‘a positive difference’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Kris Weller is retiring after 33 years as a teacher in both Greenville and Kenowa Hills...

A window into two graduations!

Multi Districts Brett Atwood

Whether you're a high school student heading off to college or career, or a preschooler taking that next step toward kindergarten, graduation is a big deal...

Alpine Elementary leans on KSSN to improve attendance and academic gains

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer

Alpine Elementary shows off its Kent School Services Network program to 50 visiting community school directors. KSSN provides the basics for children and families such as clothes, food, money and relationships...

‘Only so much time, and so much to see’

Multi Districts Hannah Lentz

This year’s event featured 116 employers showcasing more than 150 careers. Among the more than 10,000 students at DeVos Center, 300 were from the Kenowa Hills district, the most of any in Kent County...

A new school world awaits students next year, thanks to workers and $55 million bond

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

A new phase of construction begins throughout Kenowa Hills schools, funded by voter approval of a $55 million bond in 2016...

Life lessons link student to success

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

The TrueSuccess program focuses on encouraging strong character values to improve behavior and literacy skills...

Learning about Korea off the book, from one who knows

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

Entertainment personality Derek Stelma shares his knowledge of Korean history, culture, politics and current events with Kenowa Hills High School students...

Learning on the job provides students pathways to the future

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

Students enrolled at Kenowa Hills Pathways High School have the opportunity to take on internships in the Grand Rapids community before graduation for the first year...

Walking through the ‘door of opportunity’

Classrooms for All Hannah Lentz

Wyoming high school students Mounahinde (Terry) Almame and Rohim Mohammed visited Lisa Monroe and Jodi VanDam’s fifth-grade class to talk about their experiences as refugees...

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Second-grade teacher: literacy is a civil right

Her motto of ‘always work hard’ leads to early graduation

‘This is when my life starts getting better’: EGR senior pushes through painful loss

Love of programming is in the code

Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork

Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

Young readers follow the recipe for perfect pound cake

Young engineers turn paper into a wild ride

Red Hawk Rivals episode 2: ‘Cornhole’

High-school journalists provide behind-the-scenes look at news production

Basketball team unites students, promotes inclusion

His heart is in the health care field

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