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Student Rep Sees School Board Service As Preparation

Kent City School News Network
Parker Fritz is one of those guys you just know is going places. That's why when the Kent City Community Schools Board of Education decided...

College Visits Show Students Opportunities

Kent City School News Network
LeKae Scarlavai is finding it just a bit easier to decide what to do with the rest of her life. That's after the 17-year-old junior...

3D Printing Technology Transforms Classroom into Industry Training

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Video game fan Izaak Smith’s sword hilt, outfitted with a wooden blade, was in his hand for the Grand Rapids Comi-Con convention.But the Comstock...

Migrant Students a Part of County’s Poverty Picture

Kent City School News Network
In Kent City Community Schools, where some 53 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, the usual problems of poverty persist. But...

Veterans’ Stories, Experiences Are Living History

Kent City School News Network
Fred Groenke remembers nearly 20 years ago when Veterans Day wasn't widely celebrated. That's when he began an annual tradition at Kent City High School,...

Storm Repairs Nearing Completion

Kent City School News Network
Kent City High School students Michelle Alt and Kora Wright said they didn't mind their September 27 homecoming dance being held outside because of...

Area Schools Go Gaga for Gaga Pits

Kent City Linda Odette
Page Elementary students race out the school door to the Gaga pit when recess starts. One leg at a time, between 20 to 30...

Veterans Lead School’s Flag-Lowering Ceremony

Kent City Erin Albanese
To the sound of U.S. Army Band song "Taps," played on the bugle by American Legion auxiliary member Jen Moree, Kent City Elementary students...

Kent City Awaiting Approval to Begin Repairs Following Storm Damage

Kent City Erin Albanese
The ceiling in the Kent City High School gymnasium remains partially open, a slice of blue sky visible from inside. On the gym floor,...

Graduating Senior Battles Disease with Unconventional Approach

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Editor's Note: This is the second of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Alexis...

Teacher of the Year Devotes 35-year Career to Kindergartners

Kent City Erin Albanese
It's just after recess at Kent City Elementary School. A couple dozen students return to Dan Crofoot's kindergarten class. They've heard a visitor is...

Elementary Students are ‘Maestros’ of Español

Kent City Erin Albanese
Lorin Sorenson compares her method for teaching Spanish to circuit-training body conditioning, with Kent City Elementary students learning vocabulary in fast-paced learning "centros." At the...

Teachers and School Open Doors of Possibility to Migrant Children

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
Esteban and Maria Ordaz, parents of Kent City Elementary third- and fourth-grade sisters Romalda and Rufina, immigrated from Mexico 12 years ago. They spend...

School Leaders Help Migrant Students Realize Possibilities

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
The contribution by migrant workers to the economy is undeniable, with the literal fruits of their labor evident on grocery store shelves and in...

Time to say goodbye: After the Fall, migrant students head south

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese
Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series about the migrant studentpopulation and how teachers and administrators work together to serve them....

Seventh-Grade Students Support Entrepreneurs in Third-World Countries

Kent City Erin Albanese
In India, a man's pedi-cab business provides income for his family and transportation services to his community. It was made possible, in part, by...
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