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Annual contest keeps veterans in students’ minds

Kent City Janice Holst
“It seemed like a perfect fit to get our young students involved and thinking about those who came long before them and sacrificed their lives for us today”...

Voters in Kent City, Godfrey-Lee approve funding requests

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
The Kent City and Godfrey-Lee school districts won funding requests on the Tuesday, May 8 ballot by comfortable margins...

Superintendent: millage renewal approvals ‘essential’ for district

Kent City Janice Holst
Having voters understand the millage proposals is an important goal, said Superintendent Mike Weiler, as Kent City Community School seeks renewal of two millage issues...

Students to show off their talents at regional showcase

Kent City Janice Holst
Kent City sends athletic, academic, art and literacy stars to the West Michigan Student Showcase for the first time

Learning to defend opinions is big part of learning for young writers

Kent City Janice Holst
Eat healthy, consider fostering a child, don’t drink or smoke, vote for the candidate of my choice are just some of these fourth grade persuasive experts

Student mural takes learning out to the hall

Kent City Janice Holst
When the the art class moved into new semester, students who preferred painting to other media took to decorating the hallways

Team takes public speaking skills on the road

Kent City Janice Holst
Students gain confidence and expand social circles while competing in public speaking events

I Want it, But Do I Need it?

Kent City Janice Holst
Austin Hickman spent a month writing down every penny he spent. "I realized that I spend a lot more than I thought I do," the...

Welcome Help for Younger Readers

Kent City Janice Holst
Third-grader Gage Stray has changed his mind about reading. He has learned to like it -- especially if he gets to read about rally...

‘The Goal is to Keep Them Reading’

Classrooms for All Janice Holst
Second-graders Leonel Santiago and Carlos Saldana hit an exciting benchmark this fall: They started reading their first chapter books. Besides helping them learn the important...

From Garden Banquet to Community Tradition

Kent City Janice Holst
Inviting veterans to school started two decades ago, when then principal Fred Gronke, both a Kent City graduate and a retired U.S. Marine, brought...

Dia de los Muertos a Celebration of Life

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Schools throughout Kent ISD this week studied and celebrated Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a a Nov. 2  holiday to honor the...

A Day at the Top

Kent City Janice Holst
It is never too early to practice leadership skills. At least that is the thought behind a recent Kent City Elementary School event, which...

Boosting Student Reading Takes Center Stage

The Road to Reading Janice Holst
While it isn't clear if nationally renowned researcher Richard Allington was excited to see staff from the school district where he started his career,...

‘We Support Each Other’

Kent City Janice Holst
When Dan Crofoot recently was shown a letter he wrote to a student in 1989, he said, "It made me realize that what we...

Creativity to Spare

Multi Districts School News Network
Sparta Lanes in downtown Sparta got a bit of a makeover recently with help from some local high school students. The alley is home to...
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