Faithful recycler, expert laminator, dedicated teacher supporter
In the long run, said Alto Elementary parent volunteer Angie Kennedy, what she and other parent volunteers contribute to is maintaining teacher enthusiasm for a career in education...
Anger as an iceberg? Camp explores ways to wellness
Wellness Camp is the first program to use data from the “LoWellness Health Survey” released in 2016. The survey and the pilot camp were funded by a grant from the Lowell Area Community Fund...
Pollinator prairie a districtwide effort
The aim of the project is to boost habitat for birds and wildlife, keep invasive species from spreading and improve soil health...
Holiday parade cheer, assembled by Unity High
The gesture of holiday workshop-ery marks the first year the alternative school has been sending a student representative to monthly meetings of the Chamber of Commerce...
Students share research with college undergrads, faculty and scientists
The trio of seniors in science teacher Heather DeJonge’s biology research class were at the Van Andel Research Institute recently along with nearly 200 undergraduate presenters, plus scientists, university faculty, graduate program recruiters and researchers...
Two classes, two ways to learn about refugees
Students at Cherry Creek Elementary and Lowell Middle School are giving thought to what it means to have to leave home and make a new one, thousands of miles away...
A yearbook that’s 2 good 2 be 4gotten
Student staffers use design thinking to up their yearbook game. After all, says their adviser, “This is a business”...
Lowell asks for help in shaping $50 million bond request
The district says school building improvements can be made with no tax increase. Officials are asking for input from school staff, district families and community members to help come up with detailed plans...
From Panther to Red Arrow, he’s on his way
Steve Gough (pronounced Goff) is the new Lowell High School principal. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet Your Principal...
From the ballpark to the open road, summer gigs keep this English teacher busy
When do you see a public school teacher driving a Porsche? When it’s somebody else’s Porsche...
MySchool@Kent students overcome obstacles to get to graduation
Students choose online high school for a variety of reasons. Here, a few of this year’s graduates reflect...
Students express selves through words, drawings, and their own hands
Susan Langford’s studio art students made old-fashioned casts of their hands. They posed them to convey one or more concepts, then added their own drawing and words. The results were profound...
She chose music over medicine, and her students are glad she did
Wendy Tenney Tenney is one of 10 Michigan educators who were named as 2018-19 Regional Teachers of the Year...
Middle schoolers reflect on 6-8, look ahead to 9-12
SNN revisits eighth-graders we first talked with as they were adjusting to a new phase of K-12. Soon they will do it all over again...
Officer looks out for students’ safety, shares life skills, lends a caring ear
Officer Todd Summerhays’ main role is to ensure safety by securing buildings, monitoring surveillance videos and responding quickly and appropriately to anything amiss...
From King Tut to Helen Keller to Elvis, students dig up historical tidbits
Fourth-grade students of Rachel Millhisler and Jennifer Bolhuis shared their research on biographical figures from Elvis Presley to Harriet Tubman, and Neil Armstrong to Malala Yousafzai
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