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Concert Honors Legacy of Band Program Directors

Northview Charles Honey

The high school band program recently hosted eight current and former directors in a concert honoring their legacy. In a program titled "Heroes, Mentors, and...

Students to Drivers: Put the Phone Down!

Kent City Charles Honey

The image looms high above southbound U.S. 131, just north of the Burton Street exit -- a tear falling from a teen girl’s eye,...

Approval Would Help Class Sizes, Classroom Materials and College-Career Prep

Northview Charles Honey

On May 2, voters in the Kent ISD region will be asked to approve a 0.9 mill tax for local school districts, generating $211...

Music Inspired by Favorite Children’s Books a Big Hit

Northview Dianne Carroll Burdick

Students from all three Northview elementary schools got to hear stories in song form thanks to Emily Arrow, a singer/songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee who...

50th Chaffee Scholar Aims to Contribute ‘Something That Matters’

Northview Charles Honey

David Pequet vividly remembers that Friday evening of 50 years ago, Jan. 27, 1967. In the midst of a huge snowstorm that had kept...

Mind Sports Roundup

Forest Hills School News Network

Editor's note: Academic competition season is upon us! Each week School News Network will be running roundups of events including Odyssey of the Mind,...

‘We Wanted to Thank Them’

Northview School News Network

Frank Budnick remembers the shock after stepping off his ship in Seattle. A few months after being in Yokohama Harbor to witness the Japanese surrender...

Thanks to English Tutoring, ‘I Can Learn a Lot of Things’

Classrooms for All Charles Honey

Rose Sanreta had had a big day at Northview High School: a test in finance class, a quiz in English, reviewing World History for...

Thomas to Help Lead College Board Region

Northview Charles Honey

Northview High School Principal Mark Thomas has been named chair-elect of the College Board's Midwestern Regional Office. His election at the Midwest Regional Forum...

‘It’s Incredible, the Opportunities We Get’

Byron Center Charles Honey

Jazz at Byron Center High School has always been about swinging hard and playing big, and hitting the smooth, cool notes just right. So...

From Norway to Northview, with Strikes to Spare

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When Emilie Bakklund came to Northview from Norway as an exchange student last fall, she had no way of knowing she’d end up joining...

Jazz Bands Get Together to Play with a Pro

Northview Charles Honey

The Northview High School Jazz Band is once again hosting a world-class jazz pro, but this time they’ll be joined by their fellow jazzers...

From High School Reporter to National Correspondent

Northview Charles Honey

When John Eligon wrote for the Northview High School newspaper, he dreamed of reporting on the Olympics while having fun interviewing classmates. But as...

Speaking Poetry Helps Students Share their Hearts

Northview School News Network

Katie Mitchell could have picked from a range of interesting topics to share with classmates, but she choose the one closest to her heart. The...

Extending Helping Hands, with Mittens

Northview Charles Honey

The students and parents of North Oakview Elementary helped out 15 school families who needed a little something extra this year. Through an annual...