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Long-time counselor David Witucki remembered for his ‘heart for kids’

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Educator motivated by doing the right thing for people remembered with a scholarship to seniors following in his footsteps...

Code talkers transmit using their new/old language of Morse code; especially useful in the lunchroom

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Fourth graders learn Morse code as an intro to the science of binary communication, giving them a ‘secret language’ as part of Michigan’s Next Generation Science Standards...

Reworked leadership team keeps Korpak at helm by delegating duties

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The near-resignation of district Superintendent M. Scott Korpak has prompted a leadership restructure that not only will keep him in the position he has held for six years, but could serve as a model to other districts...

Second-graders write what they know

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Turns out, by second grade a person knows a lot about some things. So much that it could fill a book, even...

Interim principal hopes you have the time of your life

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Tony Quinn is the new interim principal at West Oakview Elementary School. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet the Principal...

WMCAT arts residency trains novice shutterbugs

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The program is part of Future Focused Fridays, a new effort this school year to give all East Campus students real-world career exposure every week...

Superintendent resignation on hold

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Northview Superintendent M. Scott Korpak will step down at the end of the school year.

Students work out by whacking away with drumsticks

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This is the first year of the cardio drumming unit at West Oakview Elementary, made possible through a grant from the Northview Education Foundation...

15 minutes, once a week can make a big difference

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Last school year ended with more than 220 students in grades 5-12 assigned a mentor. Interested parents fill out a permission slip, and the district takes it from there...

In mixed millage results, approvals for five districts but setback for one

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While five local school districts won tax request approvals from voters, a defeat in Caledonia will cost the district more than $150,000 in revenue...

Kindergartners use notebooks to share reading with their families

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Kindergarten teacher Robin Murphy says students she has had in past years prepare their younger siblings for her class by reading their shared notebooks at home...

Hands-on career exploration via Future Focused Fridays

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The entire East Campus student body will either be visited by or spend time every Friday this school year at area businesses, as well as work with employers on resumes and interviewing...

May the tree climbing, dirt sifting and general hollering commence

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Three years in, the Adventure Leadership Club has added a second session and hopes to expand to more grades...

Politically engaged, though not all of voting age

Multi Districts Charles Honey

From canvassing for candidates to registering voters – or voting themselves – some area students have been active in the midterm elections...

Six school districts seek tax approvals on Nov. 6 ballot

Multi Districts James Harger

Voters in six Kent County school districts will be asked to vote on school tax proposals that can be found on the second page of their ballot Nov. 6...

‘I’m so thankful we can sing for them’

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More than 20 fourth-graders heralded through song the addition of 73 new U.S. citizens from 30 countries at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum...

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