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Discovering bugs by tying flies

Northview Morgan Jarema

Northview’s coordinator of outdoor experiences, a fly-fishing aficionado, used the sport to teach elementary students about macroinvertebrates and making their own flies...

Mental health checks and career exploration find virtual home in school districts

Multi Districts Janice Holst

A tool students can use with their phones is opening doors to careers -- many of them local -- and giving administrators a read on emotional wellness...

‘Soul of Northview’ Says Students Are the Reward

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Ted Burba, a longtime and beloved teacher for Northview Public Schools who retired this fall, died early this week after a long illness. In tribute to his lasting legacy, School News Network republishes this profile of Mr. Burba that originally ran in 2016 to honor his 50th year of teaching...

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, third-grader

Northview Morgan Jarema

This student leader wants everyone to be included...

This teacher wants her students to be world citizens

Northview Morgan Jarema

Audrey McKenzie practices what she teaches in celebrating diversity...

High school career center shifts to project-based learning focus

Career Exploration Morgan Jarema

No more usual, scheduled six-hour school day. Gone are letter grades; instead, concrete standards are detailed on a hybrid transcript...

Making masks more fun

Northview Morgan Jarema

A face mask tie-dying activity teaches East Oakview developmental kindergartners teamwork and patience while also supporting a very local business...

May bond passage projects underway

Northview Morgan Jarema

Improvements come from a $36.7 million, no-mill increase bond for building and systems upgrades throughout the district, approved by voters...

Masking up for all-sports golf and beyond

Northview Morgan Jarema

Gym is a challenging class to teach during a pandemic. But teachers are finding creative ways to get heart rates up while playing by the rules...

The year of learning differently

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell

SNN asked a sampling of students from across the county how it’s going for them so far in a school year of multiple instruction models...

Amid uncertainty, new protocols, there’s laughter, new connections

Northview Olivia Austin

Junior Olivia Austin reflects on the first day of a very unique school year...

Making the best of it

Back to School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Students, parents, teachers and others share their feelings about the start of this unprecedented school year...

Virtual career exploration a hit with students

Career Exploration Morgan Jarema

The district helped shape the online program, which is now being used to varying degrees by a handful of area schools...

Students speak out on protests, call for ‘a better America tomorrow’

Multi Districts School News Network

For area students, the ongoing protests over police brutality could be a teachable moment, a call to action or both...

‘We have a newspaper? I want to join’

Northview Morgan Jarema

When teachers were tasked to come up with and lead two-week courses in January on topics of interest to them, Melissa Moens created the Crossroads Chronicle...

‘Please just stay home’

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

An eighth grader whose parents are both essential workers has a message about the state’s executive order...

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NORTHVIEW STUDENT SHOWCASE

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Student Writings for Theatre by the Numbers: A Sampling

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‘You can do anything and everything’

Dads demonstrate dedication to students and learning

His heart is in the health care field

Northview grad is a future forest mapper

Book battle promotes literacy, teamwork

Future health care pros sample multiple career focuses

Young readers follow the recipe for perfect pound cake

Young engineers turn paper into a wild ride

Red Hawk Rivals episode 2: ‘Cornhole’

High-school journalists provide behind-the-scenes look at news production

Basketball team unites students, promotes inclusion

Diving into social-emotional learning

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