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Meet the Future

Nationally ranked in jiu-jitsu, she’s more than ‘pretty good’ 

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
This sixth-grader is fast becoming a pre-teen powerhouse in the sporting world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning national rankings and competing with teens nearly twice her age...

Car enthusiast, shutterbug, entrepreneur

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
Like many, this high school junior sought new ways to keep busy during the early days of COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines. He’s now the owner/photographer of Mitten Project, a car photography business...

Math whiz, student surveyor, star-gazer

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
This Eastern High School sophomore developed a survey this year to learn what areas her peers struggle with most. Programs to address what she found have already started...
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Peacocks, goats, Legos: this fifth-grade farmer does it all

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Not many fifth-graders can say that they live on an exotic peafowl and pheasant farm. But to Cole, life on the farm is hard to describe because it’s just… life...

Three-dimensional thinker

Meet the Future Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
She’s designing her life, from the roof trusses to her dream home to how she will impact others...

Poet uses words to empower others, inspire change

Meet the Future Alexis Stark
Senior Thang Lian’s award-winning poetry tells his story. His activism shows his passion for his home country and making a difference...

No blueprints required for this handy problem-solver

Meet the Future Charles Honey
Whether helping rebuild a car’s front end or custom-making a cabinet for the school’s front office, this high school senior has a special talent for coming up with designs and putting them together...

The sky’s the limit (or is it?) for this accomplished model builder

Meet the Future Erin Albanese
Creative, innovative, imaginative … Many of today’s students are all that and more in a vast variety of interest areas. This series features students with exceptional and unusual gifts...

Filmmaker, engineer, future rocket-builder: it’s all about creativity

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
Xiangyu Chen says his twin passions -- filmmaking and all things science, technology, engineering and math-related -- draw upon similar principles...

Musical prodigy, international performer, fourth-grader

Byron Center Erin Albanese
When Cameron Renshaw was in kindergarten he kept asking his mom, Tina Renshaw, about the cello in her closet...

Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Meet the Future Janice Holst
Sparta High School senior credited with multiple advances in school’s technology programming...

‘One person can change so much for so many’

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema
'I think people need to recognize there’s something greater than themselves at stake'...

He mixes melodies, scratches records, creates digital music

Cedar Springs Cris Greer
Cedar Springs junior and DJ Martin Yakes plans for a career in music...

He loves welding, building new things & fixing older things

Meet the Future Charles Honey
As a child he loved building things with Legos and wood, but as he got older he found working with metal to be even cooler...

‘Unity is always important’

Meet the Future Morgan Jarema
Sharing about his Hindu faith with his peers and others is important to this high school freshman, who has plenty more going on...

Plant whisperer, reptile rescuer, amphibian aficionado

Meet the Future Morgan Jarema
Creative, innovative, imaginative ... Many of today's students are all that and more in a vast variety of interest areas. This series features students with exceptional and unusual gifts...
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