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Teaching French Not a Language But a Lifestyle

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese
As a Crock-Pot of beef bourguignon simmered, high school students in Amy Wood's class took time developing their palates for Parisian food. With a hearty...

Retirement, Yes! Leave School? No Way!

Rockstar Teachers School News Network
For Sue Blackall, retirement is just the beginning. After 32 years and 800 pupils, the Appleview Elementary third grade teacher plans to open the book...

Helping Students Love Messy, Beautiful Nature

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
On a damp and chilly morning, two dozen children follow Greg Petersen down a woodchip path toward a thick woods. He stops them by...

‘I’ll Saw this Wood Up – I’m Not Scared of It’

East Grand Rapids School News Network
From the courtroom to the archery range and beyond, a quartet of female high school students are breaking into fields dominated by males. Two Kent...

‘I Want to Do Something Big’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
If you visit junior Alexis Sell at Crossroads High School, you'll likely find her helping a fellow student, packing care bags for people in...

Kenowa Hills’ Tracy Horodyski Named Michigan Teacher of the Year

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Tracy Horodyski dreamed as a child of being a truck driver, but ended up helping steer students toward their own dreams. Her success in doing...

Sisters Follow Identical Career Paths

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
West Godwin Elementary School Principal Steve Minard remembers interviewing teachers for a third-grade position. One candidate had an ideal background: an elementary education degree...

‘It is what I was meant to do. These are my kids.’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Whitley Morse greets her first-hour Monday history class with smiles at the door – “I love your glasses!” – then with a chat-around about...

Part Silly Adult, Human Monkey Bar; All Kindergarten Teacher

Grandville Morgan Jarema
Gerald Neff sits on a kindergartner-size table at the front of his classroom on a recent morning and welcomes his class to a new...

Teacher Challenges Students to Think, Take Risks

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Mike Swift flipped off the lights in his eighth-grade language arts classroom. He momentarily went into the hall, cracked open the door and peered...

Helping Teen Parents ‘Go As Far As They Want to Go’

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
It had been a week since Robert Brant met with Shelley Bauer, a teen parent educator, and he had big news. He could now begin visiting...

High School Student Turns Senior Project into Community Festival

Byron Center Erin Albanese
When Byron Center High School senior Evie Misiak wants to make a difference, she goes big. Big like this: Evie had to complete a senior...

Erica Humphrey: Busy Senior with a Lot to Give

Sparta School News Network
Erica Humphreys' grandparents died nearly a year ago, one month apart from each other. The tender care they received in their passing is a...

Too Many Student Leaders? No Such Thing, Say GRPS Officials

Grand Rapids School News Network
When Grand Rapids Public Schools officials went looking this year for two student representatives to serve on its Board of Education, they found students...

Senior’s International Efforts to Help Others Influence School Culture

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Emily Macalka sees parallels between helping people in the Dominican Republic and her volunteer work in the Comstock Park High School special education classroom. Both...

‘Leader of Leaders’ is All About Creating Change

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
During her shifts as a dietary aide at St. Ann’s Home, 18-year-old Naomi Cuenca likes to chat with 97-year-old Isabel Butkiewicz. “How are you?” Naomi...
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