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Sometimes, Listening Is Just What’s Needed

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Kendall Waldroup speaks softly but listens closely. It turns out that’s all some of her classmates needed. Students have sought out the Rockford High School...

Young Musicians Perform in All-State Bands

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Five Rockford music students were among 400 statewide to perform in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association’s All-State Bands. They were selected from...

Gift of Art: ‘It’s About Your Character’

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Six children stand arm-in-arm, their multicolored faces smiling confidently before an American flag in an image of diversity within unity. Thanks to Paul Collins...

Latest RAMS Report Provides Blueprint for Improvement

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When Michael Shibler arrived as Rockford’s superintendent in July 1989, he thought it would be presumptuous to tell residents what they should value in...

‘Long Overdue’ Strings Program Comes to Rockford, at Last

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As her two dozen students prepare to launch into the rousing instrumental “Can-Can,” teacher Erin DeYoung gives them a get-ready-to-rock heads up. “Starting next week...

Hall of Fame Inducts Third Class

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One spoke about his work in Africa as a meteorologist and outreach to women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. Another talked of his research...

Restored Nature Trail Honors Deb Chamberlin

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Teachers and community members transformed tragedy into a blessing for students at Roguewood Elementary School. Volunteers revived a nature trail behind the school that had...

Personal Finance Expert: Steer Clear of the Debt Trap

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A collective gasp filled Rockford High School's auditorium when Rachel Ramsey Cruze told the story of a 20-something college graduate who had amassed $90,000...

Teens Encourage Peers to Open Up

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Brittany Hayes and Mackenzie Vallad started their high school careers with more than the usual adolescent angst. By halfway through ninth grade, both were...

International Students Bring the World to School

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When more than two dozen international students came to a recent Rockford Board of Education meeting, the room took on the feel of a...

Building a Team with Heart

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In his more than 30 years as a principal, teacher and coach, Robert Siegel Jr. has had more than a few chances to exercise...

Retirees Start New Life but Miss Their School Family

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Phyllis King was feeling pretty blue about retiring from Valley View Elementary School after teaching there for 34 ½ years. So when summer came...

Spanish Immersion Students Engage Literature with Mexican Author

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Students from Rockford traversed time, space and cultures in a fruitful partnership with Grand Valley State University students and a Mexican author. A yearlong collaboration...

Painting Colorful Mural Helps Keep School Green

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Lexie Allshouse carefully colored a blue-and-pink butterfly. Chase Climczak daubed in green grass around a flower. Madelyn Good painted a delicately patterned border. Put their...

Roger B. Chaffee Scholar has Big Plans for Future

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Rockford High School senior Tessa Maren Powers has big dreams for her future. She is the recent recipient of the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship,...

Tech Center Students Awarded Breaking Traditions Recognition

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Rockford High School student Sydney Bogard, who recently graduated from the Tech Center's Criminal Justice program, was one of 22 Michigan students recently honored...

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