Diving in to new career, cultural electives
Middle schoolers experience careers, culture and the world of money in new electives teachers created just for them...
Class, meet Josh
The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation approved a grant request last spring so students have an anatomically correct reference...
‘Try and be nice like this more often’
Page Elementary principal Gregg Bruno has started a new practice called TK Strong Call of the Day, where he calls parents to let them know their child has gone above and beyond...
Remembering their sacrifice
With cards, visits, songs and poems, students took time on Veterans Day to honor those who have served...
Five districts win tax approvals, one weathers defeat
Five Kent ISD school districts are breathing easier following voter approval of tax requests in Tuesday's election, but one, Cedar Springs, is weighing options after its proposed bond issue was defeated...
Six districts in Kent ISD asking for funding on Tuesday ballot
Five school districts in Kent ISD have tax requests on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here is a breakdown of what they’re asking for...
No-increase bond proposal would create learning center, expand buildings
Facing growing numbers and aging facilities, Thornapple Kellogg school district is asking voters to approve a $42,840,000 bond proposal in November...
Instructional leader gets to the heart of learning
Thornapple Kellogg Curriculum Director Kim Chausow looks back on 30 years with the district...
‘More than just a gym class’
The new Links program brings together general education students and special education students for a collaborative hour of physical education...
New principal says students teach him to ‘smile and be joyful’
Meet one of the newest additions to the Thornapple Kellogg team, new Page Elementary principal Gregg Bruno...
State grant will bolster student safety
As part of the Michigan State Police Competitive School Safety Program, Thornapple Kellogg Schools received a $135,045 grant to improve security measures at all buildings in the district...
Sophomore sensation Paige VanStee thrives on the diamond, court and classroom
Three-sport standout Paige VanStee shines on and off the field for Thornapple Kellogg...
‘A drive to prove myself’
Brittle bone disease has not stopped Thornapple Kellogg senior Kaleb Sydloski from taking part in band, swimming and tennis while in high school...
From butternut squash to candy cane beets, students dig into Michigan-fresh foods
Thornapple Kellogg Schools are now in their second year of the state-funded 10-Cent Grant program. The grant, as well as the middle school garden club, are giving students an opportunity to sample fresh foods from around the state...
25 years and counting
David Smith was recognized by the Michigan Association of School Boards with the President’s Award of Recognition for 25 years of service on the Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education...
‘That is why I am proud of America’
Eighth-grader Dylan LeClaire’s essay will be entered in the national competition after winning local, district and state competitions...
‘What Makes You Proud of America’
Dylan LeClaire’s essay will move on to national competition in July...
Dear Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Editor's note: Following is Katie Marentette's letter to Leo Tolstoy, for which she won the state award for the Library of Congress Letters About Literature contest.
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