Leadership program put teens on track for summer jobs
Teen Outreach, which meets weekly during the school year, has three components: life-skills development; job placement and community service...
A proud Wolf looks back on a career of service to Wyoming
From removing pay-to-play fees for athletics to starting the Wyoming Middle College dual enrollment program so students can earn a tuition-free associate’s degree in high school, retiring Superintendent Thomas Reeder has kept his eye on giving students opportunities they need to thrive...
If you give a kid a 3D printer he will want to be a...
Graduate Bryan Rosello Lizardo overcame challenges and struggles, and is headed to the University of Michigan...
New schools chief worked his way up to leadership
Craig Hoekstra is set to begin in his new role July 1, following Superintendent Thomas Reeder, who announced his retirement last month after serving in the position for seven years...
Mariachi band adds festive cultural tradition to music program
With a plan to someday play in the community, the new Wyoming Mariachi Band is lifting up Hispanic Heritage through music
Statewide reading decline: how some high-poverty schools buck the trend
Principals in Wyoming and Grand Rapids identified how to use data to improve instruction, build teacher leaders and zero in on reading instruction practices
Wyoming, EGR and TK superintendents announce retirements
Tom Reeder, superintendent of Wyoming Public Schools, and Sara Shubel, superintendent of East Grand Rapids Public Schools, announced their retirements last week, after Tom Enslen of Thornapple Kellogg announced his last month
School shooting protests provide teachable moment on touchy topic
Wyoming Junior High eighth-graders read and discussed different perspectives -- right, left and center -- on the Second Amendment, gun rights and what measures should be taken to stop mass shootings
New play includes many firsts
Student cast members say the play has allowed them to go deep into character development, while recognizing strong themes of isolation, anxiety and abandonment
Teens gather messages for Parkland peers, say they must speak up
The Wyoming High students said they wanted to reach out to Florida peers who experienced the Feb. 14 mass shooting at their school
Technology turns biography reports into multimedia efforts
After researching and writing about historical figures and famous people, third-graders recorded their work like mini-broadcasters
Retiring police chief says teen sessions will continue
James Carmody has made it a priority to give high school students a voice at the table. Every week he meets with students, rotating between Wyoming, Godwin Heights, Lee and Kelloggsville high schools
There’s No Place Like Home, Except School
First-grade teacher Blackburn became inspired to make her classroom more like home, from colors to furniture to lighting and decor. She felt traditional classrooms were too sterile and institutional, and wanted a more inviting atmosphere.
Teachers Tell Their Stories, to Help Other Teachers
"What inspires you to come to school every day and teach children?" interviewer Rosie del Valle asked Gladiola Elementary intervention math coach Kristi Baumbach.
Baumbach, who had answered previous interview questions without hesitation, paused. "Now, I'm crying," she said, as...
Noshing Through Novels
It was a tranquil, cafe-like setting: a darkened media center illuminated by an image of a fireplace on a projector screen. Soft jazz music played and artificial candlelight glowed atop tables covered with red-and-white checkered cloths. Students enjoyed the...
‘You gotta be there every day’
Parkview Elementary students shined, smiles spreading from ear to ear, as they walked down the red carpet laid out for them during a celebration of their success in getting to school nearly every day, all day.
Along with the grand...
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