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When Kindness, Compassion Trumps Grades, Touchdowns

Wyoming Erin Albanese

About Wyoming High School sophomore Bryan Rosello Lizardo: "His peers describe him as someone who helps other students when the teachers are busy... dedicated,...

When Calling Students Out is a Very Good Thing

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming Junior High seventh-grader Siana DeJesus doesn't like to be the center of attention. But it felt pretty good to be honored with purple...

Students Speak Out About Mental Health

Grandville Charles Honey

For students battling anxiety and depression, sometimes the greatest stress comes from seeking success. In today’s culture of high-stakes testing, high-cost college and all-everything excellence,...

Game Club Encourages Interaction

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Games were getting heated in the Wyoming Intermediate School classroom. Ace and king battles popped up in the card game, War; jacks were smacked...

Economic Lesson Stuffs Stockings

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Marshmallow-y, chocolatey Snowman Soup, Tic-tac-toe games packaged in burlap bags, colorful ornaments, glass magnets and other crafty items will fill the stockings of parents...

Start College Planning Early, Experts Say

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Focus on your GPA, get involved, develop good study habits. Students can start preparing for college as early as freshman year, which makes it...

Students Celebrate Film, Learn about Media from HBO

Byron Center School News Network

Executives from HBO were in Grand Rapids recently to talk with some of the area’s youth. No, not for some new reality series, but...

Church “Adoption” Bonds School & Community

Wyoming Erin Albanese

When members of Wyoming-based Christ Lutheran Church approached Gladiola Elementary School Principal David Lyon about "adopting" the school, Lyon filled out a wish list...

Students get a Jump Start on College Applications

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Felicia McCrary has an important role at Wyoming High School: help students get into college. She recently did just that, co-organizing a week of...

‘That’s Why I’m Doing This’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Lori Hayes is finishing up math and science courses in the Wyoming Public Schools Adult Education Program to earn her GED. Once in awhile,...

School Votes Push Three Districts Forward, One Back

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Following Tuesday’s votes on tax requests for four Kent ISD school districts, three superintendents were smiling. The fourth was choking back tears. Voters approved multi-million-dollar...

Four Districts Ask Voters for Help Nov. 3

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Four Kent County school districts will ask voters for financial support on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 3. The tax requests would pay...

Approval of Sinking Fund Would Allow Facility Repairs

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming Public Schools is hoping to purchase new roofs, doors and windows and pay for parking-lot improvements and other ongoing facility needs by establishing...

Grant to Fund Monthly Food Truck for School Communities

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

When Godfrey-Lee Public Schools teachers chipped in to pay for two Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry trucks to help feed the community last school...

The Rhythm of the Words

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

Oriole Park Elementary Schools students walked, tiptoed and froze on cue to classical music during a half-hour singsong session filled with music exercises based...

International Exchange Students Enrich High School Culture

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Chinese students Zheng "Kelly" Haohua and Guo "James" Kaixiang chatted with Band Director Jane Detweiler about playing instruments in the Wyoming High School band....

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