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In Sun, Rain, or (Piles of Snow), Volunteer Controls Parking Lot

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Conrado Coipel stations himself, stop sign in hand, outside Oriole Park Elementary School to control traffic. He ushers cars onto 40th Street, directing them to...

How Are Districts Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students?

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Challenged with designing a structure to safely hold a raw egg when dropped from several feet above the floor, Oriole Park Elementary School third...

First Graders See, Touch and Talk Numbers

Wyoming Erin Albanese

It's time for math in Sarah Bultema's Parkview Elementary first-grade class. "This is a 100 chart," Bultema told students who responded with "oohs" and "aahs"...

Teacher Overwhelmed with Support for Son

Wyoming Erin Albanese

When Easton Miller, 5, arrived for a special party at Wyoming Junior High School, where his mother is a teacher, he noticed everybody was...

Wolf Sculpture Celebrates New Wyoming Mascot

Wyoming Erin Albanese

A bronze wolf head sculpture, frozen in mid-howl, now stands in the Wyoming High School gymnasium lobby, a permanent art installment celebrating the district’s...

Students Take Simulated Voyage to the New World

Wyoming Erin Albanese

High winds rocked the ship as third- and fourth-grade immigrants held tight to their modest belongings during their simulated 14-day voyage to America. “Squeeze onto...

Lessons Taught at the Lakeshore

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Oriole Park Elementary fourth-grader Emanuel Alcantera made his way over to the sand dune at Tunnel Park in Holland and got his first-ever glimpse...

Art Teacher Helps Students See, Express Themselves

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Art teacher Shawn Dejonge wants to know, “Who are you?” On the first day of class, Wyoming Intermediate School students walked into the art...

If It’s Tuesday, Gramma Bobbie and Grampa Hank Will Be There

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Nine years ago, former Huntington Woods Elementary Principal Andrea van der Laan was looking for volunteers willing to contribute 45 minutes a week. Bobbie Bulthuis...

Iraqi Student Visits Oriole Park Friends, Gets Needed Medical Treatment

Wyoming Erin Albanese

It wasn’t long before 10-year-old Hamzah Al-Daeni took on the role of teacher in the Oriole Park third-grade class. “One, two, three,” he counted,...

Wyoming Bond Proposal to Fund Construction

Wyoming Erin Albanese

The Wyoming Board of Education is making a second attempt to get a construction bond request passed by voters, this time breaking it into...

Turning Up The Music in Wyoming

Wyoming Erin Albanese

A two-story, 12,000-square-foot band and choir area at Wyoming High School will add much-needed space for the school’s music programs. The high school in the...

A New Line of Credit at Wyoming

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Talk about a head start. Wyoming High School students Max Kallemeyn and Gabby Menard plan to graduate with 60 college credits already earned and...

Wyoming One on One: Helping Children Dream Bigger Dreams

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For Randy Weener, mentoring has less to do with helping children with their homework and more to do with helping them see what’s possible. “A...

Wyoming Scouts Give Elementary Children a Nicer Place to Play

Wyoming Erin Albanese

When West Elementary School moved into the former Newhall Middle School building, students inherited a schoolyard never used by children in kindergarten through fourthgrade....

The Power of the Pen to Make a Difference

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming Junior High School student Caitlyn Bulthuis’s persuasive speech about the nonprofit organization 20 Liters will have an impact on the lives of people...

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