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Your district’s summer programs at-a-glance

Wyoming School News Network

Area public school districts are gearing up to provide K-12 programs this summer to address learning loss impacted by the coronavirus pandemic...

Wyoming High School offering vaccine clinic

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming High School will be hosting a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic for staff, students, families and community members 12 years old and older from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 20 and Friday, June 11...

Virtual preschoolers stay on track, connect through activities

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Read-alouds, group songs, fine-motor skills, weekly teacher-parent-child meetings are all happening online...

New dean of students: Empowering students gives them a voice

Wyoming Erin Albanese

This former self-described class clown and NFL player says meeting students’ needs starts with being a good listener...

Journey of survival, hard work, inspires him to inspire others

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Six years ago hewas in an Indonesian detention center. Today he is a recipient of Western Michigan University’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship...

Newcomer paves her way in biology, business

Student Leaders Erin Albanese

This Wyoming High School senior has overcome language barriers and other obstacles of succeeding in the U.S. and now is choosing from among major college scholarship offers...

The year of learning virtually: a challenge for students and teachers alike

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Local districts are making adjustments to better serve their online students, even as more return to classrooms...

Students, teachers and parents climb the virtual learning curve

School 2.0 Charles Honey

A year after schools statewide were forced to close their doors by a rampant virus, teachers and students alike have learned a ton about how to do online learning...

Teaching in the ‘virtual world’ and jumping from Zoom to Zoom

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Spending the school year teaching her 29 students remotely has been a new experience full of challenges for Wyoming Public Schools fourth-grade virtual teacher Lysa Stockwell -- but there is a lot going on that is positive...

Partnerships, at-home literacy focuses of reading month

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese

While 30 percent of Gladiola students continue to learn remotely, staff members are making efforts to connect families with digital and print resources. A main partner in the effort is Kent District Library...

New courses allow students to earn IT certifications

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

A new program at Wyoming High School offers the opportunity for students to earn credentials in information technology, helping pave the way toward in-demand, high-wage computer jobs...

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Reading dog becomes students’ best friend in English class

Wyoming Brett Atwood

Wyoming Junior High English teacher Shantel VanderGalien has given her students a new reading companion this year: Quinn the greyhound...

Districts ready to spend COVID relief dollars — once state allocates them

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Area school districts are waiting for federal relief funding to address the year-long impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Thankful for parents, thankful for teachers

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

The pandemic has expanded parents’ role in education, from homework helper and field trip chaperone to full-time teacher and Zoom monitor. Educators, too, have adapted...

Virtual counseling office offers ‘one-stop’ services

Wyoming Erin Albanese

The site offers new ways for students to connect, on anything from academic questions to mental health issues...

Pivoting from caretaker to virus tracker

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Before Wyoming Public Schools switched to fully remote learning, registered nurse Amy Kamphuis spent the majority of her days tracking COVID-19 data to keep up with positive cases and students and staff who are quarantined...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent County, which enroll more than 90,000 students. Founded in 2013, we are an editorially independent news site funded by Kent ISD, local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and photojournalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues that enhance or discourage student success, and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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