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A real team player
From bus schedules to substitute teaching, Ellen Veenkant helps where she can. And she’ll soon join a new team...Bringing ‘positive intent’ to work every day
Heather McKinney-Rewa is the new East Grand Rapids Middle School assistant principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet the Principal...Musical prodigy, international performer, fourth-grader
When Cameron Renshaw was in kindergarten he kept asking his mom, Tina Renshaw, about the cello in her closet...Team builder, champion shaper wants athletes to be their best
She comes to the district after five years as women’s basketball coach at Ferris State University...
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‘These kids just really want to be singing’
Determined to bring back choir in a safe manner, this teacher made changes to her classes based on the latest scientific research and best practices by fellow teachers...Marching on
The plan is to continue regular rehearsals and to host a number of community events, to be determined...Virtual career exploration a hit with students
The district helped shape the online program, which is now being used to varying degrees by a handful of area schools...Celebrating senior singers with a final concert, virtually
Over 120 choral students in grades 9-12 will join voices in a virtual choir to celebrate the graduations of about 45 senior singers, in a prerecorded concert to be posted on the Rockford Choirs YouTube channel...
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Cohorted specials usher in ‘a new kind of community’
Cedar Trails Elementary School’s “specials” teachers — art, music, physical education and literacy and technology — have joined forces to create an outdoor recreation program...Many districts had shifted gears prior to statewide high school closure
Under new order, colleges and high schools must close for in-person learning through Dec. 8. Kindergarten through eighth-grade can continue in person...Laughter, lessons & support for virtual students, parents
Key to learning from home: get outside, be safely social and find ways to bond, moms say...Class of 2021 has ‘test-optional’ choice when applying for college
Most schools in the state of Michigan have become SAT/ACT-optional for the Class of 2021 for admission purposes. There are, however, pros and cons for students...
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