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State of the Student tackles four big topics

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Area students were center stage at the annual “Listen. Learn. Lead.” event to share their thoughts about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

What can schools do to support student mental health and make connections? Students shared their thoughts on how and why it’s so important to them.

This teacher enjoys the sincerity & hilarity of high-schoolers

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Tom Cornell, a 27-year teacher at Wyoming High School teaches four different courses. Here’s why he loves it.

Research-based reading curriculum aims to amplify skills

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Phonics, vocabulary, and a lesson in anatomy and Greek mythology all in one morning? Wyoming Public Schools is implementing a comprehensive reading curriculum.

Bell ringer: Create Rube Goldberg contraptions that end with a ‘ding’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

How do seventh-graders learn about energy? They look to cartoonist Rube Goldberg’s crazy inventions and make their own.

Four years after pandemic, chronic absenteeism still a problem

Comstock Park Riley Kelley

Four years after the pandemic, students continue to miss more school than they should.

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

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Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

Growing skills and knowledge by cultivating produce

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Collaborative efforts between Kent ISD and nonprofit H.O.P.E. Gardens resulted in districts receiving the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant to help sustain school garden education and infrastructure.

Over 13 years, middle college has launched hundreds of high-schoolers toward degrees, careers

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Now in its 13th year, nearly 600 high-schoolers have been enrolled in the Wyoming Middle College, the first partnership of its kind in the area in which students can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and associate degree.

Fifth–grader demonstrates school pride in presentation

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Savanna Barry wanted to encourage her peers to have school pride, so the fifth-grader took it upon herself to spread the message.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley

Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

Fall event combines art, family and fun

Wyoming Erin Albanese

The nonprofit organization Artists Creating Together celebrated fall with students and families at Wyoming Early Childhood Center.

‘Friendly’ event brings together four high school bands

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Lee and Wyoming high school bands performed for one another to help bring the local band community together.

The ‘MVP’ in the principal’s office

Wyoming Erin Albanese

New Wyoming Junior High Principal Mike Perez hopes to be “that somebody that could make things better” for students. SNN gets to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

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