Beth Heinen Bell

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Beth Heinen Bell is associate editor, copy editor and reporter covering Northview, Kent City and Grandville. She is an award-winning journalist who got her professional start as the education reporter for the Grand Haven Tribune. A Calvin University graduate and proud former Chimes editor, she later returned to Calvin to help manage its national writing festival. Beth has also written for The Grand Rapids Press and several West Michigan businesses and nonprofits. She is fascinated by the nuances of language, loves to travel and has strong feelings about the Oxford comma.

Civil rights activist visits high school

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

History came to life last week as a civil rights activist visited Grandville High School.

Middle-school artists add ‘squish’ to second-grade designs

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

When middle-school and second-grade artists join forces, anything’s possible. Even “Squishmallows.”

Pi Day slices fun with math

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

What is irrational, contains more than 200 trillion digits, and shares a special day with Steph Curry’s birthday? A middle school math teacher would be happy to teach you

Professor to join Grandville board after ISD decision

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

GVSU professor Amy Campbell will be the next member of the Grandville Public Schools Board of Education after a unanimous vote by the Kent ISD School Board Monday evening.

A sense of belonging after school, one pickler at a time

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

At Highlands, middle-schoolers are learning new skills in a pickleball class that’s part of Northview’s BASE (Belonging and After-School Engagement) programming.

Kent ISD School Board to select Grandville board member

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

After the Grandville Board of Education was unable to fill a vacant seat within 30 days, the decision has moved to the intermediate school district.

Dedication & drive, in the dojo and beyond

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

This seventh-grader is working toward her black belt in karate, an accomplishment that signifies an elite level of proficiency and mastery.

Future CFO on next step: ‘an actual dream come true’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Throughout his many moves, a constant in Miguel’s life has been his desire to become “a successful businessman.” But that’s not the only goal he’s set for himself.

Science lab makes metabolic sleuths of middle-schoolers

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

A fat-burning demo at Kent City Middle School gets students asking questions and learning more about how their own bodies work.

He forecasts snow days with increasing accuracy

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

Aspiring meteorologist Fernando Diaz-Guzman cares about keeping people safe and sees accurate weather forecasting as a way to do so.

Elementary math workshop ‘action packed’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

A new approach to math instruction this year at West Elementary School breaks lessons into smaller, bite-size pieces.

Many hands put fine motor skills to work

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

DK and kindergarten teachers at West Oakview recently received new sets of fine motor tubs, full of sticky cubes, felt shapes and other hands-on manipulatives, thanks to a grant from the Northview Education Foundation.

Crochet Club a hit with elementary stitchers

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

Kent City Elementary’s Crochet Club is part of a push to offer more after-school extracurricular activities.

High school Coffee Club blends science, good tastes

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

The Coffee Club at Grandville High School is a casual collection of students who thrive at the intersection of coffee culture and chemistry.

Learn more about mentoring at district lunch & learn

Northview Beth Heinen Bell

A free event Jan. 28 is designed both to teach interested community members about mentoring and also to help current mentors learn more about their role.

Podcast: ‘Serious fun’ leads to serious success

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Junior and football player Daniel explains that the first step toward success is learning to take yourself a little less seriously.

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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