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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.

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. 

Teacher shares Danish, other holiday traditions with third-graders 

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Kent City Elementary’s “Holidays Around the World” teaches students about global holiday traditions; for one teacher, the lessons are personal based on her own experiences abroad. 

Kindergarten STEM project uses simple materials to create worlds

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
A box is just a box — until the developmental kindergartners at North Oakview put their creative juices to work.
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