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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.

Board names interim superintendent to succeed Polston

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell
The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Board of Education has tapped Dirk Weeldreyer to take over as interim superintendent, beginning July 1...

Great day, all day, to read

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
With beach chairs and sunscreen in hand, students hit the books...

Is there a place where no one gets sick? Yes, inside children’s minds

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell
After a year of virus-related ups and downs, Godfrey Elementary third-graders recently had the opportunity to meet an author who knows just how they’re feeling...

Stressed? Anxious? They’re all ears — and tails and fur

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Between Cherry Creek Elementary and Lowell Middle School, the district has three therapy dogs to help students regulate emotions, reduce stress and connect with others...

Godfrey-Lee’s Kevin Polston selected to lead Kentwood Public Schools

Kentwood Beth Heinen Bell
The Kentwood Board of Education chooses the superintendent of a neighboring district to take the helm...
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More than a sandbox: Augmented reality lets students explore changing landscapes

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
An aspiring Eagle Scout created a unique augmented reality classroom resource to give back to the teacher who sparked his love of science...
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Peacocks, goats, Legos: this fifth-grade farmer does it all

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Not many fifth-graders can say that they live on an exotic peafowl and pheasant farm. But to Cole, life on the farm is hard to describe because it’s just… life...

Tech Center’s Hospitality & Culinary Program, instructors honored

Kent ISD Beth Heinen Bell
The Kent Career Technical Center’s culinary arts program and two of its teachers have received awards from the Grand Rapids chapter of the American Culinary Federation...

Rain, snow or shine, you’ll find them learning outdoors

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
In Audrey Debri’s Young Fives class at Cedar Trails, you can expect the unexpected. Except for one thing: Class will always be held outside...

Cooking classes offer creative way to work on social, life skills

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
At Bushnell Elementary, these young students with special needs are learning to take turns, ask questions, havepatience and solve math problems...

One novel published, second in process

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
An independent study period at school allows this high-school senior time to revise and learn about the publishing industry...

Grateful to ‘bee’ in person

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell
Twenty regional winners competed for the chance to represent West Michigan at the National Spelling Bee. This was the first time some students competed in an in-person event since the pandemic began...

Drier of tears, returner of backpacks, bus driver extraordinaire

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Mr. Jeff has made a big impact on families since he first got behind the wheel of a district bus a little more than a year ago...

Remote learners unplug, get outdoors & connect

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Because of the pandemic, the Wittenbach Wege Center wasn’t able to offer its regular programming. Instead, the team decided to offer seasonal nature study classes for LAS Academy virtual students and homeschool students throughout Lowell...

Sense of community, colleagues help new teacher build confidence

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
A first-year teacher shares the highs and lows of beginning a teaching career during a global pandemic, and how the challenges could be a benefit in the future...

Superintendent pinpoints funding needs during pandemic and beyond

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell
Federal COVID relief funding will help, but larger needs remain in Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, Kent County’s poorest school district, says Superintendent Kevin Polston...
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