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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.

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Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
The Grandville High School child psychology class, which teaches how children develop physically, socially, emotionally, intellectually and morally, brought in kids for some observational learning...

A robust resource for the 21st century

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
At Lowell High School, the library plays a key role in both instruction and curriculum...

‘I love you! Have a good day!’

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
In an era when nearly nothing for schools has been stable, parent volunteer Lacey Funke has been a constant presence for the Cummings Elementary community...

To be her own boss

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
This Lowell High School junior, a marketing student at Kent Career Tech Center, has big plans for her future...

A seat at the ‘fancy table’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
At Cedar Trails, 'fancy lunches' are a special perk to recognize classes for their positive actions, words and behavior at school...

Designing his own path, one stone and planting at a time

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
When this high school senior visits a park these days, he’s thinking about the types of trees planted there or wondering about the placement of a walkway. And he loves it...

Creating purposeful learning, sticky note by sticky note

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
The project gave Parkside second-graders experience reading nonfiction, doing research on a topic, categorizing information, working with a partner and giving a public presentation...

Career fair exposes students to some 40 employers looking to hire

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
Breakout sessions featured panel discussions on resume-building, career pathway options, interviewing and more...

Finding a way to help Ukrainian kids, through books

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Books may not seem like a priority during wartime when people are in need of so much, but some Murray Lake students wanted to do something more personal...

‘Oh, I can do this!’

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
Experimenting with different types of drawing techniques gives these Lowell Middle School students confidence in their ability to create...

Au revoir, Michigan

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
This spring break, French students are headed to France in a first-of-its-kind trip for Cedar Springs...

Rockford Public Schools names veteran educator as new superintendent

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
Dr. Steve Matthews comes to Rockford after leadership roles in Novi, Grand Ledge and Troy...

Mr. Blue Sky is living here today, one might infer

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
Inferring is when you use your background knowledge to gather new evidence from the text, and then use that all to find the meaning of what you’re reading, Meadow Ridge second-graders learned...

Never fear, Eureka student inventors are here

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
If 'Shark Tank' comes calling, these Cedar View fourth-graders are ready with their unique inventions and a practiced public pitch...

Looking fore-ward to the future

Your Dream is Our Dream Beth Heinen Bell
This series brings you conversations with students about their dreams and the educators who ignite and inspire them...

Board to interview four candidates for Rockford superintendent

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
After receiving 18 applications from across the country, the Rockford Public Schools Board of Education is ready to interview candidates for the district’s top post...
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