Beth Heinen Bell

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Beth Heinen Bell is associate editor, reporter and copy editor. 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. Read Beth's full bio

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Waving the green flag of learning

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

In this STEM classroom, racing handmade wooden dragsters is a highlight of the fall, but a lot of work goes into getting the cars race-ready...

Classroom turns escape room, with a Spanish twist

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

The activity was funded through a grant from the Lowell Education Foundation...

New scholarship honors longtime superintendent

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

The Rockford Education Foundation has established a new scholarship for graduating high school seniors in honor of Rockford Public Schools’ longtime, retiring superintendent...

Fitnesspalooza boosts minds, bodies, one another

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

A mental and physical wellness day in Cedar Springs taught sixth-graders how to cope with stress and advocate for their peers...

Green Team rain garden to help keep creek clean

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

The project is part of a years-long partnership between Friends of Buck Creek and Grandville Middle School...

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Marching band racks up another national parade performance

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

For the second time in four years, the Rockford High School marching band has learned that they’ll be performing for a national audience...

Laser tag advocate, magician, teen empathizer

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

Derek Dillon is the new assistant principal at the Rockford Freshman Center. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

From coaching to educator, she’s inspired by listening to students and an empowering playlist

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Abby Wiseman is the new principal at Lowell Middle School. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Pandemic-era teaching no longer ‘an impossible task’

School 2.0 Beth Heinen Bell

Teachers from Cedar Springs and Rockford share their “Lessons of the Pandemic” experiences with School News Network...

Six feet apart, but closer than ever

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

When the virus forced educators to change course, one Lowell teacher found a way to keep building community despite social distancing. Andrew Sargent shares his “Lessons of the Pandemic” story with SNN...

Assistant principal grateful for ‘overwhelming’ statewide honor

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

North Rockford Middle School Assistant Principal Al Reickard has been named Michigan’s 2022 Assistant Principal of the Year...

Bird nerd, off-roader, intentional leader

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

Jen Burns is the new principal at Century Park Learning Center. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

A fire truck, real firefighters and a spray hose = ‘best day ever!’

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

For Fire Prevention Week, kindergartners at Lakes Elementary School enjoyed a visit from Lt. Matt Alles and firefighter Ed Lockhart of the nearby Cannon Township Fire Department...

Gunner, another counseling dog, joins Chillie as greeter, morale booster

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell

The Rockford Education Foundation recently welcomed Gunner the golden retriever to the high school counseling program as a counseling dog...

No camping trip? No problem, camp’s coming to you

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell

If West Elementary’s sixth-graders can’t go to camp, their teachers will bring camp to them...

District says bond projects on time, on budget

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

With projects at Cedar Trails and the middle school completed this summer, the district has begun construction on new classrooms and hybrid learning spaces at the high school...

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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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Learning life skills ‘where life happens’

State of the Student tackles four big topics

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Student news crew interviews state superintendent

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