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Charles Honey is an editor and also helps to develop series and issues stories for all districts. He is also producer of the SNN podcast, "Study Hall." As a reporter for The Grand Rapids Press/MLive from 1985 to 2009, his beats included Grand Rapids Public Schools, local colleges and education issues. He served as editor of The Press’ award-winning Religion section for 15 years and its columnist for 20. His freelance articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Religion News Service and Faith & Leadership magazine.

‘Wet and Dirty but a Lot of Fun’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Strollers and bicyclists ambling through Ken-O-Sha Park this summer may notice some plants sticking up from a field behind a nearby school. Those would...

Career Day Aims to ‘Light a Fire’ for School and Beyond

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Newspapers may be having a tough time surviving, but a lot of the district’s middle school students are into journalism. Nearly 100 of them showed...

‘A Better Life, a Safe Life, a Good Future’

Grads with Grit Charles Honey
In a swirling sea of students in red and white caps and gowns who were hugging family members and being photographed, Abdulhadi Aljazaeri stood...

‘I Hope They Feel That I Love Them’

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Libby Metiva’s seventh-graders were spread out in her classroom and the adjoining hallway, working in small groups on the answer to a science experiment:...

Goodbye Owl Vomit and Yurts; Hello Advanced Math — Hooray!

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Farewell, elementary school; bring it on, middle school! That about sums up the thinking of half a dozen Red Hawk Elementary graduates, as they spend...

MDEQ Honors Custodian for Leading Two Generations of Recyclers

Rockford Charles Honey
What started as one custodian noticing too much paper going into the trash became a celebrated and student-supported recycling project at Parkside Elementary School. Retired...

Mentor Program for African-American Boys Aims to ‘Create Next Generation of Global Leaders’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Delicious-smelling bags of Popeyes chicken lie within reach of seven boys at lunch time. But before they dig in, Robert Hurd has a few...

Parking Lot Painted with ‘Positivity & Joy’

Comstock Park Charles Honey
On a gray-grit city parking lot through some of this summer’s hottest days, a dozen students painted a bright path of hope. Their zig-zag creation...

Forest Teaches Exploration, Invention & Science

Rockford Charles Honey
About 20 first-graders sat on a circle of log stumps in a forest glade, talking about good things like a birthday, a new bunk...

Future Takes Flight: ‘I Will Do Whatever It Takes’

Grads with Grit Charles Honey
Nolte Cunningham’s first experience on a plane was really bad. He was about 6 years old, on a flight taking his sister to the...

Special Ed Student Efforts Underwrite Free Family Stays at Ronald McDonald House

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Taking a tour of Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan, eight high school students were knocked out by the recreation room. “Oh, nice!” one of...

New High School Principal Selected

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
The high school will soon be under the new leadership of a principal with a background in both academics and athletics, at the both...

New Group Gives More Parents a Voice

Forest Hills Charles Honey
As a mother with three children in public schools, Barbara McFall wants to support her children’s educational experience. But sometimes she senses a wall...

FFA Students Are Blue-Ribbon Mentors

Cedar Springs Charles Honey
Freshman Kendyll Steffes listens closely as second-grader Remington DeWeese reads aloud a book about a boy and his leprechaun friend. “’If you take your eyes...

Helping Students Love Messy, Beautiful Nature

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
On a damp and chilly morning, two dozen children follow Greg Petersen down a woodchip path toward a thick woods. He stops them by...

Counselor Lauded by Colleagues

Northview Charles Honey
Sarah Gammans has long helped students at the high school work through academic issues and personal problems. She was recently recognized for her excellence...
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