Erin Albanese

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Erin Albanese is managing editor and reporter, covering Kentwood, Lowell and Wyoming. She was one of the original SNN staff writers, helping launch the site in 2013, and enjoys fulfilling the mission of sharing the stories of public education. She has worked as a journalist in the Grand Rapids area since 2000. A graduate of Central Michigan University, she has written for The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, On-the-Town Magazine and Group Tour Media. Read Erin's full bio

Teacher of the Year Shows Students the Impact Art Can Have

Byron Center Erin Albanese

In Janine Campbell's Byron Center West Middle School art classroom, a student molded clay into masks; another created a cardboard tree from aluminum; others...

Time Capsule Opened with Lesson in Culture and Lifestyle Spanning Generations

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Opening a time capsule filled 30 years ago brought back long buried memories for Byron Center Middle School’s 1984 sixth-grade class, from their affinity...

Wyoming Girls Drive Robot to Semi-Final Finish

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Manning, or (wo)manning, the Wyoming High School robot resulted in a semi-final finish at a special Girls Only First Robotics competition at Bloomfield Hills...

Newcomer Students Pitch in to Trunk or Treat

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Families with their little goblins, ghouls, princesses and Power Rangers received bags full of goodies donated by neighborhood businesses during Trunk or Treat at...

Student Describes Experiences, Obstacles of Living in Poverty

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee High School senior Jordan Lovett headed to cross-country practice after her final class of the day. Along the way, she stopped to listen to...

Principal Stresses ‘Education Is the Road Out of Poverty’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

As a child growing up in inner-city Chicago, Kathryn Curry had friends who were at school one day and gone the next, after their...

TEAM 21 Connects Students with Mentors, Fun

Wyoming Erin Albanese

With their hands covered in flour, Yeriel Francis-Estrada and his friends measured two cups and plopped them in a bowl for a science experiment....

Students Trained to Work the Polls

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Training as an election inspector inspired Comstock Park senior Donavin Perrin to register to vote, and he plans to cast a ballot Nov. 4. "I...

Students Pilot Use of Tiny Aircraft as Science Tool

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Comstock Park High School freshman Zaavon Scott stared up at the small aircraft buzzing overhead. With his notebook in hand, he was ready to...

Students Create Mural with Smile Project Artist

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

A winged dragon at Wealthy Elementary School has swollen from notebook-paper sized to several feet tall and wide. A wizard has morphed as well,...

Newcomer Program Provides Immigrant Students a Foothold for Language, Academic Development

Kentwood Erin Albanese

With curious faces, students in Kentwood Public Schools' Newcomer Center Program greeted visitors to their classroom, some smiling shyly and others offering beaming grins. The...

Taxpayers to Consider Renovation Bond

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville High School will undergo a renovation and expansion to the point it's "considered new" if a bond request is approved Tuesday, Feb. 24,...

Pop Artist Returning Home to Release First Single During Football Game

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

During her four years at East Grand Rapids High School, Katie Tucker immersed herself in music study through classes, choir, orchestra and musicals. Now the...

Teacher in the Running for Top Math Award

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Editor’s note: This is part of a continuing series on the difficulties many students have with math, and what methods some schools and teachers...

Graduate Returns, Coaches Writing

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

College writing student Johvan Calvo studied an essay written by Lee High School junior Tania Montes and offered her feedback, tips to help her...

Students Vote ‘Team Champ’ for King

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

When Champlain “Champ” McCahill was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2010, he asked if he was going to die. His doctor said she...

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