Erin Albanese

1498 POSTS8 COMMENTS

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

EGR Students Work Hard “Spring Greening” the High School

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

The East Grand Rapids High School landscape is ready to flourish, thanks to members of the new high school gardening club, “Wild and Dirty.” Students...

School program dishes up free meals for hundreds of children

Kent City Erin Albanese

Breakfast for lunch was quite a treat for Kyle Devine, 8. “Today was the best,” he said after polishing off french toast sticks, hash browns,...

Iraqi Student Visits Oriole Park Friends, Gets Needed Medical Treatment

Wyoming Erin Albanese

It wasn’t long before 10-year-old Hamzah Al-Daeni took on the role of teacher in the Oriole Park third-grade class. “One, two, three,” he counted,...

2013 Graduate Beat the Odds – Again

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Thomas Komor has literally been overcoming obstacles and beating the odds since birth. Born 16 weeks premature on Aug. 29, 1994, and weighing just 1...

Students Get a Summer Boost to Help Them Start High School

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Garrett Reahm, Benny Lafleur and Davion Pearson got a head start on their English class this summer, just before they start ninth grade in...

Author Greg Tang Teaches Students Through Skype

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Author Greg Tang virtually helped Lakeside Elementary School third-graders’ tally up numbers in exciting ways during a recent Skype session. Seventy students in three classes...

Cornstarch Slime a Big Hit at Kent City Fun Camp

Kent City Erin Albanese

Kent City Elementary students made cornstarch slime called Oobleck, visited with a Kent County Sheriff Department officer, painted a large canvas and headed to...

Byron Center Graduate Won’t Let A Stroke Slow Him Down

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center High School Class of 2013 senior Chris Schmitt wrote a quote for the senior yearbook. “You can’t alter the past, but you...

Overcoming Asperger’s, Becoming a Student Leader

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Gage Schell led tours of the Informational Technology program at Kent Career Tech Center, articulately explaining the program to adult visitors. He served on...

Byron Center students get the ‘“jitters” out at 8th grade orientation

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center West Middle School eighth-graders Kiersten Woudstra and Janelle Baar had some advice for incoming seventh graders while helping them check in at...

Wyoming Bond Proposal to Fund Construction

Wyoming Erin Albanese

The Wyoming Board of Education is making a second attempt to get a construction bond request passed by voters, this time breaking it into...

Turning Up The Music in Wyoming

Wyoming Erin Albanese

A two-story, 12,000-square-foot band and choir area at Wyoming High School will add much-needed space for the school’s music programs. The high school in the...

First-Day Buddies

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Lakeside Elementary School kindergartner Tyler Blake tried to pull his backpack out of his locker. It wouldn’t budge. “It’s stuck,” he told fifth-grader Ted Campbell,...

Middle Schoolers Join EGR’s Engage 1:1 Program

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

The first week of middle school in East Grand Rapids looked a little different than in the past. Middle school students lined up in...

Gleaming New Building Gives Comstock Park a Center for Arts, Athletics, More

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

The gleaming new Comstock Park Performing Arts and Athletic Center could be called a “gym-atorium” or “audanasium” or “cafe-gym-auditorium.” Certainly, the term “multi-functional” best...

Innovation High, Global Tech: Engaging Students in Real World Connections & Projects

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

World War II for sophomore Zach Jones became something real when he met veterans who remembered it firsthand. It brought the history lesson to...

1...899091...93 Page 90 of 93

Share your story idea with Erin

Your Name
First Last
Email Address*
Enter Email Confirm Email
School & District
First Last
Message*
Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Sponsorship

School News NetworkA Window into Your Public Schools

ABOUT US

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.

Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports

Student broadcaster pushes for positive coverage in advisory role

Retired teachers return as mentors

Friend, athlete, advocate uses abilities to help others

Senior makes artistic mark on snowplow

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

Fourth-grade Choristers come together in song

Teacher Academy students design their future classrooms

High-schoolers share thoughts on school safety, engagement & more

Student broadcaster pushes for positive coverage in advisory role

On podcast, teen shares about major loss, forgiveness & gratitude

Poet pens work celebrating school library’s achievement

Erin Albanese

ABOUT US

FOLLOW US

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS