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

Guest Column on Wyoming Bond Vote

Erin Albanese

I’m sitting here teary-eyed thinking about the Nov. 5 rejection of Wyoming Public School’s two bond proposals to fund security, high school improvements and...

Third-Graders’ Cardboard Arcade Inspired by 9-Year-Old Entrepreneur

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Inspired by a 9-year-old boy from California, West Elementary School third-grade students put their imaginations to the test creating an arcade made of cardboard,...

Broadway Bound

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Tips from a Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer and a choreographer helped set the stage for Macy Krupiczewicz to pull deep from within herself in...

State Farm’s $100,000 Grant to Fund Kelloggsville, Godfrey Lee Service-Learning Agriculture Programs

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

When Kelloggsville Middle School teacher Marcia Cisler recently considered projects made possible through service-learning grant money, she talked about students gardening, growing hydroponic vegetables...

Kent County Students to Share Message on Diversity

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

The bottom line is: “You’re human,” said Willianna Paulino, a junior at Grand Rapids University Prep Academy. Willianna played a Monopoly-style game that challenged students...

Her electrifying style

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Abby Bolen stands alone in a small room, the vibrantly painted viper violin positioned on her shoulder, her bow moving fast and intense. She...

EGR Pioneers Support Be Nice through Hearts of Gold game

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

“Be Nice,” may not be the typical message coming from the stands as football players head to the field to face off against a...

Career Academy Combines Job Training with Academics

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Maddi Saum hopes to become a physician. Jamasen DeKlein wants to get a job in construction or attend Grand Rapids Community College after graduation....

To Power Computers, Students Just Pedal

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Electricity costs Byron Center Public Schools 11 cents per watt, Zoey Christensen explained as Jordan Whitmore pedaled away on an energy-producing box. If Jordan...

No Debate About it: Debating Skills are Valuable

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The mere idea of debating on stage may cause some to break out in hives, but students are usually far from tongue-tied by the...

Students Earn “Caughtcha” Rewards for Making a Difference at School

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

West Elementary School students held up signs with words like “Listen,” “Patience,” “Trustful,” “Kind,” “Nice” and “Polite” for a video titled “Respect in One...

High School Students Have Backstage Pass to Learning Technical Side of Theater

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

What Josh Hess loves about theater is the backstage magic: working the lights and bringing all the technical parts of the show together just...

Ninth-grade Students Connect with Second-graders through Books

Kentwood Erin Albanese

“Waxy the Candle was very sad. He was teased and bullied until he went mad,” read ninth-grade student Kim Tran to Brookwood Elementary students....

‘Hard Core with Lots of Love’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Roberta “Bobbie” Bentley entered the Halloween Bash dance-off and clowned around with the competition. Her moves were strikingly similar to the fifth- and sixth-grade...

Students Get To Know Each Other Over ‘Mixed-Up’ Lunch

Kentwood Erin Albanese

While eating lunch with a random group of peers, Valleywood Middle School eighth-grade classmates discussed what they can’t live without. “I can’t live without my...

Students Find Out What It Was Like For Lewis And Clark

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center West Middle School student Saige Dykhouse helped hoist a canoe off the ground and move it to a new location, ready to...

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