Hannah Lentz

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A 2017 graduate of Grand Valley State University and a lifelong teacher’s kid, Hannah Lentz has worked as a journalist in and outside the Grand Rapids area for more than five years. After serving as editor-in-chief at the GVSU student newspaper, Hannah interned at the Leelanau Enterprise where she learned a lot about community journalism. In addition to her work for School News Network, Hannah has worked as a freelance blogger in the furniture industry, focusing on design trends, and as a social media manager for World Medical Relief in Detroit.

All hands on deck!

Comstock Park Hannah Lentz

In teacher Tony Molnar’s elementary STEM classes, students create and race homemade pirate ships following science standards...

Students work toward a more sustainable tomorrow

Grandville Hannah Lentz

The high school ‘Green Team’ has stepped up its earth-friendly efforts, led by a teacher who built a new recycling center in the cafeteria...

Walking through the ‘door of opportunity’

Classrooms for All Hannah Lentz

Wyoming high school students Mounahinde (Terry) Almame and Rohim Mohammed visited Lisa Monroe and Jodi VanDam’s fifth-grade class to talk about their experiences as refugees...

‘Bring your best every day’

Comstock Park Hannah Lentz

Katie Bredeweg, a second-grade teacher at Stoney Creek Elementary, talks about her experiences in the classroom and the lasting impact that a teacher can have...

A Gift from Graduates

Thornapple Kellogg Hannah Lentz

The Alumni Association’s 13 board members include graduates from the 1950s to 1980s, and, this year will award its first $500 student scholarship, thanks to an endowment that has grown to more than $17,000...

Kenowa Hills requests override to restore millage on Nov. 6 ballot

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

Kenowa Hills Public Schools will make an appearance on the Nov. 6 ballot for an operating millage proposal on non-homestead properties...

Building a groundswell of support for fresh water

Forest Hills Hannah Lentz

They started the year as penpals. Now they have met and are working together to explore local water systems...

Rocking out with the cops, ’70s style

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

Kenowa Hills orchestra students team up with the Grand Rapids Police Department band to rock out at Rosa Parks Circle...

Teacher pleaser, shoe tier, lifelong learner

Comstock Park Hannah Lentz

Tiffany Jackson is the new Stoney Creek Elementary School principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet the Principal...

Caledonia requests override to restore millage

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

The Caledonia Board of Education approved bringing a two-year operating millage proposal to the voters on the November ballot...

Double Duty

Thornapple Kellogg Hannah Lentz

Retired Barry County officers have joined forces as a presence in the district, with student safety their number one priority...

Right place, right time for new district chief

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

The greatest lesson that Dedrick Martin will apply to his new position as Caledonia superintendent came from students during his teaching days, he said...

‘Education is in my blood’

Comstock Park Hannah Lentz

Besides decades of working in area public schools, David Washburn grew up in a family of educators, including his father, former Forest Hills Superintendent Michael Washburn...

Keeping a close watch on doors, listening closely to students

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz

New security improvements were part of the district’s $55 million bond passed in 2016, and weekly student meetings are part of the high school routine...

All hands on deck, for credit and the community

Grandville Hannah Lentz

75 Grandville Middle School students in Bruce Marvel’s eighth-grade STEM class are putting their technical skills to use on storage sheds and model cars...

What’s for lunch today? Check your phone

Caledonia Hannah Lentz

Website and app provide nutritional information on school lunches...

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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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High-school paper keeps the free press alive

Method offers trauma-informed approach to managing students in crisis

Friend, athlete, advocate uses abilities to help others

Students explore job opportunities, build skills with holiday market

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