Janice Holst

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Janice Holst was a reporter for SNN covering Kent City and Sparta. She has been both a teacher and a journalist. A former MLive reporter, she wrote features and covered local government and schools for Advance Newspapers for nearly two decades. She also was a recipe columnist and wrote features for Mature Life Style and occasional entertainment pieces for On The Town magazines. She lives in Sparta Township and enjoys spending some of her retirement hours writing the stories of the northern Kent County school districts.

Retiring teacher returns to mentor new staff

Kent City Janice Holst

Marie Davis had taught social studies for 27 years in the district, with classes at both the high school and middle school...

Small-town togetherness reflected in new school

Sparta Janice Holst

Construction of the new facility was part of a $58.6-million bond passed in 2016...

‘Committed to everything he tries’

Kent City Janice Holst

Between school work, a job, marching band and theater, this student steps up to provide warm clothing to community agricultural workers...

No robotics team? No problem

Project STEM Janice Holst

When a district doesn’t field a robotics team, the thing to do is join That ONE Team...

Middle, high schoolers band together

Kent City Janice Holst

Eighth-graders fill in key spots to help Kent City High School march into another state band championship...

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On the (spooky) trail of learning

Sparta Janice Holst

A school nature trail turned into a maze and forest filled with spooky art to encourage learning...

From dishwasher to banker to law enforcement

Sparta Janice Holst

Sparta School District hires Kent County sheriff as new School Resource Officer...

From pot holders & pancakes to sports & science

Kent City Janice Holst

A new class period concept gives every student time to catch up on class work and pursue a special interest...

District beefs up staff, keeps class sizes small

Sparta Janice Holst

A portion of federally mandated COVID relief funds will help maintain the smallest class sizes possible, as well as add a variety of support staff positions...

Students join community in honoring fallen heroes

Multi Districts Janice Holst

Students from clubs dedicated to character-building take part in the seventh annual Freedom Cruise, a community-wide event honoring Gold Star families...

Becoming one with many

Kent City Janice Holst

The project was aimed at helping art teacher Eliza Sutton’s students express themselves in a collaborative art project, which when finished, would beautify the buildings’ hallways...

Ready, set, learn — in updated spaces

Kent City Janice Holst

Kent City Schools completed another round of construction just in time for the start of school...

Mystery solved! Principal found, so students can head back to school

Kent City Janice Holst

Elementary students used hands-on activities to solve a disappearance while bolstering reading, writing and math skills...

Determination is key to getting it done

Grads with Grit Janice Holst

Sparta’s adult education program thrived during the pandemic. It offered new beginnings to a diverse group of students, including refugees, young parents, older adults, recent drop-outs and students from other districts...

When everybody knows your name

Sparta Janice Holst

School front desk staffers made everything run smoothly even during the unusual pandemic year...

‘Her deafness does not define her’

Kent City Janice Holst

This grad hopes to learn scuba diving and to fly an airplane, but highest on her agenda is to aid in the fight for her right to join the armed forces...

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Not just a volunteer, but ‘a piece of the library’

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New ‘fami-LEE’ leader fueled by coffee and community

This teacher enjoys the sincerity & hilarity of high-schoolers

Simulated crime ties science, critical thinking & data analysis

Opportunities abound at first in-house career fair

Partnership with Black-founded nonprofit brings dedicated learning space

Levitating cars? Anything’s possible in STEM Academy

State of the Student tackles four big topics

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Student news crew interviews state superintendent

Cultural fair: Students share countries, culture

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