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.

Mental health checks and career exploration find virtual home in school districts

Multi Districts Janice Holst

A tool students can use with their phones is opening doors to careers -- many of them local -- and giving administrators a read on emotional wellness...

CARES Funds help district hire school nurse

Kent City Janice Holst

A community member who has worked with students before is helping navigate the pandemic...

Visual performing arts elective lets students explore broadcasting

Sparta Janice Holst

The daily newscast includes in- and out-of-school topics...

‘This time it is continued learning’

Sparta Janice Holst

One school’s switch from in-person to virtual education last week was nearly seamless, especially when compared with the forced school closure in March...

At-home learners stay connected through a new resource

Empowering Abilities Janice Holst

In late October, Kent City Elementary opened a designated room to give families who have chosen virtual education extra resources and support...

Mapping the road to learning

Kent City Janice Holst

Elementary teachers Billie Freeland and Nicole Andreas are at the forefront of using a curriculum designed to further educational goals, regardless of whether students are in person or online...

‘Even though it is extra work, I don’t mind the changes’

Sparta Janice Holst

Teachers of specialty subjects — art, music and physical education — share their experiences after the pandemic prompts changes to class procedures...

Homecoming, modified

School 2.0 Janice Holst

The coronavirus pandemic has forced school districts to make changes to the ways they celebrate some annual traditions...

Worth the wait

Kent City Janice Holst

Construction issues caused Kent City Community Schools to delay the start of the 2020-2021 school year, but students and staff are now enjoying the benefits of summer upgrades to their facilities...

Restoring the land, one tree at a time

Sparta Janice Holst

Appleview Elementary students and other community volunteers are helping bring back native plants to a section of land around their school, thanks to local grants and the efforts of a retired teacher...

New VP says ‘It feels like joining a family’

Sparta Janice Holst

Aaron Romoslawski is the new vice principal of Sparta High School. He takes over for Stacey Rumsey, who was named Sparta High School principal last spring...

Breadstick boy, Ripcord rider and now athlete and administrator

Kent City Janice Holst

The new Kent City High School and Middle School principal is Jordan Stuhan. He replaces Bill Crane, who moved to the position of assistant superintendent of business and administrative services...

No Big Splash This Year

Kent City Janice Holst

Despite a return to in-person learning this fall, the Board of Education has decided the Kent City High School pool will remain closed indefinitely...

Open spaces key to new middle school

Sparta Janice Holst

The new building is designed for collaborative learning but its unique open spaces can be utilized for increased social distancing demands during the pandemic...

Families need to choose either full-time virtual or in-school learning

Sparta Janice Holst

The Sparta reopening plan is an either-or proposition between face-to-face instruction or virtual learning...

Most Kent City students heading back to classrooms this fall, but will wait until 9-8

Kent City Janice Holst

Kent City Community Schools will open school as scheduled on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with primarily face-to-face education, offering a virtual option for families who prefer to keep children home...

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