Karen Gentry

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Karen Gentry covers Comstock Park. She moved to the Grand Rapids area in the mid-1980s and has been a resident of Comstock Park since 2002. She understands the complexity, rewards and challenges of the teaching profession as she has five years of experience as a high school teacher at River Valley High School in Three Oaks, Mich. and St. Stephen High School in Saginaw. As a reporter for the Advance Newspapers and Mlive she covered Sparta, Kent City and Northview schools. She is happy to be a part of the great team of journalists at School News Network and writing about Comstock Park Public Schools. She is a graduate of Lake Michigan Catholic High School in St Joseph, Michigan and Central Michigan University. Read Karen's full bio

CORE vocabulary and symbols help youngsters develop language skills

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

The method decreases frustration, improves communication for students who may have limited language and increases language development. And all students can benefit...

From NFL video game to the real guy

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

Professional football player Zooms with fourth-graders, much to their delight...

‘I’m hoping the world will be my oyster’

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With his resiliency, adaptability and drive, it’s no surprise that this 2014 CPHS grad is now a PhD student in computer science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York...

Building a community of readers

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Students find that reading can be fun when everybody has the same book. And also, when there are prizes...

Language arts teacher brings world of books to classroom

Comstock Park Karen Gentry

An extensive in-class collection and a partnership with KDL helps this teacher nurture lifelong readers...

Back to school five days a week for Comstock Park schools

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All Comstock Park schools will be open five days a week for in-person instruction for the first time starting today, March 8...

Weaving art into everything

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In art teacher Macy Austin’s classes, students learn everything from drawing in perspective to watercolor and oils techniques. Those skills are on display in an online showcase...

The Hood family: a school & community leadership dynasty

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Five generations have lived within a five- to six-mile radius dating back to a government work program in the 1930s...

New high school teachers rise to challenges of pandemic year

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Four new high-school teachers have so far led in-person, hybrid and virtual classes, having accepted the challenges of teaching in the midst of a pandemic...

No obstacle too challenging for young problem-solvers

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Problem solving, strategic thinking and collaboration are on tap for young thinkers in a program at Pine Island Elementary School...

Comstock Park closes all schools for in-person instruction

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Dave Washburn, superintendent of Comstock Park Schools, said the decision to go all-virtual was made due to the number of positive COVID-19 cases among staff and students, as well as the number of staff and students quarantined...

Laughter, lessons & support for virtual students, parents

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Key to learning from home: get outside, be safely social and find ways to bond, moms say...

Superheroes, jungle explorers, Cinderella join virtual kindergarten lessons

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As an all-virtual kindergarten teacher at Stoney Creek Elementary, Tiffany Imhoff is constantly adapting and tweaking her lessons to keep her students engaged and learning...

Team builder, champion shaper wants athletes to be their best

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She comes to the district after five years as women’s basketball coach at Ferris State University...

This student leader aspires to inspire

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His advice: seize all opportunities, reach out to others...

Student athletes glad football is back, after trying other sports

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Some student athletes briefly competed in other sports, such as tennis and cross country, after fall football was canceled. Now they’re happy to be back on the gridiron...

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