Morgan Jarema

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Morgan Jarema is a copy editor and reporter. She is a Grand Rapids native and a product of Grand Rapids Public Schools, including Brookside and West Leonard elementaries, City Middle/High School and Ottawa Hills. She found her tribe in journalism in 1997 and has never wanted to do anything but write. For 15 years she was a freelance journalist for The Grand Rapids Press, covering local schools and government, religion, business, home & garden and lifestyles. She and her husband, John, think even those without kiddos should be invested in their local schools and made to feel a part of them.

Mobile Farm Science Lab ‘udder-ly’ engaging

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The field trip came to school recently, when Appleview Elementary students were visited by a mobile science trailer for some grade-level activities involving cows.

Grads leave legacy of butterfly awareness

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A pair of Northview Next Career Center seniors researched milkweed and created a marked habitat on school grounds as their capstone project.

High-schoolers create books for & inspired by second-graders

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Northview High School Creative Writing students paired with North Oakview second-graders for a personal book project.

Free event on May 17 to spotlight deaf community

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The second annual PAH! is expected to draw hundreds of students and their families from around the area.

Fundraiser game makes 100th ‘dream room’ come true

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The annual football game event, now in its 15th year, benefits young patients at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

Government officials observe pioneering AP classes in action

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The U.S. Department of Defense’s International Education Division visited a West Michigan high school this week. The DOD plans to implement the class for military families and civilian employees who work and live on bases worldwide.

Northview grad is a future forest mapper

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It’s been nearly six years since Calder Burton inspired what quickly became one of our most popular series, Meet The Future. We recently checked back in with Calder, at a park, because — you’ll read why.

Grant encourages learning through play

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Students in Katie Shiffer’s developmental kindergarten class at West Oakview Elementary are honing spatial and fine motor skills through play, thanks to an NEF grant.

New ASL readers depict today’s teens, class members say

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Students in American Sign Language classes at Northview High School say new supplemental books help them to better understand modern deaf culture.

High-fidelity learning: Music production class a big hit

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Northview Public Schools continues to invest in music programs, and this new high-school class builds real-life career skills, with an emphasis on collaboration and engagement.

Visitors share musical talents with classes

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They may or may not be professional artists, but visitors to a North Oakview classroom are showing students the music never has to stop.

Training voices, cultivating friendships, building confidence

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Crossroads vocal music teacher Tami Hjelm says choir class is far more than practice and performing.

Having fun with digital logic

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Northview High Intro to Computer Science students learned digital logic the fun way, thanks to their teacher’s involvement with a fledgling STEM nonprofit.

New math class uses real-world applications

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A new math class is showing Northview Next Career Center students how the subject is used in real-world applications. It’s making a difference, in engagement and in their grades.

Places, everyone; it’s showtime

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Students at Northview High School volunteered for the seventh year to take part in 10-minute plays written by their peers.

Wearing their art on their feet

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Third-graders in North Oakview Elementary’s art club added their own designs to sneakers purchased through a grant from the Northview Education Foundation.

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