Morgan Jarema

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Morgan Jarema is a reporter and copy editor, covering Northview. 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. Read Morgan's full bio

Should NASA explore black holes or Jupiter moon? Intergalactic jury must decide

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Fourth-graders at Wealthy Elementary spent four weeks working in small groups to research and propose NASA’s next big Apollo-like project -- then decided which one to go with...

Coming from struggle, Somali student wants to ‘change someone’s life’

Grads with Grit Morgan Jarema

A Forest Hills Northern High School graduate born in war-torn Somalia plans to leverage the opportunities he has been given in this country to help children and families adjust to the U.S. and its culture...

Middle schoolers reflect on 6-8, look ahead to 9-12

Lowell Morgan Jarema

SNN revisits eighth-graders we first talked with as they were adjusting to a new phase of K-12. Soon they will do it all over again...

‘You can’t rely on other people to build you up’

Grads with Grit Morgan Jarema

Shane Brewer admits he once did “the bare minimum” in school. “I just scraped along. It’s not that I’m not smart. I just didn’t see the point.” Until he did...

‘I want to teach,’ says senior inspired by sixth-grade teacher

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

This cadet plans a career in middle school education. He credits his own teachers for cementing his aspirations...

Teachers learn alongside students in ‘read-aloud’ classroom tour

The Road to Reading Morgan Jarema

A quartet of literacy coaches from Kent ISD recently led a trio of early literacy essentials read-aloud field trips for teachers, administrators and other K-12 staff...

Release the salmon!

Multi Districts Morgan Jarema

The Salmon in the Classroom program teaches students about the life history of fish, natural resources conservation and the importance of the Great Lakes and fishing to Michigan culture...

From King Tut to Helen Keller to Elvis, students dig up historical tidbits

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Fourth-grade students of Rachel Millhisler and Jennifer Bolhuis shared their research on biographical figures from Elvis Presley to Harriet Tubman, and Neil Armstrong to Malala Yousafzai

Compassion in verse, art and service

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

The poetry activity was part of a larger collaboration to help students explore the concept of empathy

Myths and fables, modernized in skits, videos and puppets

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Goddesses of avocados and Starbucks, we bow before your wonderfulness

Kindergartners immerse in nature, for a whole week

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Lessons focused on science and STEM objectives that related to weather and plant and wildlife adaptations, including observation and writing skills, service learning and unstructured nature play

Student lawmakers for a day debate real bills, including uniforms, fuel tax and speed boats

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Government day is an experience-based approach to learning about basic government skills, specifically how a bill becomes a law. The entire day is completed through role play

‘Books… were calling to me to learn more’

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

Stoney Creek second-graders recently got to use their fascination with certain animals to show off newly acquired nonfiction writing skills

First-grade service learning project brings generations together

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Murray Lake has been bringing students to Fountain View since 2008. A grant from Greater Lowell Community Wellness helps pay for monthly trips

Personal finance class looks closely at personal values

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Business teacher Brian Johnson’s students are taking an in-depth look at money this semester. As part of that, they are examining how they view money so far

Donation sparks program that helps students get counseling

Youth Mental Health Morgan Jarema

The program’s name, “Bridging the Gap,” comes from the decision to use the funds to help families pay for amounts not covered by insurance

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