Morgan Jarema

592 POSTS14 COMMENTS

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

After Auto Industry, He Chose ‘Noble Career’ of Teaching

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

David Staublin has been known to poke fun at his diminished hearing. Having grown up in Charlevoix, he said, he attended "a lot of...

Pond Improvement Means More Waterfront Learning

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Fourth-graders had one task when they visited the pond behind the Wittenbach/Wege Environmental Agriscience Center building for a lesson in species adaptation: "If it's...

These Third-graders are Pure Michigan

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Third-graders at Wealthy Elementary spend all year studying the Mitten State they call home, and it turns out some are already pretty Michigan-savvy. "I've been...

Volunteer Credit to Watch Sports? Yes You Can!

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

To get to his regular volunteer gig this fall, sophomore Zach Hall climbs two flights of metal stairs, then hoists himself and whatever gear...

Concert Honors ‘Passionate but Humble’ Journalist and Musician

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Jagienka Timek, Drew Johnston and Anneke Avery admit that before high school, they really had no idea who Daniel Pearl was. The trio of seniors...

Science Meets Art, STEAM Results

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Stephanie Cionca stood in front of a class of fifth-graders and set up an exercise aimed at figuring out how much water they would...

Learning Is In the Eye of the Bee-holder

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

A group of middle schoolers clustered around a two-sided honeybee observation hive and delivered a rapid-fire commentary on what they were seeing. Inside the colony,...

FFA Program Begins Offering College Credits

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Elliott Kelley is no stranger to life on a farm, so he has no problem doing double chicken duty at school. Especially now that...

‘A Little Family’

Comstock Park Morgan Jarema

Guadalupe Becerra admits that for most of high school she has been more interested in the social aspects than in the academics. But now,...

Five Districts, Five Strategies to Reach ‘Top 10 in 10’

All Districts Morgan Jarema

Superintendents from five Kent County school districts got the chance on Tuesday to tout their school improvement initiatives, when State Superintendent Brian Whiston and...

Banging on Rocks Shapes Global Learners

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Sixth-grader Sam Williams used firm, deliberate pressure with a deer antler to try to chip flakes off a sedimentary rock, called chert. She was...

Fair Skies, Wavy Clouds or Twisters, He’s On It

Lowell Morgan Jarema

It’s 7:40 on a recent Monday morning, and high school student staffers are busy at work behind the scenes putting together the Red Arrow...

Farmhand, Auto Worker, Advocate for All

Meet Your Administrators Morgan Jarema

School: Central Middle Other positions you have held in education: Middle school math teacher, Gypsum Creek Middle School, Gypsum, Colorado; math coach/instructional coach, New Berlin...

Spelling Skills Take Off with Student-created Website

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Josh Pullen says he wasn’t exactly a fan of spelling practice and weekly quizzes when he was in elementary school. He muddled through, sure....

‘You don’t have to be best friends to be nice to each other’

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Cindi Reynolds pulled a miniature tube of toothpaste from her pocket and asked fifth-grader Stella Cummings to squeeze out a big ol' dollop onto...

Rocking Out with Strings, Awesomely

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Mitchell Evink couldn't seem to help playing air cello as he sat on the floor of the band room and watched a video featuring...

1...232425...37 Page 24 of 37

Share your story idea with Morgan

Your Name
First Last
Email Address*
Enter Email Confirm Email
School & District
First Last
Message*
Email
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Sponsorship

School News NetworkA Window into Your Public Schools

ABOUT US

School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

Her career path was laid in first grade

She helps students develop language, read, write & grow

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

He is demonstrating how important English is in business

Mobile Farm Science Lab ‘udder-ly’ engaging

Partnership pairs high-schoolers with scientists for real-world research

Simulated crime ties science, critical thinking & data analysis

Opportunities abound at first in-house career fair

Newcomer students experience first Thanksgiving

Learning life skills ‘where life happens’

State of the Student tackles four big topics

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Morgan Jarema

ABOUT US

FOLLOW US

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS