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Bosch Funds Robot for the Tech Center

Kent ISD School News Network
Students at the Kent Career Technical Center (KCTC) are about gain a new family member – NAO the humanoid robot. Thanks to a generous...

Student Council President Asks ‘Why Not Make a Difference?’

Godwin Heights School News Network
Hector Zoleta lives a line made famous by the late Sen. Edward (Teddy) Kennedy. "Some men see things as they are and say why?" Kennedy...

Rookie Robotics Team Wins With Alfred

Caledonia School News Network
Alfred is one determined robot. The programmable multi-colored Lego "bot" nimbly moves throughout a game field where it flips a ball into a net, shuts...

Students Get a Jump Start on College

Kent ISD School News Network
High school students are getting a head start on college with the Health Sciences Early College Academy through the Kent Intermediate School District. The...

Godwin Heights’ Positive Behavior Program Proves Its Value

Godwin Heights School News Network
Peppered throughout Godwin Heights High School’s hallways, classrooms and cafeteria are posters declaring eight expectations of its students. Students are embracing the school-wide standards, and...

Future Farmers Rank Top Five Percent in Nation

Caledonia School News Network
Think of the Caledonia Chapter of Future Farmers of America as a modern-day myth buster for an age-old profession.  Interest in the student organization is...

Parents Promote GRPS in New Campaign

Grand Rapids School News Network
Steve and Nora Faber want their kids’ education to be something special so they chose the dual English Spanish Immersion program at Southwest Community...

Partnerships Spark Explosion in Robotics Programs

Grand Rapids School News Network
By all accounts, Bobbijo Zoerhof is a good teacher, but she admits to being stymied when it came to helping her students program a...

Harvest Festival Marks a Decade of Essential Farm Education

Godwin Heights School News Network
Unexpectedly, Sonny the horse lets out a high-pitched whinny to the delighted squeals of children gathered around him. The boys and girls ask the...

Used Clothes, Shoes Heaps on the Lessons

Caledonia School News Network
The heap of donated clothes, shoes and boots that need sorting is staggering. It's a daunting task for those not up to confronting a...

Marching Band First Again

Godwin Heights School News Network
Call it a double take. If not for 2012, it’d be a three-peat for the Godwin Heights Marching Band, which won its second consecutive...

School Community Supports New Principal’s Family, Injured Son

Godwin Heights School News Network
The 2014-15 school year will no doubt be memorable in both very good and very bad ways for Chad Conklin. Not only is it...

The Snow…er, Show Must Go On

Sparta School News Network
Rehearsals at Sparta High School for the recent production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” have been challenging. On top of the difficult subject matter, the...

Migrant Students a Part of County’s Poverty Picture

Kent City School News Network
In Kent City Community Schools, where some 53 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, the usual problems of poverty persist. But...

This Student Council Sparks Leadership, Problem-Solving Skills

Caledonia School News Network
Ask them why they had to enroll in the High School’s Student Council and immediately a flood of adjectives spills out.Students’ deluge of descriptions...

Veterans’ Stories, Experiences Are Living History

Kent City School News Network
Fred Groenke remembers nearly 20 years ago when Veterans Day wasn't widely celebrated. That's when he began an annual tradition at Kent City High School,...
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