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State of the Arts

Educators have long recognized the value of music, art, drama and writing for students’ creative development and academic success. This series highlights the many enriching ways students are experiencing the arts.

Fears imagined, realized, shared and sometimes faced

Northview Morgan Jarema
Art teacher September Buys invited her seventh- and eighth-graders to ask themselves questions famous artists ask themselves, to visualize their answers and then to create them...

From five-minute sketches to frightful creatures

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Godfrey-Lee art teacher Rosanne Steffens’ third-graders drew five-minute monster sketches; her high school Advanced Drawing students then reimagined them into terrifying monsters...

Making art a COVID lifesaver

East Grand Rapids Phil de Haan
A talented middle-school student finds relief from pandemic stress in his artwork...

Intro to printmaking a hit with fourth-graders

Northview Morgan Jarema
The annual lesson is part of a unit focused on contour lines, and builds on skills introduced and practiced in earlier grades...
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A visit from angels

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A trio of serene angels, a twinkling Star of Bethlehem and a clear midnight sky provide a holiday scene for seniors to enjoy...

From Sherlock Holmes to ‘The Spore’

East Grand Rapids Phil de Haan
Whether playing 'spore kid' or a street urchin, Zoë Cunningham is having the time of her life as an actress...

Middle, high schoolers band together

Kent City Janice Holst
Eighth-graders fill in key spots to help Kent City High School march into another state band championship...

Puppets help ‘The Little Prince’ safely take the stage

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Coming in the spring, The Wiz...

Cast resurrects ‘Young Frankenstein’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
More cast members were added to give current students the opportunity to perform...
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Marching band racks up another national parade performance

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
For the second time in four years, the Rockford High School marching band has learned that they’ll be performing for a national audience...

Mosaic Film Experience’s 10th anniversary event to award student filmmakers

State of the Arts Charles Honey
City High School graduate Mariah Barrera will speak at the 10th anniversary celebration of The Mosaic Film Experience on Wednesday, Nov. 3...
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A joyful noise for all

Northview Morgan Jarema
A new program is putting a musical instrument in the hands of every district fifth-grader...

Pink Arrow Ts bring community together again, artfully

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell
A community art project, now on display at ArtPrize, has helped Lowell students start the school year on the right foot...

Like ballroom dancing without a partner

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
With COVID-19 safety restrictions in place, Kenowa Hills High School allowed the show to go on by filming a live performance of “Shakespeare’s Depictions of Love”...

‘Raising kids who care’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Zinser Elementary students created and sold artwork to friends and family and raised $2,100 to put toward a water tank in the community of Mityana, Uganda...
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Musicians, actors, artists celebrated in video presentation

Byron Center Erin Albanese
The show has gone on in Byron Center schools, with music made, theater performed and art created despite the pandemic...
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