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Full symphony orchestra joins strings & marching band

Lowell Erin Albanese

By combining the sounds and talents of the marching band and top string musicians, students in the Lowell full symphony orchestra are learning to blend contrasting sounds.

Marching band showcase culminates ‘big effort every day’

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

What kind of preparation goes into a marching band exhibition performance? We got an inside look at Kent City High School’s band class to learn more.

Real-world scenarios meet STEM fun

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

STEM night activities give families an opportunity to see what students are learning in classrooms.

ArtPrize exhibit honors veterans & their stories

Caledonia Alexis Stark

Caledonia Community Schools students honored America through their artistic contributions to an ArtPrize 2024 exhibit honoring veterans’ art and their stories.

Student-built boats make a splash during regatta

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley

Middle-schoolers applied math, science and art lessons to their entries for the competitive regatta fundraiser.

Student musicians tour Europe, performing along the way

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

With Michigan Musicians Abroad, high school students performed concerts in London, Paris, Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

School staff, families join community theater in the most delightful way

Byron Center Alexis Stark

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious teachers and families make up the cast of Byron Center’s summer community theater production of ‘Mary Poppins’ at Van Singel Fine Arts Center.

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Did you hear the news? Longtime director leads final show

State of the Arts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Teacher and director Dave Howard wraps up his 30-year career with the 2024 Forest Hills Summer Stock production of “Newsies.”

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Partnership between district and church creates opportunity in the arts

State of the Arts Alexis Stark

Lee Street Christian Reformed Church’s third annual “I Am Art” camp brought together neighborhood kids and local artists for colorful crafts, dance lessons and mural painting.

Camp’s mission is to build an art community

Lowell Erin Albanese

Students spend summer days making suncatchers, tie dye, nature collages, treasure maps and painted rocks at Lowell’s first art camp.

Health care leaders ask students for ideas, solutions

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Sixteen students are helping leading scientists and researchers solve problems at an advanced cancer treatment center in Grand Rapids.

Invention the focus of summer camp

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

North Godwin students kicked off their summer at the school’s first summer STEM camp.

Artificial Intelligence Incubator, certificate program bring new opportunities for AI education

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

To reach students and the community, GRCC recently unveiled an Artificial Intelligence Incubator and an AI certificate program.

The full package: Girls get behind-the-scenes look at manufacturing

Grandville Brett Atwood

Grandville High School students toured Amway as the culmination of a Women in Manufacturing series.

Testing out Newton’s laws of motion, with longboards

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark

During their Gone Boarding unit this spring, Kenowa Hills STEM Academy students created longboards and paddleboards from scratch and tested them at local parks.

Summer camp encourages girls in STEM fields

Education Everywhere Edith Reyes

Girls can change the world, and elementary girls learned just that at a recent Van Andel Institute summer STEM camp.

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