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State of the Student tackles four big topics 

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Area students were center stage at the annual “Listen. Learn. Lead.” event to share their thoughts about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
What can schools do to support student mental health and make connections? Students shared their thoughts on how and why it’s so important to them.

Sixth-grade physical science activity shows power of light, color  

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Nickels Intermediate sixth-graders learned about different principles of light and color while rotating between three science classrooms. 

Fourth-grade writers share personal narratives

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Brown Elementary fourth-graders wrote stories about their life experiences and designed and drew their own book covers. 

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network
Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell
U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more. 

Sixth-graders mark Hispanic Heritage Month

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Nickels Intermediate sixth-graders celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a passionate parent, eager to share her Cuban heritage with her son’s class. 

Is it enough? Supplemental budget aims to offset mental health, security cuts

All Districts Riley Kelley
Supplemental funds will curb the impact of mental health and safety cuts in the education budget, but they won’t solve everything.

U.S. Education Secretary: ‘We gotta fight for our educators’ 

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona hosted a roundtable discussion on public service loan forgiveness with local educators.

First-year teacher wants students to know ‘You can have fun while learning’

Podcasts School News Network
In this episode of Study Hall, first-year Kent City teacher Marla Anderson discusses why she chose teaching at a time new teachers are badly needed.

Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Middle college programs are the main reason Kent ISD seeks a post-Labor Day waiver for all local school districts. But there are others.

Byron Center K-4 moves into newly renovated building

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center’s newly renovated Heritage Elementary opened its doors to students and staff on the first day of school. 

Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

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.

Districts are feeding more students due to universal free meals

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Increased participation, kitchen investments and more menu options have followed the implementation of universal free school meals.

Food service director: Add a bit of chicken and keep your eyes on the pan

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center’s Food Service Director Vince Sturgis, aka Mr. Carrot, served up his own version of mac and cheese to Brown Elementary summer school students as part of a food demonstration.
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