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A Chance to Have Their Say – Finally

Byron Center Charles Honey

Editor's note: For 18-year-old high school students, Tuesday's election was their first chance to cast a ballot for president. School News Network asked several...

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey

Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

Student Body Wake-up Call

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Middle schoolers may be known for hitting the snooze button a few times before getting out of bed, but about 70 West Middle School...

Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Two Local Schools Pinned with National Blue Ribbon Honor

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Elementary schools in East Grand Rapids and Byron Center were two of 13 Michigan schools that were recently named National Blue Ribbon Schools by...

Bypassing Summer Break for Science

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The highlight of senior Kaitlyn Lein's summer? The beach? Maybe. Soccer? Could be. How about using different dilutions of a drug to determine its effects...

From Government Class to the Real Thing: Valedictorian Runs for County Seat

Byron Center Erin Albanese

When Logan Arkema was absent after having his wisdom teeth pulled, Byron Center AP government and history teacher Randy Cotts got an interesting email...

Sharing the Music

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The high school marching band recently performed an impromptu concert in the morning for students in the Room to Bloom childcare program at the...

Way Beyond ABC’s: Kindergartners Master a Growing List of Academic Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center’s Brown Elementary School kindergarten students are seated on a carpet in a big circle fronting a white board. They are making sense...

Is Play Still a Kindergarten Expectation?

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Ask any parent of a dinosaur lover who can identify an Apatosaurus atage 3 if learning occurs during play, and the answer is an...

Districts go Three-for-Three on Tax Requests

Byron Center Charles Honey

Voters' decisive approvals of tax renewal requests Tuesday will provide crucial ongoing support of day-to-day operations in two Kent ISD districts, as well as...

Doing the Dance to Learn the Words

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Brown Elementary teacher Nikki Haitz flashed a card with the letters "qu" on it. Her first-graders reacted without hesitation. "Qu, baby we're stuck like glue!"...

District to Ask for Tax Renewals on Aug. 2

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Superintendent Dan Takens and the Board of Education will ask voters May 2, 2017 to consider a bond issue to fund expanded facility needs...

Skilled Trades Fair Offers New Opportunities

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Four days after Derek Mabie turned 18 he started working at Swoboda, a Kentwood-based automotive parts manufacturer. Since then, Mabie, a tool-room technician, has nearly...

Science Learning through Play, Discovery

Byron Center Erin Albanese

As Next Generation Science Standards are implemented in classrooms nationwide, students are beginning to think like scientists as young as kindergarten, paving the way...

‘Like Brothers and Sisters’

Byron Center Erin Albanese

High school senior Kamryn Jansen helped sophomore Chris Lippenga to screen print a previously tie-dyed T-shirt. On the front they printed “LINKS” and on...

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