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Electric Car Plugs into Aerodynamics

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Byron Center High School senior Trevor Hofman's specially designed sprockets will help electric cars zoom around the Berlin Raceway, in Marne. The sprockets' interior...

Students Celebrate Film, Learn about Media from HBO

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Executives from HBO were in Grand Rapids recently to talk with some of the area’s youth. No, not for some new reality series, but...

Blue Ribbon Leader Challenges Students and Staff to ‘Dream Big’

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Brown Elementary School Principal Barb Johnson was the special guest at a first-grade writing celebration. An invitation, written by students on a huge sheet of...

With a Little Help from Their Music Friends

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Running through Northview High School sophomore Hamin Gil’s mind recently were the melodic lines he spent weeks memorizing so he and other marching band...

High School Student Turns Senior Project into Community Festival

Byron Center Erin Albanese
When Byron Center High School senior Evie Misiak wants to make a difference, she goes big. Big like this: Evie had to complete a senior...

Book Speed-Dating: Finding the Perfect Read

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Byron Center High School sophomore Lexi Hess may have found her perfect match. She plucked the book, The Star Won't Go Out, by Esther Grace...

Students Read What They Love, Develop Literacy Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese
West Middle School eighth-grade students Anja Whitehouse and Katie Townley are definitely what you would call "readers." They finish one book to start another,...

Two Blue Ribbon Award Winners Named in Kent County

Byron Center Erin Albanese
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized Brown Elementary School, in Byron Center Public Schools, and Wealthy Elementary School, in East Grand Rapids Public...

Playhouses Replace Homecoming Floats to Last Long Past the Parade

Byron Center Erin Albanese
A wooden playhouse, decorated with minion characters from the movie Despicable Me, is sure to bring smiles to the faces of the children whose...

Principal Wants Front-Row Seat to Her Students’ Learning

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Name: Erin Kornoely School: Byron Center Public Schools Marshall Elementary What will be your first priorities as principal be? I am excited to start building relationships with...

High School Principal: ‘This is day one of blazing an original path’

Byron Center Erin Albanese
A nearly one-mile wildlife trail will soon wind through about 28 acres of land surrounding Countryside Elementary School, where students can study animals, plants...

‘Three, Two, One, Liftoff!’

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Byron Center West Middle School eighth-grader Ellise Pierson situated her bottle rocket atop a tripod, readying it for launch. She and classmate Luke Feuerstein had...

Teacher Provides Opportunity for Learning in the Great Outdoors

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Byron Center Public Schools Countryside Elementary School students reeled in bass, examined snapping turtles, dissected owl pellets, and feasted on s'mores and hamburgers at...

Community Members Pack Suppers to Feed Students in Need

Byron Center Erin Albanese
To serve students in Byron Center Schools, about 40 volunteers recently helped pack 402 food bags, 223 summer fun bags, over 300 snack packs...

Leadership Spreads Through District by Way of Student Connections

Byron Center Erin Albanese
A pink rubber ball flew from student to student in the Nickels Intermediate School fifth-grade classroom. As students caught it, they announced something that...

Student Named National Champion in Math Competition

Byron Center Erin Albanese
When it comes to numbers, Byron Center High School senior Grant Simons has a pretty strong grasp. The Advanced Placement Calculus BC and Advanced Placement...
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