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Drawing a Path to Her Future

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Katie Bork's drawings explode with imagination. Scenes in black ink reveal a world right out of her brain. Faceless people go about their daily...

Mind Sports Roundup

Mind Sports Roundup School News Network

Editor's note: Academic competition season is upon us! In Mind Sports Roundup, School News Network will be running roundups of events including Odyssey of...

Punt, Pass and Read

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Caledonia High School varsity football player Justin Heaton read Dr. Seuss' children's book "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" to kindergartners at Emmons Lake Elementary. "You...

‘A Chance to Have a Meaningful Life’

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Dutton Elementary School second-grader Daniel Donaldson uses pictures and words on his talker to say what he needs to say. "The device gives me...

Better Teaching for Better Readers

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Before beginning a lesson on weather and climate at Kraft Meadows Middle School, Anita Archer took a moment to talk to each of the...

Students Build Bridges to Community, with Capes

Caledonia Erin Albanese

It's not everyday you see middle schoolers sewing, but when it comes to helping children become caped crusaders, Kraft Meadows and Duncan Lake students...

High School Sideline: Organic Milk

Caledonia Erin Albanese

It looks like big things are on the horizon for sophomore and Future Farmers of America member Shannon Good. Shannon is really no "future" farmer;...

Custodial Job Perk: Connecting with Students

Caledonia Erin Albanese

In a world where too many people just "talk the talk," Fred Cox "walks the walk"– a fast stride around the cafeteria, through entryways,...

Students Fulfill Pet Gift Wish List

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Dutton Elementary School fifth-graders Saige Cooper and Izzy Fata recently led a blanket, toy and pet food drive for animals of the Humane Society...

Look Out Humans — Here Come the Robots

Caledonia Linda Odette

A robot made of Legos pushing around poop could lead to students being scientists and engineers. Settle down, it's not real poop. It's manure...

From Soggy Schoolyard to Ecosystem

Caledonia Erin Albanese

How does Dutton Elementary School affect the Plaster Creek watershed and eventually the Great Lakes? Students have only to look up at their school...

New Building will Enable New Ways of Teaching

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Caledonia High School Principal Brady Lake sees the new high school building, under construction next to the main high school, as much more than...

Improved Reading, Better Behavior go Hand-in-Hand

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Third-grader Aliyah VanDrunen beams with pride as she flawlessly reads several paragraphs. She can read 90 words per minute with 100 percent accuracy and...

Library Lab Experience Makes House Call – at School

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Paris Ridge Elementary students walked into an art room that had been transformed into a mini-maker space. Before them were kits with activities in...

‘Look at How Much Stuff is Growing’

Caledonia Erin Albanese

When students talk about food with third-grade teacher Karen Rath, they mention beets, cilantro and parsnips and explain how things grow. To test their...

SiTE: LAB Ramps Up Access

Caledonia Erin Albanese

During an ArtPrize field trip last week, senior Katie Bork stopped to talk to Christopher Smit, executive director of DisArt, an effort that aims...

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How creativity changes the world

Caledonia Student Showcase School News Network

Pathways of creativity and ingenuity have tempted the larger scope of humanity since its earliest ancestors... (Student Op-Ed by Jenna Waggoner)

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