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These two champions for students ‘feel the love’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Courtney MacDonald and Shelly Alvarez are the new middle-level assistant principals for Cedar Springs Public Schools. SNN gets to know them in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

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Music as a ‘snowball of positivity’

Cedar Springs Brett Atwood

Through music, teachers and administrators are helping Cedar Springs students take ownership of their school and “find their why”...

Farm vehicles on parade highlights rural roots

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

“Drive Your Tractor to School Day” has turned into a week of education on farm safety and personal responsibility when it comes to sharing the road with farm equipment...

The man with a plan for success

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

A familiar face in Cedar Springs is taking on a new role this year: director of post-secondary success...

‘I want us to be united’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Bill Cataldo is taking on a new role in Cedar Springs, as principal of both the Middle School and Red Hawk Intermediate...

Students delve deep into researching topics of interest

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

School News Network spoke with two AP Research students to learn more about their topic of interest and how they went about gathering information and analyzing data...

‘Math is all around us’

Making Math Add Up Beth Heinen Bell

Math coaches work with teachers to help students discover the joy of solving math problems...

At this school, gym class is no longer one size fits all

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

At Cedar Springs Middle School, two new options for PE class are changing the way students approach physical activity...

A seat at the ‘fancy table’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

At Cedar Trails, 'fancy lunches' are a special perk to recognize classes for their positive actions, words and behavior at school...

Designing his own path, one stone and planting at a time

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

When this high school senior visits a park these days, he’s thinking about the types of trees planted there or wondering about the placement of a walkway. And he loves it...

For spring break, seven French students and their teacher traveled to France in Cedar Springs’ first-ever trip of its kind. Student Abbey Salisbury wrote about her experiences for School News Network...

Au revoir, Michigan

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

This spring break, French students are headed to France in a first-of-its-kind trip for Cedar Springs...

Never fear, Eureka student inventors are here

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

If 'Shark Tank' comes calling, these Cedar View fourth-graders are ready with their unique inventions and a practiced public pitch...

Taking her own advice & trying something new

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Cassandra Chartier is the new director of preschool and Campus Kids programs for Cedar Springs Public Schools. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Nationally ranked in jiu-jitsu, she’s more than ‘pretty good’

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

This sixth-grader is fast becoming a pre-teen powerhouse in the sporting world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning national rankings and competing with teens nearly twice her age...

Fitnesspalooza boosts minds, bodies, one another

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

A mental and physical wellness day in Cedar Springs taught sixth-graders how to cope with stress and advocate for their peers...

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