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World History Comes Alive in Classroom; Students Inspired to Pack Their Bags

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
In World History teacher Betsy Rybarczyk's classroom, students are challenged to use their imaginations to envision themselves in historical settings around the globe. On...

Health Department Helps Students Make Healthy Choices, Avoid Bad Ones

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
One by one, Comstock Park's Mill Creek Middle School students walked to the front of the classroom, picked up items containing toxins and placed...

Michigan Apple Queen Shares Fruit, Message with Students

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Comstock Park Public Schools Stoney Creek Elementary students got a lesson in agriculture along with a sweet, crunchy snack from the Michigan Apple Queen...

Competitive Video Gamers Bond in New High School Club

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Comstock Park High School junior Mark Razmus threw his arms up in the air and declared, "Victory! I got three kills, 10 deaths and...

School District Helps Link Seniors with Ways to Engage in Community

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Doreen Empie enjoys exercising in the Enhance Fitness class three mornings a week at Greenridge Elementary School, working out with a group of seniors. Going...

Bond Refinance Nets Big Savings

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
The refunding and sale of $10.65 million in bonds will save Comstock Park Public Schools taxpayers more than $1.684 million. The refinanced 2005 bonds were...

Eating Right Requires Paying Attention to Food Labels, Good Habits, Educator Says

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
YMCA educator Elizabeth Kinsman picked up a cardboard container of Pop-Tarts that said "low-fat." "Someone would pick this up and say, 'Hot-diggity-dog, I'm doing a...

3D Printing Technology Transforms Classroom into Industry Training

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Video game fan Izaak Smith’s sword hilt, outfitted with a wooden blade, was in his hand for the Grand Rapids Comi-Con convention.But the Comstock...

Holocaust Survivor Tells Students of Childhood Spent Under Nazi Rule

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Hate is a powerful word, and Holocaust survivor Martin Lowenberg asked Comstock Park Mill Creek Middle School students if they really know what it...

Students Trained to Work the Polls

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Training as an election inspector inspired Comstock Park senior Donavin Perrin to register to vote, and he plans to cast a ballot Nov. 4. "I...

Students Pilot Use of Tiny Aircraft as Science Tool

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Comstock Park High School freshman Zaavon Scott stared up at the small aircraft buzzing overhead. With his notebook in hand, he was ready to...

School Lunches are Fresher, Healthier

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
The days of a greasy burger served with fries and a Cherry Coke for school lunch, followed by a mid-afternoon candy bar from the...

High School Baseball Coach Listedon Hall of Fame

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Tim Johnson has been wearing his coach's cap for a long time, 28 years in fact, heading the varsity baseball team at Comstock Park...

Music Teacher Awakens ‘Dead Guys,’ Seals Grant Money, Gets Students Moving

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
In Amanda Hite's music class, there's always a lot of moving and shaking going on. Stoney Creek and Pine Island elementary students dance, wave scarves,...

A Clean Sweep: Voters in Seven Kent Districts Approve Funding Requests

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Tuesday was a good day for schools and students in Kent ISD, as voters approved tax proposals in all seven districts that requested them....

Outreach Group Links Kids to Summer Camps

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Pine Island Elementary fifth-grader Weston Parrish stopped to get information about Hastings-based Camp Michawana at the recent Comstock Park Summer Camp Expo. Camp Michawana was...
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