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This Group Could Drive You Batty

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In their first year of competition, team "Hey, Watch This!" brought home the silver. And for their classmates, that means a week of focus...

Just Like Us

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Editor's note: This essay was originally published in the Central Trend, the student newspaper of Forest Hills Central High School. What college are you going...

Respect and Relationships Build Bonds with Students

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On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Bill Kennedy's AP Government class kicks off as it does on most days: with video news footage. Today it's...

The Change Agents

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If you didn't have to go back to school tomorrow -- or ever -- would you? When Evan Lehmann first heard the question, "I was...

A Feast for King’s Kids

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It was a feast fit for a king to honor a King, and to benefit those who attend his namesake school. Thornapple Elementary recently was...

A Chance to Have Their Say – Finally

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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...

From Classroom to Newsroom

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It's a little after the start of first period at Central High School, and students in Jeff Manders' class are preparing to scatter throughout...

Realizing Your Limits

Forest Hills Student Showcase School News Network

Signing up for classes to take the following year, the year you haven't even begun to think about, is exceptionally challenging when faced with...

Retired Forest Hills Superintendent Washburn Recognized by School Board Association

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Retired Forest Hills Superintendent Dr. J. Michael Washburn, long-time mentor and education advisor, received the Educational Advocacy Award from the Kent Intermediate Association of...

Limit Children’s Screen Time, Experts Tell Parents

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Dave Korte says he and his wife, Angela, try to be very deliberate about the rules they have regarding screen time for their children,...

Art Exhibit Celebrates Historic, Integrated Neighborhood

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Ruby Jazwinski said she enjoyed talking with ArtPrize-goers about the paintings and digital images she and a group of district middle schoolers created about...

Learning From the Natural World

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If he's ever lost in the woods with some pancakes, Mason Childers is confident he would be able to find sumac with which to...

Bilingual, Musical, Athletic & Inspired by Many

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School: Pine Ridge Elementary What and where was your previous job? Adjunct professor for Davenport University’s College of Urban Education Degrees: Bachelor’s in Spanish, master’s in educational leadership Other...