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High School TEDx to “Burst Bubbles”

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

Just about a year ago, Marie Lachance could sum up her state of mind as “nervous but hopeful,” though her friend Anna Laffrey would...

Student Group Explores Latest Assistive Technology

Empowering Abilities Morgan Jarema

Tony Bonofiglo was trying to be as helpful as possible to the woman sitting across from him. She was wearing a blue plastic band...

Hitting the Airwaves for Clean Water

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

A group of Forest Hills Central Middle and Northern Trails ⅚ School students (now at Northern Hills Middle) were on the air this month...

Little Hats, Big Hearts

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Brittany Rosely and Sydney Paalman liked the idea of making loom caps for newborns to raise awareness of heart problems. Besides, agreed the Forest...

Segregation, Civil Rights and a Local Neighborhood

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

It's one thing to read about the country's Civil Rights movement. It's another entirely to get a visit from three local women who came...

Foundation Just Keeps on Growing

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Forest Hills Eastern High School teacher Jaclyn Hartman's science students will be able to study a real-world issue for which jobs are currently being...

All Things Salmon-y

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

At home, Koen Unangst helps take care of the family dog. At school, he helps take care of nearly 200 newly hatched salmon. So...

Full STEAM Ahead

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Students at Orchard View Elementary are getting hands-on experience learning how art can integrate with STEM education, the increasingly familiar term meant to highlight...

True Grit

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

If anyone is deserving of their name, it's Ginny Grit. The Forest Hills district social worker who focuses on students with special needs and splits...

Showing Respect for Community’s Veterans

Forest Hills Charles Honey

School districts across Kent ISD marked Veterans Day in ways big and small on Wednesday. Here’s a sample of how a few schools honored...

Double-Duty Huskies

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

At halftime during a recent Forest Hills Northern High School varsity football home game against Greenville, cheerleaders finished "Let's Go!" and joined friends and...

Elementary Counselors: ‘The Normal Has Changed’

Forest Hills Erin Albanese

Elementary school counselors at Kelloggsville Public Schools and Forest Hills Public Schools are helping students navigate their way through a world of evolving technology,...

Here They Come! Students Pour Downtown to Soak in ArtPrize

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

ArtPrize Seven is under way, and that means thousands of students will be streaming into downtown Grand Rapids. With the annual art competition kicking off...

Teachers Team Up to ‘Design Think’ Their Way to Cross-Curriculum Project

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Lynn Cvengros is always looking for writing and research opportunities for her students. When the Forest Hills Eastern High School Advanced Placement Language teacher...

Hey Teacher, How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?

Forest Hills School News Network

As choir teachers passionate about music, Jed and Mandy Scott found themselves in Nirvana this summer by studying under renowned choral composer Alice Parker. The...

See Your Challenges As Assets, Urges Forest Hills Grad

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Elizabeth Wisniewski says she feels like she’s had three lifetimes squeezed into her 31 years: her happy Michigan childhood, the dark time between her...

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