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New District Chief Values Community, Diversity

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

The Board of Education has selected Kevin Polston, principal of Lakeshore Middle School, in Grand Haven Public Schools, as its new superintendent. The board plans...

Into the Wild Next-door

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Buffered between the Early Education Center and an industrial building is a swath of wilderness complete with trees, brush and a winding creek. It's...

Four More Interviewed for Superintendent Post

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Four new candidates will interview for the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools superintendent position beginning at 6 p.m. tonight at Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center, 961 Joosten...

Sound Engineers

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Though his rendition of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" was a bit ding-y, Lee High School senior Scott Peuler looked pleased with himself as...

Making Stuff Work, from Robots to Silly Putty

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Sophomore Loren Aguilar laughed repeatedly while playing with Ollie, a robotic toy that seemed to have a mind of its own. It maneuvered its...

Habla Español? Your Community Needs You

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Alma Arvizu sat down with interpreter and translator Leonicia Rubio at the Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center to talk about conferences and kindergarten next school...

Daydream Believers Make For More Purposeful Students

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Every morning after the bell rings, Godfrey Early Childhood Center students start daydreaming. They close their eyes, sit quietly and think of whatever they...

Students Embrace their Inner Frog, or Robot

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Improv Class Helps Children Loosen Up and Have Fun

Beat Goes On for 450 Students

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Second-graders found the beat playing together on tube-like instruments called boomwhackers, tubano drums, glockenspiels and xylophones to the song, “Welcome back! I’m glad you’re...

A Taste of Mexican Christmas

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

The group stood outside the door of the Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center media center. In Spanish, they sang, "In the name of heaven I...

Real Brain-stretchers: Non-Google-able Riddles

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Second-graders were stumped. Class time had turned into an out-of-your-seats scavenger hunt that combined math, reading, art and some thoughtful sleuthing. But in figuring out...

Cyberattack Costs District, Prompts Extra Protection

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

The district battled a continuous malicious cyberattack beginning in September that sometimes left staff members with no access to student emergency and medical information. The...

‘I’m Thankful for Everything’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Sporting a dress shirt and tie, Godfrey Elementary fourth-grader Alexander Zavala sat out during recess so he wouldn't get dirty. The reason? "Today is...

‘They Want to Learn so Much’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

High School English language teacher Edith Trumbell spends her days with students from Mexico, China, Congo, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Syria, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala...

Author to Student Writers: ‘Do It Because You Love It’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

It can be a looooong way from when the first sentences are written to when a completed novel hits the shelves. Publishing is a...

Re-created Music Videos Help Hone Production Skills

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

You can "Jump!" in teacher Jeff Patin's introduction to video production class, or "Walk like an Egyptian," or go "Dancing in the Dark." As part...

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