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Project Re-Imagine: District Embarks on Transforming Education

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

School is still too much about content memorization and regurgitation; students are taught to think like computers, spitting out answers for standardized tests; and...

Capstone Courses Open Doors from Paleontology to Embalming

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

When you talk to high school students about their career goals, embalming isn't usually mentioned. But Maria Garcia, who graduated in May from Lee High...

A Fish Tale: Students Set Chinook Salmon Free into Local Creek

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School teacher Vlad Borza stretched his arms wide to show Godfrey Elementary School students how large salmon released into Wyoming's Plaster Creek...

Lee High School: A Tale of the Need for Equity

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee High School freshman Paul Villarreal wrote down his vocabulary words: "zest," "campaigner," "poliomyelitis" and "delegate" while in the Scholastic READ 180 classroom. The...

Thanks to Gift for Retired Educator, Newcomer Students Tour Museum

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

For Tuppin Hauschild, a Grand Rapids Public Museum field trip was a way to introduce Lee Middle and High School immigrant students to the...

Students Collect Books for Inmates to Promote Literacy

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School students are helping local prison inmates turn the page to a better life -- literally. The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools eighth-grade students recently...

Teachers Join Forces to Feed Families in Need

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School eighth-grader Jonathan Lopez helped distribute food from a Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry truck recently to Godfrey-Lee Public Schools families. "Some people...

District Plans to Transform Undeveloped Space Into Outdoor Learning Lab

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School eighth-grade teacher Vlad Borza hopes to one day see the long-abused Plaster Creek flourishing with wildlife, such as nesting turtles and...

Engaging Students Through Community Connections

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

During Steve Rierson's Lee High School physics class, students become pretend members of the Wyoming City Council, researching alternative energy sources for possible city...

Runnin’ Rebels Encourages Teamwork and Camaraderie

Godfrey-Lee Tom Rademacher

Forget everything you've ever read or heard about the so-called "loneliness of the long-distance runner." At Lee High School, you'll find a unique running club...

Advocating for The Voices of Youth

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Behind her beaming smile, Lee High School junior Jisel Ochoa often is considering center-stage topics in national politics: immigration policy, women's rights, gay marriage. Though...

Mom’s Dedication to Son’s School Touches Others

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

When Yolanda Guzman's son Edgar was in kindergarten, his teacher taught the Spanish-speaking mother how to count to 100 in English. That was the...

Superintendent Recognized by White House as Leader in Digital Learning

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

As Godfrey-Lee Public Schools superintendent, David Britten put the district on the cutting edge of digital education by implementing a one-to-one laptop program in...

Tech Crew Reaches Out to Connect with Community

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

While Godfrey-Lee students decorated cookies and made crafts, Jodi Brumels walked Veronica Cordova through the process of using a computerized parent portal to view...

Godfrey-Lee Director Made Musicals Possible With No Budget, No Auditorium

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee High School senior Gabby Estrada peeked out from under a feather-adorned witch’s hat during rehearsal for “Shrek the Musical,” and looked at her...

Students Send Toys, Supplies to Children in Need

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Several Lee Middle School students involved in the school's community-service program, Lee Youth Trained to Serve, recently shipped 85 shoe boxes filled with toys,...

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