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Gates scholarship semi-finalist credits parents as inspiration

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Lee High School senior Alexis Lopez is a semi-finalist for the Gates Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship awarded to 300 outstanding high-school seniors.

Goal: Bilingual by middle school

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
In its first year at the Early Childhood Center, the dual language immersion program is preparing kindergartners for life-long learning in Spanish and English. 

Chosen and challenged: How books become a library

All Districts Carol Lautenbach
A library’s collection comes to be through selection and recommendation — and curation by experts.

School, community step up to feed families at holidays

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Godfrey-Lee’s Kent School Services Network food drive provided food to 125 families this holiday season. 

Administration department to expand  

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
The district plans to expand its administration department with the recent purchase of the building next door. 

Holiday heroes

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Annual shopping event connects Wyoming Department of Public Safety officers with area students.

Food directors honored for enhancing school meals, student choices

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
These food service directors have made student-choice a priority in creating school meals.

This librarian’s mission: helping students find ‘the voice they need at that moment’

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Library media specialist Harry Coffill sits down with SNN to talk about his job, favorite books and recent award from the Michigan Association of School Librarians. 

Showing them how to search, ask, grow

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Media paraprofessional Susan McCaffery introduces students to the importance of literacy through books — and dance moves.

Bolstered by many while a student, this grad now supports others

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Jordan Poisson, who shared her story of growing up in poverty in 2014, is now a school counselor at Grand Rapids Public Schools.

History-making superintendent comes back home to lead Godfrey-Lee

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Arnetta Thompson is the first Black superintendent and first woman to lead Godfrey-Lee Public Schools. 

New dean position created for student support

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After teaching 18 years at Lee Middle School, Peggy McCormick is now the dean of students, a new position this year.

‘The bonds are lasting’

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
District EL Coordinator Andrea Donovan is in her 20th year of teaching in the Godfrey-Lee district, but has been part of the fami-’Lee’ since she was in kindergarten.

A trip down memor-‘Lee’ lane: 100 years of Lee High School

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 63 former Homecoming kings and queens will return to their alma mater for Lee High School’s centennial celebration.

Beaded bracelets connect third-graders with their moods

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Godfrey Elementary third-grade teacher Bridget Hannink hopes to inspire positivity in her classroom by combining social-emotional learning with bracelet making. 

For some, school is cooler on the first day 

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
Godfrey-Lee Legends beat the heat for their first day of school after Labor Day.
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