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Imagining future careers, inspired to keep learning

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

In honor of Reading Month, Godfrey Elementary invited community members to read books to students and share information about their careers...

We can be great friends, even with differences

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Godfrey Elementary fourth-graders learn about inclusion, acceptance and showing kindness...

Creating little legends by letting littles create

Project STEM Alexis Stark

The area, funded in part by a grant from the district’s education foundation, is aimed at building motor skills, inspiring exploration...

New district chief wants to be ‘CEO of hope’

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

New Superintendent Michael Burde strives to form strong relationships and be a ‘CEO of hope’ for the Godfrey-Lee community...

From five-minute sketches to frightful creatures

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Godfrey-Lee art teacher Rosanne Steffens’ third-graders drew five-minute monster sketches; her high school Advanced Drawing students then reimagined them into terrifying monsters...

Puppets help ‘The Little Prince’ safely take the stage

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Coming in the spring, The Wiz...

Godfrey-Lee board names new superintendent

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

The search for the new Godfrey-Lee superintendent is over...

Two finalists named in superintendent search

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Following the interviews of three potential candidates for superintendent, the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Board of Education invited two finalists for interviews on Wednesday, Nov. 17...

Listening, believing in students

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Johana Rodriguez-Quist is the new Godfrey Elementary School principal...

Three to interview for Godfrey-Lee superintendent post

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

After receiving completed applications from 14 educators in Michigan, Illinois and as far as California and Canada, the Godfrey Lee Board of Education has selected three candidates for a first round of interviews...

District leaders: equalized state funding historic step toward equity

Multi Districts Charles Honey

A $17 billion school spending plan for the first time equalizes per-pupil funding for all schools in Michigan – a prime goal of Proposal A more than 25 years ago...

Athletics provide ‘sense of community’

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

SNN gets to know the new athletic director at Godfrey-Lee Public Schools...

Push A4, read “The Boy Next Door”

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

Godfrey Elementary is now home to a book vending machine, where students can earn coins for new books by exhibiting positive behavior...

A cross-country trip to remember

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark

This summer, a Godfrey-Lee teacher embarked on a cross-country roadtrip with her three kids to visit over 41 state and national parks in 19 states...

Determined leader sprints past K-12 finish line, pushed by her little ‘star’

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell

Growing up, DaJa West always knew she was going to graduate from high school. But when she became pregnant, “some people doubted me,” she said. They shouldn’t have...

Board names interim superintendent to succeed Polston

Godfrey-Lee Beth Heinen Bell

The Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Board of Education has tapped Dirk Weeldreyer to take over as interim superintendent, beginning July 1...

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