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New Principal to Establish School Culture, Redefine Identity

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Name: Rinard Pugh School: Godwin Heights Middle School What and where was your previous job? My most previous job was Holland Public Schools. I worked at Holland...

Parents Learn Proven Methods to Usher Peace, Nonviolence into Their Homes

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Despite the sweltering summer evening, Deandre Kilgore wears a sweatshirt he occasionally zips up with the hood draped over his head. The teen is open...

Former NBA Player Infuses Zeal for Skills On, Off the Court

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Hip-hop music blared inside the Godwin Height High School gymnasium the last few days in July, creating a feel-good mood that resonated with the...

Former NBA Player to Lead July Basketball Camp

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Retired National Basketball Association player Mateen Cleaves is offering a three-day camp for students to improve their shooting form and teach them life skills. Cleaves'...

Missed Graduation Becomes Opportunity to Grow, Learn, Teach

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Even though it happened 14 years ago, it still stings when Eva Pardo remembers that she missed her son's kindergarten graduation at North Godwin...

Art Show Displays Skill, Patience

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Santiago Baltazar was only 4 years old when he emigrated from his homeland of Guatemala to the U.S. in 2001. He decided in his...

Key to Success: Surround Yourself with Like-Minded People

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Dr. Sampson Davis had finished explaining how he managed to become an emergency care doctor and author despite growing up in one of New...

Competitive Cheerleading a Life-Changer, Team Members Say

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There's more to competitive cheerleading than performing heart-stopping extended split stunts and the toe touch basket toss. Godwin Height High School team members say...

No Accidental Educator Here

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Dawn Sobleskey keeps in her classroom a ceramic coffee mug that has the words "family tree" emblazoned across the outside. Visible on the cup...

Museum’s Engineering Days Fuel Interest in STEM Careers

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Boredom never stood a chance of edging its way into the Grand Rapids Public Museum's Engineering Days. The program captivated 150 Middle School students...

Video Gives Voters Guided Tour of Bond Proposal

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A video Godwin Heights Public Schools made provides viewers with a guided tour of the improvements the district wants to get done should voters...

Safety, Building Improvements Targeted In $14.1 Million Bond Proposal

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Student safety and making essential improvements to the school district's buildings are at the forefront of a $14.1 million bond request voters will consider...

School Spirit Store Rewards Positive Behavior

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Screeeeech! Two heavy retail display cases make their presence known as high school teachers move them across one end of a room to the...

Turning Around a Low-Performing School

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Arelis Diaz realized at a young age that it’s possible for a teacher to impact the life of a vulnerable student forever. In third grade,...

The Road to Success in a High-Poverty School: It’s All About Collaboration, Expectations

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 In Holly Vostad’s North Godwin Elementary School classroom, kindergarteners sat in circles on the rug, discussing what they planned to write about: A weekend...

Student Council President Asks ‘Why Not Make a Difference?’

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Hector Zoleta lives a line made famous by the late Sen. Edward (Teddy) Kennedy. "Some men see things as they are and say why?" Kennedy...
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