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Making music makes this junior feel ‘fulfilled, proud’

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kai Christiansen is laying tracks for a future filled with music.

Sliding into home: elementary field trips 

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
West Godwin teachers use their connections to bring special guests to their classrooms.

Fifth-graders prepare for STEM project with an animal visit

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Holland’s Outdoor Discovery Center visits with its animals to help North Godwin students prepare for an upcoming STEM project.

FAFSA delays leave college choices in limbo, students stressed

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
A rocky rollout of the federal government’s new FAFSA form and delays in the process have students and counselors waiting for answers when it comes to college enrollment and financial aid next fall.

Added elective courses bring podcast, cooking, and film history to curriculum

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Upon student request and teacher interest, Godwin Heights High School expanded its elective offerings, and they are proving popular.

Decision Day celebrates seniors’ next steps

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The event for the graduating class was designed to highlight all paths after graduation: college, trade schools, the workforce and more.

Middle-schoolers taste, vote on cafeteria item contenders

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The school’s lunch program gave students a chance to decide what new items will be on the school menu.

Preparing for an emergency, educators undergo reunification training

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Reunification training gave educators an idea of the process to take in an emergency while focusing on a standardized practice.

Artwork, music take center stage at showcase

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Godwin community showed its support by filling The Stray as it showcased the art and music of students.

Educators and business leaders team up to help build school-to-work pipeline

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Kent County educators and business leaders explore how to make students more aware of possible careers and connect them to job opportunities. 

Academy gives high-schoolers classroom teaching experience 

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A pair of Godwin Heights High School students are getting hands-on, in-class experience working with elementary teachers.

‘Never one-size-fits-all’: Showing up for each day’s unique challenges motivates this teacher

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Connecting with students and learning from them makes each day special for Spanish teacher Kelly Grey.

Sixth-graders travel the world… from their classroom

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Sixth-graders explored countries around the world, learned interesting facts and shared them with others.

Teacher, with community support, fills a family’s need

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
When second-grade teacher Cassie Atkinson noticed one of her students was missing a lot of school, she reached out to learn why.

Filling the need for teachers from within their own building

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
With their school’s support, three staff members see their dream of being teachers becoming a reality.

‘Grandpa’ makes an impact by helping English language learners

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Ed Meyer has been using his bilingual skills to help students with their language proficiency.
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