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Bus drivers role-play safety, security events

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

More than 170 attended a training focused on educating bus drivers on how to handle unexpected violence and threats.

Voters say ‘yes’ to library, early childhood millage requests

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Both the Kent District Library and the Ready by Five early childhood millage requests had huge support at the polls.

Social worker leads effort on gun safety, secure storage

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kelloggsville Public Schools social worker Eunice Benavidez has experienced gun violence. She’s doing all she can to ensure others are safe.

New STEM space provides cutting-edge opportunities

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Three years after voters approved a bond request, students and staff are beginning to see all the possibilities of the high school’s new STEM area.

District replaces three of six buses destroyed in fire

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kelloggsville is working on plans to rebuild its bus garage.

Middle-schoolers learn coding, 3D printing, CAD

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A middle school Robotics class teaches coding, 3D printing and computer-aided design. It’s one of three STEM electives offered to expose students to opportunities in high school science and technology.

New CNA course offers hands-on look at health care career

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Meeting the health care interest of their students, Kelloggsville now offers a certified nursing assistant course.

Southpaws, unite! Kelloggsville students celebrate being left-handed

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A Central Kelloggsville teacher hosted an event for left-handed students to celebrate what makes them unique.

Kent ISD’s esports competition a ‘smash’

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kelloggsville snagged the top title in the final round of a double elimination at the first-ever Kent County Cup esports competition.

Her motto of ‘always work hard’ leads to early graduation

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Early graduate Andrea Ronzon Contreras plans to join the U.S. Air Force with the goal of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon.

Suburban-rural swap illustrates similarities, differences between high schools

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell

What happens when students from rural and urban schools switch places? Students from Kent City and Kelloggsville recently took part in a first-of-its-kind “student swap.”

Fire at bus garage results in district losing six buses, no injuries

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

With a little help from their “friends,” Kelloggsville will resume its normal school schedule on Monday.

Intramural program provides sports, social skills practice

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Third- through sixth-graders have a chance to learn how to play various sports while building friends and physical skills.

Fourth-graders learn about energy transfer through a sound bath

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Central Kelloggsville students got hands-on experience with sound and energy transfer.

Tech Center students triumph at HOSA, head to state

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students demonstrated their passion and understanding of the healthcare field in this annual competition.

Team ‘smashes’ its way to victory for first state esports title

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Three Kelloggsville students brought home a first state title in esports.

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