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Career makers at work

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Students are learning skills and trades preparing them for the workforce and future careers through Kelloggsville’s school-to-work program

60 musicians + 19 schools = one beautiful sound

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Student musicians came together to perform in Grand Rapids Community College’s High School Honor Band for one night, and one night only.

Students discover ‘I can do this’ with expanded AP curriculum

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

With new AP courses, all Kelloggsville students have a chance to earn college credit.

They built it, and people came

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

The KPS administration’s vision of a full-service library continues to grow with the help of Kent District Library. A 2015 millage and a grant from the Steelcase Foundation were key.

Holiday heroes

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Annual shopping event connects Wyoming Department of Public Safety officers with area students.

Learning to be good sports

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Fifth-graders learn — then model — that it is not always about winning or losing when it comes to sports, but about playing as a team and having fun.

She found the perfect marriage of music & helping

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Music can heal. She hopes to deliver just what the doctor ordered.

District builds bridges of understanding through Grow Your Own grant

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Sixteen teachers are taking advantage of the Grow Your Own grant to earn an endorsement in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

Safe water, a key piece in survival’s puzzle

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Central Kelloggsville fifth-graders learned about the importance of clean water in their everyday lives.

Teacher shortage: ‘glimmer of hope’ on horizon?

Kent ISD Riley Kelley

From reexamining pay scales to embracing grants, alternative pathways to teacher certification and other supports, area school districts are doing what they can to right the ship.