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Coming Together to Stand Up to Bullying

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Asked to give some examples of bullying, the fourth-graders of Zinser Elementary had plenty. “Kicking somebody,” a boy said. “Teasing,” said another. “Constantly saying someone’s clothes...

Welcoming Parents to Come See the “Magic” of Learning

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Bill Fischer is a college professor, but when it comes to K-12 education he feels he has a lot to learn. So he took...

Area Special Education Teams Shoot and Score!

Byron Center School News Network

Kenowa Hills High School recently hosted for the second year a regional Special Olympics basketball tournament. Schools from Byron Center, Sparta, Forest Hills, Thornapple...

Learning ABCs, Confidence and Dinosaurs

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

With care and concentration, 4-year-old Lucas Wierzbicki threaded a string through the holes bordering a pink paper heart. “I’m doing real good,” Lucas boasted quietly. “You’re...

Students With Visual Impairments Cook Up New Skills

Kenowa Hills Adrian Hirsch

Cookies? Check. Apple crisp? Check. Camaraderie? Check. These are the ingredients that make up the fun-filled after-school cooking class for visually impaired students from...

Kinetic Combo: Students Find Reading Cadence

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Clark VanDop was engrossed in a book about poisonous animals called “That’s Deadly.” But while his brain was soaking up information about creepy critters,...

Inheriting the Fourth Estate

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

They don’t read newspapers much, but they’re really into spreading the news. That pretty much sums up the staffers of Knightly News, a new online...

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‘Be The Change’

Kenowa Hills Student Showcase School News Network

Kenowa Hills High School senior Carlos Velazquez created a compelling and inspirational anti-bullying video titled "Be the Change." It was inspired by Carlos' belief...

A Night Full of Food, Fun and Learning

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Susan Reed came to Alpine Elementary for a night of fun activities with her children. She came home with two hats and two sweaters...

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Kenowa Hills Student Showcase School News Network

Editor's note: Students in Grace Bollman's English class at Kenowa Hills High School were assigned to write a poem reflecting on the book "Tuesdays...

Google Rep, Teachers, Students, Demonstrate Technology Transforming Education

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

One class did an online math quiz on a site called BrainPOP. Another wrote down decimal equations from a video lesson pre-recorded by their...

After 23-vote Loss, Kenowa Hills Board to Ask Again

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

After seeing a $55.24 million bond request defeated by just 23 votes on Nov. 3, the Kenowa Hills Board of Education will ask again...

School Votes Push Three Districts Forward, One Back

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Following Tuesday’s votes on tax requests for four Kent ISD school districts, three superintendents were smiling. The fourth was choking back tears. Voters approved multi-million-dollar...

Four Districts Ask Voters for Help Nov. 3

Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Four Kent County school districts will ask voters for financial support on the election ballot next Tuesday, Nov. 3. The tax requests would pay...

Kenowa Leaders Hope Second Time the Charm for Bond

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey

Craig Taetsch knocked on a lot of doors last spring, hoping to persuade voters to approve a $78.6 million bond request for Kenowa Hills...

Carly Glanzman: Michigan Elementary PE Teacher of the Year

Kenowa Hills School News Network

She's got 642 subscribers to her YouTube channel, and content she has shared has been viewed more than half a million times. Her blog,...

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