“Mag-GIE! Mag-GIE! Mag-GIE!” shout a dozen boys lined up on either side of a playground basketball hoop. “LET’S go MAG-gie!” CLAP, CLAP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP! “LET’S...
Stephanie Lapinski knows Central Elementary School well, and not just because her children, Madeline and Nickolas, go to school there. She volunteers weekly in...
Four Kenowa Hills students surrounded a box of wires, wheels and pulleys they called Judy, making last-minute adjustments. They had spent six weeks putting...
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...
Kenowa Hills High School recently hosted for the second year a regional Special Olympics basketball tournament. Schools from Byron Center, Sparta, Forest Hills, Thornapple...
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...
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...
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,...
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...