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Brightening the Lives of 4th Graders

Kenowa Hills Tom Rademacher
Even though the sun has officially launched summer, I still see Stephanie Gerdes standing at the helm of her 4th-grade classroom inside Kenowa Hills'...

Club Gives ‘Zinser BoyZ’ a Barrier against Bullying

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
The moment Officer Gil "Butch" Redzinski walked in the classroom, a boy came up and gave him a hug. Other boys called out, "Hey,...

Determination over Depression: Future Trooper Found New Home and Career Calling

Grads with Grit Charles Honey
Editor’s note: This is the last of our “Grads with Grit” series about students who have overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this...

Local Educators Get a Real Taste of Marine Boot Camp

Kenowa Hills Erin Albanese
Kenowa Hills High School Assistant Principal Jim Smith had to stop thinking like a scholar to determine the quickest way to complete a mission...

From Hammerin’ Hank to Unsinkable Molly, Students Bring History Alive

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
One by one, the legends came forward: Hank Aaron. Walt Disney. Susan B. Anthony. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Bessie Coleman. Wait. Who's Bessie Coleman? She...

New Machines Aim to Reduce Injuries, Respond to Growing Concerns about Concussion

Issues in Education Charles Honey
Kenowa Hills sophomore Faith Swieringa carries a fingernail-size scar above her right eye. Lacrosse? Nope, cheerleading. She got it from being accidentally whacked during...

Students Honor Vet with Patriotic Quilt

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Three boys stood with an Army veteran pledging allegiance to a faded flag, the gulf of years between them vanishing into their solemn words:...

‘I Did That Too’: Child of Migrant Camps Helps Hispanic Students

Classrooms for All Charles Honey
Another day at Alpine Elementary is winding down when Sylvia Saucedo-DeVries looks up to see a young man come in the office. Miguel Vega,...

Students Sideline Differences with Basketball

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
When Kenowa Hills HighSchool basketball players took to the court with some special-needs students, they encountered a challenge: One young man in a wheelchair...

Ready, Set, Teach

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
The just-risen sun glows through the window as Grace Bollman walks into her classroom, room G121 of Kenowa Hills High School, and gets ready...

Learning Takes Shape with Geometric Blocks

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Put a bunch of different-shaped wooden blocks in front of kids, and they’re bound to do goofy things with them. Second-grader Dylan Fischer, for...

Students Win Silver in Statewide Essay Contest

Kenowa Hills School News Network
Susan Lamb, a junior and Cole Visser a senior, placed second in a medical essay contest they entered as part of their Anatomy and...

Kenowa Students Thirsting to Serve Others

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Ask Jovonta Pimpleton how he feels about going to the Dominican Republic, and he’ll be straight with you: “I’m nervous.” He’s never been out of...

Kenowa Students Add College to High School Schedule

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Erika Simonds didn’t expect that going to college while still in high school would be like this. “It’s exactly the opposite of what I...

For Katelyn Bowman, College is a Glass Slipper

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
Katelyn Bowman loved Cinderella. As a child she watched the movie over and over, and wore her Cinderella costume every Halloween. It’s no mystery why...

Science Teacher Hikes Appalachia, Gains Inspiration

Kenowa Hills Charles Honey
The sign near the top of Mount Washington confronted Ray Byle like a park ranger in a bad mood.  “STOP,” it read. “This area has...
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