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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. 

Super subs: Familiar faces offer classroom consistency

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Floating substitute teachers help Zinser Elementary’s students keep up with learning, whenever and wherever they’re needed. 

Bilingual secretary: ‘They’re all my kids’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Heather Blase, bilingual super secretary of more than 20 years, has found a second family at Alpine Elementary. 

Students inspired by Barbie, Harry Potter in STEM projects

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Movie characters, books and pop culture references inspired students’ projects featured last semester in the Kenowa Middle School STEM Academy hydraulics showcase. 

Cafeteria becomes one-stop holiday shop

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Alpine Elementary’s Snowflake Shop invited families to do some stress-free holiday shopping for their students. 

Ingredients for learning: cooking, collaboration and community 

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
The YMCA comes to Kenowa Hills Middle School for students to learn about cooking meals and working together.

A veteran superintendent looks back on 10 eventful years

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
As SNN celebrates its 10th anniversary, Kenowa Hills Superintendent Jerry Hopkins reflects on the last 10 years in his role and in the world of education. 

‘Creating a feeling of compassion & care’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Kenowa Hills continues efforts to support mental health for students of all ages, featuring a therapy dog who is such a good listener. Yes he is!

Students learn manufacturing jobs not all ‘greasy and grimy’

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
During  Discover Manufacturing Week, Pathways High School students visited three local businesses to explore career opportunities, in partnership Kent ISD’s Workforce Development program.

Athletics, arts and academics come together in new regional conference

Multi Districts Alexis Stark
Four Kent County public school districts are joining with three others in West Michigan to form the River Cities Alliance beginning in the fall of 2024.

Pumpkins, painting and spooktacular learning

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Preschoolers practiced motor skills while painting pumpkins on Halloween at the Kenowa Hills Learning Center. 

Teacher shortage remains a major challenge in Kent County, beyond

Kent ISD Riley Kelley
Teachers are in short supply, but new educators like Jackie Domeier are determined to pursue their dream careers.

Middle-school improvements mark second phase of $67 million bond

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
A second phase of renovations at Kenowa Hills Middle School is complete, breathing new life and learning into the classrooms and the currently under-construction music wing. 

Teacher-designed classrooms help students feel supported, calm and creative

Issues in Education Alexis Stark
Teachers across Kent County intentionally design their classrooms to optimize their students’ learning and sense of community.

Restorative circles create safe space at the top of the day  

Kenowa Hills Alexis Stark
Restorative morning circles in Margaret Sicilian’s classroom at Central Elementary lift barriers and open the possibility for connection, collaboration and mutual understanding. 

Region I emergency coordinator now on the job

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
John Wittkowski, emergency response and safety coordinator for Region I schools, brings 28 years of law enforcement experience to his new position. 
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