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‘Much more meaningful when it’s directed by kids’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
The program is a branch of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports...

Courses lead the way into engineering and computer science

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Teacher Ed Beickman utilizes Project Lead The Way to instruct his high school engineering and computer science classes...

From digging swimming pools to stupid human tricks, this admin has a looong list of talents

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Luke Scholten is the new Kenowa Hills director of special education and early childhood education...

Shoe salesman and mashed potato maker comes back to his roots

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
He wasn’t drawn back just because he went to school there, but also because they teach using personal mastery and competency-based education...

A time to connect, reflect and ‘be a family’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Middle school develops Connect class to improve relationships, life and learning skills and to positively impact the learning culture...

New gymnasium highlights renovations

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Workers kept busy over the summer finishing renovations at Zinser Elementary in preparation for the first day. In 2016, voters approved a $55 million bond issue for updates throughout Kenowa Hills Public Schools...

Saying goodbye to the classroom, teacher is grateful for making ‘a positive difference’

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Kris Weller is retiring after 33 years as a teacher in both Greenville and Kenowa Hills...

A window into two graduations!

Multi Districts Brett Atwood
Whether you're a high school student heading off to college or career, or a preschooler taking that next step toward kindergarten, graduation is a big deal...

Alpine Elementary leans on KSSN to improve attendance and academic gains

Kenowa Hills Cris Greer
Alpine Elementary shows off its Kent School Services Network program to 50 visiting community school directors. KSSN provides the basics for children and families such as clothes, food, money and relationships...

‘Only so much time, and so much to see’

Multi Districts Hannah Lentz
This year’s event featured 116 employers showcasing more than 150 careers. Among the more than 10,000 students at DeVos Center, 300 were from the Kenowa Hills district, the most of any in Kent County...

A new school world awaits students next year, thanks to workers and $55 million bond

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz
A new phase of construction begins throughout Kenowa Hills schools, funded by voter approval of a $55 million bond in 2016...

Life lessons link student to success

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz
The TrueSuccess program focuses on encouraging strong character values to improve behavior and literacy skills...

Learning about Korea off the book, from one who knows

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz
Entertainment personality Derek Stelma shares his knowledge of Korean history, culture, politics and current events with Kenowa Hills High School students...

Learning on the job provides students pathways to the future

Kenowa Hills Hannah Lentz
Students enrolled at Kenowa Hills Pathways High School have the opportunity to take on internships in the Grand Rapids community before graduation for the first year...

Walking through the ‘door of opportunity’

Classrooms for All Hannah Lentz
Wyoming high school students Mounahinde (Terry) Almame and Rohim Mohammed visited Lisa Monroe and Jodi VanDam’s fifth-grade class to talk about their experiences as refugees...

Turning the (multiplication) tables

Godwin Heights James Harger
The Michigan Mathematics Educators (MichME) initiative is changing the way math is taught in West Michigan schools, one teacher and classroom at a time. After four years, the program has rewired the way math is taught by more than 250 educators and administrators...
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