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Eight-year-old Combats Cold Weather for Others

Kent City Adrian Hirsch

As third-grader Addisyn Robinson traveled with her mom to the hospital to see her grandfather, she repeatedly saw homeless people on the street. She...

Showing Respect for Community’s Veterans

Forest Hills Charles Honey

School districts across Kent ISD marked Veterans Day in ways big and small on Wednesday. Here’s a sample of how a few schools honored...

Cooking Up Support for Library Improvements

Kent City School News Network

Chatting was far down the list of priorities for Jack Swanson on a recent Saturday morning. The retired Kent City Community Schools principal/teacher arrived at...

One for All, All for One

Kent City School News Network

Morgan Ogden puzzled over what her family crest should include. She knew it needed to contain an animal that demonstrated strength, colors that conveyed...

Journaling, Imaginations Make Waves of Summertime Learning

Classrooms for All School News Network

Dante Botello may never have entertained the notion of caring for a pet monkey had it not been for his Spanish Elementary teacher, who...

Summer Migrant Program Stimulates New Generation of Possibilities

Classrooms for All School News Network

While scores of area children can be heard frolicking in the summer sun, an all together different buzz resonates inside the district's middle school...

Superintendent: ‘This is a Revolution. We Will be ‘The Region That Reads’

Kent City Erin Albanese

West Michigan teachers and administrators recently heard the five common practices that lead to success in reading, and many are ready to implement those...

About to Graduate? What Do You Know About Renter’s Insurance?

Kent City School News Network

2017 Kent City Grads Must Pass Personal Finance Class

Time-Honored Lessons Passed Down from Older Students to Younger Ones

Kent City School News Network

Just like spelling and math skills, at some point we were all taught how to behave. Most were taught that yelling and screaming in school...

Student Rep Sees School Board Service As Preparation

Kent City School News Network

Parker Fritz is one of those guys you just know is going places. That's why when the Kent City Community Schools Board of Education decided...

College Visits Show Students Opportunities

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LeKae Scarlavai is finding it just a bit easier to decide what to do with the rest of her life. That's after the 17-year-old junior...

3D Printing Technology Transforms Classroom into Industry Training

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Video game fan Izaak Smith’s sword hilt, outfitted with a wooden blade, was in his hand for the Grand Rapids Comi-Con convention.But the Comstock...

Migrant Students a Part of County’s Poverty Picture

Kent City School News Network

In Kent City Community Schools, where some 53 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, the usual problems of poverty persist. But...

Veterans’ Stories, Experiences Are Living History

Kent City School News Network

Fred Groenke remembers nearly 20 years ago when Veterans Day wasn't widely celebrated. That's when he began an annual tradition at Kent City High School,...

Storm Repairs Nearing Completion

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Kent City High School students Michelle Alt and Kora Wright said they didn't mind their September 27 homecoming dance being held outside because of...

Area Schools Go Gaga for Gaga Pits

Kent City Linda Odette

Page Elementary students race out the school door to the Gaga pit when recess starts. One leg at a time, between 20 to 30...

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