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Veterans Lead School’s Flag-Lowering Ceremony

Kent City Erin Albanese

To the sound of U.S. Army Band song "Taps," played on the bugle by American Legion auxiliary member Jen Moree, Kent City Elementary students...

Kent City Awaiting Approval to Begin Repairs Following Storm Damage

Kent City Erin Albanese

The ceiling in the Kent City High School gymnasium remains partially open, a slice of blue sky visible from inside. On the gym floor,...

Graduating Senior Battles Disease with Unconventional Approach

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Editor's Note: This is the second of a series about students who have had to overcome unusual challenges and hardships to graduate this spring. Alexis...

Teacher of the Year Devotes 35-year Career to Kindergartners

Kent City Erin Albanese

It's just after recess at Kent City Elementary School. A couple dozen students return to Dan Crofoot's kindergarten class. They've heard a visitor is...

Elementary Students are ‘Maestros’ of Español

Kent City Erin Albanese

Lorin Sorenson compares her method for teaching Spanish to circuit-training body conditioning, with Kent City Elementary students learning vocabulary in fast-paced learning "centros." At the...

Teachers and School Open Doors of Possibility to Migrant Children

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Esteban and Maria Ordaz, parents of Kent City Elementary third- and fourth-grade sisters Romalda and Rufina, immigrated from Mexico 12 years ago. They spend...

School Leaders Help Migrant Students Realize Possibilities

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

The contribution by migrant workers to the economy is undeniable, with the literal fruits of their labor evident on grocery store shelves and in...

Time to say goodbye: After the Fall, migrant students head south

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series about the migrant studentpopulation and how teachers and administrators work together to serve them....

Seventh-Grade Students Support Entrepreneurs in Third-World Countries

Kent City Erin Albanese

In India, a man's pedi-cab business provides income for his family and transportation services to his community. It was made possible, in part, by...

Psychology Added to Growing List of GRCC Courses at Kent City High School

Kent City Erin Albanese

Psychology 201 will join the list of college courses available to Kent City high school seniors, which means students can graduate with a semester’s...

Kent City Elementary Artists Selected for Association Show

Kent City Erin Albanese

Kent City Elementary School art teacher Sara Goodrich likes to quote a legendary Spanish painter. “I really believe ‘every child is an artist,’ just...

New Kent City Summer Camp Uses iPads and Flashcards to Boost Literacy

Kent City Erin Albanese

“It’s awesome,” said third-grader Ryan Lucht, as he finished the day’s three-hour session with a game of Word Bingo on an Apple iPad. Around...

School program dishes up free meals for hundreds of children

Kent City Erin Albanese

Breakfast for lunch was quite a treat for Kyle Devine, 8. “Today was the best,” he said after polishing off french toast sticks, hash browns,...

Cornstarch Slime a Big Hit at Kent City Fun Camp

Kent City Erin Albanese

Kent City Elementary students made cornstarch slime called Oobleck, visited with a Kent County Sheriff Department officer, painted a large canvas and headed to...

From the Bottom Up: Scores Take a Jump

Kent City Erin Albanese

An increase in testing scores at Kent City High School, and a significant jumpin the state’s Top to Bottom school ranking, has district leaders...

Marching Forward with Winning Band Director

Kent City Erin Albanese

“There’s our tempo, arms are up, one, two, ready and...” said Jonathan Schnicke, as the Kent City middle school band began its melody. Schnicke...

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