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Pond Improvement Means More Waterfront Learning

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Fourth-graders had one task when they visited the pond behind the Wittenbach/Wege Environmental Agriscience Center building for a lesson in species adaptation: "If it's...

FFA Program Begins Offering College Credits

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Elliott Kelley is no stranger to life on a farm, so he has no problem doing double chicken duty at school. Especially now that...

Fair Skies, Wavy Clouds or Twisters, He’s On It

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It’s 7:40 on a recent Monday morning, and high school student staffers are busy at work behind the scenes putting together the Red Arrow...

Rocking Out with Strings, Awesomely

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Mitchell Evink couldn't seem to help playing air cello as he sat on the floor of the band room and watched a video featuring...

‘Way More Than Just a Game’

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D.J. Simpson has cheered with his family from the stands during Lowell High School's Pink Arrow Pride games for as long as he can...

Summer Slide? When Pigs Fly!

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Gwen Hoke would sooner see a pig fly than spend her summer reading. Wait, let's rephrase that: Gwen Hoke is reading this summer so she...

Been There, Took the Class, Got the T-shirt

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Tiana Marie-Peavey has wanted an AP Lit T-shirt since she first saw one her freshman year. Thing was, you had to be a student...

Water Studies Meet Water Fun

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About 40 sophomores, juniors and seniors in Tammy Coleman's Advanced Placement biology classes marked the day after exams with the release of nearly 50...

Tree Houses Can Too Have Alligators and Fireplaces

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Marshall VanWagoner has a tree house at home, but said the similarities are few between it and the one he recently made in art...

Muy Creativo!

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It can all be traced to Conner Meyers’ delicate complexion. “He burns so easily,” explained classmate Kelly Kroll. “He even got sunburned when we were...

Commerce Sense for a Good Cause

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Brady Smith took one look at classmate Cole Schulz's Minion rocks and decided he had to have not one but two of the animated...

Students to Drivers: Put the Phone Down!

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The image looms high above southbound U.S. 131, just north of the Burton Street exit -- a tear falling from a teen girl’s eye,...

Land, Water and People: A Delicate Balance

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Carter Sherman and Sierra Hieshetter already were aware of the importance of good land use planning and how what happens to the ground and...

Planting Seeds of Knowledge

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Murray Lake Elementary kindergartners filed into a 40-foot mobile classroom parked just outside their school, and prepared to be quizzed on their knowledge of...

Wanted: A House We Can Afford

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Dawn Broene is well aware of the challenges of finding affordable housing in the Lowell area. Breone, director of Flat River Outreach Ministries, said the...

Winter Survival Lesson, Wittenbach-style

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Courtney Cheers addressed the small group of Cherry Creek Elementary fifth-graders gathered at her feet. "What are some things you would bring with you on...
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