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Bullfrogs, Bad Gas and Good Storytelling

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Fourth-graders in Rachel Cattanach's class were literally coming out of their seats last week in an effort to be called on during a short...

Learning Online + One-on-One = School Success

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The school year has just reached the halfway point, and Nathan Pratt-Harris has seven classes to finish before graduation. "I've been on geometry for two...

Continuing the Family Tradition

Lowell Morgan Jarema

For Pat Nugent, public service is a good fit both personally and professionally. A lifelong Lowell-area resident and graduate of Lowell High School, Nugent was...

First-graders Flip for Penguins

Lowell School News Network

Becky DeVito knew she was onto something when she began to hear stories from former Bushnell Elementary School students. Kinda hard to forget those...

Bright Beacons of Learning

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Learning about lighthouses can be pretty great. Even better when you can visit one. And way, way better when you build one yourself. For some...

Trump Takes Founders’ Advice, at Least on Video

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Move over, Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and first-season star of the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton." There's a new act in town. A group of boys in...

Grants Run Gamut of Classroom Needs

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Thanks to the district's fundraising arm, Cindy Donahue and Pat Sinen will be able to purchase weighted blankets and other calming devices for Alto...

It’s Fun Feeding the Cows, Wet Willies and All

Lowell Morgan Jarema

A kid can learn a lot by spending a few hours at a dairy farm. Second-grader Alexis Porter found out that cows have four stomachs....

Trying to Find the Roundworm Fountain of Youth

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Senior Collin Rinks learned it takes the right lighting, warm water and plenty of food to put zebrafish in the mood to breed. Senior Kendra...

Buzzing with Curiosity, Students Learn About Bees

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Parker Perdaris took it in stride as his classmates secured various honey bee-body parts to a cardboard cutout he wore to simulate the head,...

Head Comforter, Organizer Extraordinaire

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Alto Elementary secretary Bonnie Gokey hangs up the telephone after assuring a parent she'll get his son, Mikey, to the office to be picked...

Love of Reading Inspires Scout’s Eagle Project

Lowell Morgan Jarema

When it came time to think about what project he would tackle to earn his Eagle Scout badge, Jared Lezan's first thought was that...

First Day in the Life 2016

Caledonia Charles Honey

Editor’s note: This year, a quartet of School News Network reporters fanned out across Kent ISD and paired with a single person experiencing his...

Clothes Pins, Hot Glue and Elmo

Comstock Park Linda Odette

District staff across Kent ISD busied themselves in the weeks and days leading up to today, readying their buildings and classrooms for students. Lowell Martha Hayden worked...

New School Leader Always Wants to ‘Make My Mark’

Lowell Morgan Jarema

School: Murray Lake Elementary Previous job: Student support administrator, Lowell Area Schools Degrees: Bachelor's in elementary education, Hope College; master's in reading, Nova Southeastern University; education...

From Fourth-graders to Tables

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Joseph Hutchinson and Jacob Patrick both like bell peppers, but beyond that the conversation becomes contentious. "They're not very good on pizza," Jacob insisted. "They are...

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