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COVID-19 cases prompt two-week closing of middle school

Lowell Charles Honey

Lowell Middle School has been closed for two weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, moving to online instruction...

Just one fire ant in a flood

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Craig Veldman is the new principal for Cherry Creek Elementary School. School News Network gets to know him better – and learns a little bit about fire ants, too – in this edition of Meet Your Administrator...

The year of learning differently

Multi Districts Beth Heinen Bell

SNN asked a sampling of students from across the county how it’s going for them so far in a school year of multiple instruction models...

District conducts contact tracing after high school student tests positive for COVID-19

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Lowell Area Schools received notification from the Kent County Health Department that a student enrolled at Lowell High School had tested positive for COVID-19...

Education ‘a family thing’ for new interim superintendent

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Nate Fowler is the new interim superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year at Lowell Area Schools. School News Network sat down with the lifelong educator to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

In class, online, both? Parents, students wrestle with choices

Back to School 2.0 Karen Gentry

Students, parents, teachers and others share their feelings about the start of this school year...

Lowell Area Schools taking a hybrid approach to fall

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Interim Superintendent Nate Fowler is overseeing a complex return-to-school plan involving both online and hybrid in-person options...

Sinking fund renewed, funds facility improvement

Lowell Erin Albanese

Voters approved the renewal of a building and site sinking fund Tuesday, with unofficial results tallying 3,264 yes and 2,065 no votes...

Two local districts ask voters to approve funding proposals

Multi Districts Charles Honey

The Cedar Springs and Lowell school districts are going to voters Aug. 4 with proposals to improve buildings, grounds and educational technology...

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In the words of 2020 graduates

Lowell Morgan Jarema

Lowell High School English teacher Heidi Kolp gives her class the chance to take a crack at crafting a commencement address...

School 2.0: tips from the pros

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

As K-12 districts roll out their Continuity of Learning Plans this week, and students across Kent ISD and beyond make the transition to online learning as a primary means for most, those who have been doing it for a while have some advice...

Trail cleanup, chicken hatching & the importance of keeping routines

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Counselor RJ Boudro connects with students via social media while relishing time at home with his wife and children...

For seniors, a memorable finale cut short

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Area high school seniors talk about their worries, and offer valuable perspective to their peers and others on the statewide school closure...

Looping through layers of sound with a cool new pedal

State of the Arts Morgan Jarema

A looper pedal and related equipment for the high school orchestras were purchased through a grant from the Lowell Education Foundation...

Bonus mini-grant funding means twice the boost for classrooms

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The number and quality of Lowell Education Foundation grant requests typically mean just one round of giving...

Learning to get MAD about winter survival

Lowell Morgan Jarema

The visit made by all district third graders is aligned with the science curriculum...

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