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Is Cursive Handwriting Over? Not Here

Northview Charles Honey

In Mary Lou Ohnsman’s class, the first step to learning handwriting is closing your eyes and putting your head down. “See if you can visually...

Outdoor Adventures Support Indoor Learning

Northview Charles Honey

Fifteen sixth-graders are gathered on a soccer field on a muggy afternoon. Their task is clear: to erect three camping tents, without instructions. Rich Youngberg,...

Dual Roles for New School Head

Northview Charles Honey

School: West Oakview Elementary What and where was your previous job? I have served as the director of special services for the past 14 years...

20 Districts, Many Ways to Add Five More Days

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

How do you add five days to the school year without disrupting family schedules, while increasing student learning and not starting before Labor Day? Ask...

Parking Lot Painted with ‘Positivity & Joy’

Comstock Park Charles Honey

On a gray-grit city parking lot through some of this summer’s hottest days, a dozen students painted a bright path of hope. Their zig-zag creation...

Special Ed Student Efforts Underwrite Free Family Stays at Ronald McDonald House

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

Taking a tour of Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan, eight high school students were knocked out by the recreation room. “Oh, nice!” one of...

Counselor Lauded by Colleagues

Northview Charles Honey

Sarah Gammans has long helped students at the high school work through academic issues and personal problems. She was recently recognized for her excellence...

State Supe: Measure Student Growth, Proficiency

Northview Charles Honey

When it comes to measuring student achievement, the measuring stick should be all about individual growth. So said state Superintendent Brian Whiston in a...

‘A Model Program’ Says State Supe

Empowering Abilities Charles Honey

About halfway through a tour of Northview High School and its Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program, junior Bozena Sneller asked state Superintendent Brian...

‘An Experience I Will Never Forget’ A Jazz Cat’s Account of Music Fest Trip

Northview School News Network

As a teenager, there are certainly not many reasons that would get me out of bed before 11 a.m. However, when I woke up...

Competitions Bring Honors, Scholarships

Northview Charles Honey

It's been a busy and fruitful spring for students in the high school's fine arts program. Several were honored at the Michigan Art Education...

So Who Is the Student?

Northview Charles Honey

School let out a while ago, but third-grader Tyler Clinton is good and ready to read. His tutor, Aquinas College student Jason Turner, has...

You Too Could Save a Life

Northview Charles Honey

It happened when Northview High School soccer teammates Tyler Menhart and Noah Weeda were working out together one day last spring. Tyler turned around...

Literature & Little Caesars?

Northview Charles Honey

There’s nothing like pizza and potato chips to get students in the mood for reading. At least that’s the thinking behind Lunch in the...

Following the Music South

Byron Center Charles Honey

High school jazzers from Byron Center and Northview are heading to swing central. The Byron Center High School Jazz Orchestra and the Northview High...

District Poet Laureate Encourages Fellow Students

Northview Charles Honey

Quinn Kirby is just back from talking to fourth-graders at North Oakview Elementary School, where she read a poem by Shel Silverstein and performed...

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