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Mentor Program Empowers Students and Adults Alike

Northview Tom Rademacher

Gay Van Otteren levels his 85-year-old eyes directly at you and then says this: “The greatest gift that you can give to one another is...

Read Any Good Books Lately? These Students Have

Northview Charles Honey

So you think today’s teenagers aren’t into reading? Talk to Bill Foster. He loves books – real books, made of paper and ink –...

Instilling a Love of Books, Reading

Northview Charles Honey

Librarian Kurt Stroh hopes to instill a love of reading in his school’s students. For Exhibit A in his effort, see Maris Guppy and...

From Victim to Advocate: Student Raises Funds, Awareness for Child Abuse Agency

Northview Charles Honey

What a night it was. Cascades of glittering lights. Gorgeous gowns and snappy suits. Fine sculpted centerpieces on the tables. And two talented teens...

Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. King

East Grand Rapids Charles Honey

To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Breton Downs Elementary students held signs expressing “Freedom,” Peace and Love” during a silent march near their...

Students Learn All About Stayin’ Alive with CPR

Northview Charles Honey

Fireman Casey Quinn grabs his phone, takes a call from a student a few feet away and asks, “What’s your emergency?” The student reports there...

Area Students and Schools Make Holidays Brighter for Many Families

Caledonia Adrian Hirsch

Sparta’s Angel Tree & Toys-for-Tots Programs Ensure Area Families have Merry ChristmasSPARTA AREA SCHOOLS – by Adrian Hirsch Along with quality family time, the...

After 40 Years in Schools, Paskewicz Says Time is Right to Retire

Northview Charles Honey

As he completes his 40th year in public education, Northview Public Schools Superintendent Mike Paskewicz says he is ready to move on. “It just is...

Students Moved by Determined Runner’s Message

Northview Charles Honey

Some students wiped away tears after watching a video of Johnny Agar, a young man with cerebral palsy, straining mightily to complete the last...

…And the Books Just Keep on Coming!

Northview Charles Honey

When Emily Alt arrived this fall to teach English at Northview High School, she found her ninth-grade classroom library well-stocked with books. That was thanks...

Student for a Day: Lawmaker Learns about Schools from the Inside

Northview Charles Honey

No sooner had Michigan state Rep. Peter MacGregor returned to school for the first time in 32 years than he found himself taking a...

Teacher for a Morning: How Do They Do This All Day?

Northview Charles Honey

Energy. That’s the first thing it takes to teach a high school class, and it’s the last thing I have at 7:45 a.m. That was...

Superintendent Runs for GRCC Board

Northview Charles Honey

When Mike Paskewicz’s daughter, Jade, was a senior at Lee High School, the class adviser asked him and his wife, Ruth, if they would...

Students Fashion Recycled Plastic into ArtPrize Entry

Northview Charles Honey

Lilly Misner circled around a cascade of about 400 colorful decorations, looking for just the one she had created. “Where’s mine?” the Northview third-grader wondered...