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Meet the Future

Creative, innovative, imaginative … Many of today’s students are all that and more in a vast variety of interest areas. Meet the Future features students with exceptional and unusual gifts.

‘Seeing the world through the eyes of someone else’

East Grand Rapids Beth Heinen Bell
Whether it’s reading ancient Greek texts in their original language or discovering how one’s native language can affect perspective, everything about linguistics is intriguing to this recent graduate...

Change begins with love

Northview Morgan Jarema
This Northview High senior says her action is about more than a particular cause; it boils down to love...

Doing good well

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach
Harpreet Kaur has a passion for connecting with others of different faiths...

A black belt in space

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Earth will be safe with this future black-belt astronaut...

Creator and innovator

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
For this Rockford senior, his decision to pursue engineering started with a bag of Legos...

Rider’s experience guided by love, respect for horses

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
This one-person equestrian team is awarded for cleaning stalls, pitching in...

Avid outdoorsman aims to be one of his generation’s change-makers

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
This Grandville High senior and police officer-to-be is committed to showing integrity and serving the Grand Rapids community...

Designing his own path, one stone and planting at a time

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
When this high school senior visits a park these days, he’s thinking about the types of trees planted there or wondering about the placement of a walkway. And he loves it...
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‘Music is about saying things without words’

Meet the Future Morgan Jarema
Senior Elijah Cosby plays virtually every percussion instrument, including drum set, marimba, xylophone and timpani...

Nationally ranked in jiu-jitsu, she’s more than ‘pretty good’ 

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
This sixth-grader is fast becoming a pre-teen powerhouse in the sporting world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning national rankings and competing with teens nearly twice her age...

Car enthusiast, shutterbug, entrepreneur

Rockford Beth Heinen Bell
Like many, this high school junior sought new ways to keep busy during the early days of COVID-19 shutdowns and quarantines. He’s now the owner/photographer of Mitten Project, a car photography business...

Math whiz, student surveyor, star-gazer

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema
This Eastern High School sophomore developed a survey this year to learn what areas her peers struggle with most. Programs to address what she found have already started...
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Peacocks, goats, Legos: this fifth-grade farmer does it all

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell
Not many fifth-graders can say that they live on an exotic peafowl and pheasant farm. But to Cole, life on the farm is hard to describe because it’s just… life...

Three-dimensional thinker

Meet the Future Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
She’s designing her life, from the roof trusses to her dream home to how she will impact others...

Poet uses words to empower others, inspire change

Meet the Future Alexis Stark
Senior Thang Lian’s award-winning poetry tells his story. His activism shows his passion for his home country and making a difference...

No blueprints required for this handy problem-solver

Meet the Future Charles Honey
Whether helping rebuild a car’s front end or custom-making a cabinet for the school’s front office, this high school senior has a special talent for coming up with designs and putting them together...
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