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Your Dream is Our Dream

This series brings you conversations with students from all levels of education about their dreams and the educators who ignite and inspire them. You can also listen to students talk about their dreams via the Your Dream is Our Dream podcast, hosted by WGVU Public Media.

Tour sparked interest in welding

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
This senior credits teachers for encouraging his interest in the trade.

Future dispatcher: ‘Knowing you are helping people is amazing’

Lowell Erin Albanese
This junior’s dream is to be the behind-the-scenes connector, ensuring help gets to people in the event of an emergency.

When he builds it, they will strum

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Caledonia High School junior Andrew Barnum dreams of building handcrafted guitars, among his other creative, athletic and scientific interests.  

Aspiring thespian helps younger students find joy in theater

East Grand Rapids Riley Kelley
Her dream is to be on stage, so this middle-schooler volunteers to help out with theater productions at Wealthy Elementary.

Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports 

Kent ISD School News Network
How can esports tie to careers? Listen to thoughts on gaming and its possibilities from Lowell High School senior and gamer Jonny Rapelje.

Same family, different major goals

Northview Beth Heinen Bell
Twins Christian and Xander both have big plans for the future, yet you won’t find them working together. We recently spoke with the pair about their (very individual) dreams and how their school is helping them get there.

Inspired by Taylor Swift, she wants to be on stage

Caledonia Alexis Stark
Fourth-grader Gabby Farrell dreams of following in the footsteps of her favorite singer and traveling the world.

Scholarship winner has her eyes on the stars 

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Hana Hasanovic’s dream is to work for NASA, and she’s one giant leap closer thanks to a University of Michigan aerospace engineering scholarship.

Her dream: to sing on Broadway 

Byron Center Alexis Stark
Byron Center High School senior Alyssa Sherman dreams of singing on Broadway and, eventually, on the stage of her own theater.

‘You can do anything and everything’

Godfrey-Lee Alexis Stark
This Godfrey Lee High School senior plans a future as a mechanical engineer.

His heart is in the health care field

Grand Rapids Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
It was people in the healthcare field who noticed his caring nature and encouraged Union High junior Josaiah Robertson to consider pursuing healthcare as a career.

To be or not to be, or to just be all the things

Grandville Beth Heinen Bell
This fifth-grader has a whole host of dreams for his future, and while he doesn’t know what direction life will take him, he’s excited for it all. 

Students connect their dreams to careers, college

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Townline Elementary students had a chance to explore their dreams with professionals who talked about cooking, music, fashion and college opportunities.

‘What is your dream?’ Students interview one another

Kentwood Erin Albanese
What do students say when they interview  one another about their dreams? The darndest things. Check out these responses.

She found the perfect marriage of music & helping

Kelloggsville Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Music can heal. She hopes to deliver just what the doctor ordered.

Varied interests, goals, all nurtured at school

Kent City Beth Heinen Bell
Junior Amy Sytsma is a talented mathematician and budding engineer who is also heavily involved in the creative arts. School News Network spoke with her about her dreams for the future.
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