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In its first year, high school orchestra makes ‘magical’ music

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Now in its first year at the high school and fourth year overall, the Rockford strings program has quickly grown bigger since it began at the middle school level. About 270 students are part of it, including nearly 40 in the high school ensemble.

‘He took the reins, and we moved forward’

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Michael Shibler is in his 50th year in education, including 29 as superintendent of Rockford Public Schools. But in a profession not known for longevity, Shibler shows no signs of slowing down

Local students push for change in wake of Florida school shooting

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Students at City High/Middle School are joining the ranks of a national student-led movement to make their schools safer, stepping up where adults have failed to act

Foundation Commits $90k to Teen Mental Health

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With problems of teen anxiety, depression and suicide on the rise, the Rockford Education Foundation decided it was time to step up its efforts...

Marching in King’s Footsteps for Justice and Kindness

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On the day that people across America honored the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students at area schools did their part to carry...

Student’s Design Graces Cover of District RAMS Report

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Senior Hunter Denman didn’t know a lot about the RAMS reports, the Rockford Action Model for Success the district produces every three years to guide its educational goals. But he knew enough to design a cover for it.

Students Get the Lowdown on High-Tech Jobs

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Remington Switzer has been “messing with computers” for most of his life, loves gaming and is interested in a career in programming. But visiting...

Fourth-grade Hero Saves Dad’s Life with Quick Thinking

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Heroes don't have to wear capes and leap tall buildings. Sometimes they just wear shy smiles and think fast. That's what Belmont Elementary fourth-grader Lucas...

A Survivor’s Story: ‘I Did Not Want to Feel’

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Austin Eubanks' testimony of trauma, addiction and recovery was compelling and terrifying, beginning with horrific sounds of the Columbine High School mass shooting. He played...

Community Forum Puts Local Names to Opioid Crisis

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Austin Eubanks’ trauma began the morning of April 20, 1999, when a dozen of his classmates -- including his best friend hiding under a...

Headed to High School? Let’s Get Ready

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Eighth-graders Tailynn Dersh and Kathryn Gates look over their life choices on a piece of paper, bags of beans in hand. Tailynn has a...

What Does This Artwork Meme to You?

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When assigned to create a portrait of someone she admires, Megan Lindeboom didn’t have to look far: Grand Rapids’ own Betty Ford, First Lady...

Rockford’s Roguewood Elementary says ‘bienvenido’ to School News Network

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If you want to look into what is going on in schools around West Michigan, there is a tool that gives you the inside...

New Facilities a Boon to Arts and Athletics

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Eva Bultman played clarinet to the accompaniment of Beckett Vigh on piano, in the spacious new band room of Rockford High School. Outside, more...

Students Protect the Rogue, Leaving a Legacy

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A little less stormwater will flow into the Rogue River this summer, and hopefully less litter and pollutants too, thanks to a joint project...

From Rockford, Con Amor

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Sidney Gardner held a ribbon against a yardstick, Madalynn Fulton extended a weight attached to the ribbon, and Carter Powell and Carlos Newman stood...

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Students reflect on benefits of yoga, family game time

Motor City Nostalgia Takes ‘Best of Show’

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She nurtures them, and they bring her joy

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‘They teach me to be a better version of myself’

Educator focuses on cultivating passions

Full symphony orchestra joins strings & marching band

Marching band showcase culminates ‘big effort every day’

Real-world scenarios meet STEM fun

ArtPrize exhibit honors veterans & their stories

Same family, different major goals

Summer internship leads to national news segment

What do you want to learn? Zinser students weigh in

These middle-schoolers strive to be strong readers

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