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Discovery of 1959 time capsule makes local history tangible

Sparta Janice Holst

Ever wonder what high school students were thinking about 60 years ago? Soon, today’s students and the rest of us will find some clues...

Mental health checks and career exploration find virtual home in school districts

Multi Districts Janice Holst

A tool students can use with their phones is opening doors to careers -- many of them local -- and giving administrators a read on emotional wellness...

Visual performing arts elective lets students explore broadcasting

Sparta Janice Holst

The daily newscast includes in- and out-of-school topics...

‘This time it is continued learning’

Sparta Janice Holst

One school’s switch from in-person to virtual education last week was nearly seamless, especially when compared with the forced school closure in March...

‘Even though it is extra work, I don’t mind the changes’

Sparta Janice Holst

Teachers of specialty subjects — art, music and physical education — share their experiences after the pandemic prompts changes to class procedures...

Homecoming, modified

School 2.0 Janice Holst

The coronavirus pandemic has forced school districts to make changes to the ways they celebrate some annual traditions...

Restoring the land, one tree at a time

Sparta Janice Holst

Appleview Elementary students and other community volunteers are helping bring back native plants to a section of land around their school, thanks to local grants and the efforts of a retired teacher...

New VP says ‘It feels like joining a family’

Sparta Janice Holst

Aaron Romoslawski is the new vice principal of Sparta High School. He takes over for Stacey Rumsey, who was named Sparta High School principal last spring...

Open spaces key to new middle school

Sparta Janice Holst

The new building is designed for collaborative learning but its unique open spaces can be utilized for increased social distancing demands during the pandemic...

Here come the students; schools try to be ‘prepared for everything’

Back to School 2.0 Charles Honey

Area school districts have to be able to switch instruction plans if the pandemic fires up again, and be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in one of their schools...

Families need to choose either full-time virtual or in-school learning

Sparta Janice Holst

The Sparta reopening plan is an either-or proposition between face-to-face instruction or virtual learning...

Leaving a Lasting Legacy

Meet the Future Janice Holst

Sparta High School senior credited with multiple advances in school’s technology programming...

Pedals to the metal for learning’s sake

Sparta Janice Holst

Motivation to finish the school year strong was boosted by giveaways of bicycles and other prizes...

Parade of graduates

Sparta Janice Holst

Seniors from Sparta High School were honored by the community on May 29 with their own graduation parade...

Learning about home, at home

School 2.0 Janice Holst

A piece of area history through the eyes of an eighth grader who, via an optional enrichment class exercise, produced a photo essay on her family’s home...

Food, farming, science come together in mobile lessons

Sparta Janice Holst

FARM lab is the brainchild of a group of farmers working with 26 Michigan county farm bureaus, spearheaded by local dairy farmer Renee McCauley...

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