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Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Downward dog time in Jasmine Koster's kindergarten room finds students on all fours, hands pressed on the floor aligned with their shoulders, and knees...

Parent Volunteers Prop Up Odyssey of the Mind Competition

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Many mothers, fathers, relatives and friends supporting Odyssey of the Mind teams find out it's not just an odyssey for the students when their...

More Than the Next Move – Chess Builds Skills

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Research has shown students who play chess do well at several things. They are better problem-solvers; have improved concentration and memory; higher spatial reasoning,...

Students Advise Superintendent on School Culture, Needs

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
It's not often students get invited to lunch with the superintendent, and that they get a chance to ask about anything at school, but...

Area Special Education Teams Shoot and Score!

Byron Center School News Network
Kenowa Hills High School recently hosted for the second year a regional Special Olympics basketball tournament. Schools from Byron Center, Sparta, Forest Hills, Thornapple...

Extreme Makeover, Mascot Edition

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
A scraggly mascot doesn't convey the image of a sports team to be reckoned with, so Thornapple Kellogg School District officials say it's time...

Water Donation: ‘Anyone Can Make a Difference’

Grand Rapids Charles Honey
Two students helped teacher Peggy Luebs unload three cases of bottled water from her car, each containing 40bottles she bought on special at Costco....

Students Rock the Holidays for Toddlers

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Twenty area children got surprise visits from Santa and his elves the week before Christmas and unwrapped wooden rocking toys built by Thornapple Kellogg...

Service Day All About Giving

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
It's the season for giving and Thornapple Kellogg High School students do it big on the last day before winter break. For several years, the...

Passionate Team Embraces New Learners of English

Issues in Education Linda Odette
Growing numbers of English-language learners led Thornapple Kellogg Schools to hire its first ELL district coordinator this year and create a team that's passionate...

Dear Congressman: Love the Beard, But Not the System

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Everyone complains about politics -- even seniors in high school. Shepherd Trickle, a student in Thornapple Kellogg's government class taught by Jerry Robinson, is one...

Showing Respect for Community’s Veterans

Forest Hills Charles Honey
School districts across Kent ISD marked Veterans Day in ways big and small on Wednesday. Here’s a sample of how a few schools honored...

School Rules: Strictly by the Book

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Kelli Wegner is changing students’ lives at Thornapple Kellogg schools. Why? Because she has the power to take their cell phones away, thanks to the...

If You Park It They Will Come

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
A big, old Thornapple Kellogg School District bus parked along the M-37 highway in a farmer's field land is an attempt to attract substitute...

Improvements in Schools, and Around Them, Greet Students This Fall

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
Students will have new computers, safer schools, and ride buses that save money and are better for the environment when they return to Thornapple...

New Sex Ed Program Created for Special Education Students

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette
After more than two years of researching sex education teaching materials for cognitively impaired students, Thornapple Kellogg School District will put in place a...
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