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Parent-initiated Program: Muy Bien

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas, pies. That's the Spanish version of the children's song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," which McFall Elementary kindergartners were singing during their...

Looking for That Perfect Teacher Gift? Here’s One

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

For Lee Elementary parents having a tough time figuring out what to get their child's teacher for Christmas, skip the hand lotion and send...

Look Out Humans — Here Come the Robots

Caledonia Linda Odette

A robot made of Legos pushing around poop could lead to students being scientists and engineers. Settle down, it's not real poop. It's manure...

Filling a Need by Filling Backpacks

Byron Center Charles Honey

Surrounded by tubs and shelves bursting with food, Jenny Steele ticked off the numbers of children at half a dozen schools who would soon...

Fitness or Fundraiser: Why Not Do Both?

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Two more things are certain in life: Children who stay fit do better at school — and you have to fund-raise for your child's...

Before ArtPrize: Crosswalk Signs, Keeping Up, Basic Manners

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

ArtPrize venues were filled with students learning about art, but for one group it wasn't just about that — it was a way to...

New Alumni Group Forming

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

District graduates can register for a new alumni group at the Sept. 30 homecoming game. "We are still putting most of our time and...

Way Beyond ABC’s: Kindergartners Master a Growing List of Academic Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center’s Brown Elementary School kindergarten students are seated on a carpet in a big circle fronting a white board. They are making sense...

Is Play Still a Kindergarten Expectation?

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Ask any parent of a dinosaur lover who can identify an Apatosaurus atage 3 if learning occurs during play, and the answer is an...

A Positively Positive First Day

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

What is Your Dream? A big sheet of paper with a big question written in big letters and spread across 8-foot-long tables greeted high schoolers...

Clothes Pins, Hot Glue and Elmo

Comstock Park Linda Odette

District staff across Kent ISD busied themselves in the weeks and days leading up to today, readying their buildings and classrooms for students. Lowell Martha Hayden worked...

Unbreakable Spirit

Grads with Grit Linda Odette

A recent district grad who's lived his life with serious health problems is on his way to Harvard, an accomplishment that surprised even him. Justin...

This Track Team Gets What Winning is All About

Thornapple Kellogg Linda Odette

Matt Funk saw the members of his boys track team whispering back and forth before the 100-meter race at the district's meet and wondered...

Pressure Builds for SkillsUSA Nationals

East Grand Rapids Morgan Jarema

In a few weeks, Dominic Krupp will be part of a two-person team tasked with coming up with an idea for a short video,...

Breath + Balance = Better Learners

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...

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How creativity changes the world

Caledonia Student Showcase School News Network

Pathways of creativity and ingenuity have tempted the larger scope of humanity since its earliest ancestors... (Student Op-Ed by Jenna Waggoner)

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Friend, athlete, advocate uses abilities to help others

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Fourth-grade Choristers come together in song

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