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High-schoolers share thoughts on school safety, engagement & more

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Godwin Heights sophomores interview peers about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

An ambitious county-wide initiative aims to increase the number of students taking classes that teach them career skills and prepare them for the workforce.

Teacher Academy students design their future classrooms

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

First-year Teacher Academy students designed classrooms with a focus on the developmental needs of their students.

Touched by tragedies, social worker educates families on safe gun storage

All Districts School News Network

Social worker Eunice Benavidez, who’s lost family members to gun violence, talks about a safe gun storage initiative she leads at Kelloggsville Public Schools.

Sixth-graders honor youngest Holocaust victims

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Middle-school students join millions in remembering with butterflies the child victims of the Holocaust.

State of the Student tackles four big topics

All Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Area students were center stage at the annual “Listen. Learn. Lead.” event to share their thoughts about mental health, school safety, engagement and belonging.

Simulated crime ties science, critical thinking & data analysis

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

A forensics class incorporates life skills as students act as investigators to solve a murder.

High-schoolers talk mental health with education leaders, legislators

Multi Districts Erin Albanese

What can schools do to support student mental health and make connections? Students shared their thoughts on how and why it’s so important to them.

Making connections to motivate students

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Math and science teacher Dipti Singh helps students catch up on credits at the Godwin Heights Learning Center.

Cultural fair: Students share countries, culture

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

TEAM 21 students learn about the cultures of about a dozen different countries represented in the middle school community.

Mobile program provides glimpse of hands-on trades opportunities

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

High-schoolers took virtual tours and tested their construction skills through the Schools to Tools program.

No cell phones in class? It’s a good thing, student and principal say

Podcasts School News Network

Five years after Forest Hills adopted a policy severely restricting cell-phone use during the school day, we talk to a student and principal about how that’s working out.

Growing skills and knowledge by cultivating produce

Multi Districts Alexis Stark

Collaborative efforts between Kent ISD and nonprofit H.O.P.E. Gardens resulted in districts receiving the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant to help sustain school garden education and infrastructure.

Second-graders learn about communities by doing

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Writing cards and choosing books for young patients at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital provides a lesson about community.

Real-world scenarios meet STEM fun

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

STEM night activities give families an opportunity to see what students are learning in classrooms.

U.S. Rep. Scholten weighs in on national issues affecting local schools

All Districts Beth Heinen Bell

U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten recently sat down with SNN to discuss career and technical education, the upcoming election and more.

Kent County Cup winner finds new career focus through esports

Student broadcaster pushes for positive coverage in advisory role

Retired teachers return as mentors

Friend, athlete, advocate uses abilities to help others

Marshmallows & math make for a sweet multiplication lesson

Senior makes artistic mark on snowplow

Initiative aims to double enrollment in career & technical education by 2030

Fourth-grade Choristers come together in song

High-schoolers share thoughts on school safety, engagement & more

Student broadcaster pushes for positive coverage in advisory role

On podcast, teen shares about major loss, forgiveness & gratitude

Poet pens work celebrating school library’s achievement

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