Students give thumbs-up to cooler classrooms, roomier cafeteria
Thornapple Kellogg — As bond projects wrap up, Thornapple Kellogg High School teachers and students are thankful to have air conditioning in their building for the first time. The last building to...
View ArticleFaux toxic spill averted, thanks to teams of students
Thornapple Kellogg — It was an average Tuesday morning at Thornapple Kellogg High School, and then a class of physics students was called to be heroes. Teacher Charley Vickers tasked ordinary high...
View ArticleThey sure do clean up nice
Thornapple Kellogg — After football games, players leave the field and spectators leave the stands. At Thornapple Kellogg High School, a group of students stays behind to clean up the student section...
View ArticleA judge, a meteorologist and a firefighter walk into a school
Thornapple Kellogg —Page Elementary School students listened to two hairstylists present about what their jobs are like, and fifth-grader Joseph Webster asked an important question. “Do you get...
View ArticleStudents connect with veterans at ceremonies, tributes
At Thornapple Kellogg High School’s 13th Annual Veterans Day Program, students recognized local veterans through poems, stories and music Multi-districts — Local students took the time to connect...
View ArticleLooking back: Bigs and Littles find rewarding relationships
Editor’s Note: To celebrate our 10th anniversary, your School News Network team is re-publishing some early stories from each school district. We’re also updating some favorite profiles of students...
View ArticleMotion, and magnets and maps, oh my!
Lee Elementary third-graders learn about magnets, motion and maps during a series of lessons spread throughout all third-grade classrooms Thornapple Kellogg — Third-grader Yeselin Perez-Mendez was...
View ArticleSeason’s greetings from third-grade electricians
Lee Elementary third-graders create their own light-up holiday cards, guided by art teacher Becky Branch Thornapple Kellogg — At Lee Elementary school, echoes of a familiar holiday song wafted out...
View ArticleNew animal science class helps prepare future farmers
Thornapple Kellogg — In the new animal science class at Thornapple Kellogg High School, small groups of students examined photos of livestock, matching descriptive terms with the pictures. Fun fact –...
View ArticleGlobal School Play Day is serious work
Thornapple Kellogg, Wyoming — Little ones had their imaginations in full gear while making their own fun for an entire school day during the recent Global School Play Day. At McFall Elementary in...
View ArticleFamilies enjoy seeing history come to life
Thornapple Kellogg — Several influential figures, both from the past and present, shared their stories through fourth- and fifth-grade reenactors at Page Elementary School’s living wax museum....
View ArticleEducation leaders weigh in on free preschool, community college proposals
Multiple districts — Staffing remains the biggest issue on local education leaders’ minds as they prioritize budgets for the year ahead and beyond, while considering possible impacts of the state’s...
View ArticleCareer fair showcases many post-graduation paths
Thornapple Kellogg — At Thornapple Kellogg High School’s annual career fair, senior Giovana Daher discussed her interest in the connection between the mind and the body with a representative from the...
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