Parade of Nations is celebration of diversity
WEBMar 11, 2024 · The event has become a tradition in the district’s 10 elementary schools. In the most diverse district in the state, it’s a way to celebrate culture and the strengths of diversity, organizers said.Townline’s event included Taste of Nations, with ethnic dishes for students to sample, student-led poetry, song and rap, and traditional Ethiopian dancers.
Byron Center K-4 moves into newly renovated building
WEBAug 23, 2024 · A look inside Byron Center’s fourth, newly renovated elementary school, Heritage Elementary, on the first day Aug. 21. Byron Center — Byron Center’s newly renovated elementary building opened its doors to students this week.. Heritage Elementary, named from a community contest for the generations of students who attended school in the building, houses kindergarten through fourth grade.
What do you like best about school? - School News Network
WEBMay 3, 2023. In this final installment of our student roundtable, the high school panelists share what they enjoy about school, and what makes them feel connected. Editor’s note: While School News Network prioritizes student voice in our articles, we know there is so much more to tell. We believe to truly tell the stories that need to be told ...
History-making superintendent comes back home to lead Godfrey …
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Godfrey-Lee — Godfrey Lee’s new superintendent, Arnetta Thompson, originally thought she wanted to be a physician.. In a biology class at Tennessee Technological University, Thompson said one of her professors noticed her patience while working with lab partners and asked if she ever considered becoming a teacher.
Why do most schools start before Labor Day? Several reasons
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Multiple districts — A top of mind question for many at the start of the 2024-25 school year: If the state mandates schools to start after Labor Day, why are so many starting before then, and so early?. It is true that in 2005, the Michigan Legislature passed a law that mandated schools to start after Labor Day. Signed by then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the law, which went into effect in 2006 ...
GRPS graduation rate tops state average for first time
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Grand Rapids — Grand Rapids Public Schools’ 2023 graduation rates were the district’s highest in recent history, and also topped the state average for the first time ever.. In a recent statement, GRPS announced that its graduation rate for the 2022-23 school year rocketed past 82%, and Superintendent Leadriane Roby elaborated on the data during a Feb. 26 press conference.
Middle-schoolers tell what they’re excited to learn about this year
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Sparta Middle School students share what they’re most excited to learn this year. Sparta — As the 2024-25 academic year gets underway for students in Kent County, School News Network is visiting several area schools to see what kids are excited about learning in the year ahead.. At Sparta Middle School, sixth-grader Taylor DeBoer, seventh-grader Miles Kohn and eighth-grader Natalie Wood ...
School staff, families join community theater in the most delightful ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Byron Center — West Middle School math teacher Jeff Gdowski had a jolly holiday this summer as a cast member in Van Singel Fine Arts Center’s production of “Mary Poppins.”. He plays several parts in the show, mainly as Neleus the statue in the park and a chimney sweep during the well-known dance number “Step In Time.”
Middle school fishing club lures students
WEBJun 5, 2023 · Sparta — Fish stories abound at Sparta Middle School. And the growing middle school fishing club has pictures to back up those stories, pictures that are generating enthusiasm for the club aimed at getting students outside. Sixth-grader Kayden Holmes fondly remembered catching two bass. Sixth-grader …
District breaks ground on new fifth- and sixth-grade building
WEBJun 2, 2021 · Byron Center — Come fall of 2023, about 700 fifth- and sixth graders will have a new Nickels Intermediate School building. The district recently broke ground to begin construction on the two-story building, which will feature lots of open space, break-out rooms, a courtyard and other learning areas.