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Sep 2, 2010
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Kentwood wins grant for sidewalks at Meadowlawn Elementary
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Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres... KENTWOOD -- Meadowlawn Elementary students could find the way to school paved with new sidewalks, a crosswalk and additional lights this spring. The school district partnered with the city in obtaining a Michigan Department of Transportation "Safe Routes to School" grant. City officials say they hope the $71,135 award is only the first of the grant money. "We've got two more joint applications with the school (that) the state is reviewing right now," said Pat Hughes, the city's assistant engineer. "We're extremely hopeful -- especially after receiving this grant -- that we'll be able to get more." Read the full article at MLive.com
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Aug 24, 2010
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Program offering shoes to children expands from Grand Rapids
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GRAND RAPIDS -- Piles of cardboard boxes filled with shoes rested haphazardly in a fenced-off section of In the Image's store on South Division Avenue on Friday. But come Tuesday, the shoes will be organized by size onto shelves, and local elementary students and their parents will find the perfect pair of shoes for the upcoming school year with the help of more than 260 volunteers. Read the full article at MLive.com
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Aug 23, 2010
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2009-2010 Annual Education Reports
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Aug 19, 2010
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Kentwood Student Wins National Essay Contest
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In case you missed it this morning, one of our Kentwood students, Quynh Tran and her awesome coach(Natalie Juzwiak, Explorer paraprofessional) were on 8 West on Wood TV this morning. Quynh Tran, a 5th grader at Explorer Elementary last year, won an essay contest thru Girls on the Run that was sponsored by Dove. She was one of the top 10 in the nation, and wrote about how Girls on the Run makes you fearless! Her essay can be read on the gotr.org website. Quynh won $500 and the Girls on the Run Kent County received $3500, which can help purchase 100 pairs of shoes! Here she is on the news!
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Aug 17, 2010
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Updated Registration Packets - Multiple Languages
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Aug 11, 2010
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MLive: Football will never be the same......
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Jean MacDonald, August 05, 2010 4:16 p.m. It's that time of year when the air crisps, crowds start to gather, smelly socks and small black pellets from the turf accumulate on my floors, and there is a thrill in the air that can only signal that football is about to begin. I am an avid football fan, a crazy football mom (I have 4 kids who play on the middle school, high school and college levels) and one who looks forward to the proverbial "bleacher butt" --- I love the game! It is a passion! However this year it's a bit different. Although the passion is still there, the excitement is building, and the black pellets are still covering the floors, my heart aches. My dear friend of over 25 years will not be a part of it all. Coach Jeff Bosma will watch from the heavens this season. Jeff passed away earlier this spring, and I miss my friend. View the full article at MLive.com
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