GRPS
Westside school to host lasagna dinner to raise funds for camp
by (KatieBEitzen)
Submitted 02-16-2016 under NEWS
Shawmut Hills School fifth graders are hosting their 5th Annual Lasagna Dinner on Friday, February 19 to support their 5th Grade Camp Fund. The students are working to raise $4500 to get all of them to Camp Manitou-Lin this coming April....
Parent driven advocacy organization works with GRPS to ensure students' needs are being met
by (SNAAKC)
Submitted 02-05-2016 under NONPROFITS
It started with a Facebook post. And another. And then another. Parents at Lincoln Developmental Center, a Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) school that serves students with the most complex special needs throughout Kent County, were being notified...
Young writers at Harrison Park Elementary to share community stories on The Rapidian
by (Harrison Park M...)
Submitted 12-02-2015 under NONPROFITS
Harrison Park Media Team reporters interviewed themselves for their first article on The Rapidian. The students have been writing for their school newspaper since September and are now writing for the broader Grand Rapids community. The Media Team...
Robots are here! Volunteers needed
by (wmcat)
Submitted 11-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
In Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) students are building robots, competing and winning. Robotics goes way beyond science fiction today and has become an integral part of developing strong STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills...
City High Middle School to host 7th annual Recycled Art Market
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 11-03-2015 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City High Middle School is hosting its 7th Annual Recycled Art Market this coming Saturday, November 7. The art market will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Up from the 17 artists hosted in the first year, this year’s event will host 70-...
GRPS Director of Communications explains major bond proposal up for vote on Tuesday, November 3
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 10-27-2015 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) bond proposal is up for a vote on November 3, 2015. The $175 million dollar bond proposal would add 2.1 mills to property tax bills, an annual cost of $103.50 for the owner of a $100,000 house, according...
Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center presents The Sketches that Lived
by (Grand Rapids Cr...)
Submitted 10-07-2015 under NONPROFITS
On Wednesday, October 21, the Creative Youth Center (CYC), where kids become published authors, will host "The Sketches that Lived," a performance written and inspired by CYC kids and performed by professional adult actors. The show...
Burton Middle School principal, staff welcome students with Red Carpet Event
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 09-08-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
As students head back to Grand Rapids Public Schools today, Burton Middle School (2133 Buchanan Ave SW) has literally rolled out the red carpet for them. "The Red Carpet Event was organized to encourage students to return back to school for...
Long time Westsider works to build community as Union High School's new football coach
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 08-11-2015 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Rick Angstman, recently hired as the new Head Varsity Football Coach for Union High School for Grand Rapids Public Schools, says his job as the football coach is not just passing along a love of football to the teens at Union- but is also a channel...
High school student college program might not be Bound Upward
by (kelseymay)
Submitted 08-05-2015 under OPINION
It takes a stalwart kid to voluntarily attend summer school. Every summer, Grand Valley State University hosts a chapter of Upward Bound, a national program that encourages high school students to embrace a college-bound mindset, preparing for the...