GRPS
Bullying Can Hurt Children
by (GAAH News Bureau)
Submitted 06-20-2013 under NONPROFITS
Bullying happens to everyone, any time and any place. Some students from different schools of Grand Rapids, Michigan still do bullying to other students, because they want to hurt them. Or simply they just want to do it because they think it’s...
The world full of bullies
by (GAAH News Bureau)
Submitted 06-19-2013 under NONPROFITS
All around the world people are bullied. It doesn’t matter if it’s at school, in public or at one of their houses. Bullies do many harmful things. They hurt people’s feelings, kill them or bully them so bad that it leads to suicide...
Time For A Change
by (GAAH News Bureau)
Submitted 06-18-2013 under NONPROFITS
Bullying in school is a worldwide problem that can have negative consequences. Students have the right to learn in a safe environment without fear. Many people in the United States are getting bullied. Most of them are teenagers. Today, students are...
SWCC student taunted in hallways
by (GAAH News Bureau)
Submitted 06-17-2013 under NONPROFITS
A SWCC [Southwest Community Campus] female student fell into a deep depression after months of listening to brutal remarks from fellow students. She was mocked repeatedly in the hallways. She was tired of all of the hurtful comments. They’d...
Kent County Parks Foundation partners with GRPS on sustainability project
by (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 05-24-2013 under NEWS
The Kent County Parks Foundation (KCPF) continues its community education partnership with Sibley Elementary as part of Grand Rapids Public Schools' (GRPS) Transformation Plan. On May 14 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. at Millennium...
DITA hosts Education Day for local students at Wealthy Theatre
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 05-16-2013 under NONPROFITS
April 30 marked the first ever Dance in the Annex (DITA) Education Day. On this day, three events drew students from around the city to Wealthy Theatre, to learn about the science of stage lighting, the importance of colors and costumes, and the...
WMCAT teen headed to Carnegie Hall to receive award
by (wmcat)
Submitted 03-29-2013 under NONPROFITS
WMCAT Teen Artist Jason Bursley won a national Silver Key from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for photography. Bursley, his mom Erin Bursley and WMCAT staff are traveling to New York City in May so Jason Bursley can receive his award in...
Open Letter to Theresa Weatherall Neal, Supertintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools
by (crestongr)
Submitted 11-30-2012 under NONPROFITS
Thank you for the opportunity to talk. I have lived in Northeast Grand Rapids all my life except for a couple of college years. My K-12 education was in the Grand Rapids Christian Schools; my wife also grew up in NE Grand Rapids but attended GRPS [...
GRPS to hold community meetings for proposed Transformation Plan
by (Holly)
Submitted 11-02-2012 under NEWS
Following the release of the proposed Transformation Plan from Grand Rapids Public Schools, the administration is holding a series of parent-student-community meetings to help those affected get informed and ask questions. "Superintendent Neal...
Interfaith Service and Discussion at Dominican Center
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 09-14-2012 under NONPROFITS
Prayer Service and Discussion Sunday, September 16 In support of the International Day of Peace, the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids are hosting a prayer service and discussion. All are invited to Dominican Chapel at Marywood this Sunday, September...