GRPS
KVO/CBOT students remember 9-11
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 09-13-2012 under NONPROFITS
KVO/CBOT, along with the entire Grand Rapids Public School, were asked, by Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal, M.Ed, to participate and remember the victims of 911 with a moment of silence. With classrooms throughout the greater Grand...
City, schools join forces to inform local citizens with We Are GR initiative
by (Holly)
Submitted 08-02-2012 under NEWS
This week, the City of Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) revealed their most recent collaboration, We Are GR. We are GR is a triannual publication, augmented by a website, Facebook page and Twitter account, that aims to provide...
Cook Arts Center hosts student exhibit of artwork centered on immigration, injustice
by (GAAH)
Submitted 05-30-2012 under NONPROFITS
Almost three months ago, teacher Alex Escamilla's 8th grade journalism students sat in the art studio at the Cook Arts Center, waiting to be introduced to local artist Reyna Garcia. Some of them chatted while others goofed off, and a few waited...
LINC joins statewide collaborative calling for an increased commitment to education
by (LINC UP)
Submitted 02-28-2012 under NONPROFITS
On Thursday March 1, 2012, LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. will join with the Michigan Organizing Collaborative, the Micah Center and the community as a whole to shift our state’s conversation towards education. A press conference will be...
KVO & CBOT work in collaboration with Kent County Health Department
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 01-10-2012 under NONPROFITS
Life skills are a large part of the KVO & CBOT’s curriculum. What are life skills? These are skills that many of us may take for granted. Yet the students in Grand Rapids Public Schools Kent Vocational Options program, serving student with...
Continuum of instruction provided for local special education services
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 12-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
As you may have read in our December 2nd article, Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training (KVO & CBOT) works in cooperation with Grand Rapids Public Schools Nutrition Services to provide vocational training to...
Students from ADC, Mulick Park participate in Santa Parade
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 11-22-2011 under NONPROFITS
Students from the Academy of Design and Construction at Union High School participated in this year’s Art Van Santa Parade presented by the Grand Rapids Jaycees this past weekend. This is the second consecutive year that the Academy of Design...Burton Teacher Selected as FOX 17 Teacher of the Week
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 11-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
On November 4th, FOX-17 selected Deb Pena as the Teacher of the Week. Mrs. Pena is a first grade teacher at Burton Elementary who has been with the school for 17 years. As a bi-lingual teacher in both English and Spanish, Mrs. Pena...
Community forum discussed future of GRPS
by (alexfluegel)
Submitted 11-03-2011 under NEWS
On Tuesday, November 1, GR V.O.I.C.E. (Volunteer Opportunities and Involvement with Community Education) hosted a community forum at Gerald R. Ford Middle School to discuss the future of Grand Rapids Public Schools, including the upcoming...
UPREP Principal Daniel Williams included in Grand Rapids Business Journal's 40 Under Forty Class of 2011
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 10-31-2011 under NONPROFITS
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Grand Rapids Business Journal announced the 40 Under Forty Class of 2011. Among them was Grand Rapids Public Schools' very own, Daniel Williams, Principal of Grand Rapids University Prepatory Academy. On behalf...