10:26 AM Jan 27, 2012
Education

GHHS math teacher takes leave to volunteer in Peru

John Mauro said his passion for math adds up to more than just a teaching degree. Mauro graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2000, with a secondary education certificate in math and physics. He earned a master's degree in educational technology in 2008.
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7:09 AM Jan 27, 2012
Education

Local musicians show young students dreams can come true close to home

Local singer-songwriter Garrett Borns and drummer Scott Pellegrom presented back-to-back performances for Griffin Elementary School students on Wednesday, helping the two musicians celebrate the release of Borns' new CD, "A Dream Between.'
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7:08 AM Jan 23, 2012
Education

Lakeshore Middle School students participate in school spelling bee

Thirty students from Lakeshore Middle School took part in a schoolwide spelling bee in front of their peers on Friday.
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4:00 PM Jan 18, 2012
Education

GHAPS transportation fleet receives state award

Grand Haven Area Public Schools was recently awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Michigan State Police for successful school bus safety inspections.
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1:00 PM Jan 18, 2012
Education

Arts academy students prepare to ‘Dance for Change’

Outside, it was gloomy and grim; but inside were bright lights, bright faces, and girls and boys focused on performance - as 18 dance students at the West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics practiced for their Thursday night benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore.
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10:29 AM Jan 18, 2012
Education

GHAPS Board approves reconfiguration plans

Grand Haven schools will undergo two major changes next school year: all-day kindergarten and Young Fives programs, and building shifts for grades 5-8.
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11:30 AM Jan 16, 2012
Education

School realignment proposal on Tuesday’s agenda

The Grand Haven school board will discuss the district's proposed realignment during its meeting Tuesday night.
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12:30 PM Dec 21, 2011
Education

Muskegon Heights’ schools finances getting review

The state this week plans to launch a preliminary review of Muskegon Heights Public Schools' finances.
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10:01 AM Dec 20, 2011
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Second-graders sing for Salvation Army

Olivia Bates didn't know what The Salvation Army was, but she planned to ask her teacher once she got back to the classroom on Monday afternoon. Olivia, 7, was one of 16 students in Marlene Guzek's class that sang Christmas songs by The Salvation Army's red kettles at three stops on Monday.
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8:00 PM Dec 16, 2011
Education

MCC to hold GH ‘office hours’

Representatives from Muskegon Community College will be at a downtown Grand Haven coffee shop on Dec. 21 to answer questions about tuition, areas of study, financial aid and what's needed to start college in January.
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