3:00 PM Oct 5, 2013
Education
(Courtesy photo/Holland Sentinel) About 400 Ottawa County children will not go to school Wednesday if the federal government stalemate continues.

Head Start impacted by shutdown

The federal government shutdown may seem far away in Washington, D.C., but it will hit home Wednesday for more than 400 Ottawa County children and their families when their Head Start child care and education programs are cut off.
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2:00 PM Oct 4, 2013
Education
(Courtesy photo/Paul Pretzer) Members of Fruitport High School’s Imagery group wear shirts with Lauren Sander’s initials to support her being on the Homecoming Court. Sander was crowned the 2013 Homecoming queen after the Sept. 27 football game.

Queen promotes the arts

When Lauren Sander’s classmates voted for her to be on their school's Homecoming Court, she took the opportunity to shine the light on the arts.
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8:00 AM Oct 4, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Computer teacher Kristin Krieger helps St. Mary's Catholic School eighth-grader Leah with a Google Chromebook.

Laptop learning

Instead of heading to the computer lab on Thursday, students at St. Mary’s Catholic School had computers come to them.
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12:00 PM Oct 3, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Robinson Elementary School students play on a new piece of playground equipment that was installed before the start of the school year.

It's playtime!

Robinson Elementary School students have another reason to look forward to recess time.
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12:55 PM Oct 1, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Hailey, right, and her new preschool friend have a picnic.

A great start

Children playing filled a portable classroom at Jeffers Elementary School on Monday.
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10:00 AM Sep 30, 2013
Education
Mark Neidlinger

Walden Green gets new director

A local Montessori school will soon be under the leadership of a new director.
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8:00 AM Sep 30, 2013
Education
(Tribune file photo/Krystle Wagner) Lake Hills Elementary School students board a bus during the school’s open house in August.

Keeping the bus ride safe

As parents send their children off to school on the bus, they can rest assure that it will be a safe ride.
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6:00 PM Sep 28, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) White Pines Middle School students work on an in-class activity after discussing a chapter of “Out of My Mind.”

Reading for respect

Students at White Pines Middle School and Grand Haven High School are reading two different books to examine bullying, tolerance and having respect for others.
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1:00 PM Sep 27, 2013
Education
(MCT photo/ Jeff Willhelm ) Lewis Kasparek, left, a SAT prep tutors, works with high school junior Emily Herron. The former teacher has been working with students since the 1980s to prepare for college readiness examinations.

Michigan SAT scores in top 10

Students scored higher on average on the SAT college admissions test this year than last.
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2:00 PM Sep 25, 2013
Education
(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) A White Pines Middle School student uses an interactive board during class.

GHAPS looks at future needs

As Grand Haven staff and students get into the swing of the new school year, the district’s school board is looking to the future. And that could bring a bond proposition before district voters.
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