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(Courtesy photo) Spring Lake Intermediate School fifth-grade teacher Norm Greene dressed as a trumpeter swan as Holmes Elementary School and the intermediate school kicked off reading “Trumpet of the Swan” by E.B. White.

'One Book, Two Schools'

Holmes Elementary School and Spring Lake Intermediate School kicked off March is Reading Month with an assembly at the middle school on Monday.

11:00 AM Mar 5, 2014

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Spring Lake High School junior Brittaney Neuman, right, works on an in-class project.

Advanced learning

When Grand Haven High School junior Connor Davison heard about the Northwest Ottawa County Early College Initiative, he thought it was “too good to be true.”

7:00 AM Mar 1, 2014

(Tribune file photo/Krystle Wagner) A Walden Green Montessori student takes notes during class.

Test scores released

Local administrators say the Fall 2013 Michigan Educational Assessment Program test scores reflect their schools’ recent efforts.

10:00 AM Feb 28, 2014

School groups pitch alternative to Snyder's budget

Michigan school groups have countered Gov. Rick Snyder's K-12 budget plan with one of their own that would give districts more per student by eliminating line-item spending that benefits a smaller number of students.

1:00 PM Feb 26, 2014

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) A Mary A. White Elementary School kindergartner works on flashcards in class on Tuesday.

Kindergarten kickoff

In the upcoming weeks, families in the Fruitport, Grand Haven and Spring Lake school districts will learn about kindergarten, meet staff and get acquainted with the school buildings during annual roundups.

9:01 AM Feb 22, 2014

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Lakeshore Middle School eighth-grader Jared Schwartz prepares to throw a dodgeball during a tournament on Friday.

School spirit

Throughout this past week, Lakeshore Middle School students participated in the Lakeshore Winterfest filled with school spirit activities.

1:55 PM Feb 19, 2014

GH senior is Merit finalist

One Grand Haven High School senior is competing in a prestigious national scholarship program.

12:05 PM Feb 18, 2014

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Left to right, White Pines Middle School Student Council members Samantha Bush, Oscar Sip and Maddy Streng point out a water bottle filling station at the school.

New fountains on tap

White Pines Middle School students will soon have new a new way of filling water bottles.

10:00 AM Feb 17, 2014

(Tribune photo/Krystle Wagner) Sandra Anderson and Grant McCastle discuss a book during Brenda Wunder’s English class at Grand Haven High School.

GHHS plans change to semesters

Grand Haven High School students' schedules for the next school year will look a bit different.

9:53 AM Feb 16, 2014

Expansion of school turnaround district stalled

Despite a renewed push, expansion of a state turnaround entity for failing public schools beyond Detroit remains in trouble in the Legislature, where some majority Republicans still have concerns about a top initiative for Gov. Rick Snyder.