Grand Rapids Public Schools
Remembering a special friend of the CBOT Bowlers
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 10-04-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Community Based Occupational Training (CBOT) Bowling leagues began in the early 90’s at the old Fanatorium bowling alley on Jefferson Avenue SE and later moved to the Northfield Lanes on Plainfield. At the time, these leagues were created...
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...
KVO/CBOT thanks One Stop Coney Shop
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 09-05-2012 under NONPROFITS
KVO and CBOT would like to give a special thanks to the One Stop Coney Shop of Grand Rapids for their generous donation to our First Place 1 and First Place 2 classrooms. Located at154 Fulton Street East, Grand Rapids, it sits diagonal from...
One person can change the world
by (LINC News Bureau)
Submitted 07-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
LINC Community Revitalization Inc.: What compels you to take such an active part in the I Believe I Become movement? Minnie Dentmond: I like meeting people and talking with them. The I Believe I Become meetings provide a great opportunity for me to...
Catalyst Radio: Kids Food Basket addressing food insecurity in school-aged youth
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-18-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this edition of Catalyst Radio, we learn what it takes for Kid’s Food Basket to feed nearly 4,800 kids dinner each weekday. Our...
Kent County joins 120 communities nationwide in the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 03-16-2012 under NONPROFITS
Kent County, under the umbrella of the Community Literacy Initiative (CLI) of the Literacy Center of West Michigan, has joined the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The national campaign, spearheaded by United Way Worldwide, the National League of...
KVO & CBOT student celebrates LaughFest with world record attempt at chicken dance
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 03-12-2012 under NONPROFITS
On Thursday, March 8, the kickoff party for the 2012 LaughFest event took place downtown Grand Rapids in the Rosa Parks Circle. This party involving over 600 people might sound like a lot of fun and many of the Rapidian readers may...
C.A.R.E. Ballet opens the arts to KVO and CBOT students
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 02-03-2012 under NONPROFITS
Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training (KVO & CBOT), part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools, would like to thank the Creative Arts Repertoire Ensemble (C.A.R.E.) and their sponsors for the wonderful ballet performance...
City commissioners discuss development of old schools, single-stream recycling
by (nancyfinney)
Submitted 01-30-2012 under NEWS
The city commission meeting on January 24, 2012 discussed several ordinances and public hearings. Public Comment Many citizens addressed the commissioners during the first open comment period. Concerns voiced by citizens included single-stream...
KVO & CBOT students tour area Papa John's franchise
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 01-23-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Hillcrest 1 classroom for students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, part of the Grand Rapids Public Schools Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training program, toured a local Papa Johns franchise to explore...