Grand Rapids Public Schools
GRadPics: Photographers to produce 700 senior photos
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 12-09-2011 under NEWS
It is a rite of passage that most 17 or 18 year olds go through: the senior portrait. The photographs appear in graduation invitations, yearbooks and kids hand them out to one another. But for many seniors in Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS), the...
Learning vocational skills through on-the-job training
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 12-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training (KVO & CBOT), in cooperation with Grand Rapids Public Schools Nutrition Services, is teaching students who qualify for special education services skills necessary to obtain and...
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...
It's all about the kids
by (nancyfinney)
Submitted 10-13-2011 under OPINION
My father teaches American history, so I value education and think its quality is crucial for the advancement of our nation. This past year I served at-risk youth in a Grand Rapids elementary school through Americorps. During this experience I...
Hillcrest 1 and 2 Classrooms venture out into a Micro-Industry
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 10-12-2011 under NONPROFITS
Hillcrest 1 and 2 classrooms, part of Grand Rapids Public Schools Kent Vocational Options Program, are utilizing the Fulton Street Farmers Market as part of their curriculum. Every Friday until Christmas these two classrooms will be...
Kent Vocational Options at ArtPrize 2011
by (KVO and CBOT)
Submitted 10-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
Students and teachers from the Grand Rapids Public School's Kent Vocational Options and Community Based Occupational Training program (KVO & CBOT), First Place 1 Classroom found a representation of their S.O.A.R. theme at ArtPrize 2011. S.O....
$446 million Michigan taxpayer dollars to teen pregnancy each year
by (mafteium)
Submitted 12-16-2010 under OPINION
In the United States, statistics about teenage sexual activity are staggering. A study in Vital and Health Statistics by Abma, et. al., shows that by age 15, 13% of girls and 15% of boys have engaged in sexual intercourse, and by 18, nearly 60% of...
Community Foundation Announces $207,000 in Education Grants
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under NONPROFITS
Three Grand Rapids Public elementary schools are receiving $91,000 in total grants from the Meijer Good Schools for Grand Rapids Program, which recognizes area elementary schools demonstrating measurable success. In addition, 67 teachers and...
Taxes raised, incumbents defeated in GRPS school board election
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under NEWS
The results from the Tuesday, May 4 election are in, all 71 voting districts have reported, and the Grand Rapids Public Schools district has two new board members. Challengers Jon O'Connor and Mauren Quinn Slade defeated two incumbents Amy C....
You, with your ear to the ground!
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 04-27-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: During our press pit last week about breaking news, Grand Rapids Press' Web Producer Kate Nagengast made some very good points. It was the day after a cancelled Grand Rapids Public Schools board meeting. Emotions were...