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MLK Students Take First Place in Community Leadership Contest
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 07-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Community Circle Theatre, with support from Peter M. Wege & The Wege Foundation, recently announced the winners of the Community Leadership Contest. Two Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy students were awarded top prize in the contest...
Expecting greatness: Corinthious Bowen's journey to graduation
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 07-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
“My granny is just hard on me. She has high expectations for me.” Corinthious Bowen was just not allowed to be a "slacker" when he was growing up. His mother, his grandmother, his coaches and his church family at Pilgrim Rest...
Beating the odds: Michael Bates' journey to graduation
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 07-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
“I didn’t depend on anybody for anything, I had to find it in myself.” As a kid, Michael Bates stayed with his grandparents most of the time. They were his caregivers, his protectors, his friends. When Michael was in the...
GRPS, Life EMS Ambulance, and Spectrum Health Announce New EMT Course Offering
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 07-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
On June 28, 2011, Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) announced a new partnership with Life EMS Ambulance and Spectrum Health designed to offer an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course to high school seniors beginning this fall. Graduates of the...
GRPS Graduates Featured On Billboards; B2B Website
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 06-23-2011 under NONPROFITS
To congratulate the graduating Class of 2011 and recognize their tremendous success, five billboards recently went up around the City of Grand Rapids. The five billboards that are on display feature 23 graduates from Central, Creston, Ottawa Hills...
Community Foundation Grant to GRPS’ Harrison Park School Puts Students on the Path to College
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 06-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
$4.5m expected to be poured into GRPS schools over next ten years for college pathways coordinator, math/literacy coaches Additional $3m annually expected to be granted for college scholarships Signifying the beginning of a long-term partnership,...
Catalyst Radio: Open Book Project encourages students to define success for themselves
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
Jamiel Robinson, one of the co-founders of The Open Book Project, joins us on air to share the philosophy of this after-school, urban tutoring program. In the four years since the program started, OBP has uncovered many unexpected reasons that...
WMCAT students receive Scholastic Art Awards
by (luisa1071)
Submitted 01-12-2011 under NONPROFITS
The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology (WMCAT) entered student artwork into the Scholastic Art Awards and saw 28 of its students receive awards. This is a significant accomplishment for students served by WMCAT’s...
$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...
A SOS (Shape our Schools) Call To the Creatives, From a Creative
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 09-08-2010 under OPINION
Both Lisa Rose Starner and Seth Starner collaborated on this piece. Grand Rapids is brimming with creativity, and it's this talent that is painting a new face on Grand Rapids. These creatives aren't just relegated to the artist's studio – these...