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Staff Spotlight: Smith Elementary math interventionist Kim Porter jumped at the opportunity to help more students
by Mary Jo David In 2023, Smith Elementary introduced SpringMath, a teacher-led program to promote math through “paired learning.” Smith’s math teachers are supported through math interventionists—like Kim Porter and her other Smith counterpart, Bonnie Rattai—who work, one-on-one, with math students to help them get on track with their math goals. Math students in grades […]
Outreach in Action
Spring has sprung; let the growing begin by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall A cheery harbinger of spring appeared among the brown boxes and canned goods Outreach usually gets from the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB): Seed packets! And bright yellow cardboard racks for displaying them! Outreach volunteers sorted the hundreds of packets and rolled […]
Faces of Addiction
Building a strong foundation for a new future within the Culture of Recovery by Tina Cole-Mullins (Editor’s Note: Faces of Addiction is a continuing series about people who experience drug addiction and the difficulty of recovery. By telling their stories, they hope to help others who are struggling and encourage them to seek treatment and […]
Rural Perspectives: Snow buntings will be leaving our area in early spring
by Diane Constable The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is found on our local farm fields only during the winter months. The first part of its scientific name is Greek and refers to its long, straight, hind claw; the second part is Latin for snow white. The word “bunting” comes from Old English and refers to […]
Reading Between the Lines
‘When I Fell From the Sky’ is a real-life story of survival and fortitude in the Amazon jungle by Chuck Wisman On December 24, 1971, Lansa Flight 508 left the Lima, Peru airport headed to Pucallpa, Peru carrying 86 passengers and a flight crew. Among the passengers were 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke and her mother, both […]
STOCKBRIDGE STUDENTS RETURN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
STOCKBRIDGE, MI., March 3, 2026 – The Stockbridge FFA’s Underwater Robotics Team recently completed a service project in the Dominican Republic on February 22nd through the 28th, 2026. While in the Dominican Republic, Stockbridge FFA members and their advisor worked with both students and staff at the Puntacana International School, or PCIS. The Dominican Republic (DR) is a […]
Dear Gabbie:
“Dear Gabbie” is written with the simple hope of bringing a few smiles to your day and is not meant to replace the advice of professionals…especially your mom! Dear Gabbie: I have a friend who likes to show everyone photos on his phone—not just one or two photos, but many, many photos. After a while, […]
Active Aging
More than luck: SASC recognizes initiative in action By Alexa Ten Eyck When the calendar turns to March, talk of luck fills the air. It often takes credit for the good things coming our way. Yet lasting success is built through initiative. Behavioral studies suggest that individuals who take initiative significantly increase their odds of […]
Positive Parenting: Investing in sibling relationships to avoid rivalry
by Kelsey Rasmussen I could have been great at chess. Maybe. We’ll never know because I refused to play chess with my brother. If you always lose at something, you tend not to like it. Being three years younger, I never even had a chance. Younger siblings—you know what I mean. You may have had […]