MIDDLEVILLE -- After more than two years of work, Thornapple Kellogg High School renovations will be complete when classes start after Labor Day.

 

The almost $21 million in construction -- including a new entrance, offices,...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Construction at Thornapple Kellogg High School is on schedule, under budget and should be ready for the 2010 school year, according to administrators.

Finance Director Chris Marcy said the district hopes to host an open house...

 

Two Boy Scouts from Troop 105 are working toward their Eagle rank with community service projects....

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Replacing light fixtures with more energy-efficient on will save the district money over just a few years,...

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Thornapple Kellogg Middle School was named the state winner in the Pine Tree Poetry contest.

English teacher...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
March 11, 2010, 8:45AM
MIDDLEVILLE -- A Thornapple Kellogg High School graduate says he was only doing the job he was meant to do in the Army.

But Sgt. Scott Brooks' actions...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Raquel Soyka and Carli Shellenbarger sold their last two "Cookie Pops" and closed their two-day-old business early....

MIDDLEVILLE -- To save money, the Thornapple Kellogg School District will purchase three used buses rather than new buses. Finance Director...

 

Mike McLellen looks at the bean-bag chairs, inspirational posters and a bookcase filled with favorite novels and knows the legacy of...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
May 04, 2010
THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Four district facilities were honored as "green" schools. The Kent Intermediate School District awarded the designation to Lee and Page...

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Three candidates are seeking two Board of Education seats. David Smith, a senior compensation consultant with Steelcase, has been...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Surrounded by classmates recently at Celebration Cinema South, Alexis "Lexi" Derosha's smile hid any inkling of the disease threatening her life.

"Today is probably a 17 on a scale of 1 to 10," said Lexi,...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Alexis "Lexi" Derosha can't play soccer, have sleepovers, or even go to school.

 

But the Thornapple...

MIDDLEVILLE -- While other second- and third-graders at Thornapple Kellogg's Lee Elementary rolled snowballs and played football, Jake Maring dedicated much of a recent recess to running laps.

 

He said he hopes his work pays...

MIDDLEVILLE -- When Mang Ling told friends he intended to wrestle, they immediately envisioned him slipping between the ropes, dusting off his sleeper hold and putting the hurt on Captain Charisma.

 

Considering Ling's history,...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
March 17, 2010
THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- The district had 11 Odyssey of the Mind teams this year, with eight judged at the recent regional competition. Three of the teams -- one each from...

TK Schools are offering enrichment classes for students, starting in March.  Please click on the following link to view the upcoming classes

http://www.tkschools.org/Documents/2010%20Enrichment%20Classes.pdf...

BIG RAPIDS - With the sick hops that launch him above the rim and a quick first step that allows him to blow past opponents, newcomer Jon Yeazel has become an instant hit on the hardwood at Ferris State University.

He had a one-handed alley-oop...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
March 22, 2010
MIDDLEVILLE -- Renewable energy sources appear to be a wave of the future and Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will get some first-hand knowledge of the systems.

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
March 25, 2010
THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Former students are working to create memorial fund in honor of Ray Page, a teacher, coach and mentor with the district for many years.

By Greg Johnson | The Grand Rapids Press
January 16, 2010, 2:55PM

If he didn’t have one, he would find one. Better yet, he would smile, shake your hand, lean in and prod you with a question that would help you see the answer.

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
January 07, 2010, 12:29AM

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Thornapple Kellogg High School's guidance department is hosting a college financial aid workshop at 7 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria, 3885...

Toys collected in Barry County will the distributed through Love Inc. and the Thornapple Valley Church.  Toys can be dropped off at any of the following locations in Barry County:

 

Advent Physical Therapy, Bob's...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Press
December 11, 2009

 

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Throughout the week of Dec. 14 to 18, Thornapple Kellogg High School students will participate in various fundraising activities for...

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Lee Elementary School students will perform their winter concerts at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School...

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- The Thornapple Kellogg community library is now open 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. The library moved into...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
November 13, 2009
THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Three Thornapple Kellogg High School students recently were named to the regional Honors Choir.

Senior Cassie DeHaan and juniors...

MIDDLEVILLE — Rojean Sprague knows there is more to teach than what’s in textbooks.

“We spend time studying the Constitution and...

BARRY COUNTY — Four teens are powering up their “bird brains” for a shot at a national 4-H avian quiz team title.

“It would be cool to be the first team from Michigan to place,” said Trenton Bosworth, the youngest member of the team at 15 and...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Pres...
October 30, 2009, 2:22AM
THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Lee Elementary School's fundraising efforts for new playground equipment got a boost from Barry County Parks and Recreation. The county...

Attendance much better across most West Michigan
By Joe LaFurgey
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)

 

On Monday, 16 schools were closed due to swine flu and seasonal influenza concerns. As many as 50 schools...

[Middleville, MI] – The board president and superintendent from Thornapple Kellogg School recently joined nearly 1,000 colleagues from around the country as part of the National School Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network Conference to call on...

Thornapple Kellogg's mildly cognitively impaired classes bring 17 students from kindergarten through third grade to YMCA's Camp Manitou-Lin for a six-week therapeutic riding program in the fall and...

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG -- Students lined Main Street outside McFall Elementary School this week to show their support for bus driver Lupita Cowham, who will participate in a three-day cancer walk today through Sunday in Pennsylvania. Cowham was diagnosed with...

By Julie Makarewicz | The Grand Rapids Press
Monday August 24, 2009, 10:08 AM

MIDDLEVILLE -- Two neighboring school districts share a portion of their name, and now they will share a staff member as a way to save money.  Thornapple...

By the Kalamazoo Gazette Editorial Board
Thursday August 27, 2009

Decades ago, there were many small Michigan public school districts that were staying afloat all by themselves.

Gradually, however, financial pressures and...

   Los Angeles and New York photographer Kevin Schmitz (2002 TK graduate) returns to Middleville to receive a prestigious award and exhibit his work.  As a nationally published fashion editorial and advertising photographer, Kevin has...

His dad described Nick Roush as an "avid car freak" who was "really determined to serve his country." He signed up for a five-year Army committment, put on weight and developed language skills that he knew would be beneficial.

 

In blue tights, bright red shorts, rainbow-striped socks, goggles and a swim cap, Zero the Hero is greeted with...

Traditional art from Thornapple Kellogg High School artists is now on view at Kent ISD.   Photography, paintings, graphite drawings and ceramic art can be viewed in the lobby at 2930 Knapp NE during business hours now through April 3.

The awards ceremony for the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival (www.meijergreatchoices.com) was held Saturday, June 20 in Grand Rapids at Celebration Cinema North.  2009 TK Senior Dayton Dimond entered...

The Grand Rapids Press
By Julie Makarewicz

 

Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students Luke Poholski and Travis Lanning planted trees.  Matt Ranes and Austin Webster picked up garbage along M-37.  Tara Oram is...

Congratulations to Lee Elementary for being designated as a Green School.  On April 22, 2009, Lee Elementary will receive a Green School Certificate award from Kent ISD and Kent County.  To receive this award, 10 of 20 environmental activities...

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
By:  Tony Tagliavia, WoodTV 8

 

Middleville, Mich. (WOOD) - The steps to get there sound relatively simple.  The first one: changes in heating and cooling.  "In the morning,...

Thornapple Kellogg schools puts retirement incentive atop list of approved cutbacks

by The Grand Rapids Press

Monday March 30, 2009, 8:38 PM

MIDDLEVILLE -- Retirement incentives for teachers and support...

By Julie Makarewicz

The Grand Rapids Press
Thursday May 14, 2009

MIDDLEVILLE -- Recently completed renovations at Village Hall mean more elbow room and efficiency for employees.

Residents can take a look at the...

TIM JOHNSON HAS A LONG LIST OF ACHIEVEMENTS THAT STARTED IN THORNAPPLE KELLOGG SCHOOLS IN HIS HOME TOWN OF MIDDLEVILLE. HE CAN NOW ADD WHITE HOUSE FELLOW REGIONAL FINALIST TO THE LIST.

ONE OF 108 NATIONWIDE SELECTED, JOHNSON WILL COMPLETE...

Rachel Whitney, a Hope College junior from Middleville, submitted a written piece entitled "Harry, age 63, keeper of the boardwalk down by Brighton Beach, recovering alcoholic and self-proclaimed optimist..." to the Opus, Hope College's...