News and Announcements

Thornapple Kellogg Preschool will host an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 for anyone interested in enrolling in the 2020-2021 school year. Open enrollment for tuition-based preschool for 2020-2021 begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 3.
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Thornapple Kellogg High School will be well represented at the BPA State Finals in Grand Rapids March 20-22. The high school had 12 students attend the regional contest at Davenport University in January with eight students advancing to the state contest in 12 categories.
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It took 22 rounds before Emersyn Gorman outlasted the other 17 contestants to win the Page Elementary Spelling Bee. Emersyn won by correctly spelling “stirrups” and then “Columbia.” Runner-up Exley Roon missed on the word “divan” in the 22nd round. Each fourth and fifth-grade classroom sent one representative to the school final competition. The final spelling bee was held in the Thornapple Kellogg High School auditorium where the rest of the Page students and family members gathered.
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The story of the Texas oil worker who found the front part of a TK t-shirt in a box full of rags gained much media and social media attention. Henry Bowman was intrigued by the shirt and decided to do a quick Internet search to learn more about TK. After finding the website he was immediately drawn to a story about the Veterans Day program and how the entire high school and community honored veterans. Being a veteran himself, he was touched by the story and felt the need to reach out and thank the high school administration.
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Most kids bring cookies or cupcakes or a favorite snack to pass out to their classmates in honor of their birthday. But Zak Holzhausen had a different idea. He came home upset after one of the first snowfalls of the year. “I asked him what was wrong and he said he was upset because so many of his friends didn’t have mittens to wear outside in the snow,” said his mom, Theresa.
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Izzy Schilthroat breathed a sigh of relief after coming out of a mock job interview with a Thornapple Kellogg administrator. “I was very nervous,” said the Thornapple Kellogg seventh-grader. “It’s not something I have ever done before.”
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Give high school students a block of wood and watch them turn it into unique and personalized crayon holders for elementary teachers. Thornapple Kellogg High School woods students did just that and the results were impressive and much appreciated by teachers.
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Doug Crawford issued a challenge to Thornapple Kellogg High School students about their use of social media sites and what they share. “If you wouldn’t say it to your grandma, then ask yourself if you should be writing in a post at all. Make the Internet a better place,” he said.
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Imagine starting school in a new country where you don’t speak or understand the language. It’s impossible to realize the frustration and difficulties students in this situation have comprehending lessons while trying to master a new language. Thanks to a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, some TK students will get a little help as they make the transition to new homes, new schools and a new language.
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