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Put our newspapers to work in your classroom
The new NIE program will offer a full-page of themed youth content on Wednesdays in our print and electronic (e-edition) newspapers.
What's New
What watershed are you drinking?
Download Part 2 of the 3-part series here
Download Part 1 of the 3-part series here
New installments will be posted here each week.
Congratulations to our Regional Spelling Bee Champions!
We wish you all the best of luck at the 2010 Greater Grand Rapids Spelling Bee on March 23 at the Gerald R. Ford Museum
| Winner Name | School | Grade |
| Anna Vanderberg | Walker Charter Academy | 7th |
| Hayley Reitsma | West Side Christian School | 8th |
| Chelsea Fisk | Byron Center West Middle School | 7th |
| Kayla Hey | Dutton Christian School | 8th |
| Braden LaTour | Sparta Middle School | 8th |
| C. J. Strawser | Forest Hills Central Woodlands | 6th |
| Hannah Overbeek | Ada Christian School | 7th |
| Ciaran Mulkern | Crestwood Middle School (Kentwood) | 8th |
| Ryan Marshall | Mill Creek Middle School (Comstock Park) | 8th |
| Paul Fatum | Immaculate Heart of Mary School | 8th |
| Dylan McLain | Grandville Middle School | 7th |
| Paul Zamarripa | East Grand Rapids Middle School | 8th |
| Marcus Cusic | Vista Charter Academy | 5th |
| Clara Tift | Forest Hills Eastern Middle School | 8th |
| Mickayla Crandall | Trinity Lutheran School | 8th |
| Brandon Freudenstein | Daisy Brook Elementary - Fremont | 5th |
| Mackenzie Kuiper | Heritage Christian School - Hudsonville | 7th |
| Elizabeth Krause | Blue Star Elementary - Hamilton | 5th |
| Brittany Kleinheksel | Baldwin St. Middle School - Hudsonville | 8th |
| Autumn Russell | Delton-Kellogg Middle School | 7th |
| Thomas Delor, Jr. | LE White Middle School - Allegan | 6th |
| Keideesha Gordon | Fruitport Middle School | 7th |
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Serial Stories
The Wednesday page will also include ongoing stories. Read a new chapter each week.Jan. 6-May 12, 2010: "The Colts Fire"
The Colts Fire, a story based on the arson fire of the Colt Armory in Hartford, Connecticut during the Civil War and written by history teacher Tom Ratliff will begin in January. Follow the adventures of Amanda, a well-to-do New England 14-year-old, her friend Sammy, an ambitious African-American kid transplanted from South Carolina, and Olivia, a young Irish girl charged with caring for her family. This 19-chapter mystery comes with an extensive teacher's guide. Themes include: diversity, immigration, Civil War history, mystery, character education, heroes and family. This story is appropriate for upper elementary and middle school level readers.
