Be nice… just do it! Bob Siegel, Principal Valley View Elementary “BE NICE.” This is such a simple statement, yet can be very challenging to “live.” Rockford has developed a “Healthy Kids Campaign” to help grow our kids into adults who can make good decisions about both their physical and mental well-being. [...]
Madison Doorn from North Rockford Middle School and Brynnen Gardner from East Rockford Middle School were chosen as this year’s Rockford Lions Club peace poster winners. The student’s posters were among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 25th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The contest is sponsored to emphasize the importance of [...]
Great Lakes Ice Cream and Fast Food Association (GLIC&FFA) awarded Megan Hurst of Rockford Michigan, a 2013 Ward J. Anderson Scholarship. Megan and her parents were honored guests at the GLIC&FFA Awards Banquet Dinner held during the Annual Convention and Trade Show, January 31 – February 2, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing Michigan. [...]
The Rockford Public Schools elementary P.E. teachers are pleased to announce the final totals for this year’s Jump Rope for Heart event. With all eight elementary schools represented, 207 jumpers participated in the event at Rockford High School on Saturday, February 9, raising $14,324.47 for the American Heart Association. Special congratulations go out to the [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Achieve a budget compromise that will spare children from damaging reductions in special education and Title funding for at-risk students was the message delivered to Congress and the White House by Kent County board members in meetings on Capitol Hill. School board members from across Kent County joined with their colleagues from [...]
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