If you are a legitimate business with a tax ID number and are in need of younger employees for part-time work, are you aware you can post a job opening on the High School Job Board at Coopersville High School?

The school knows it can be difficult to find good employees and feels they can help by letting businesses post openings. Personal ads for things such as babysitting or yard work are not accepted.

For more information or questions, please contact Karen DeVree in Student Services at 616-997-3509 or e-mail her at kdevree@capsk12.org

Pennies became real, hard cash for cancer research, thanks to the students at Walker Charter Academy.

The students sponsored a Pasta for Pennies fundraiser, which raised $2900 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Students brought in their spare change ealier this month. The classroom that collected the most pennies received a pasta lunch from Olive Garden.

From: http://khps.org

School board members face complex and demanding challenges. They are described as having the most important volunteer jobs in the country and facing the toughest challenge in elected American government. All citizens should recognize the vital contributions of these men and women and the crucial role they play in educating our children.

Their job is to establish a vision for the education program, design a structure to achieve that vision, ensure schools are accountable to the community and strongly advocate for continuous improvement in student learning. The job of a school board member is tough, the hours are long, and the thanks few and far between. Too often we’re quick to criticize school board members without really understanding the complex nature of their decisions. Now is the time to thank them for their untiring efforts.