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Valley View's School Library Reopens
Sep 15, 2022To Valley View Elementary’s Janette Ford, there’s something extra-special about a good old-fashioned school library, and she’s been working hard over the past few years to ensure the tradition lives on for Valley View students.
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Now Hiring: Guest Teachers, Bus Drivers, and More
Aug 22, 2022We are seeking additional talent to fill openings for positions such as guest teachers, bus drivers, and noon hour supervisors to ensure that all Bearcats have the support they need to succeed.
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BCCHS Seniors Visit GVSU Campus, Learn About Education Careers During Third Annual ExCEL Camp
Jun 22, 2022More than 30 Battle Creek Central High School seniors had the opportunity to learn more about the field of education, develop leadership skills and prepare their plans for after graduation at the Exploring Careers in Education and Leadership (ExCEL) summer camp experience, offered by Grand Valley State University.
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Springfield REACH Program Offers Farm-to-table Recipes in Culture Kitchen Night
May 27, 2022The Springfield Middle School Reach Program recently celebrated the culmination of its year-long service-learning project with a Culture Kitchen Night event, offering farm-to-table recipes.
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BCAMSC Hosts Fremont 4th-graders for STEM Day
May 27, 2022Eleventh-grade students from throughout the county came together at the Battle Creek Area Math & Science Center over the last several months to plan and implement a fun-filled STEM Day event aimed at engaging elementary students.
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SMS Students Present Changemaker Projects
May 27, 2022Over the course of several weeks, students in Mrs. McCrumb's Science of Success class have been researching issues from around the world, identifying those that may be having a negative impact on the Battle Creek community, and coming up with plans to help solve those problems.
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BC STEM's 3rd Annual Student Showcase
May 27, 2022This week, current and prospective Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center families had the opportunity to visit BC STEM for the school's third annual Student Showcase event.
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Our Hearts Go out to the Uvalde Community
May 25, 2022As we continue to process the terrible news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, our hearts go out to the families, staff, students, and the entire community. No parent should ever have to experience the loss of a child, and we grieve alongside those families. Senseless acts of violence like this and the recent tragedies in Buffalo, New York, and Laguna Woods, California, have become far too commonplace — and have left us reeling.
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BCC Freshmen Choose Career Pathways at Declaration Day
May 20, 2022Last week, each Battle Creek Central High School Freshman Academy scholar stepped across the stage in the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium to officially declare the Career Pathways they will focus on for the remainder of their high school careers.
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BCCHS Celebrates Post-grad Plans at Decision Day 2022
May 13, 2022Last week, Battle Creek Central High School Career Academies celebrated each of its 2022 graduates as they declared their post-secondary plans. Whether their plans included college, trade school, the military, or the workforce, every graduating senior had the opportunity to walk the stage, applauded by the entire student body.
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CACC Students Make Science Fun at Fremont International Academy
May 13, 2022Students in the Education Academy program at the Calhoun Area Career Center (CACC) hosted the annual Ready, Set, Go Science! event at Fremont International Academy, offering students in grades K-5 an explorational learning experience.
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Student Authors Publish Children's Books at BCCHS
Apr 29, 2022Students in Ms. Samples' class at BCCHS have been participating in a project-based learning (PBL) activity that gives them hands-on experience writing and publishing their own children’s books to share with children in the community.