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A double rainbow spans across TKHS and the stadium.
A group of students wear their favorite sports jerseys.
TKMS students present their musical "Seussical Jr."
TKMS choir students warm up their voices.
Four middle school girls are decked out in black and orange while they eat lunch.
McFall celebrated "Reading is Out of This World" with a giant bulleting board and principal Washburn dressed as an astronaut with an American flag.
Four students wear their orange and black TK attire for spirit week.
Two brothers work on building a canoe in their woods class at TKHS.
Students enjoy playing on the nature-based playground.
Tommy Trojan is ready to give blood at the NHS blood drive.
A student successfully put together a Lego Bradford White water heater.
A Lee Elementary student experiments with magnets.
Page Elementary School is filled with positive signs!
The cast and crew of the TKHS fall play.
McFall students enjoy the new scooter boards purchased with a grant from TAEF.
TKHS band performs during the homecoming pep rally in the high school gymnasium.
Page students look over displays of memorabilia, honors, uniforms and other items for Veterans Day.
Lee 3rd graders lead Carveth Village residents in the Pledge of Allegiance.
An aerial night view of the TKHS Bob White football stadium shows it all lit up during a game.
A McFall male student is all smiles at the school carnival.
Students try on a face mask, gloves, masks and a surgical gown.
TKHS students clean up along the roadside as part of a service day project.
A group of middle school students wear their orange and black attire and paint their faces for homecoming spirit week.
The stage is full of students for the musical "Finding Nemo."
TK Alumni Association dedicates a new Little Free Library at the ECC.
Three McFall boys stand together on the playground wearing their TK sweatshirts.
A student hugs a TK Alumni who is now in the Navy.
TKHS cheerleaders on the sideline during a football game.
A group of middle school boys show off their school colors.
Page Principal Amy Forman and Dean of Students Sean McLaughlin greet students with high 5's on the first day of school.
A Page student tries out the trumpet with help from Myer Music assistants.
TKHS Lifetime sports students take a canoe field trip down the Thornapple River.
TK staff create a giant "TK" on the football field.
A firefighter dressed in fire emergency gear shakes hands with students.
TKMS band performs a holiday concert.
Students wear glow in the dark gloves and paint as part of a scene in "Finding Nemo."
Students were joined by a TTES firefighter for the 9-11 stair climb in the stadium.
Students take a class photo beside the fire truck.
Lee students evaluate their experiments with sedimentation at Pierce Cedar Creek.
A student smiles at his helper as he rides a horse in the therapeutic riding program.
A McFall student peers down from the top of a climbing apparatus on the playground.
Barry County Sheriff's Deputy is the featured veteran in the Page 2024 Veterans Day event.
A doctor blows into a straw to inflate a pigs lung and heart as a demonstration for students.
TKHS seniors pose for some senior cap and gown photos.
The TK Trojan mascot waves to the crowds at the homecoming parade.
Four Lee students hold painted rocks that were part of a schoolwide project to spread kindness.
TK Alumni Association presents grants to all new elementary teachers in the district.
A girl lays back on a tire swing spinning on the playground.
TKHS Marching Trojan Band enters Bob White Stadium for a football game.
A member of the Class of 2024 leaves his handprint on the wall.
Thornapple Kellogg High School jazz band performs.
TKHS marching band forms the "TK" in the middle of the field during their halftime show.
TKHS students enjoy neon day during homecoming week.
TKHS students earn honors at the state contest.
TK FFA students compete at the district contest.
Three students in the Lee Library.
Lee students take part in a "Drop Everything and Read" time in the hallway during March.
Lee students wear their purple "Inclusion Needs Us" bracelets.
Students enjoy building during free time.
A group of McFall students stand together on the playground.
TK Alumni Association marches in the homecoming parade.
Three girls nervously watch their paper tower hoping it doesn't fall.
Beautiful red, purple and orange sunset with photo taking looking at the packed home section of Bob White Stadium during a football game.
A graduate gives the assistant principal a hug after receiving his diploma.
A specialized license plate "AllN4TK" reads All In for TK.
Three Middle School students wear their football jerseys and sweatshirt at lunch.
The TKHS Honors Choir performs.
A student smiles as they come down the slide on the playground.
Three boys stand with a veteran at the TKHS Veterans Day Program.
TKHS students play Bingo with residents at Carveth Village as part of service day.
Each graduate received a TK Alumni sticker from the Alumni Association.
A McFall teacher reads to students.
A child plays with building blocks.
A middle school student works on building his robot.
TK Middle School students build roller coasters in their Physics of Roller Coasters class.
TKMS students perform a scene from their spring play.
FFA students hold a calf on the back of their homecoming parade float.
A girl uses a wand to make bubbles float through the air.
A TKHS student places American flags on the gravesites of veterans.
A student pushes two other students on the tire swing on the playground.
Students act out a scene in the fall play "The Man who Came to Dinner."
McFall first graders learn to code a robot.
TKHS students pose by their tractor as part of drive your tractor to school day.
Three students sit together in the library reading a book.
Students listen to the librarian read a book.
Three Lee students study a map of Michigan and one student holds up her hand in the shape of the state.
A group of girls show off their TK spirit.
A teacher poses with a group of students for spirit week.
TKHS TroZone student section is packed with students wearing black and orange.
McFall music teacher demonstrates how to use the rhythm sticks.
The Early Childhood Center hosted a literacy night with this parent and children enjoying the flashlight book walk.
TK Middle School band performs.
The community joins in the annual TKHS Veterans Day program.
Two students look at a book in the library together.

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Barry County Sheriff's Deputy David Price was the featured veteran at Page.

Elementary Students Honor Veterans

Page and Lee elementary students learned what Veterans Day is about and why it is important as they took part in their own celebrations for the day.
TK logo.

Board Names Interim Superintendent

Retired Thornapple Kellogg Schools Superintendent Tom Enslen will serve as Interim Superintendent at Thornapple Kellogg while a search for a permanent superintendent takes place. The TK Board of Education approved a contract with Enslen to begin serving the TK district January 1, 2025. TK Superintendent Craig McCarthy announced he will retire December 31, 2024 after serving 6 ½ years at TK in administrative roles.
A student sits down to talk with his grandfather attending the Veterans Day program.

TKHS Honors Veterans with Community Program

Standing ovations, tears, hugs and words of thanks and appreciation all flowed during the annual Thornapple Kellogg High School Veterans Day program. About 35 veterans from all different branches were the honored guests of the day.
Rojean Sprague standing outside her 6th grade classroom ready to greet students.

‘They teach me to be a better version of myself’

Thornapple Kellogg — Rojean Sprague comes from several generations of educators. Between her and her husband’s families, the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School geography teacher said they have had nearly 46 teachers combined.
Flyer for the upcoming performances of

Tickets Available Online for TKHS Play

Thornapple Kellogg High School students will perform their fall play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Nov. 8 and 9. Shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase online. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Make plans now to come out and see this show! It's going to be GREAT!
5th grade students in Mrs. Michalski's class show their decorated and transformed gourds.

Imagination on Display with Fifth-Grade Project

What do an elephant, octopus, spaceship, tadpole, bowl of cereal, hot air balloon and an oversized M & M have in common? It’s simple. They are all fifth-grade creative designs inspired by a simple gourd.
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A message from Superintendent Craig McCarthy

Welcome to Thornapple Kellogg Schools! We're glad you're here!
We strive to make TK Schools a safe, nurturing, and enriching learning environment for all students where they can enjoy learning, growing and developing positive relationships with caring administrators, teachers and staff.  We strive to make every student feel important, safe and respected as well as challenged in their curriculum.
We believe we have a unique environment filled with positive support from the community, TK families and all of our TK staff - all dedicated to making our school district the very best. We are all working toward the same goal - providing each student who comes through our doors with the best educational experience possible and preparing them to achieve their future goals.
Our TK community is especially committed to our schools and work cooperatively to provide real-world experiences, opportunities and much-needed support. Parental involvement is highly welcomed at all levels. Our middle and high school administrators have regular parent advisory meetings for input and discussion. Our elementary schools are supported by a very active Parent Teacher Organization which is always looking for volunteers.
We're glad you've chosen to be part of the TK family! Please stop in and see us soon! 
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