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				<title><![CDATA[Hammer Heads and Potatoes Crowned Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two teams were named champions in the month-long Survivor-style battle of the books at Page Elementary. The Hammer Heads, a fourth-grade team, and the Potatoes, a fifth-grade team took the championship titles for their grade levels this week at the final battle.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Basketball-Inspired Math Board Game is a Slam Dunk]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dressed in a black-and-white striped shirt, seventh-grade math teacher Carmen Skiba blew her whistle as the Math Madness referee.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Something Fishy is Happening at Lee Elementary]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Excitement is growing in Mrs. Boersma’s and Mr. Hanna’s third-grade classrooms. Students have watched their 150 Chinook salmon eggs morph into 3-5-inch fish in the parr stage. In a few weeks, the classes will take their maturing salmon and release them into Buck Creek at  Lemery Park in Wyoming.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seniors Practice Job Interview Skills]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Interviewing for a job can be a stressful experience for anyone and especially for students who haven’t 
had much, if any, experience. With the help of a host of volunteers from local companies and agencies, Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors got a valuable opportunity to practice their skills and prepare for their future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Amusement Park Twist Makes Physics Fun]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tasked to design and build their own roller coaster, sixth-graders Tristyn Moore and Ethan Wilkins were tinkering around with plastic scaffolding pieces when they discovered they could build the track around Ethan's head.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK OM Team Advances to World Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School Odyssey of the Mind teams shined at the State Finals Saturday. One team advanced to the World Finals, two seniors earned OM scholarships, and one middle school team earned a special Omer Award, given in recognition of the team overcoming an unusual hardship just days prior to the contest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Presents "The Con"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK Middle School students will present their spring play "The Con" March 25 and 26. Shows start at 7 p.m. each night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classmates Cheer on Unified Sports Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The chants started, “Let’s go TK,” “Let’s Go TK.” But then they changed to “Let’s go BC.” Students began alternating their cheers for TK and then the opposing team in the greatest display of sportsmanship. Every student on the court in the unified sports basketball game felt supported.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Four TKHS Students Qualify for National BPA Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will be well represented at the National BPA conference and competition with four students advancing from the state finals. One additional student is a potential alternate.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[56 New Members Inducted into TKHS National Honor Society]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fifty-six new members were inducted Tuesday night into Thornapple Kellogg High School’s Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society. These new members include 14 members from the class of 2027 and 39 members from the Class of 2028. That brings the total number of NHS students at TKHS to 101.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Athletes Earn All-Conference Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sixteen Thornapple Kellogg High School student athletes earned winter sports all-conference honors and six more earned all-conference honorable mention honors. The students represent cheer, wrestling, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys bowling, swimming and skiing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS State Sendoff!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students lined Main Street in the High School Wednesday for a state sendoff for students representing wrestling, Odyssey of the Mind, swimming, BPA, choir, hockey and competitive cheer! WOW! Such great representation for TK Schools at the state level! Best of luck to ALL!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Students Warn Younger Trojans of Dangers of Tobacco Use]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth graders shrieked and drew their hands back quickly as they squeamishly touched a blackened pig lung that demonstrated the effects tobacco can have on the body.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Students Learn About Their Valuable “3 T’s”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The amount of the donation didn’t matter. The important lesson was that anyone can find ways to be philanthropists and help others.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Dozen TK OM Teams Advance to State Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind state finals March 21 hosted at TK!  Twelve TK teams - representing students from elementary grades through high school - advanced from the regional contest Feb. 21.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Board Member Reflects on More Than 31 Years of Service]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At least nine different TK superintendents, a pandemic, numerous building projects, some difficult budget cuts, handing out diplomas at graduations for more than three decades and always keeping the question “What’s best for kids” at the forefront of all his decision making. That’s just a snippet of Dave Smith’s resume from his 31 ½ years serving on the Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Purchase Tickets for Musical All Shook Up]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2169948</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS presents All Shook Up March 5, 6 and 7. Purchase tickets online until March 4 and then at the door prior to showtime.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present Musical, All Shook Up]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2169956</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School proudly presents the 2026 spring musical, All Shook Up. Three performances are scheduled March 5, 6 and 7. Each show begins at 6:30 p.m. in the high school performing arts center.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Celebrate 100th Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Giggles, wiggles and lots of smiles filled the gymnasium as several classes at a time gathered for an energetic physical activity led by PE teacher Mrs. DeVries. It was all about celebrating the 100th day of school!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students are Jumping into a Healthy Lifestyle]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lively music, pink and red hearts and balloons everywhere, and more than 400 eager students ready for their turn to jump! That’s what the annual Lee Elementary School Kids Heart Challenge day is like.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Continues Heidi Prior Hearts and Hoops Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Let’s go TK” chanted the TKHS student body and it grew louder and louder. A minute later, voices echoed across the gym in a contest to see who could shout the loudest - “Go Orange,” and “Go Black.”  They even threw in the “wave” that surfed across the packed high school gymnasium bleachers. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any louder, everyone went crazy every time the ball swooshed through the net.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK OM Teams Gear Up for Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eighteen teams, nearly 115 students, and endless creativity skills! Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams gathered recently for their own Spontaneous Spectacular night as they practice for upcoming Odyssey of the Mind competitions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Crochet Club: Therapeutic, Relaxing and Creative]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Delanie Gless effortlessly guided her crochet needles through the loops of yarn over and over again. “I don’t know what I’m making yet. I’m just crocheting. Maybe it will be a blanket or a scarf. Who knows?” said the TK Middle School student.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open Enrollment for 2026-27 School Year Starts Feb. 9]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open enrollment for the 2026-27 school year begins Feb. 9 for all students. For parents of young children, the district has put together some information to help determine if Pre-K, Young 5's or Kindergarten programs are best for your child. For additional information and to enroll, go to www.tkschools.org under the "Families" tab. Welcome to TK Schools!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present Musical “All Shook Up”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The music of the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley meets up with the king of pen and stage, William Shakespeare, in lively TKHS spring musical performances of “All Shook Up.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dinosaurs, Dolls, and Snakes…Oh My!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A house of magna tiles built for a mutant dinosaur, a fast and fun game of Uno, cars whizzing down a racetrack, baby dolls being cradled, and blankets draped over chairs to create secret forts for stuffed animals and their owners.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Cafeteria Transformed into Living Wax Museum]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was nervous energy filling the room as fourth graders scrambled to find their spaces, hang their posters and take one last peak at their written script. Some adjusted their costumes making sure their wigs were on straight or their accessories all intact.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK FFA Students Compete at District Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School FFA members competed at the district competition recently and several earned the right to advance to the regional contest in February.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Celebrates 2nd Quarter Honors Club]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School Honors Club members spent the day at Lucky Strike in Grand Rapids. There they bowled, played video and arcade games, ate snacks and were able to enjoy spending time with friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open Enrollment for 2026-27 School Year Begins Feb. 9]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open enrollment for the 2026-27 school year begins Feb. 9 for all students. For parents of young children, the district has put together some information to help determine if Pre-K, Young 5's or Kindergarten programs are best for your child. To enroll, go to www.tkschools.org under the "Families" tab.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inspiring Show Challenges Students to Believe in Themselves]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2156739</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Never underestimate the power of dreams. Potential lives in all of us.” Just one of the many powerful messages delivered to Lee Elementary students through the voices of actors performing Bright Star Theatre’s “Black History Hall of Fame.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Familiar Face, New Role at TKHS]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2156070</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A School News Network reporter caught up with TKHS assistant principal Scott Szczepanek for a short profile on why he's been a teacher, coach and now administrator at TK Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Board Member Selected]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[James Flikkema was selected by the Board of Education to fill a vacancy on the board through Dec. 2026. The vacancy was created by the retirement of longtime board member Dave Smith.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Show Appreciation for TK School Board Members]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2152609</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page Elementary Student Council members shook hands with each TK Board of Education member as they presented each one with a small token of appreciation and thanks for all they do. It’s all part of recognizing January as School Board appreciation month.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hope Squad Delivers Powerful Message - “You are Not Alone”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2154116</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the first 90 minutes of the day Tuesday, Thornapple Kellogg High School students didn’t worry about getting to their lockers, grabbing their books or getting to class on time. Instead, they enjoyed a free breakfast, playing games like basketball, ping pong, four-square, cornhole, and volleyball. Some sat quietly playing cards or just talking with friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three Selected to Interview for Open Seat on TK Board of Education]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2153245</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK Board of Education Monday night approved interviewing three candidates for the open board seat. The interviews will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Early Childhood Center board meeting room. The interviews are open to the public.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[10 TKHS Students Advance to BPA State Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2152659</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ten Thornapple Kellogg High School students will advance to the Business Professionals of America state finals. The top six place finishers in each contest qualify for the state finals in Grand Rapids March 13-15.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Hope Squad Plans Schoolwide Breakfast]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Thornapple Kellogg High School students come to school Tuesday, Jan. 13, they’ll start the day off a little differently. The school’s new Hope Squad is hosting a school-wide breakfast as a way of helping students get back into the swing of school after break and providing a time when they can reconnect with friends, staff and classmates.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Seeks Applicants for Vacancy on Board of Education]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2149193</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Humbled by ‘The Thank You Project’ Recognition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2147941</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Jordan and Kenan Smith walked into Dayne Fletke’s middle school classroom, he had no idea what was about to happen. Neither did Kristi Palmbos, a para-pro in his room. But 7th grader Nate Boersma was all smiles. He knew exactly what was going on - or at least he thought he did.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum to be on Dave Ramsey Show Dec. 18]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2147624</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg alum Amy (Ball) Schnoor, Class of 2007, will be a guest on The Dave Ramsey Show for its annual Giving Episode on Dec. 18. Schnoor shared that the episode is dedicated entirely to stories of how people have been blessed by others or have given back themselves, and she says it is her favorite episode of the year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[8th Grader Wins Middle School Spelling Bee]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2147077</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took 14 full rounds of spelling words before eighth grader Landon Lambitz outlasted everyone else to become the 2025 Thornapple Kellogg Middle School spelling bee champion Tuesday. Seventh-grader Emmett Handley was the runner up.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speaker Shares Powerful Message of Accountability, Commitment and Hope]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2145256</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students left the auditorium each with 10 promise cards in their hands and possibly a new look at what accountability and commitment mean in life.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Annual Egg Drop Poaches Staff, Cooks Up Fun]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2145042</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg — Thornapple Kellogg High School physics students buzzed with “egg-citement” as they prepared to face off against one another and staff members for the annual egg drop.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Author, Artist and Magician Inspires Creativity]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2144109</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An accomplished author and artist, David Stricklen encouraged middle school students to take their writing and imaginations to the next level to create something magical.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Elementary Teacher Interviewed for Excellence in Education Award]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2142055</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nicole Shipley, a Page Elementary special education teacher, received the Excellence in Education honor after being nominated by a parent.  She was featured in a spotlight interview recently on FOX 17.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Elementary Teacher Earns Excellence in Education Honor]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2141286</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page Elementary teacher Nicole Shipley has received the Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education Honor. The Michigan Lottery established the Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to recognize outstanding public-school educators across the state during the school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Vending Machine Added at Lee Elementary]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2141550</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students erupted with oohs, aahs and squeals of delight as curtains covering a large mystery box in the school foyer were parted revealing the school’s new book vending machine.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[November Page Podcast]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2140673</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Page Elementary podcast for November features students talking about historical fiction book talks, things they are thankful for, the High School SALT team, and students at Page learning about Dia de los Muertos.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student-Athletes Earn All-Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2138883</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twelve TKHS student-athletes have earned all-conference honors for the fall sports season. Two additional students earned honorable mention honors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Exceptional Fourth Grader Is a National Math Star!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2137692</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Move over Young Sheldon - Lilly Griswold is on her way! 
“Math every day!” cheered 9-year-old Lilly. “I just love math!”
And she’s good at it - very good! The Page Elementary fourth grader is now a member of National Math Stars - a highly selective program designed to identify and nurture exceptional mathematical talent throughout the country. She is one of only 100 students in the nation accepted into the program this year and one of only three from the state of Michigan.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum Earns Prestigious Scholarship to Study Bilingual Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2136495</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School alumni, Jacqueline Aguiar, (Class of 2022), has received the 2025 University of Michigan Stamps Scholarship after being selected from more than 475,000 applications worldwide.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Exalumno de TK Obtiene Prestigiosa Beca Para Estudiar a Estudiantes Bilingües]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2136498</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jacqueline Aguiar, alumna de la Escuela Secundaria Thornapple Kellogg, (clase de 2022), ha recibido la beca Stamps de la Universidad de Michigan 2025 después de haber sido seleccionada entre más de 475,000 solicitudes en todo el mundo.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Staff Share Family Service History on Veterans Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2135126</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students pass by a permanent display case in the main lobby at Page Elementary School every day, but few take time to understand what’s inside. On Veterans Day many took a closer look as the display features information about Jerry Page and his service to the country in the U.S. Air Force - long before he became a teacher or superintendent at Thornapple Kellogg Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS and Community Honor Veterans]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2133568</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For 15 years, Thornapple Kellogg High School has invited the public to attend a school and community Veterans Day program. It was started largely by the efforts of John Loftus and later Charlie Pullen. Even though neither of those two men are with us anymore, the pride and tradition of the Veterans Day event remain, and it is a program they would almost certainly continue to be proud of today.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wonder Walks Explore Nature Around School]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2132721</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK Early Childhood Center teacher Kathy Bates leads her Great Start Readiness Program class outside for Wonder Walks two times a week, and once a month students collect things they find, like flowers, leaves and seeds.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[On the Case: Page Students Solve the Mystery]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2130933</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Remember the mystery board game Clue? Players had to figure out if it was Professor Plum who committed the murder in the library with a candlestick? Or maybe it was Col. Mustard in the kitchen with a rope?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Invites Community to Veterans Day Assembly]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School invites the community to the annual Veterans Day assembly. The event starts at 10 a.m. Nov. 11, in the large gymnasium. Guests should enter through the athletic lobby and park in the south parking lot off Bender Road. Guests should arrive early to check in and be seated prior to the event starting.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present Fall 2025 Play, “A Trip to the Moon”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2127408</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School proudly presents “A Trip to the Moon” as their fall play. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 in the high school auditorium. Purchase tickets online at tkschools.ludus.com or in person at the door prior to the show.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[If You’re Bored, Grab a Gourd!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2127076</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Those weird-shaped, bumpy fall gourds brought out the imagination and creativity of fifth-grade students in Mrs. Michalski’s class.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Career Fair Opens Eyes to Possible Futures]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2124830</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The annual Page Elementary career fair is something fifth grade students look forward to every year. It’s a chance for them to talk with doctors, lawyers, police officers, veterinarians, store owners, hair stylists, business managers and many more people willing to share their career experiences.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Students Uncover What’s in the Water]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2123982</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you ever wonder what’s swimming around in the lake, creek or pond water? Thornapple Kellogg Middle School 6th graders took a deep dive into some local water samples and were amazed at all they found.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Homecoming 2025 - “Once Upon a Time”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2120228</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming 2025 was a night filled with hometown and school pride as Middleville’s Main Street from Lee Elementary School and from Bender Road to the High School were packed with families cheering on all the teams, clubs and school organizations in the homecoming parade. When the marching band stepped out and began playing, the cheers from the crowd rose.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2025 Homecoming is Oct. 10]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2118872</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming  is Friday, Oct. 10 when the Trojans will take on East Grand Rapids at 7 p.m. There is plenty of excitement and fun prior to the game!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michigan Safe Storage Laws]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2115784</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A notice from Superintendent Robert Pouch concerning Michigan's Safe Storage laws.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Cleaner Uses 3D Printing Skills to Help Around School]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2112877</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School night cleaner Rob Rastoskey has a lot on his to-do list every day for the school, but he makes room for even more on his own time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Digital Media Student Video Honors 1965 State Championship Team]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2112187</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS senior Max Knowles is excited and a little nervous about this Friday night’s (Sept. 26) home football game. His video, honoring the TK Varsity Football State Championship Team of 1965, will be shown on the new large scoreboard screen at 6:30 p.m. prior to kickoff at 7 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Principal: In It for the Long Run]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2111968</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the first day of school, new McFall principal Ben Sleeman walked 11.3 miles. Some of it was uphill (or up the ramp) to the gymnasium and back, there wasn’t any snowstorm and he wasn’t barefoot. Still, it was a busy day walking from one end of the building to the other and back again several times, popping into classrooms making sure students and staff were all settling into school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Principal Seeks to Build on Existing Deep Roots]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2111342</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sara Jewett casually sits down at a table and joins in lunchtime conversations with students in the cafeteria. She gives high-fives in the hallway and takes every chance she gets to better know her 400-plus students at Lee Elementary.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Student]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2110558</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Thomas Poll has been named a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mentor Program Helps Build Positive Connections]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2110275</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Jacob Welch has found a staunch supporter and ally. It’s not a teacher or principal. It’s the TK maintenance supervisor who meets with him weekly in a mentor program aimed at building relationships and giving students positive connections with another adult.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students and Families Take on Important Role in Day of Caring]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2107530</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Student Council members united for a morning of work at Barry County’s YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Why? Because Thursday was the kick-off of the annual Barry County United Way campaign and Thornapple Kellogg Schools was a big part of it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[One Step at a Time: Page Students Honor Fallen 9-11 Heroes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2107216</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fifth grader Madilyn Gemzer wore a photo of New York City firefighter Mark Whitford taped on her shirt as she climbed up and down the stairs in Thornapple Kellogg’s Bob White Stadium Sept. 11. Classmate Jackson Kietzman carried a backpack loaded with books and his water bottle to simulate the air packs and hoses firefighters carried up the stairs when they tried to rescue people trapped in the upper floors of the World Trade Center twin towers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2026 Gathers for Senior Sunrise]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2099126</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors started trickling into the high school parking lot an hour before the first day of school Monday. Loaded with sweatshirts, blankets and backpacks, the Class of 2026 gathered in the stadium for their senior sunrise. It’s a celebration of their last first day of high school and something that’s become a tradition for the past few years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Welcomed Back for 2025-26 School Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2097198</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Relationships” is the word TK Superintendent used multiple times in his welcome back speech to TK staff Wednesday morning. His inspiring words came after the spirited playing of the school fight song by the TK marching band, bringing everyone to their feet clapping and cheering.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes New Teachers for 2025-26 School Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2096564</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nine new teachers have joined the TK staff for the 2025-26 school year. They took part in a new teacher orientation and training program early this week as they prepare for the start of the school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Food Service Information]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2096550</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[All students attending Thornapple Kellogg Schools are eligible for free breakfasts and lunches during the 2025-26 School Year through SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. We DO NOT KNOW YET if meals are free for the remainder of the 2025-26 School Year and will not know until the State of Michigan completes the State School Aid Budget.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Superintendent Eager to Keep Moving TK Forward]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2096223</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Robert Pouch has been busy the last couple of months getting to know Thornapple Kellogg Schools and the community and he said he can’t wait to see all the staff and students back for the start of the 2025-26 school year soon. He was hired as the district’s new superintendent and started working in the district in July.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK 2025-26 School Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2093517</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Suggested School Supply Lists  (All Grades)]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2084270</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK staff have provided lists of suggested school supplies for students. Please note these are only suggested lists and individual teachers may request additional specific items. You can also find each list on each school's individual web page.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Supporters Gather for Groundbreaking for New TK FFA Barn]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2083913</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[By this fall, a new barn will be raised in a small portion of a field off Bender Road near the district bus garage. It’s not just any barn - it’s a new Thornapple Kellogg High School  FFA barn that will continue growing the FFA program for students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ready, Set, READ In the New Page Hammock Garden]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2083800</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Magical,” “mystical” and “just perfect.” That’s how a group of girls described the new hammock garden at Page Elementary as they got to try it out after a ribbon cutting ceremony recently. Students scattered around the garden in groups to test the hammocks and enjoy all the hard work they put into making the garden a reality.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 1953 Gathers for 72nd Reunion]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2083292</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The four people sitting together in a booth at Riverdog laughed and reminisced about their days at Thornapple Kellogg Schools more than 70 years ago. The friendships they made as teens have lasted a lifetime.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Athletes Earn All-Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2083109</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twenty-one Thornapple Kellogg student-athletes earned All-Conference honors and five more received honorable mention. Congratulations to all of these outstanding student-athletes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Sets Aug. 25 as First Day of School for Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2082772</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will begin the 2025-26 school year Aug. 25. 
A complete calendar for the school year is still being finalized, but some key vacation dates have been established.
Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26-28
Winter Break: Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2026
Spring Break: April 3-10]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Sets Groundbreaking for New FFA Barn]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2082404</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is excited to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for a new barn for the FFA program. The celebration will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, June 27 at 3625 Bender Road, Middleville. The site is near the TK bus garage.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Food Service Starts Hydroponic Garden]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2080745</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[You might find Thornapple Kellogg Schools food service director Jessica Endres in the kitchen helping prep meals in the kitchen, on the serving lines helping out at lunchtime, or planting and harvesting the school’s new hydroponic garden system. Food grown in the system then finds its way into school lunches, offering healthy home-grown options to students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Transportation Information Form]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are excited to have your child enrolled at Thornapple Kellogg Schools. If you desire to use TK bus transportation for your student, please see the sign-up information provided.  Information is required by Aug. 4 to begin riding the bus the first day of school. We look forward to helping provide safe transportation for all students to and from school each day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Tasting at Lee Inspires Reading]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Greeted by “Uncle Luigi” as they entered the library, Lee Elementary students were seated at tables covered with red and white checkered tablecloths and each sporting an “appetizer” of new books.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 14:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2025 Encouraged to Keep Dreaming]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2074588</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The wind in Bob White Stadium sent TK graduation caps flying at Thursday’s graduation ceremonies long before senior Rylee Seguin led classmates in purposefully tossing their caps into the air. The stadium was filled with family and friends bundled in winter jackets they had hoped they wouldn’t need again until fall. Some even huddled under warm blankets.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Graduation Tonight in Bob White Stadium]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2074291</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2025 will be held at 7 p.m. tonight (May 22) in Bob White Stadium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 12:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2025 Receives Honors and Awards]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2073854</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors received thousands of dollars in scholarships at the annual Senior Honors night this week. Additionally, students were also recognized for their scholastic, community service, and athletic successes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 14:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Third-Graders Raise, Release Salmon into Local River]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2073733</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg — Spring is salmon-release season for Michigan schools, including at Lee Elementary, where third-graders participated for the first time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 12:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Bring Home Honors from State MITES Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2071164</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several TKHS engineering and architecture students had projects advance to the state level competition and brought home multiple honors and awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FFA Members Create Pop-Up Petting Zoo for a Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2069132</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was to bring your horse to school day…and your pig, chicken, duck, calf, sheep, goat, rabbit, parakeet - and yes - even your yak! That’s just what members of the Thornapple Kellogg High School FFA did today!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 14:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[18 Student Athletes Will Continue Sport at Next Level]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2067946</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has 18 student-athletes who will continue playing their sport at the next level. They participated in the annual Senior Signing Day this week with coaches, family and friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 11:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dr. Steensma Humbly Accepts Distinguished Alumni Honor]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2067100</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Steensma humbly accepted the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award at the all-class banquet May 3.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 16:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Announces Top Academic Students for Class of 2025]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2066260</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has announced the top academic students for the Class of 2025. The students are listed in alphabetical order by last name:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 15:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Elected as Regional Representative for SkillsUSA]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2066064</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Devon Barnhill is a standout student at the Kent Career Technical Center in the criminal justice program and will represent Thornapple Kellogg High School as a Regional Representative for SkillsUSA Michigan for the 2025-26 term.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 12:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Board of Education Selects New Superintendent]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2064734</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Michigan Leadership Institute:
The Thornapple Kellogg Schools Board of Education is excited to announce the selection of its next Superintendent of Schools.  The replacement process began in January 2025. After multiple interviews, the Board of Education is pleased to enter into contract negotiations with Mr. Robert Pouch to lead the Thornapple Kellogg Schools beginning July 1, 2025.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students and Staff Spend the Day Giving Back to the Community]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2063076</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For one day of the school year, Thornapple Kellogg High School students didn’t open their books. They didn’t go to classes or take tests. But the lessons they learned at Friday’s service day will undoubtedly be something they will remember for years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Interviews and Meet and Greet Sessions Scheduled]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2062840</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will host second round interviews for the Superintendent position Tuesday, April 29, at the Early Childhood Center. Bill Crane will interview at 5 p.m. and Robert Pouch at 6:30 p.m.  The community is encouraged to attend these interviews.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Potato Project Loaded with Character]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2059014</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg — Fourth-grader Jackie Looid used googly eyes and cotton swabs to transform an ordinary potato into Harry “Potater,” modeled after literary wizard Harry Potter.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Interviews Help Prepare Seniors for Life]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2052753</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS seniors got another real-life lesson as they had mock job interviews with real employers from the community this week. Teachers say it’s the best way for them to be prepared for real interviews that can land them their first jobs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK  District Fine Arts Festival This Weekend]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2052117</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Artwork from students throughout Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be on display at the annual Fine Arts Festival Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Thornapple Kellogg High School. This is a free event for the entire community. Come for a little while or stay for the afternoon and enjoy the artwork, music and other specials featured.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Circle of Giving Continues with Page Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2051513</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After several weeks of learning about philanthropy and different charitable organizations in Barry County, Page students presented their “gifts” to their chosen beneficiaries.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Battle of the Books Team Champions Crowned]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2051213</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page Elementary’s Battle of the Books looked a little different than it has in past years, but the goal was still the same - to encourage students to read! Tuesday’s champions in the first Team Battle of the Books competition were crowned and students from each grade who had read the most books were also recognized.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[55 New Members Inducted into TKHS National Honor Society]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2049302</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of National Honor Society inducted 55 new members at a ceremony Thursday night. The new members include eight from the class of 2026 and 47 from the class of 2027, bringing the total number of members to 95.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS To Present “Alice in Wonderland”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2048420</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School will present “Alice in Wonderland” as their spring play. More than 25 students are involved in this magical show of Alice, the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts and all the other colorful characters in the beloved story.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[22 Student Athletes Earn Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2048396</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to each of  the 22 TK Trojan student-athletes represented in the OK Gold All-Conference and Honorable Mention selection.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BPA Students Advance to National Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2047323</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six Thornapple Kellogg High School BPA students earned honors at the state competition. Four of those six also qualified to compete at the National BPA finals in Florida this spring.  In all, TKHS sent 10 students to the state finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to World Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2047160</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals with three teams advancing! The teams advanced after this weekend’s state finals hosted here at Thornapple Kellogg Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Student Becomes Teacher for a Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2045911</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth grader Parker Slagel gave his Principal, Mrs. Forman, a big star on her paper and a high-five as he passed it back to her. “You did a good job,” he said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS College and Career Fair Showcases Possibilities for Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS junior Alexis Ezell lifted a heavy fire department extraction tool and gave it a try as she carefully removed one block from the Jenga-style pile and placed it on top. Next, she tried on the Thornapple Township fire turnout gear. “I could totally see myself doing this,” she said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Partnership with Corewell Health Provides Behavioral Health Teletherapy at TKHS]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2038625</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, insecurities, feeling out of control - all issues so many high school aged students face. Through a partnership with Corewell Health, Thornapple Kellogg High School students can receive virtual telemed therapy services with a licensed social worker without ever leaving the school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heidi Prior Hearts and Hoops: A Day Filled With Smiles]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2038275</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fans erupted in cheers as the first basket of the tournament went in for the home team! They were just as loud and excited when the first basket went in for the opposing team!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present “Wizard of Oz”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2037004</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Follow Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow brick road to Oz in the TKHS spring musical “Wizard of Oz.” The cast and crew of this beloved story have been putting in hours and hours of rehearsal to make this a fabulous show for all ages! There will be three performances - March 6, 7, and 8. Shows start at 7 p.m. each night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two TKHS Students Advance as National Merit Scholarship Finalists]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2035991</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors have advanced as National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Cole Novak and Lukas Walters both recently received notification of the prestigious national honor and were presented with certificates by TKHS Principal Tony Petersen.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to State Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2034695</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind state finals with eight teams advancing from regional competition. The state finals are hosted at Thornapple Kellogg Schools on March 15.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Build Relationships with HS Friends]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2031555</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“I found my new best friend,” said one smiling and very enthusiastic McFall student after spending about 30 minutes playing with high school students in gym class.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[CAD Students Put Classroom Skills to Work for District Needs]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2031013</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you do when a piece or part breaks off some equipment or furnishings? The manufacturer is no longer in business and there’s nowhere to find the replacement parts needed. Option 1: Replace the entire piece of equipment or furnishing. Option 2: Enlist the help of some very talented high school students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TATU Students Hope Lesson Leaves Lasting Impression]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2030236</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“I don’t use tobacco because I’m an athlete and I want to stay healthy to play sports.”
“I don’t use tobacco because I’m in band and I want to be able to play my instrument.”
“I don’t use tobacco because I want to live a long healthy life.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2029398</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall students stuffed their backpacks with dolls, monster trucks and cars. They brought their Legos, cards, board games and stuffed animals. Some brought super hero figures to fly through the room. Others brought  blankets to build secret hideaway forts.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Wax Museum Celebrates Achievements in History]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2028160</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lilly Tyler stood as still as a statue. “I tried not to smile, but I had to because I was having so much fun,” said the fourth grader as she played her role as Harriet Tubman at the Page Elementary Wax Museum.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inspiring Show Challenges Students to Believe in Themselves]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2027232</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Lee Elementary students gathered in the cafeteria for a special assembly, they had no idea they would learn so much about history and be so inspired to believe in themselves and follow their dreams.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK FFA Members Advance to Regional Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2025556</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK FFA team did well at this week’s district leadership contest with many members advancing to the regional contest Feb. 12. Twenty-four TK FFA members participated in the regional contest. Only the top two placings in each contest advance to the district contest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Search Information and Survey]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2023388</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education is beginning the search for the next superintendent to lead the district. Please read the information about the search and join in taking the community survey. The survey is open now and will close at midnight Feb. 9. Thank you for your support of the Board as they take on this important task.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open Enrollment for 2025-26 Begins Feb. 3]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2018975</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enroll now for Preschool, Young 5's and Kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young 5's and Kindergarten Information for 2025-26]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2018991</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not sure whether your child should attend Young 5's or Kindergarten next year? Take a look at this informational presentation to learn the differences between the two programs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are TK STRONG]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2020235</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK Alum John Garner created this video showcasing some of the many things that make Thornapple Kellogg Schools such an amazing school district and a great place for families to call home. Garner used his talents to skillfully pull together video clips including interviews with students, parents, alumni and teachers as well as images of the beautiful facilities, classroom learning and school activities. We hope you'll watch and share with friends so everyone can see why we are #TKSTRONG]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Prepare for Regional Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2024993</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Clara McKeown fitted plastic straws together while teammates connected toothpicks with putty. They were all working on the same challenge - to build bridges that could span different distances between tables. They were given a limited number of simple supplies - a pencil, rubber bands, straws, toothpicks, putty, some paper clips, sheets of paper and a couple of paper cups. They were also given limited time to plan and then only 6 minutes to discuss plans and then build.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes New Board Members; New Officers Elected]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education welcomed interim superintendent Tom Enslen along with three new board members at their Jan. 13 board meeting.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS BPA Students Advance to State Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2019072</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students competed in the regional contest with 10 students advancing to the state competition in multiple categories. TK has a long tradition of success with the BPA program that helps prepare students with skills for the future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum Helps His Team Win Third National Championship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mitchell Middleton isn’t one to talk about himself or his accomplishments on the football field or in the classroom, even though he’s a three-time national champion with the Ferris State football team, and has achieved academic honors in the classroom. Middleton, a TK alum Class of 2021, said what’s most important is that he is setting himself up for even more successes in life.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sixth-Graders Experience Magic of the Creative Process]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2015894</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[During an imagination warm-up activity before the new year, a room full of Thornapple Kellogg Middle School sixth-graders helped a visiting author make up a whimsical story about a boy, some pigeons and supernatural sticky mud.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Superintendent Retires; Former Superintendent Named Interim]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools Superintendent Craig McCarthy retired in December after serving the district for 6 1/2 years. Former superintendent Tom Enslen is stepping in to serve as interim superintendent through the end of the 2025 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK101 Helps Students Learn How to Be Their Best Selves]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2010764</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chloe Tobias closed her eyes, laid her head in her hands on her desk and listened to the calming sounds of wind chimes. The TK middle school student said the sound made her happy and she felt calm.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Board Names Interim Superintendent]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bus Drivers Make Special Delivery]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2010542</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With lights flashing, a Barry County Sheriff’s deputy led a Thornapple Kellogg school bus and van on their way to make a very important delivery Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pair of 7th Graders Earn Top Spelling Bee Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2008431</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took 19 rounds of spelling words before the TK Middle School 2024 Spelling Bee Champion was crowned and a worthy opponent earned the runner-up title Friday morning.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bond Projects Complete:  Promises Made 2019 - Promises Kept 2024]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2007182</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2019, voters in the TK School District approved a $42.8 million bond. Now, in 2024 the promises made for those bond funds have been kept. Thanks to TK Alum John Garner for putting this video together. And a big THANK YOU, to our TK community for your support then, now and always! Together, we are #TKSTRONG]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Builds Little Free Library for Eagle Scout Project]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2001495</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every day when Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Clyde Watson comes to school, he is reminded of one really good thing he has done for the community. Just outside the TK School and community library, Watson built a Little Free Library along with two benches where students can meet up with friends or wait for rides. It’s a source of pride for Watson and also a final step toward earning the Eagle Scout rank.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Athletes Earn Conference Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourteen Thornapple Kellogg High School student athletes earned 2024 Fall OK Gold All-Conference honors. In addition, six more athletes earned Fall OK Gold Conference honorable mention awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Service-Learning Class Continues Classmates Care Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winter in West Michigan is not a matter of "if" it comes - it's "when" it comes. Right now, that means it’s a busy time of year for middle school students in Lil Lienesch’s service learning class. Students collect, sort, organize and inventory donations of new and gently-used winter coats, hats, boots, scarves, gloves and snow pants. This time of year they’re busy filling donation requests and delivering items to schools for families in need.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Students Honor Veterans]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Honors Veterans with Community Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Present “The Man Who Came To Dinner”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1991329</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students will perform two shows of their Fall play, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Nov. 8 and 9. Shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Roller Coaster Class Provides Thrills for 6th Graders]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1987511</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cheers filled the sixth-grade classroom as one group after another celebrated a successful roller coaster run. But it didn’t come without a lot of troubleshooting, trial and error, and working together.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[‘They teach me to be a better version of myself’]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tickets Available Online for TKHS Play]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Imagination on Display with Fifth-Grade Project]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Invited to TKHS Veterans Day Celebration]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is honored to welcome veterans and the community to join in the annual Veterans Day celebration at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 in the high school gymnasium. Veterans are invited to attend and be recognized for their service.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Please Be Patient, Be Understanding, Be Safe!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1979277</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK administrators are aware of the traffic congestion on Main Street, which backs up getting in and out of McFall Elementary. This occurs primarily in the morning drop-off time between 8:30 and 9 a.m. and in the afternoon between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Students Explore Future Possibilities]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1978195</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Page Elementary hallway buzzed with excitement as students came out of one career experience and got ready for another. The annual career days for the fifth graders give students a chance to explore different possible careers and hear directly from people working in those professions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Assistant Superintendent Says “TK Feels Like Home”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1977933</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On his second day as assistant superintendent of TK Schools, Mark Provost volunteered to announce at a middle school football game. “I saw they needed someone to help, so I jumped in. That’s what I want to do. I want to be involved. I want to help wherever I can to make this district successful.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Earns Commended Student Honor]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Michael Sager-Wissner was recently recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Students Turn Kindergarten Drawings Into Digital Art]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1971687</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was like an early Christmas in Kara Burbridge’s kindergarten classroom this week. Students anxiously waited while everyone received their envelope. Then they tore the envelopes open like presents to find their original robot drawing newly imagined into a colorful digital design created by high school digital art students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fourth Graders Inspired by a Simple Dot]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1971033</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A wave of colorful blue, green, yellow, orange and red dots adorn the fourth-grade hallway. Each dot was the special creation of a student in honor of International Dot Day celebrated Sept. 15 around the world as a way of celebrating creativity, courage and collaboration.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Curriculum Director Brings Passion for Learning and Teaching to TK]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1970948</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heather Robotham has a passion for education and for helping teachers. She is the new Director of Secondary Curriculum for Thornapple Kellogg Schools and will work closely with long-time TK Curriculum Director Kim Chausow who will focus on the elementary levels.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2024 TKHS Homecoming Court Announced]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1969536</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2024 Homecoming Court was announced Friday. The court will be introduced, and the king and queen crowned during halftime of the Homecoming game, Friday, Sept. 27.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inspired by her grandmother, she wants to be a ‘school mom’]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1968044</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg — For the first day of school at Page Elementary, Principal Amy Forman bought a bubble machine to kick off a fun school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:50:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1966765</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School students have been named as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists according to a release issued today from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:11:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Lend a Hand Supporting United Way Day of Caring]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1965543</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students donned gloves to pick weeds, took off their shoes and socks to move rocks from the water’s edge, and learned how to use a hammer and pry bar to remove nails from old decking boards. A younger TK student even gave a speech at Thursday morning’s Barry County United Way campaign kickoff.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:29:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fourth Graders Take on 9-11 Stair Challenge]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1964567</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“100, 101, 102, 103,” students counted as they climbed up and down the steps in Bob White Stadium in honor of the 413 first responders who lost their lives on 9-11-01.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:54:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Linkers Program Makes Everyone Feel Welcome]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1963843</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you ever need something to make you smile, visit Ryan Fletke’s high school Adaptive PE class. You can’t help but smile as you watch general education students high fiving, encouraging, and just being great friends with students with special needs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tower Building Exercise Brings Students Together]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1958221</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two pieces of cardstock, two pieces of construction paper, limited numbers of paper clips and popsicle sticks, a measured amount of painter tape and a ruler were all the supplies teams were given. Even though the supplies seemed meager for a tower building task, middle school 7th grade students quickly learned the real challenge was finding different ways to work together.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:44:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Teachers Earn Above and Beyond Awards]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1957592</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two teachers received the annual Thornapple Kellogg Education Association Above and Beyond Awards. This award is presented each year to staff members who are nominated by their peers for the work they do and their efforts to go above and beyond what is expected. The award was named after retired first grade teacher Shelley Erb.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:30:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Teachers Hired at TK Schools]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1957346</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools is starting the school year with 15 new teachers. These new staff members fill vacancies created by retirements or other teachers leaving the district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:17:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2025 Gathers for Last First Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1956385</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[While the sky was still dark, Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors parked their cars in the lot, walked the red carpet into the stadium, and wandered onto the football field. They sat in groups all over the field watching the sun come up on their last first day of school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:18:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Get Inspiration and Excitement for New Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1954775</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Color guard members twirled their flags in unison, the TK marching band proudly belted out the school fight song and Thornapple Kellogg staff members enthusiastically clapped and sang along as everyone was welcomed to the start of the 2024-25 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:40:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Friends Excited to Help New Band Director Continue TK Success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1951461</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new Thornapple Kellogg High School band director is getting a little help from her friends. Together, they are making sure the band and new director start the year on the right foot.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:14:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back To School Open Houses/Registration Dates]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1946734</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 2024-25 school year at Thornapple Kellogg! Whether you are a returning student or new to the district, we are glad you are here and we are excited for a new school year! We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Aug. 26.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:00:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Test Drive a School Bus Today]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1944495</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mike Croff of Middleville took a test drive in a school bus today. He didn’t go far - just around an empty parking lot - but it was enough to give him a feel for what it would be like to drive a bus. And it was just enough for him to realize, it may not be as hard as he thought.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:32:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alumni Association Dedicates Little Free Library]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1943855</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Young students eagerly peeked into the new Little Free Library excitedly looking for just the right book to take home and read. The brightly-colored orange Little Free Library with black “TK” letters on the doors, was made possible by efforts of the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:52:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Test Drive a School Bus Event]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive a school bus? Are you concerned they seem “too big” to drive?  Here is your chance to gain real "hands-on" experience by actually getting behind the wheel.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:04:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Spring OK Gold All-Conference Athletes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1938740</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seventeen TKHS athletes were recently named as 2024 OK Gold All-Conference athletes for their spring sports representing baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, and track and field. Another four students received honorable mention awards. Congratulations to each of these spring athlete honorees.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:32:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Transportation Information for 2024/25 Due Aug. 4]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1935021</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:06:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2028 Celebrates End of the Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1933669</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 8th grade Breakfast of Champions capped off the last day of school for the Class of 2028! Several awards were given for academics and leadership. There were also Class Awards voted on by the students for their peers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 14:40:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Band Director Passes Baton to Former Student]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1928228</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After 27 years leading the Thornapple Kellogg High School band program, director Ray Rickert officially passed the baton to his former band student, Clair Jansma. She has been working as a student teacher for the last few months and recently was hired as the next TKHS band director.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 11:40:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Inspires Special, Unique Rock Garden at Lee]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1932675</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colorfully painted rocks form the letters “TK,” spell out “Lee,” and create a sunburst in front of Lee Elementary School as the culmination of a school-wide project that started by reading a book.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 14:02:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2024 Has ‘A Beautiful Day’ for Graduation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1931179</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was a beautiful day for the 245 members of  TK graduating class of 2024 marching into the stadium under clear blue skies with just a slight breeze and the stands filled with family and friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 10:08:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2024 Receives Honors and Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of dollars in scholarships were awarded to Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors Tuesday night at the annual Senior Honors Ceremony. Students also received recognition and awards for their academic, community service and athletic successes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 14:52:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Take Honors with State MITES Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1928328</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several engineering, architecture and principles of technology  projects by Thornapple Kellogg High School students earned honors at the regional and state Michigan Industrial and Technology Educational Society competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:00:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Band Awards Presented During Final Concerts]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the final TKHS Concert, Symphonic and Jazz band concerts of the year, some prestigious awards were given to seniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 12:42:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[OM Team Sets Eyes on World Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1928056</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year’s Odyssey of the Mind season isn’t over quite yet for one Page Elementary team that is advancing to the World Finals in Iowa. That means practice, practice and more practice.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 11:51:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS BPA Student is National Champion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The third time's the charm for Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Kaden Hamming. He was named the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) champion in fundamental accounting this week in Chicago.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 08:25:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Plans Class of 2024 Honors Night and Graduation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1927055</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Graduation ceremonies for the nearly 245 members of the TKHS Class of 2024 will take place at 7 p.m. May 23 in the stadium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District to Host Fine Arts Festival Sunday]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The public is again invited to the annual Thornapple Kellogg Fine Arts Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. May 19 in the high school. This is a free event featuring artwork created by students from kindergarten through high school, as well as woodworking, drafting and architecture projects from high school students. The afternoon also features the final concerts of the high school concert and honors choir.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 13:55:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK 2024-25 School Year Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1884473</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:38:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Twisting, Sliding, Scooting - Thanks to TAEF Grant]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1925710</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students cheered with excitement when Mrs. DeVries announced it was free choice day in physical education classes at McFall. They quickly eyed two of the favorite options - scooter boards and spooner boards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 11:35:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS FFA Sets Up Petting Zoo for Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1925239</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Goats, sheep, cows, rabbits, horses, and even yaks in pens lined the back portion of the high school parking lot near Page Elementary School. It was the first TK FFA petting zoo event and many involved say they hope it becomes an annual event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 15:46:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Students Choose Outdoor Learning Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1925186</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With blankets, beach towels, lawn chairs, hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen, Stacy Sikkema’s fourth-grade class took all their learning materials and moved outside for a full day of outdoor learning.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 14:39:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Athletes Set to Compete at Next Level]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1924075</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six Thornapple Kellogg High School athletes will be competing in different sports in college. Coaches, parents and friends gathered today for the student-athlete unofficial signing day at TKHS.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 19:35:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Distinguished Alumni Encourages Everyone to be Lifelong Learners]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1922954</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK alumni were encouraged to be the person in the community everyone knows they can count on, be curious and lifelong learners, and reflect on what their legacy will be.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 11:14:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS FFA Competes at State Skills Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School FFA members had a great experience at their first Michigan FFA Spring Skills Contest at Michigan State University recently.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 17:08:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BPA Students Heading to the Windy City for National Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1923163</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will be sending one of its largest groups of finalists to the BPA national finals in Chicago next week including one student who is returning for his third time. In all, six TKHS students will be competing May 10-14 in seven competitions at the national level after competing at the regional and state levels.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 10:18:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Crash Delivers Powerful Life Lesson at TKHS]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Kate Powers lay motionless in the grass not far from the wreckage of two vehicles. Her parents, Matt and Shannon, knelt by her side, holding her motionless hand as they grieved. At the same time, firefighters, paramedics and police swarmed the wreckage working in unison to free Kate’s classmates from the vehicles while police were arresting another classmate.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 17:49:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Announces Top Academic Students in Class of 2024]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eleven students were named as the top academic students in the Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2024. The top students are listed here in alphabetical order.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:52:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Continue Building Legacy of Service]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1918860</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students didn’t focus on history, math or English today. They didn’t even open a book, but make no mistake, the lessons they learned in their annual day of service will hopefully stay with them for life and help build a legacy for the future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grant Helps Students Learn About Wildlife Conservation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1916051</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An American Kestrel perched on the gloved hand of a John Ball Zoo handler as she walked around the TKHS environmental science classroom letting students get a closer look at the smallest member of the falcon family.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:13:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Health Dept. Offers Summer Screening Clinics]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1912847</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hearing and vision screenings are required for entry into kindergarten. You can schedule a free appointment at the Barry Eaton Health Department this summer.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:54:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Reading Celebration Filled with Awards, Honors and GOOP!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1905176</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page students celebrated their very successful reading month with the final schoolwide Battle of the Books and the announcement of four top readers and two top classrooms. Principal Gregg Bruno dressed up  with colorful wings, a pink and purple skirt and colorful pink and blue wig to introduce the battles. But nothing could compare to the students’ excitement of being able to “GOOP” their principal and one teacher after reaching their reading goals for March.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:35:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Student Athletes Earn Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1905080</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A dozen TKHS student athletes earned OK Gold All-Conference honors for their winter sports. Five more Trojans earned honorable mention in the conference.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:59:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Interviews Give Seniors Valuable Practice and Feedback]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1905029</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[While seniors are anxiously counting down their final days of high school, they’re also preparing for their futures. Approximately 170 seniors participated in mock job interviews with real company representatives conducting the interviews.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:11:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Meet Out-of-this-World Reading Month Challenge]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1904242</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students have been reading in the hallways. They’ve donned their most galactic glasses, sported their wackiest “out-of-this-world” hairstyles, and dressed in bright neon. It’s all been part of the “Reading is Out of this World” March reading month theme at McFall and it’s been a galactic success!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:56:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Escape Room Style Challenge Gives New Twist to SAT Prep]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1904224</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Preparing for the SAT took on a creative twist today for 11th grade English students. Instead of a classroom ready for lectures and note taking, students entered a room transformed into a quiet cafe with tablecloths covering desks and small vases of flowers adding a pop of color.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:44:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TVC Stuffs the Bus with Basic Needs for TK Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1902686</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On a cold and snowy Saturday in February, a school bus was parked in front of the Harding’s Market in Middleville. The goal was to “stuff the bus” with personal hygiene products for Thornapple Kellogg students, but with the weather the way it was, organizers from Thornapple Valley Church in Middleville didn’t know how the turnout would be.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:21:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAEF Grant Supplies History Tools for 8th Graders]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1901399</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation grant, 8th grade students have new hands-on tools helping them study and better understand U.S. History.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Six BPA Students to Compete at National Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[To say the Thornapple Kellogg High School BPA team members had a successful outing at the state competition this weekend would be a bit of an understatement. Nine students qualified for the state contests, six earned state honors and will advance to the national competition May 10-14 in Chicago.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:08:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Career fair showcases many post-graduation paths]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alexis Stark/School News Network: At Thornapple Kellogg High School’s annual career fair, senior Giovana Daher discussed her interest in the connection between the mind and the body with a representative from the Barry County Community Mental Health Authority.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:05:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Students Present Dangers of Tobacco and Nicotine Use]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1893678</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth graders scrunched up their noses and let out an “ewww” as they felt the blackened pig lung used to demonstrate effects of tobacco on the lungs. They didn’t like how it looked or how it felt and that is just the reaction high school demonstrators were hoping to see.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:43:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Space Exploration Calls to TK Alum]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1890810</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jason Morley hopes to find himself blasting off into space someday. If he does, it could very well be in a rocket he’s had a hand in designing and building.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Friendship Bracelets Remind Students to Be Kind]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1890283</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Choosing words like loving, caring, respectful, positive, trustworthy and nice, Page students created their own friendship bracelets as a reminder to be kind.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:01:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hearts and Hoops Tourney Creates Special Day for Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[And the crowd goes wild! It wasn’t for an incredible half-court shot to claim the championship or even a game-winning touchdown. The cheers rang out for students who typically receive little or no recognition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:07:10 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Wax Museum Brings History To Life]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Walt Disney, Milton Hershey, Pocahontas, Florence Nightingale, Theodore Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. were just a few of the famous people brought to life in Page Elementary’s wax museum.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:04:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Rise Up to Kids Heart Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[They did it again. Lee Elementary students jumped into another record year, raising $27,621 for the American Heart Association through their annual Kids Heart Challenge - formerly called Jump Rope for Heart.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:53:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present Musical “Tuck Everlasting”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will present three performances of the musical “Tuck Everlasting” Feb. 29, March 1-2. All shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:42:22 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Global School Play Day is Serious Work]]></title>
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Little ones had their imaginations in full gear while making their own fun for an entire school day during the recent Global School Play Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:00:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Celebrate 100th Day!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing crowns with 100 stickers, sparkles, and feathers, McFall students celebrated their 100th day of school Feb 8.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 11:58:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Robotics Teams Head to First Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1878850</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students will put their robots and programming skills to the test at a robotics competition Saturday in Jenison.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:08:15 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Become A Patron of the TKHS Musical]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1877966</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone interested in supporting the spring musical at TKHS, please become a patron of the musical. This year, students will be presenting "Tuck Everlasting."]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:03:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Inspires Students and Brings Black History to Life]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1877837</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Never, ever give up,” Lee Elementary students shouted in unison after an inspiring “Black History’s Groundbreaking Geniuses” performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:24:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK FFA Excels at Districts; Several Members Advance to Regional Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1874420</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg FFA excelled at the District FFA Leadership contest Wednesday with several members advancing to the regional contests.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BPA Students Bring Home Regional Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1872744</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students competed in the regional BPA contest last weekend. Of the 10 students competing, nine have qualified to move on to the state competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:44:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Retiring Parapro Says TK is Like Family]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1871802</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cathy Moore can tell stories for days about her students and her career as a special education paraprofessional for TK Schools. After 31 years at TK she laughed and cried off and on as she recalled students and memories – some funny, some sweet, some difficult.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:05:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Board of Education Elects Officers for New Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1870768</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education recently elected new officers to serve for the 2024 calendar year. They also welcomed a new board member who is filling the remaining year of Anne Hamming’s term. She announced her resignation in December after many years of service.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:30:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Season’s Greetings from Third-Grade Electricians]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1859222</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[School News Network (Alexis Stark)   - Thornapple Kellogg — At Lee Elementary school, echoes of a familiar holiday song wafted out from inside the makerspace.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:34:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Zombie Killer vs. Stocking Stuffer: Battle of the Bots is On!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1858274</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It came down to the final three: Stocking Stuffer, The Zombie Killer, and Patrick the Green Machine. Which one would outlast the others and claim the classroom title of Battle of the Bots champion?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:29:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Find Joy in Giving]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1857681</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With baskets of gifts, boxes of decorations, and smiles on their faces, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students brought a little holiday cheer to residents at Carveth Village and, in so doing, received even more joy for themselves.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:21:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Spelling Bee Winners Crowned]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1856090</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg 8th graders shook hands with each other before facing off for the final five rounds of Friday’s spelling bee. Penn Phillips eventually won the title with Arik Wilbur earning the runner-up honor.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Senior Mows His Way Into Successful Business]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1856052</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Like most high school students, Zadok Shafer gets up early every morning, packs his backpack with his homework and books, and heads to classes for the day.  In his free time he likes spending time with friends and watching movies. He sounds like a typical teenager, but there’s much more to this enterprising young man than many people know.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Author Creates Magic and Imagination in Books]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1852372</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a magic trick or two up his sleeve, children’s author David Stricklen exposed TK Middle School students to the magic that can be found in reading books and writing original stories.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:50:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grant Adds More Fun to Math]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1851592</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Math is getting even more fun in Ms. Proehl’s first-grade classroom thanks to new math tools and games purchased with funds from a Wilson H. Craig grant through the Barry Community Foundation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:51:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Senior Qualifies for National Fishing Tournament]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1850862</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the second time in three years, Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Dylan Welton has qualified and will compete in the Bassmaster Team National Tournament. He and his grandfather, who is also his teammate, will be heading to Florida this week for the four-day national competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:41:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Become Cranberry Raft Engineers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1848480</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know a cranberry raft can hold a block, a cow, a dinosaur, a car and even a truck? Well, they can in Lee Elementary’s Maker Space lab!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:03:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Motion, and Magnets and Maps, Oh My!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1848442</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:14:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Offer Input to KISD Leaders]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1847268</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors are helping the Kent Intermediate School District build better educational experiences by offering suggestions and insights into what students need in schools today.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:55:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Research Progressive Era Social Issues and Reforms]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1846521</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Child labor, safe working conditions, abuse of big businesses and monopolies, protection of the environment, and political corruption - all just a few of the Progressive Era social issues TKHS U.S. History students researched recently.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:54:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Honor and Thank Veterans]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1844648</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[From high school to McFall Elementary, students throughout the district honored veterans Friday with songs, pictures and cards of thanks. McFall students sang patriotic songs while Lee third graders visited Carveth Village to thank veterans with salutes of honor and cards of thanks.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:25:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Invited to TKHS Veterans Day Celebration]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1840723</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is honored to welcome veterans and the community to join in the annual Veterans Day celebration at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 in the high school gymnasium. Veterans are invited to attend and be recognized for their service.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:22:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[FFA State Officers Visit TKHS]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1837772</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Contests, conferences and conventions, and service - three very different groups but all part of the big picture of FFA.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:14:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Present "Anne of Green Gables"]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1832738</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will present their fall play, “Anne of Green Gables,” Nov. 3 and 4. Shows start at 7 p.m. each night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:42:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKAA Gives Gifts to New Elementary Teachers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association gave $100 to each of the nine new TK elementary teachers to help them purchase items for their classrooms.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:08:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Penske Rolls in with Truckload of Toys and Games]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[They did it again! The Penske truck rolled into the driveway at McFall Elementary School loaded with boxes of new toys and games for the students. With a chorus of squeals, oohs and aahs, Jamie Hoeksema’s class of first graders couldn’t wait to see all the surprises inside]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:32:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1828577</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A dog greeted every visitor to Dr. Becca Kursch’s talk about veterinary medicine. In another room, students got a chance to test their witness skills before Barry County Judge Mike Schipper and just down the hall Dr. Jayne Corts showed students how a pig’s lung inflates when air is blown into it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 12:32:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hometown Heroes Called “The Wind Beneath Our Wings”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keith and Cindy Middlebush sat at the table of honor as they proudly and humbly accepted the Hometown Hero Award at the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation dinner. “We describe the hometown hero as an outstanding individual or individuals in this case. That they are community members who exemplify excellence and integrity and commitment,” said TAEF President Craig Stolsonburg as he introduced the couple.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:18:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Homecoming 2023 is a Win for the Community]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg’s 2023 homecoming scored a win with the TK community and a win for the Trojan football team.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:40:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[‘Least we can do’: Thornapple Kellogg seniors continue cleanup tradition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — A packed student section at a high school football game can leave behind quite a mess — but not at Thornapple Kellogg High School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:28:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McKeown Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scott McKeown was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren as he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association during Friday’s homecoming events. The award is presented each year to one or more deserving recipients during the homecoming game and at the spring all-school banquet.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:12:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Student Donates Fair Money for Memorial Bench]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1820340</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Owen Tietz was shocked that his prize-winning goat at the Barry County Fair a year ago brought in $550 at auction. It’s a lot of money for a 10-year-old and Owen decided to spend it on something very special.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:19:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK to Host Parade, Festivities for Homecoming 2023]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will celebrate homecoming Sept. 29 with a night filled with activities and celebrations of being a TK Trojan.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:07:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Student Council Joins United Way Day of Caring]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Student Council members spent most of their day giving back to the community by participating in the United Way’s Day of Caring.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:35:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Strong Bonds Remain Between Teachers and Students After 9-11]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1813019</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a corner of Rachel Cobb’s high school classroom there is an almost forgotten audio visual three-shelf cart holding a bulky old television with cords running behind it attached to a DVD player and an analogue antenna. For the most part, this obsolete technology goes unnoticed in her classroom - except every Sept. 11.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:29:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students give thumbs-up to cooler classrooms, roomier cafeteria]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1812904</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:45:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Schools Off to Great Start for 2023-24]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1803857</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mother Nature gave TK staff and students a very warm welcome back to school this week with temperatures in the 90s, high humidity levels that pushed heat indexes past the 100 degree mark, and then a round of strong storms in the area. None of it stopped TK staff and students from having a great start to the new year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:57:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2024 Gathers for Last First Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An hour before the first day of school even started, TK seniors wandered into the stadium and onto the field. Spreading blankets on the turf, they sat in groups to welcome each other back for their last first day of school and their senior sunrise.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:41:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Road Construction will Affect McFall Traffic]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1803091</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:31:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Council Advisor Earns Above and Beyond Award]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1803163</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[High School math teacher and co-student council advisor Liz Ritsema earned the prestigious Shelley Erb Above and Beyond Award from the TK Education Association during Monday’s TK opening day celebration.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:14:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Encouraged to Build Connections and Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Building connections, sharing a positive attitude, developing student self-confidence and success, and following the updated strategic plan for the district - all focuses of the 2023-24 school year at Thornapple Kellogg Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:55:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are Ready for Another Great Year at TK!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1798062</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2023-24 school year starts Tuesday and TK administrators, teachers and staff are excited to welcome all students - those returning to TK and those who are new to the district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 10:46:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New TKHS Dean of Students Ready to Meet Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1796607</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being around students is nothing new for Thornapple Kellogg High School’s new Dean of Students Sean McLaughlin. He’s had a long career in public education and actually retired after 36 years only to realize he wasn’t done helping students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:16:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2023 Open Houses and Registration Dates]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1793104</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's almost time for students to start back to school! Please see the dates and times for high school and middle school registration and elementary open houses. We can't wait to see everyone back at TK for another great year! We are TK STRONG!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:36:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Suggested School Supply Lists for All Grades]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1783796</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please see the suggested supply lists for students entering preschool through high school. Please note, these may not necessarily be complete lists, as some teachers may require additional items for their classes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:15:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Lee Principal Vows to Continue Success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1793138</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Megan Wonders may be new to the role of Lee Elementary Principal, but she’s a familiar face around the Thornapple Kellogg School District and especially at Lee Elementary.   She will be moving into the role previously held by Angela Jefferson for the last 11 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:19:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Important Information from TK Food Service]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:13:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You Retirees for Your Years of Service]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1778674</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We want to thank all of our 2022-23 school year retirees. Their commitment, dedication and support for TK students is priceless. We wish each of them the very best as they enter retirement. Thank you for always being TK STRONG!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:10:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS 2023 Spring OK Gold All-Conference Athletes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1777349</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fifteen Thornapple Kellogg High School spring student athletes earned 2023 OK Gold All-Conference awards. Six represent track and field, four represent soccer, two from softball and one each from baseball, golf, and tennis. Congratulations TK Trojans!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:48:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Library Summer Reading Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Making your own slime, building and flying paper airplanes, and even playing a round of mini golf are just some of the activities planned this summer at the TK Schools and Community Library - not to mention the summer reading program and all the great books! Check out all the summer activities, summer reading program and summer library hours.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:07:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vending Machine Dishes Out New Books to Students!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth-grader Clara Keizer looks up at the new vending machine in the Page Elementary lobby contemplating her choices. But this vending machine doesn’t spit out energy drinks or protein snacks to fuel the body. Instead, it offers fuel for the mind - books!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:29:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Reese Klemkosky unrolled her number scroll it went down the ramp at McFall Elementary, past her classmates and nearly to the hallway door.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:01:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2023:  Celebrated, Empowered, and Inspired to Change the World]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1771132</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Congratulations to the greatest class of all time - the class of 2023!” said Thea Zellmer as she raised her arms in celebration at the 2023 Thornapple Kellogg High School graduation ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 11:34:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2023 Receives Honors and Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of dollars in scholarships were awarded to Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors Tuesday night at the annual Senior Honors Ceremony. Students also received recognition and awards for their academic, community service and athletic successes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 10:38:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2023 to Graduate May 25]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2023 will graduate at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 21:52:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK OM Teams Travel to World Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1770300</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Landon Lambitz, Bennett Nieboer and Max Schneider could hardly contain their excitement as they talked about their Page Elementary team trip to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. “I’m very excited,” said Lambitz. “It’s very overwhelming in a good way.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 18:36:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Takes Top Honors in MITES Engineering Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1768022</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Hope Vander Heide has a unique ability to understand how things work and create 3-D models and drawings. That ability has helped her gain much success in engineering and a big lead on a career she hopes to pursue.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 10:05:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Excel with State MITES Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1768020</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School engineering and woods students continue to excel and achieve at the regional and statewide Michigan Industrial and Technology Educational Society competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 10:03:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Band Students Earn Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School concert and symphonic bands wrapped up their season with their final concerts this week. Senior members were recognized and special awards were handed out.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 16:19:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Food Eating Contest Raises Funds for Student Athletes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1766925</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took less than two minutes for TKHS freshman Blake Bossenberger to devour four breadsticks and be crowned the food eating champion at a fundraising contest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 15:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Earns Top 25 Honor in State]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1766174</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary School has been named as a top 25 school in the state of Michigan by the American Heart Association for the continued commitment and loyalty to promoting healthy heart habits.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 11:42:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Secure Grant for Healthy Snacks]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1765690</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School juniors recently completed a class assignment and, in the process, received a $900 Farm Bureau Triple-Up Snack Grant to provide snacks for students and fight food insecurity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 13:57:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Freshman Speeds into Rodeo Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adalyn Cook has a need for speed but unlike many of her family members who love the thrill of race car driving, Adalyn prefers a different kind of horsepower. Her preference is the more natural kind of horsepower.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:56:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Art Festival Showcases Student Talents]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The public is again invited to the annual Thornapple Kellogg Fine Arts Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. May 21 in the high school. This is a free event featuring artwork created by students from kindergarten through high school, as well as woodworking, drafting and architecture projects from high school students. The afternoon also features the final concerts of the high school concert and honors choir.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 11:56:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK 2023-24 School Year Calendar]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education has approved the 2023-24 school-year calendar.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 12:15:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brothers Receive Distinguished Alumni Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two brothers were honored with the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Assocation Distinguished Alumni awards at Saturday’s all-class reunion. Mike Bremer, Class of 1968, and his brother, Dr. David Bremer, Class of 1970, received the prestigious awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 15:30:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK All-Class Reunion Reminds Alumni “We are All Connected”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Laura (Thede) Hyde and her granddaughter, Rochelle Hyde, were excited to attend Saturday night’s Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association all class reunion. They represented the wide range of alumni attending from Laura’s Class of 1948 to Rochelle’s Class of 2007.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 16:04:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Announces Top Students in Class of 2023]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has announced the top students for the Class of 2023. Because of a tie, there are 11 students honored this year instead of 10. The students are listed in alphabetical order by last name.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 15:20:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Earns Youth Volunteer of the Year Honor]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1759037</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mia Dickman has sorted rooms filled with toys to give away at Christmas, planned the annual roofsit to raise funds for a community organization, hauled wheelbarrows full of mulch to spread at YMCA Camp Algonquin and helped teach younger students about philanthropy. And that’s just the short list of her many volunteer efforts.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 14:45:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[DonorsChoose Effort Reaps Rewards]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1758994</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Indoor recess is anything but boring for students in Thornapple Kellogg’s Early Childhood Center preschool program, thanks to a DonorsChoose effort by preschool teacher Theresa Orr.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 14:30:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Get Hands-On Learning With Day of Service]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1754826</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday wasn’t a normal day of classroom lessons and hitting the books at TKHS. Instead, students rolled up their sleeves and got hands-on lessons about helping others, being good citizens within a community and giving back in different ways.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:57:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Register for TK Trojan Summer Athletic Camps]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1752856</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Register today for the TK Trojan Summer Athletic Camps for youth. There are camps available in golf, basketball, softball, bowling, volleyball, strength training and tennis. Check them out and register online.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:27:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Math Teacher Makes Her Past Add Up]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1751585</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carmen Skiba may never have become a middle school math teacher if it weren’t for something that happened to her in those middle school years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:24:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Roots Run Deep for TK Alumna]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1751157</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Karen (Page) Kennedy has strong ties to Thornapple Kellogg Schools - a place where she attended school from kindergarten through high school graduation, where her father, Gerald Page, served as superintendent and has the Page Elementary building named for him, and a place where she now serves as the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association president.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:27:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Living Wax Museum Welcomes Guests]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1746125</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As parents and family members stepped into the Page Elementary Living Wax Museum, they were surrounded by historical and famous figures including athletes, scientists, writers, astronauts and inventors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:54:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Gain Valuable Experience Through Mock Interviews]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Interviewing for a job can be a stressful experience for anyone and especially for students who haven’t had much, if any, experience. With the help of a host of volunteers from area companies and agencies, Thornapple Kellogg High School students got the chance to practice their skills and prepare for their future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:39:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TATU Leaders Offer Strong Advice to Younger Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1745678</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several members of the Thornapple Kellogg High School Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) presented lessons to Page Elementary fourth graders to make healthy lifestyle choices and stay nicotine free.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:09:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Compete for Battle of the Books Title]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1745014</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took 25 rounds of questions about various books before this year’s Page Elementary Battle of the Books champion was crowned. It came down to two Clara’s - Clara Keizer who eventually won the champion title, and Clara McKeown who finished as runner-up.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:46:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Service Learning Project Spreads Comfort]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1743524</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Each year, members of the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School service learning class vote on a special project to undertake. This year, students decided to spread some warmth and comfort to children in DeVos Children’s Hospital.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:30:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Jazz Band Earns Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1742908</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg High School Jazz Band has earned top honors at two college jazz festivals this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:50:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Inducts 59 Members into National Honor Society]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School inducted 59 new members into the Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society Thursday night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:54:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Brings “The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar” to Stage]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1740582</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School will present “The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar” March 22 and 23. Shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The show is free to the public, but a $5 donation per person is suggested to help continue to grow the middle school program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:44:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[History Comes to Life to Inspire and Encourage Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1741166</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An inventor, judge, professional athlete, community leader, and even students were all examples of agents of change for Lee students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:13:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Shoppers May Find Special Notes with their Next Bag of Groceries]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1740276</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Customers at Harding’s Market in Middleville may find their grocery bags are filled with more than just food for dinner. They just might find a colorfully decorated bag covered with notes and pictures from McFall Elementary students showing their love for music and celebrating Music in Our Schools month.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:42:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Buckets of Kindness]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1738251</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students take part in year-long "Choose to Include" campaign.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:26:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Athletes Earn All Conference Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Thornapple Kellogg High School athletes in winter sports earned All-Conference honors in the OK Gold Conference and the SWMSC Conference. Thirteen students from five sports earned the all-conference awards while another six athletes earned honorable mention awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:18:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Career Fair Helps Prepare Students for Future]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students couldn’t help but think about their futures as they wandered through the 40-plus company, college and trade school booths set up in the high school gymnasium for the third-annual career fair. It’s an event aimed at making sure students know they have options and opportunities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 11:28:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Camaraderie, Competition and a Solo Spotlight Await BPA State Finalists]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1735278</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Thornapple Kellogg High School students leave for the state BPA convention and competition this week, they know they’ll be representing their school in a professional manner and taking on leadership and responsibility roles.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:58:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young Philanthropists Give Back to Community]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1735167</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time, talents and treasures - three ways of giving to help others. That was the lesson Page Elementary fifth graders learned over the last few weeks as they found ways to help others through the Circle of Giving.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:23:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Eagerly Jump Into Lifelong Health Lesson]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1730724</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since 1996, Lee Elementary students and the TK community have donated more than $556,000 to the American Heart Association through what’s now called Kids Heart Challenge and formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Advance In Elks Essay Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students were named winners in the local Elks Lodge essay contest and will advance to the district competition. The Elks Lodge sponsors the local contest to promote patriotism among fifth through eighth grade students. This year’s theme was “My American Dream.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:54:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page and McFall Host Book Fairs]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1727484</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:09:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tickets on Sale Now for "Shrek - The Musical"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don't miss the TKHS performances of "Shrek the Musical," at 7 p.m. March 2, 3, and 4. All pre-purchase tickets will be done on-line this year and you don't want to miss your chance to see this highly-entertaining, funny, and family-friendly show!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:12:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hearts, Hoops, Smiles and Cheers Fill Special Olympics Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Thornapple Kellogg High School’s Special Olympics basketball team made their first basket of the game, the entire TK student body filling the stands erupted into cheers of support. The cheering was equally as loud when their opponent made their first basket and the cheers continued for every basket by either team throughout the game.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:59:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Help Local United Way Organization]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students are joining forces with Barry County United Way this month to help support their community. Students in Cary Saxton’s Advanced Placement Language and Composition class are organizing the efforts with a fundraiser dubbed Trojans Through Time where the students aid past, present, and future Trojans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:34:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Perform “Shrek the Musical”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will have three performances of  “Shrek The Musical” March 2, 3, and 4. All shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:48:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Art Students Earn Scholastic Art Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1725324</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seven Thornapple Kellogg High School art students earned Scholastic Art Awards recently. Those students are:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Students Enjoy Sweet Math Lesson]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gingerbread houses might seem like an odd tool for a middle school math lesson, but it turned into a sweet scale model lesson on proportions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 14:37:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Author Unleashes Imaginations and Inspires Young Readers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1723047</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A mud-eating alien chases after a boy out hunting with his dog, a rock from another planet comes alive to block an astronaut from returning to his spaceship, and a one-foot-tall person who slithers on the ground like a snake and dreams of having leg attachments, finds life hard while living in a rabbit hole only to be kicked out by the rabbit family.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Film Students Earn Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1721018</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three TKHS film students earned honors at the recent Compass College High School Film Competition. Their films were named among the top 15 films in the annual competition that attracts short films created by students from around the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:47:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK FFA Members Earn District Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1719538</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School FFA team members had a fantastic showing at their rookie experience at the District Leadership Development Contest at the Calhoun Area Career Center this week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:46:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Be A Patron of the TKHS Musical]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1718487</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[District Seeks Input for Strategic Plan Update]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1709907</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a school district, we follow industry best practices to ensure we are providing educational experiences for our students that will prepare them for their future.  One of those best practices is creating and regularly reviewing a strategic plan. This plan provides the district with a focused direction in supporting the educational needs of our students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:52:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Preschool Open Enrollment Begins Feb. 6]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1719582</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Preschool open enrollment begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 6 for the 2023-2024 school year. Enrollment will be completed online this year at ecc.tkschools.org.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:20:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Native American Project is One That’s Built to Remember]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1714248</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pine needles, straw, sticks and twigs, moss, marshmallows, leaves and bark were some of the assortment of building supplies fifth-grade students used to create replicas of Native American homes. They created miniature pueblos, teepees, igloos, and huts, as part of their in-depth research about a Native American tribe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:32:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young Alumni Shares Passion for Sports Through Coaching]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1714015</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colson Brummel hasn’t been out of high school long, but he’s already finding a way to make a big impact in his community. A 2020 graduate of TK, Brummel was recently honored with the sixth annual Thornapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission Andy Saldivar Coach of the Year Award for the 2022 baseball/softball season.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:49:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[STEM Toys Build Student Successes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1712890</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emma Lautenschleger searched through a bin of star-shaped connector pieces. “I need more of this color,” she said, pointing to the bright yellow pieces already forming the long neck of her giraffe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:44:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We’ve Got the Beat!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1711345</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students twirl and swirl colorful ribbons above their heads, around their ankles and around and around in circles as they dance to the popular Disney song “Let It Go” during music class. Their bright orange, green, blue and yellow ribbons ripple around them as they move about the room.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:11:14 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Earn Honors at BPA Regional Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1709474</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School had a strong showing at the regional BPA competition Friday. All 10 students who competed at the BPA regional competition Friday earned placings in the top 10 of their fields and eight qualified to move on to the state BPA finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:01:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grant Puts Graphing Calculators in Hands of Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1707652</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, TKHS math students will have graphing calculators to use in their algebra classes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:34:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Thank TK Board of Education]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1707062</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg Middle School Student Council members addressed the Board of Education Monday night offering thanks and praise for all they do to make the district the best it can be for all students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:18:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ECC to Host TK Playgroups]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1704526</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg's Early Childhood Center is hosting TK Playgroups for families with children ages 0 to 5 years old. The first playgroup date is Friday, Jan. 6. These playgroups are a great way to build social connections in fun creative activities and play. These playgroups are free at the TK Early Childhood Center!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:49:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Receive Greatest Gift from Giving]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1701686</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donned in red Santa hats and comfy holiday pajamas, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students unloaded bags of green and red paper chains, stacks and stacks of giant paper snowflakes and loads of boxes filled with gifts - all for residents of Carveth Village.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:46:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Robotics Team Gets Boost from Grant and Local Donation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1700991</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School robotics team has received a big boost through support and a donation from Bradford White Corporation and a grant from the Wilson H. Craig Jr. fund through Barry Community Foundation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:50:33 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students S-P-E-L-L Their Way to Success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1698664</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took nine rounds of spelling before a champion and runner-up were crowned in the annual Thornapple Kellogg Middle School spelling bee today.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:33:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKAA Gives Grants to Elementary Teachers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1694397</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Thornapple Kellogg elementary teachers were surprised when they each received a $100 grant from the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:07:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[District Honored for Using Data to Help Identify Needs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students learn best when they feel comfortable, safe, protected and in an encouraging, friendly environment. Recently, the Michigan MTSS Technical Assistance Center recognized Thornapple Kellogg Schools at the Gold Level for work toward implementing a Multi-Tiered System of Support. It is a program the district implemented about eight years ago aimed at helping fill in the needs of students as a group and individually.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:22:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sarah Keizer: Kickball Competitor, Derby Car Driver and Caring Teacher]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1691388</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When she’s not in her fourth-grade classroom, you might find Sarah Keizer playing kickball with her students on the playground, taking a long walk with her Chesapeake Bay Retriever Monte, jumping on the trampoline with her two kids, taking quad rides with her family, or even racing around the oval track in the yearly Barry County Fair Powder Puff Autocross race.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:53:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Police Canine Team Visits Lee Elementary]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jessie is still a little young and rambunctious and definitely still in training. Still, the 16-month-old Belgium Malawa police dog seemed eager to put on a great demonstration for Lee Elementary second graders about how he and his partner, Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Moore, help each other.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:23:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS to Perform Musical  “Newsies Jr.”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1687550</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students bring Disney’s musical “Newsies Jr.” to the stage Nov.16 and 17. Both performances begin at 7 p.m. and are free to the public although donations are accepted.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 17:32:33 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Veterans Day Program Delivers Honor and Respect]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A long line of Thornapple Kellogg High School students reached out to shake hands with veterans after a patriotic and inspiring Veterans Day Assembly. “It means a whole lot. It just really means a lot,” said Sgt. Daniel Rietman.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:40:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS OK Gold All Conference Athletes Named]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A dozen Thornapple Kellogg High School students were named as OK Gold All Conference athletes for the fall season, and five more were named as All Conference honorable mention.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:50:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Invited to TKHS Veterans Day Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is excited to again host the annual Veterans Day Assembly which will again be open to the community. The event takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11.  Guests should enter through the athletic lobby and the south parking lot off Bender Road.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:02:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Battle of the Buildings is Back!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Battle of the Buildings is BACK this Friday, Nov. 11. This is a fun district-wide competition pitting each school against each other for bragging rights. Come see who will earn this year's title and cheer on your favorite teachers and staff members in somewhat "competitive" and always fun basketball games. This friendly competition raises funds to support the Close Up Trip to Washington D.C. and the school of your choice.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:54:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bus Driver Says He’s Found His Place]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brandon Fox never rode the bus to school when he was a kid, but he’s getting a lot of hours in the big yellow rig now. For the past 19 years, Fox has been a school bus driver - the last 10 years at Thornapple Kellogg Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:23:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Wins Johnny's Market School Spirit Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS WON the Johnny's Market School Spirit contest and received a $1,500 check this week! Out of 22 schools, TK gathered 5,426 votes - almost 2,000 votes more than the nearest competitor! Principal Tony Petersen said the money will be used for student activities. Just shows what a great community we have supporting TK!  Thank you TK community for all your votes! And a huge thanks to Johnny's Markets  - with a location right here in Middleville - for supporting schools!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:26:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Bring Two Performances of “Emma"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will present Jane Austen’s “Emma” in two performances Nov. 4 and 5. Each performance begins at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens and $7 for adults and may be purchased in advance at tkschools.org and will also be available at the door prior to each show.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:30:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[District to Host Free Family Seminar]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will host the Protect Young Eyes "Digitial Culture of Kids" seminar from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 10 in the high school auditorium. Childcare is available with registration.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:04:21 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It wasn’t Santa’s sleigh that pulled up in front of the school loaded with surprises, but instead a Penske semi cab and cargo van carrying boxes of new toys. “It feels like Christmas,” said one excited kindergarten student after climbing into the van and finding boxes of toys.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:00:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Begin To See Things In a Whole New Light]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee students rubbed their fingers across the raised dots filling pages of a book written in braille.  They wore blue-light glasses to protect their eyes from the glare of computer screens and donned sunglasses and reading glasses all in a way of acknowledging World Sight Day this week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:11:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Professionals Shine Light on Careers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1674639</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colorful scarves floated effortlessly after being tossed in the air by students as they learned about the career of a dance/movement therapist. In the cafeteria, a rescue dog got plenty of attention as he greeted students listening to Dr. Becca Kursh talk about her career as a veterinarian. And in yet another room, Dr. Jayne Courts Hodgson inflated a pig’s lungs as she talked to students about her career as a medical doctor.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:07:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Resource Officer Named Homecoming Grand Marshal]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1671507</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Homecoming 2022 was a tremendous show of support and pride for the schools with many families, alumni and student organizations gathered for the evening. Stein has been instrumental in leading the district’s safety and security measures as well as teaching and preparing staff and students for emergency situations.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:16:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1670745</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association continued their tradition of honoring Distinguished TK Alumni as part of Friday’s homecoming festivities.  Former tennis coach Larry Seger and Dr. Christopher Noah received the honors this year in front of the packed stadium. Both were joined by family members as they accepted the honors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:16:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Four Schools - Two Teams - One Cause]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1672051</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join the DK/TK/HHS ladies swim and dive team along with their opponent Wayland, Oct. 20 for their annual Cancer Awareness swim meet.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:40:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Election Update Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has come to our attention that some posts made to social media sites may appear to have the district endorsing school board candidates.  Whether that is the intent of the posting or not, we feel it may be creating some confusion for voters and as a district we want to help clear up any confusion.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:40:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fire Chief Makes Special Visit to Daughter's Classroom]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ada Fire Chief Dave Murray traveled a little outside his coverage area when he visited his daughter, McFall Elementary teacher Lindsey Wortz, and her Young 5’s classroom.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:20:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alumni Honored at Hometown Hero Banquet]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1668072</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2022 Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation Hometown Hero and TK Alum Mike Bremer,  was honored at a banquet this week. Surrounded by family and friends, Bremer was overcome with emotions as he received the award and thanked everyone for the honor.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:11:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2022 Homecoming Court]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2022 Homecoming Court has been named and the king and queen will be crowned during the halftime celebrations of Friday night's homecoming game. The homecoming theme this year is "Hollywood." The parade starts at 5 p.m. Friday followed by tailgate festivities, the awarding of the TK Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award and the game starting at 7 p.m.  The Homecoming Dance will be held Saturday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:42:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Celebrates Homecoming Oct. 7]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All TK Alumni and the TK community are encouraged and invited to attend the Oct. 7 Homecoming “Hollywood-themed” festivities and football game.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:34:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Plan Mental Health Night at Football Game]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School’s Friday (Sept. 23) football game will shine a spotlight on mental health thanks to the efforts of the TKHS Mental Health Club and the Student Council.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:12:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Teacher Earns Excellence in Education Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary second-grade teacher Nathan Fischer, known for the influence he has on his students, has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:54:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Race Car Driver Claims Rookie of the Year Title]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1659864</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg junior Nathan Koester has a need for speed - on the racetrack.  He’s quickly gaining a lot of success and attention. Koester is the 2022 Rookie of the Year in the Template Late Model cars and finished a highly respectable fourth place in points overall in the 15-race season.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:13:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Volunteer During United Way Day of Caring]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a flash, all the boxes, tubs and canisters filled with supplies were removed from the Camp Algonquin craft cabin and dust began to fly as students swept out the summer’s layers of dirt and debris.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum to be Honored at TAEF Hometown Hero Dinner]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1649615</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:13:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Early Childhood Center is Open and Ready for Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paxton Dammen led his grandparents down the hallway of the new TK Early Childhood Center to show them his new preschool room - “the purple room,” he said pointing toward the end of the hall.  He climbed the rock-climbing wall in the hallway, ran circles in the gymnasium/multi-purpose room, and couldn’t decide where to go first on the natural playscape-designed playground.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:40:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seniors Gather Early for Last First Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The last first day of school.
Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors gathered before sunrise on the football field to watch the sun come up on their last first day of school and get the year off to a good start. Many will continue on to colleges or universities beyond high school, but this experience of sharing their last first day with their classmates will be one they say they’ll always remember.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 12:56:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Energized, Encouraged and Thanked During Opening Day Gathering]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2022-23 school year is off to a great start with an auditorium filled Monday morning by energized staff standing and clapping to a spirited rendition of the TK Trojan Fight Song played by the TKHS Marching Band.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:55:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Staff Members Honored with Above and Beyond Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle School teacher Mary Francisco and Lee Elementary Title 1 reading coach Megan Wonders received the prestigious Above and Beyond Awards at Monday’s staff kickoff to the 2022-23 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:29:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK New Teachers Ready for 2022-23 School Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eighteen new Thornapple Kellogg teachers are getting ready for their first year in the district. "Thornapple Kellogg Schools is a destination for students and staff alike,” said Superintendent Craig McCarthy. “We are fortunate to be starting the new school year with fully staffed buildings. Our new hires include teachers who have experience and are moving from other areas as well as new teachers beginning their careers. "]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:42:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House Planned for TK Early Childhood Center]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg’s new Early Childhood Center will open this fall after nearly 18 months of construction.  The district is inviting the community to a ribbon cutting and open house at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24. The center is located at 3316 Bender Road just south of Page Elementary on the east side of the road.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:11:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Tennis Coach Selected for Coaches Hall of Fame]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Larry Seger, who coached tennis for 52 years at Thornapple Kellogg High School, has been selected for induction into the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The MHSCA announced the honor in a press release.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:16:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Free and Reduced Lunch Applications]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many families will see changes in school meals this fall as families MUST apply  this year for free and reduced lunches. Schools had some flexibility during COVID and at TK we were able to serve all kids free meals.  Those options have expired so we are unable to serve all meals free for the 22-23 school year.   Instead, we are required to collect free and reduced applications, as we did prior to COVID waivers.  Schools will take applications and use family income to qualify kids for free, reduce-price, or paid meals.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:05:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bus Drivers Needed]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:42:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK LINK Volunteers Help Students Play Ball!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grace Kenyon squats down with her glove ready and waiting to stop a ground ball on the t-ball field. Her left hand rests lightly on Kylee Rison’s knee. Rison patiently helps Grace adjust her mitt to be ready for the grounder.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:45:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Calendar Set for 2022-23 School Year]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:15:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Library Offers Oceans of Possibilities in Summer Reading!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oceans of Possibilities await this summer at the TK School and Community Library summer reading program! The Summer Reading Challenge  begins the week of June 6 so stop in and sign up! Summer hours at the library are Mondays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Summer hours start June 6.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2022 11:48:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[“Our Kindness Book” Becomes Bestseller in Lee Classroom]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1621799</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Landon Bowman used his imagination to write a story about a lonely tree named “Bob” who made friends with a bird named “Frank.” Ava Kelly used her own experience to write about a new girl in a neighborhood and a boy who helped introduce her to friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:45:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scholarships, Honors, Awards Recognize Outstanding TKHS Class of 2022]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1618874</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Community members, teachers and administrators congratulated the TKHS Class of 2022 during the annual Senior Honors Ceremony Tuesday night. Scholarships, honors and recognitions were bestowed upon members of the graduating class of 2022 Tuesday night during the Senior Honors Ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 12:57:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2022 Filled with Perseverance and Determination]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1619798</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time moves on and so will the 235 graduates of the 2022 Class of Thornapple Kellogg High School.  Some will move on to colleges or universities. Others will enter the workforce and some may not know yet where their future leads. But as the graduates and time  move on they’ll do so with perseverance, determination and memories of times they’ve shared.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 09:56:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Overcomes Huge Obstacles to Graduate with His Class]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1619359</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Like his Class of 2022 classmates, Michael Blair’s sophomore year ended abruptly with the sudden closure forced by COVID. Returning for his junior year meant quarantines, remote learning, wearing masks and social distancing as much as possible. Michael was looking forward to a more “normal” senior year filled with memories with friends, a successful cross country season and hopes of breaking his personal record in the long jump that took him to regionals a year ago. Unfortunately, his senior year ended up being anything but normal.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 12:56:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middleton Receives Official Appointment to U.S. Naval Academy]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1618759</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Honors, scholarships and recognitions of achievement in high school were bestowed upon Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2022 Tuesday night. One, very special honor, was officially awarded to Matthew Middleton.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 14:38:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students are Mighty Successful at State MITES Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1617340</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School was well represented at the annual statewide MITES competition in Woodworking, Architectural Design, and Engineering.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 12:43:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Host Graduation Ceremonies May 26]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1615947</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2022 will graduate May 26. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. in Bob White Stadium, weather permitting, and be moved into the large gymnasium if necessary.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 12:02:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Create Super “Sweet” Art Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1614549</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee students rolled up their sleeves as they prepared for the day’s art project. But they didn’t need paint brushes, paints or markers. Instead they used measuring cups, rollers and frosting bags. They cracked eggs, measured flour and sugar and other ingredients, squeezed brightly-colored frosting from bags and rolled out fondant to make one-of-a-kind masterpiece cupcakes complimenting their class-themed multi-layer cake.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 10:38:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Use English Project to Thank Veterans]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1613994</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some lucky area veterans received cute cards of thanks and appreciation from TK students.  “I have a lot of veterans in my family and I just wanted to raise awareness and help younger students understand and appreciate what they‘ve done for us. I wanted them to know who veterans are and why they are important,” said Katie Burkhead who along with Morgan Hoffman organized the project.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 12:43:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Athletes Will Continue Sports at Next Level]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1612527</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seventeen TKHS senior athletes plan to continue playing a sport in college and had a special unofficial signing day to celebrate their accomplishments. The student athletes represent 10 different sports.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 11:45:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Names Top 10 Academic Students in Class of 2022]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1612468</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has announced the Top 10 academic students in the Class of 2022. These students are (in alphabetical order) Amanda Bond, Heidi Church, Evan Fabiano, Robert Holler Jr., Rachel MacKellar, Ryan MacKellar, Abigail Marcukaitis, Mieka McCormick, Matthew Middleton, and Drew Nathan.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 10:47:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Virtual Reality Opens the World to Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1611968</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Madilyn Vandenboss and Memphis Miranda-Wells  didn’t feel like they were in their Thornapple Kellogg Middle School classroom any longer. Instead, they were transported to a Japanese garden filled with vivid pink and white cherry blossoms all around and above them.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 13:09:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Distinguished TK Alumni Honored]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1611049</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An important mission of the TK Alumni Association is to recognize and honor distinguished alumni. Two more alumni were honored at the 2022 spring alumni banquet. Conrad Beeler, Class of 1942, and Robert  “Bob” Williams, Class of 1957, were both honored as this year’s distinguished alumni at the banquet. Each received a plaque, alumni t-shirt, and a congratulatory round of applause from everyone.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 09:51:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seventy-Five Years of TK Alumni Gather for Reunion Banquet]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1611028</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seventy-five years was the span between the oldest TK alumni and the youngest attending the annual TK Alumni  Association dinner May 7 at the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School. Conrad Beeler represented the Class of 1942 and Drew DeHaven came from  the Class of 2017 - 75 years later. About 100 alumni from all the years in between gathered for the evening to reminisce, reacquaint and enjoy the camaraderie of being a TK Alumni.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 18:55:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New National Honor Society Members Honored]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School inducted 63 new members into the Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of National Honor Society Thursday night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 10:25:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Construction Projects Provide Opportunity for Learning]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1610101</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page students have been watching construction projects near their school all year. They’ve seen the new Learning Center take shape on ground just south of their school and more recently have watched as excavators and bulldozers began preparing ground just west of their school for the new tennis courts.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 15:57:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Go Above and Beyond With English Assignment]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1607784</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[What started out as a high school English class assignment, turned into so much more for two Thornapple Kellogg High School juniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 10:11:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Career Fair is a Win-Win for Students and Employers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1606248</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employers need workers.  Students need jobs, opportunities and career information. Bringing students and potential future employers together results in a win-win for all. That’s just what happened at Thornapple Kellogg High School Wednesday when more than 40 local and area businesses and organizations set up a career fair talking with high school juniors and seniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Rock Out With Cardio Drumming Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1606059</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Using pool noodles as drumsticks and yoga balls as the drum, McFall students are getting an aerobic workout as they drum along to the rhythm of some popular songs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:08:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Angel Delivers New Books to Lee Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1604337</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lee Elementary Book Angel is back.  A very generous TK family decided their mission AGAIN this year was to buy every Lee student a book to help foster their love of reading. The nonfiction book "Who Would Win? Walrus vs. Elephant Seal"  was chosen. That's more than 450 books purchased! THANK YOU  Lee Book  Angel for sharing the love of reading with all our Lee Kids! What an amazing gift!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:17:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Give Back Through Service Day Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1602934</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With rakes, pitch forks, shovels, wheelbarrows, buckets, duct tape, old t-shirts, a bunch of rocks and other supplies, Thornapple Kellogg High School students rolled up their sleeves Friday morning to give back to the community in many different ways.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:04:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Can Explore Options at Career Fair]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1602582</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg juniors and seniors will have a chance to meet and talk with representatives from more than 40 local and regional companies at the school’s career fair April 27.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:54:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Battle of the Books Overall Champion Crowned]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1601291</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With dramatic “Survivor” music playing in the background, 18 Page Elementary classroom champions stepped up the microphone on the high school auditorium stage.  In front of all their classmates and some family members, the contestants answered detailed questions about books they read.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:50:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students ‘Pound’ It Out in Adaptive PE Class]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1593039</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the music blasting students drummed their ripstix on the mat beneath their feet, then held the ripstix high above their heads hitting them together to the rhythm of the music. The exercise routine, called Pound, gave students a complete cardio workout combined with a little stretching, strengthening, a rock-n-roll flair, and a whole lot of smiles!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:24:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Grad Encourages Students to Follow Their Dreams]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1592326</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just a few years ago, Whitney Hemmes was sitting in Jerry Robinson’s digital media production classes wondering if she could really pursue her dream of producing films. She came back to his class recently to assure high school students it is completely possible and that she’s living proof.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:00:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seniors Practice Interview Skills With Real Company Representatives]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1591663</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Interviews today might not have landed Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors any jobs now, but teachers hope the experience they gained will help them get the jobs they want in the future.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:22:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Build Ultimate Cricket Habitats]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1590250</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do grass, twigs, dirt, Monster trucks, the Cookie Monster, basketball courts and Kardashian photos have in common? They’re all parts of cricket habitats created by TK  seventh-grade science students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:08:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two TKHS BPA Students Earn Trips to National Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1589342</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School students, Trevor Hummer and Kaden Hamming, will advance to the National Competition and Convention after earning state championship honors last weekend.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:32:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[March Math Madness Comes to TKMS]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1587073</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Yeah!  Another 3 pointer!” yelled an excited student across his 7th-grade classroom as he tossed his arms in the air.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:22:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teens  Deliver Strong Message to Younger Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1586656</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[One by one, Page Elementary fourth-graders used their gloved hand to feel a blackened pig’s lung and watch as a high school student inflated the lung using a foot pump. One side of the lung plumped easily while the other side was used to show the effects of tobacco on the lungs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:01:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Brings "Game of Tiaras" to Stage]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1585755</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will present two performances of “Game of Tiaras” March 23 and 24. Both shows begin at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:47:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Team Headed to World Finals]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1585108</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools welcomed Odyssey of the Mind teams from around the state this weekend for the state finals. Not only did TK Host the event, the district had seven teams competing at the state level and advanced one high school team to the World Finals Word Finals at Iowa State University in May.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:28:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[20 TKHS Winter Athletes Earn All-Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1584296</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Thornapple Kellogg athletes earned All-Conference honors this year. In all, TK has 20 athletes earning All-Conference honors in winter sports and three more receiving honorable mention.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:51:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Go for the Gold!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1580932</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With paper plates under their feet and pool noodles as their ski poles, McFall students cross country skied  across the gym floor. Sitting on wheeled crawlers, they navigated the curvy  bobsled track and, practicing their dexterity they lined up a hockey shot on goal after weaving through defenders.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:45:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Student Art to be Displayed on Banners]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1575558</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Thornapple Kellogg students will have their artwork displayed on banners in Middleville  this spring. The students submitted original artwork to the “Art in the Air” banner contest sponsored by the Thornapple Arts Council and the Middleville DDA.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:29:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[March is Reading Month!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[March is here! Let the reading fun begin!  Students throughout the district are gearing up for an exciting month of reading, challenges and contests.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:40:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Penny War Honors Reading Enthusiast]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1578407</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Battle of the Books is on again this year at Page Elementary, but without the guiding hand and thoughtful questions from the person who passionately introduced and organized the program at Page more than 10 years ago.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:30:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Heidi Prior Hoops and  Hearts Tourney Filled with Cheers and Smiles]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1577778</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School’s student section exploded into cheers when the first basket of Friday’s game was made and it wasn’t even for the home team.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:10:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grant for Flexible Seating Gives Students Choices]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1575065</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth-grade students in Nikki Witt’s class can wiggle and bounce, twist and rock while they work on their lessons. It is thanks in large part to a grant this year from Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation for flexible seating options.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:06:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young 5's and Kindergarten Registration Information for the 2022-23 School Year]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1573912</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We're excited to welcome our Young 5's and Kindergarten students for the 2022-23 school year!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:29:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Preschool Information]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1560754</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Hires New Assistant Superintendent]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1572463</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education this week approved the hiring of Chris LaHaie as the new district assistant superintendent. Craig McCarthy, who formerly held the position, was named the district’s superintendent after serving as interim superintendent since September.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:05:10 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hearts Filled with Pride at Kids Heart Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the music thumping, jump ropes whirling, and students cheering, Lee Elementary students joined in the annual Kids Heart Challenge raising funds raising more than $27,288 for the American Heart Association. Formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart, this program brings awareness to students about the importance of exercise and keeping their hearts healthy.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Brings “Into the Woods” Onto the Stage]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1568564</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students are preparing for the spring musical “Into the Woods.” There will be three performances at the high school auditorium. Performances will start at 7 p.m. each night March 3, 4, and 5 and pre-sale tickets are now available to order.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:25:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Filmmakers Earn Festival Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School was well represented with three student films among the top 15 in the Compass College of Film and Media High School Short Film Festival. Ava Hess, Gavin Czarnecki and Cameryn Ames each were named to the top 15 in the contest and earned $500 scholarships to Compass College.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:17:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK “Back to Creativity” With OM Success]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1566405</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a year off because of COVID, Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams stepped up this weekend in a big way advancing seven of the district’s nine teams to the state finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:54:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Art Students Earn Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1560731</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Thornapple Kellogg High School students earned honors in the annual Scholastic Art competition - one of the most prestigious art competitions in the country.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:53:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Robotics Team Places at Tournament]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Robotics team competed at the Plainwell VRC Tournament Jan. 22 and placed 10th out of 27 teams competing.  The team is coached by Bob Kaminski and Alex Robinson. Team members are  Kyra Casteel, Gabrielle Haskin, Paris Hale, Evan Chinavare, Arian Kamble, Wraith Rehfeldt, Trevor Hummer, and Jacob  Swiderski.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:07:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Become a Patron of the TKHS Musical]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1560009</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Save the date! You won't want to miss the March 3-5 TKHS performances of the musical "Into the Woods."  This is going to be an amazing, family-friendly show with a cast of extremely talented young performers. If anyone is interested in getting the best seats in the house and being a patron supporter of the musical, please fill out this form and return it to TKHS.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:39:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Answer the Call for Blood Donations]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1559967</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students donated 48 pints of blood at a National Honor Society blood drive this week, potentially helping save as many as 144 lives. All day, students lined  up to roll up their sleeves and donate their blood to help others. Donation time slots were filled and students continued to add their names to a waiting list for the drive.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:51:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[District Safety Update from the Superintendent]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear TK Families,
With the events of the past two weeks, I wanted to send out this communication today to reassure everyone that the safety of students and staff is always a top concern throughout our district.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:20:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK BPA Students Have Strong Showing at Regional Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1557278</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five Thornapple Kellogg High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) students earned 13 placings at the regional contest this month at Davenport University.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:19:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McCarthy Named as Next TK Superintendent]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1556626</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Craig McCarthy was officially named the new superintendent of Thornapple Kellogg Schools after a special board meeting this week. He has been serving as the interim superintendent since September 2021 when Dan Remenap took a medical leave of absence and later resigned.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:47:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2022-23 Preschool Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A "New to Preschool" parent information meeting for the upcoming 2022-23 program year will be held Jan. 27 in the McFall Elementary cafeteria. Open enrollment for the upcoming year begins at 8 a.m. Feb. 7. Enrollment will be done on-line with a link to be provided closer to that date.
If you are interested in hearing about our 3-year-old program (your child must turn 3 on or before September 1, 2022), please join us from 6:00-6:45 p.m.
If you are interested in hearing about our 4-year-old program (your child must turn 4 on or before September 1, 2022), please join us from 7:00-7:45 p.m.
We are excited to welcome new families to our TK Preschool programs!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:08:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young 5’s Teacher Is Exactly Where She Always Wanted to Be]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1556524</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teaching elementary students is Marilyn Whitney’s second career - but the one she always intended to do. Now in her 22nd year of teaching at TK, Whitney said she still loves the job and especially her young students. She taught preschool for 10 years and is now in her 12th year teaching Young 5’s  at McFall, enjoying the daily hugs as her students rush in each morning and the hugs again as they leave at the end of the day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:28:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Students Research Native American Tribes]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A history project gave Page fifth-graders a better understanding of some of the Native American tribes, how they lived, what they ate, their religion and beliefs, clothing, art and the different roles within the tribe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:50:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Creativity Abounds in Elementary Tree Farm Project]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1544484</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It looked like a craft store erupted in Stacy Sikkema’s Page fourth-grade classroom. There were cardboard boxes and pieces, colorful pipe cleaners and straws, scraps of fabric, stickers, ribbons, shredded paper,  pom poms and everything and anything students might need to create a barn for their reindeer.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:14:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAEF Grant Provides Tools for Writing Practice]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1544386</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a small tray filled with a colorful mix of blue and yellow sand, McFall first graders practiced writing letters that matched sounds spoken by their teacher.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:05:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gift of Time Gives Students Lessons in Life Skills]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1544356</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teresa Michalski and her fifth-grade class are giving a gift to other Page Elementary classes while also learning some valuable life skills. The gift from the students is an opportunity to learn a new game and make new friends.  From Michalski, the gift is time to other teachers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:32:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Light Up With STEM Project]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“It works!” exclaimed second-grader Skylar Dennis as she pressed her card and the red nose on the reindeer lit up – just like it was supposed to. She pressed the card again and again to make sure it worked every time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:43:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Graders Share 12 Days of Kindness]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1544274</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being kind to others is a lesson anyone can learn at any age - even 6 and 7 year-olds in first grade.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:24:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Creativity and Communication Needed for Beverage War Win]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1538914</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The signs and advertisements for new beverages like Simplicitea, Identity Theft and other student creations cover the walls at Thornapple Kellogg High School. Their messages are bright and bold, and use lights and familiar faces to catch the attention of other students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:21:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grants Help Provide Graphing Calculators for Middle School Math Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1538882</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle School math students are getting some additional devices to make their math learning just a little bit easier. Thanks to two grants - one recently awarded from the Wilson H. Craig fund and one awarded earlier this year from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Fund - middle school, algebra students will be equipped with graphing calculators.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:51:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Art Department Ceramics Fundraiser]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1537726</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:58:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Satisfy Curiosity With  Research Presentations]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1537060</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know Leonardo DaVinci was left handed? Or that Walter Camp altered the rules of rugby to create the rules of today’s modern American football? Do you know who invented emojis or the game of volleyball?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:09:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Millionaire Math Teaches Life Lessons]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1536684</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[What would you buy if you won a million dollars? How much would you spend? Would you have enough for all your needs? Those are questions posed to Teresa Michalski’s fifth-grade students in a fun math project that gives them each a million dollars to spend – but there is a laundry list of required expenditures.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Map Rise and Fall with Empire Autopsies]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1535587</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKS world history students dug deep into research of ancient empires and created their own “Empire Autopsy” to better understand how these civilizations came to power and what caused their demise.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:30:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Teacher Awarded LMCU Roots in Education Grant]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1534143</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall Elementary Young 5’s teacher Emily Straub is the recipient of a $1,000 Lake Michigan Credit Union Roots in Education grant.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:57:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS National Honor Society Welcomes New Members]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School welcomed 61 new members into the Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society Wednesday at a ceremony witnessed by family and friends. TKHS Principal Tony Petersen and Assistant Superintendent Craig McCarthy offered the new members praise and encouragement. “I’m proud of all of you and wish you all the best,” said Petersen noting the exceptional quality of the students seated on the stage.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:04:15 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Veterans Day Assembly 2021]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is proud to continue the annual Veterans Day Assembly to honor all our military men and women and the sacrifices they've made for our country. Thank you Veterans.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:43:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Teacher Honors Veterans Every Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1527567</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In August, when Rojean Sprague prepares her classroom for another year of school, she sets up a Christmas tree.  It’s way too early for the holiday season - but this tree celebrates something else.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:55:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Middle School Students Will Present “Aladdin Jr.”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1526743</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will present “Aladdin Jr.” Nov. 17 and 18. Both shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets are not required, but donations to the musical program are appreciated.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:06:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mental Wellness and TK Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1389290</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS Principal Tony Petersen shares information for students and families about mental wellness, the toll COVID is taking, and how TK Schools can help.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:18:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1526368</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools is being included as part of a statewide series of videos produced for the Michigan Department of Education to promote the 10-cent Farm to School program, using locally grown produce including produce grown in school gardens, nutrition and food safety.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:33:57 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Fall Athletes Earn Conference Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1526106</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twenty-four Thornapple Kellogg High School fall athletes were honored recently for outstanding seasons in the OK Gold Conference. Fourteen athletes received All-Conference honors and 10 athletes earned the All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:43:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Band Students Join Honors Band at WMU]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1521463</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Thornapple Kellogg Middle School band students walked around the Western Michigan University campus, ate lunch by the gardens, watched the University Bronco Marching Band and  - oh yeah - performed a concert at WMU’s Miller Auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:33:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Students to Perform "Our Town"]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1518782</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students are excited to return to the stage and present two shows of Thornton Wilder’s play, “Our Town.” Performances will be at 7 p.m., Nov. 5 and 6 in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:16:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teachers Turn Popular Game into Live-Action History Lesson]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1517143</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students lined up facing each other, both sides eying the opponent’s flag hanging on the opposite side and strategizing ways to successfully grab the flag without being caught themselves. TK Middle School teachers turned this simple children’s game of Capture the Flag, into a live-action history lesson as the 8th-grade teams became the British and American forces in the Revolutionary War.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:44:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Students, Staff Handle Emergency Situation Smoothly]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1515723</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After middle school students were safely back in their regular classrooms and the regular school day resumed, Principal Kelli Wegner said she was extremely pleased with how the students and staff reacted. The building was evacuated this morning after a small fire in a bathroom trash can was detected and smoke filled a hallway.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:15:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Teacher Honored for Excellence in Education]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1507602</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:32:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Homecoming King and Queen Crowned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School continued the tradition of crowing the Homecoming King and Queen at halftime of the football game. This year's royal couple are Matthew Middleton and Anna Benedict.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:29:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Barry County Judge Honored with TKAA Distinguished Alumni Award]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1506582</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Barry County Judge Michael Schipper, TK Class of 1981, was honored by the TK Alumni Association with the Distinguished Alumni at the 2021 homecoming game. Schipper was honored for his work in leadership in the area of law and community service.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:20:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Fired Up for Homecoming Tonight]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1504989</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In light of this week’s tragic death of high school teacher Heidi Prior, students were reminded to never take for granted the gift of every day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:50:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Celebrate Homecoming Oct. 1]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1503286</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming celebration is Friday, Oct. 1 with plenty of pre-game festivities, tailgating, alumni honors and a parade. The game against Cedar Springs is set for kickoff at 7 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:44:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District Mourns Loss of Beloved HS Teacher]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1502667</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:40:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Third Grader Spreads Seeds of Hope]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1499529</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norah Wiswell may only be 9 years old, but she’s been helping spread seeds of hope all over Barry County. Last week the Lee Elementary third grader was recognized and thanked by Barry County United Way Director Lani Forbes in front of the crowd gathered for the organization’s campaign kickoff and Day of Caring.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:23:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Creativity Comes Alive in Elementary Classroom]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1499243</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Titanic, a basketball hoop and ball, a fox and a football, a water ride at Disney World, a castle and a flower. It’s incredible what fourth-grade students can create using their imaginations, a little ingenuity and some building materials.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:39:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Important Food Service Update]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:40:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Leadership Award Celebrates TK Strong Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six Thornapple Kellogg High School students were honored today with the first of what will be monthly TK Strong Leadership Awards. The first honorees this year are Ava Hess, Gavin Czarnecki, Madilyn Chivis, Zoey Ring, Elizabeth Middleton, and Chase Dannenberg.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:02:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Help Spread Hope in Day of Caring]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1497719</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With pitchforks, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, smiles and positive attitudes, Thornapple Kellogg High School Student Council members joined in Barry County United Way’s Day of Caring by spreading mulch and spreading hope.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:37:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Participate in 9-11 Community Ceremony]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1495609</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although none of the high school students participating in Saturday’s 9-11 commemorative event were alive on that historic day, each played an important role in remembering the events and honoring all who died.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:30:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Toxic Spill Lesson Challenges Physics Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1487990</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK students to the rescue! Well – at least in a high school physics class simulated activity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:44:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Teachers Honored for Going Above and Beyond]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1486005</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three teachers were honored with the Shelley Erb “Above and Beyond Award” given annually by the Thornapple Kellogg Education Association. Erb is a retired first-grade teacher whose endless energy and enthusiasm for teaching is the inspiration for the award given annually to a teacher who goes above and beyond what’s expected.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:20:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seniors Gather for Last First Day of High School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors didn’t just show up for their last first day of school – they showed up nearly an hour early! Several members of the Class of 2022 gathered about 6:30 a.m. in Bob White Stadium to watch the sun rise on what they all hope is a great last year at TK.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:29:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Spirit Ignited at Staff Kickoff Event]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kindness, love, patience and support for all students and staff were key messages in Monday morning’s 2021-22 TK staff kickoff event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:29:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alum’s Artwork Finds Home in TK Library]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1478788</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Choose Your Future,” is a new dynamic art piece hanging high above the shelves of books on the south wall of the Thornapple Kellogg Schools and Community Library. Artist and TK Alum Anna Miller created the artwork and donated it to the library.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:07:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2021-22 Return to School Plan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1461551</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:23:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Important Food Service Updates]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1480589</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:05:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum Named 2021 Hometown Hero]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1477077</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mike Bremer (TK Class of 1968) takes out a small piece of plain white paper tucked in his wallet. Printed on it in bold type are the words “I’m Third.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:03:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back to School Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hope you are all looking forward to the start of our new school year. We hope this year is filled with fun, educational opportunities and provides a great experience for all.  As a district we’ve learned in the past year how to be resilient, flexible, creative and caring. We will care for all students, provide safe learning environments and never take for granted a “normal” day again. Most importantly, we fully understand the value of everyone working together and always being TK Strong!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:06:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New TKHS Assistant Principal Ready to Make a Difference for Kids]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1471366</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[New TKHS Assistant Principal Tony Bush said he was attracted to TK because of the historical excellence of the district and the small-school feeling. “I’m ready to help make a difference in the lives of students and help mentor them to be successful.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:00:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enrollment Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enrollment assistance for all new students will be available at the Administration Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through the month of July. Beginning in August, new students can enroll at the Administration Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.  Enrollment documentation (birth certificates, proofs of residency, immunizations, etc.) must be submitted to complete registrations. Kindergarten enrollment packets may be picked up and dropped off at the Administration Office as well.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:29:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Filmmakers Earn Honors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1456390</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five Thornapple Kellogg High School film students took six prizes at the recent Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. The student public service announcements were judged among more than 350 entries submitted from around the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:59:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2021-22 School Year Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1453769</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:50:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Cupcake Art – Too Cool to Eat!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1454009</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Move over Food Network Cupcake Wars. Lee Elementary third-grade original cupcake designs took the prize this year!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:52:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2021: The One That Survived A Pandemic and Learned Lessons of a Small Town]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TKHS Class of 2021 had to overcome many obstacles to get to graduation so it was only fitting that there would be a few bumps in the road for Thursday night’s ceremony.  Originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m., the ceremony was moved forward one hour to avoid potential heavy rains. Still, strong winds blew off graduation caps, swirled national honor society stoles and whipped tassels around graduates’ faces.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 10:26:14 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Despite quarantines, remote and virtual learning, and numerous changes in place throughout the year, members of the Class of 2021 thrived and succeeded. Tuesday night, the class members were recognized for their achievements at the annual Senior Honor Awards Night. In addition to announcing recipients of numerous scholarships, students were also recognized for success from the various high school academic departments including athletic honors and awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 14:11:18 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few fortunate Thornapple Kellogg High School students walked away from school last week with jobs for the future – hired on the spot during a high school job/career fair. Others walked away with a wealth of knowledge about job and career possibilities in the area.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 11:15:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We Have Liftoff!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With squeals of excitement, Page fifth-graders covered their eyes looking up to the sky tracking the flight paths of their rockets. Some ran for cover as the rockets fell back to the ground – bouncing off the pavement, crashing down through the limbs of a tree or even landing on the roof of the school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 10:36:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Greeters Celebrate Every Week of Students in School]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1441644</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two dancing dinosaurs greeted Lee Elementary students one Friday morning. Another Friday, “Thing One and Thing Two” from “The Cat in the Hat” whizzed along on scooters as they waited for students to arrive. Yet another Friday brought four main characters from “Frozen” to welcome students to the last day of the week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 10:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Five TKHS Filmmakers Named as Top 10 Finalists]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1440592</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five Thornapple Kellogg High School students learned their public service announcement videos are among the top 10 videos in their specific category in the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. The students making the top 10 are NyKole Vartanian, Camren Zoet, Ruby Frei, Miles Sonza and Corey Holt.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 10:16:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Breaks Ground on New Learning Center]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With hardhats and shovels, Thornapple Kellogg preschool students, and one soon-to-be student, tossed the first dirt at Wednesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the district’s new learning center. The new building is part of the district’s $42.8 million bond program passed by voters in 2019.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 15:37:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Announces Top Students in Class of 2021]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School is preparing for the graduation of the 217 members of the Class of 2021 and recently honored the top 10 academic students in the class.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 10:20:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2021 Leaves Lasting Imprint]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors are literally leaving their mark on their high school and want future classes to understand the hand they’ve had in helping continue school pride, class and traditions – even in a pandemic year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 11:56:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Principal Runs the Extra Miles to Honor Student Achievements]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1432120</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page Elementary Principal Gregg Bruno laced up his running shoes, put on his yellow reflective vest and set out on a morning run Friday. It’s nothing unusual for the man who runs 4 to 8 miles daily during the week and 10 to 16 miles a day on weekends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:19:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School Board Members Honored]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg School Board members earned awards from the Michigan Association of School Boards for their efforts to improve their leadership skills. Anne Hamming and Matt Powers will receive their awards at a virtual MASB ceremony Thursday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:18:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Do Their Part for Earth Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earth Day didn’t go unnoticed at Thornapple Kellogg Schools as students across the district found ways to do their part. Some planted flowers or picked up trash. Classroom discussions focused on why Earth Day is important and what everyone can do to help.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:35:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[26 TKHS Student Athletes Named OK Gold All-Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Twenty-six Thornapple Kellogg High School athletes were named OK Gold All-Conference athletes in winter sports. The students represent boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, wrestling, competitive cheer and swimming and diving. The wrestling team led the school with nine members earning the All-Conference honors. Congratulations to all our student athletes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:33:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Virtual Job Interviews Provide Real-Life Lesson]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1416132</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Using their computer and linking up for meetings or classes is nothing new for high school students these days. But for many, a virtual job interview was a first. About 120 TKHS seniors were able to have that experience this week as part of an English assignment.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:41:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Grad Never Stops Learning, Growing and Traveling]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1415766</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Sevald, TK Class of 2002, views every role in his career since high school as a valuable learning experience. Even now, as the recently-named President of Mountain Companies in Kentucky, Sevald knows there will be many new lessons.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:05:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Books Always Win!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1416257</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKVS elementary teachers ran outside cheering and congratulating young students as they reached the final destination in a “Books Always Win” scavenger hunt.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:20:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bond Information Site]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you to the community for once again being so supportive of TK Schools and approving our bond.  We are excited about the projects and are ready to start working on construction details and plans, requesting bids and beginning work.  Continue to stay informed through this Bond Information site, Facebook and Twitter.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:02:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Librarian: "This is the Best Gig"]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1421412</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Diane Knight used to avoid going to a library whenever she could – so much so that her high school English teacher had to walk her to the library one day to make sure she actually went in.  Hard to believe since she’s made the Page Elementary library her “home” since 1988.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:37:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mental Health Break Offers a Chance to Just Be Kids]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1414179</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although their smiles were still hidden behind face masks, the laughter from a group of students playing “Apples to Apples” was a sure sign they were having fun. Sounds of students singing karaoke in a nearby classroom echoed down the hallways and into the classrooms.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:09:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Try, Try Again to Create Perfect Marble Run]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students who have to stay inside for recess for various reasons don’t always have a lot of options for things to do. But with the help of a grant through the Barry Community Foundation’s Wilson H. Craig fund, Lee Elementary second-grade teacher Nathan Fischer is adding an exciting and challenging option.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:43:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Mourns Loss of HS Assistant Principal Kevin Remenap]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School staff and students and the entire TK Community are mourning the loss of assistant principal Kevin Remenap.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:08:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grants Let Students Fidget and Master Rubik's Cube]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students in Nathan Fischer’s second grade classroom wiggled and fidgeted on their wobble seats as they methodically tried to solve the Rubik’s Cube. Spinning the colored sides this way and that way, students tried to figure out the secrets to getting all one color on each side of the cube.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:35:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Final Four Announced in Lee March Book Madness]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students let out cheers as they learned who’s in the Final Four – not teams in the basketball competition - books in the Lee March Book Madness contest! Just like the NCAA collegiate basketball tournament, the March Book Madness contest pits 16 books in one-on-one contests with students voting for their favorites to advance until the favorite book is crowned at the end of the month.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:49:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two BPA Students Qualify for Nationals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students Caedon Zube and Kaden Hamming qualified for the national BPA competition after achieving high marks at the state contest. Zube finished fourth in Extemporaneous Speech and Hamming finished fifth in Digital Media Production.
This year, the top five in each event qualified to move on to Nationals which will be held virtually in late April and May.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:36:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Calendar Set for 2021-22 Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK Board of Education recently approved the calendar for the 2021-22 school year.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:14:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grants Enhance TK Elementary Music Programs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Elementary music programs received a boost from three grants this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:11:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Presents “Bedtime Stories: As Told by Our Dad (Who Messed Them Up)"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will perform “Bedtime Stories: As Told by Our Dad (Who Messed Them Up).”  Two public shows will be performed at 7 p.m. March 24 and 25 in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1406583</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:15:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bus Drivers Needed - Full Time or Part Time]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Looking for some extra income?  Need flexible hours? Want weekends, holidays and the summer off? Join us at Thornapple Kellogg Schools in the transportation department!  We are currently looking for 2 full-time drivers as well as those who are willing to be a substitute driver.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:04:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Second-Grader Sets Goal on Saving Lives]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing her warm-up athletic pants, a whistle around her neck and a t-shirt that says “I Kicked Kawasaki Disease,” Lee Elementary second-grader Georgia Mosley was all geared up for her special day as a PE assistant teacher. All day Wednesday, she demonstrated exercises to classes, helped set up equipment, and explained rules for games and activities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Snowmen and Snowball Fights Warm Hearts of Elderly]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes bringing smiles to others can be as simple as making snowballs and playing in the snow. That’s what Susan Rausch and her children realized this week when they built some snowmen and played in the snow in front of the windows at Carveth Village Retirement Center in Middleville]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Donate Food to United Way]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even in these difficult times, TK students and this TK community showed overwhelming generosity again! TKHS Student Council conducted a food drive recently with all items to be donated to Barry County United Way or the local food pantries in Barry County. In one week, students brought in 1,892 food items and donated $1,295.45 in cash.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:40:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS  Presents “The Addams Family Jr.”  Musical]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1396046</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will present the musical “The Addams Family Jr.” March 3, 4, 5 and 6. Each show starts at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:44:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Larger Audiences Allowed at Weekend Musical Performances]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1399665</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Mental Health Wellness Team Discusses Program on WGVU]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1394982</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the TKHS Mental Health Wellness team joined radio host Shelley Irwin on WGVU Thursday morning to talk about mental health awareness and what the school is doing to help students. The group was represented in the interview by high school student Cassidy Dole, Principal Tony Petersen, counselor Ross Lambitz, and English teacher Scott Aldrich.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:08:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK  to Save Taxpayer Dollars by Refinancing Bonds]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1392945</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will refinance allowable portions of the district’s  2014 bonds and save the district approximately $2.1 million over the life of the bonds. The district will seek approval from the Michigan Department of Treasury for the refinancing.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:19:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alum Graduates from Prestigious Military Academy at West Point]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Spring 2020, Amy Ziccarello joined an elite group of TKHS alumni to graduate from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point and her future holds many more new doors to be opened. “I’ve been very lucky to get to where I am today and I’m excited about where my career will take me,” she said in a phone interview while home for the holidays.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:36:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Turn Wood Projects Into Funding for New Club]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Student-made deck chairs are lined up in a row in the TK High School wood shop. In another corner, a line of cutting boards are being sanded, oiled and packaged for sale.  Both projects, made by woods students in the production class, will benefit a new TKHS mountain bike club]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:56:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Overcomes Jitters to Roll Perfect Game]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michael Willshire thought he blew it. Shaking and trying to control his nerves, he knew immediately when he released his bowling ball in the 11th frame that it wasn’t good and he may have just blown his chance at a perfect game. But he was wrong. The ball hit just enough of the mark to topple all the pins for the 11th time in the game for the high school senior.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:48:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Earn BPA Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All four Thornapple Kellogg High School students who entered the Business Professionals of America regional competition earned high placings and will be eligible to advance to state competition. One other TKHS student, Gavin Denman, has been spending the past year serving on the State Executive Council for BPA as the State Parliamentarian. As an officer, he is not eligible to compete.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:33:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[GRASP Enrollment Available]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[GRASP is a summer math and reading program used throughout the U.S. to help students retain skills learned during the past school year.  Students finishing Kindergarten to 8th grade receive a packet of materials with a booklet containing nine units of review exercises.  They complete one unit a week or work at their own pace as long as they are in by the deadline.  They mail the lessons to GRASP where they are scored and returned with comments.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:35:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Get Taste of Michigan History]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you know how many pounds of mint it will take to flavor 135,000 sticks of chewing gum?  Or why Faygo Pop is called the “one true pop?” Did you know the Civil War would lead to the discovery of Vernor’s Ginger Ale or that a mistake led the Kellogg brothers to discover corn flakes?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:34:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Inducts NHS Members]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TKHS National Honor Society induction of new members couldn’t be held in person due to COVID restrictions, but a virtual ceremony was held to honor students. The Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of NHS inducted 66 new members this month bringing the total membership in the chapter to 126.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:51:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Share Dreams for a Better World on MLK Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Each link of a paper chain draped around the Lee Elementary library holds a pledge from second and third grade students. Their pledges are ways they can help make the world and their community a better place – pledges like loving each other, helping others, being kind and staying positive - all in honor of Martin Luther King day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Preliminary Plans Reviewed for New Learning Center]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As work progresses on the additional classrooms at the elementary schools, plans are being finalized for the construction of the new TK Learning Center. The TK Board of Education reviewed preliminary drawings at their December meeting. Construction is expected to start in late spring or early summer this year with completion anticipated by fall 2022.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:06:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Society of Women Engineers Honors Two TK Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg High School students received the Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit provided by Michigan Tech. Senior Carly Snyder and junior Heidi Church recently received this honor for their excellent work in the science and math fields.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary School Sisters Join Forces to Help Others]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sisters attending Page Elementary School practiced giving to others when they chose to write a grant to help Family Promise of Barry County and make sure the kids who stay there have outdoor play items. Their efforts paid off with a grant from the Youth Advisory Council of Barry Community Foundation to help homeless families in Barry County.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Collaboration, Preparedness and Creativity Are Key to Remote Learning]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1350871</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adapting to change is never easy, but it’s a much-needed life skill. Students, from kindergarten to high school, are getting some quick lessons again in adaptability as they moved from in-person learning in November to remote learning until a scheduled return to the classrooms Dec. 9.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:28:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Food Service Updates]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:37:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pen Pal Project Connects Learning with Excitement]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an age of immediate electronic messaging, some Thornapple Kellogg third graders are learning and loving the art of old-fashioned letter writing as they get to know elementary school pen pals in Texas. It’s a writing lesson with a real-world purpose that helps them practice basic writing skills like grammar, punctuation and writing complete sentences.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Superintendent Ready to Listen, Learn and Lead]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Taking over the leadership role in a new school district is never easy and doing so in the middle of the school year in a pandemic is about as tough as it gets. Dan Remenap, who takes over as Thornapple Kellogg’s new superintendent Dec. 14, said he’s ready, willing and eager to take on the challenge.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:15:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bus Driver Saying Goodbye to TK Family After 27 Years]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sue Mugridge lights up with an obvious smile not even her face mask can hide when she talks about her kids – and she has a lot of kids! More affectionately known as Mrs. Muggs to her passengers, Sue considers all the students who have ridden her school bus the last 27 years as part of her family.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:25:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thankfulness Pouch Keeps Treasured Belongings Safe]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Dad,” “Sister,” and “Pets” were among the treasures kindergarten students said they are thankful for this year. They wrote or drew pictures of things they are thankful for, then tucked the slip of paper with the precious words safely into their handmade Thankfulness Pouches. The small, cloth pouches were cinched tightly with a pull string to keep their treasures safe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:49:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Musical Cast and Choirs Overcome Numerous Obstacles]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1343883</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Laura Oprea and her middle school musical cast knew on the first day of practice COVID-19 could at any time force them to abandon their production and cancel their performances. It very nearly happened just two days before the three-night performances of “Schoolhouse Rock Jr.” were scheduled to run.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:39:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Search Information]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1300026</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:52:06 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 10th annual Thornapple Kellogg High School and community Veterans Day message had to be delivered in a different way this year, but the message was still the same – thank you to all veterans. Because of COVID-19, the gymnasium couldn’t be filled with students, community members and veterans Instead, the dedication and recognition had to be done via video production. Still, the heartfelt thanks and appreciation for those who served came through loud and clear as high school students all watched from their classrooms Wednesday morning.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:51:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Earns National Recognition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1334876</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Caedon Zube was selected for the College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program. He earned the honor because of his high academic achievements and his performance on the PSAT.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young Writers Gather Inspiration From Author]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1331404</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brayden Wilcox and Khloey Hallifax didn’t jump up and head outside with their classmates when it was time for recess.  Instead, the two Page Elementary fourth graders remained enthralled in listening to bestselling author Max Brallier provide writing tips. They wanted to soak up all the advice they could as young writers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:24:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Re-Elects Three Board Members]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1336630</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three incumbent board members will return to serve the school district after the Nov. 3 election. Kristen Cove, Anne Hamming and Dave Smith received the three highest total votes among the five candidates. Don Haney and Risa Lovell challenged the three incumbents for the three available seats. Cove has served on the board since 2015 and is currently the board secretary. Hamming has been a board member since 2013 and currently serves as vice president. Dave Smith has served on the board for 26 years and currently is the TK Board president.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:41:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Show Must Go On!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1331530</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With limited audiences, TKHS theater students are ready to perform the fall play “Little Women” Nov. 6 and 7. Senior cast and crew members are excited to be able to perform, but admit it’s a little bittersweet knowing the experience isn’t the same.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 07:44:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Second Semester Enrollment Information]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1324868</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:32:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Crowns 2020 Homecoming King and Queen]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1329027</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TKHS Homecoming King and Queen were crowned in front of the bright lights of the MiTK News studio as every classroom in the high school tuned in to watch the live stream production. Cheers echoed through the hallway as Lila Nelson and Jackson LaJoye donned their crowns.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:14:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Swimmer Remembered]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1323627</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lane three in the swimming pool was left empty during Thursday night’s 100-yard breaststroke event at the DK-TK-Hastings vs. Wayland swim meet. It would have been Lydia Cole’s lane and the breaststroke was her specialty. Lydia, a Thornapple Kellogg High School junior, died in January 2020 after being diagnosed with cancer in May 2019.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:10:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Virtual Students Selected to Join Author Talk]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1321061</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Milo Burghardt and Sydney Engel are learning virtually at home this school semester, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t connecting with others.  Recently they joined a national virtual discussion with a published author and illustrator and were selected from students across the nation to ask the questions on the live event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:46:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[West MI Superintendent COVID Community Letter]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1322383</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:05:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Breaks Ground on Building Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1313791</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing hard hats and TK facial coverings and with shovels in hand, students from McFall, Lee and Page elementary schools, tossed up a bit of dirt to officially break ground on the first phase of the district’s $42.8 million bond projects.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:44:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAPRC Five-Year Recreation Plan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1311054</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission has completed the process of updating its Five-Year Parks and Recreation Plan, and is publishing the draft Plan for public review.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 15:09:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Equestrian Team Places 3rd in State]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1319907</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the TKHS Equestrian team placed third in the state finals at Midland the past weekend. This is the first time in many years the team has advanced to the state level. Congratulations to the team and representing TK!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 10:57:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Interim Superintendent Puts Retirement on Hold]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1317456</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dan Takens was ready for retirement after a 31-year education career. But when the call came in to help a neighboring school district, Takens said it was an easy decision to temporarily give up retirement and return to education.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:00:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Staff Added to TK Teaching Lineup]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1308675</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the implementation of a complete virtual school experience, Thornapple Kellogg Schools hired several additional staff for the 2020-21 school year.  We welcome all of them to TK. New hires include:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:37:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Artist and Classmates Inspired to “Dream Big”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1305742</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amellia Williams may seem to be an average Page Elementary fifth-grade student, but she has learned an important lesson after receiving an exclusive video from a New York Times Best Selling author.
“Anyone can be noticed. Even just a normal person,” said Amellia.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:41:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Thanks Recent Retirees]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools would like to thank our recent retirees. Most have served TK for 25 years or more and their dedication and commitment to students is greatly appreciated. Our retirees after the 2019-20 school year:]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:11:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Going Above and Beyond for Students: Librarian and HS Teacher/Coach Honored]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1284736</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg  Education Association annually presents two members with the Shelley Erb  Above and Beyond Award for their dedication to students beyond the classroom and their normal duties.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:50:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Superintendent Announces Retirement]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1290529</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:47:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back-to-School  Health Updates]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1280444</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please review this information about healthy screenings and habits.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 11:24:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff are Ready for Opening Day]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1280999</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers often tell their students to think outside the box and find creative ways to solve problems. COVID-19 has forced teachers and all school staff to tackle this creative problem-solving skill themselves as students prepare to head back to classrooms for the first time in more than five months, or prepare for  virtual school at home.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:15:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2020 Graduation – One for the History Books]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1257333</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the time they entered high school, high school English teacher Tricia Rickert said the Class of 2020 had a reputation as a class that wanted to do things their own way. They certainly did that in a big way Thursday night (July 16) celebrating their graduation with the first-ever TK  drive-in graduation ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 22:46:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2020  - Drive-In Graduation]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1262859</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Watch the TKHS Class of 2020 as they take part in the unique drive-in graduation ceremony more than four months after schools shut down because of COVID-19.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:51:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Plans Drive-In Commencement Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1255348</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2020 will participate in graduation ceremonies at 7 p.m. July 16. The drive-in commencement program will allow one car per graduate to attend in the north parking lot of the high school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:51:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[B. Bus is On the Road Again!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1249553</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:21:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK School and Community Library to Begin Curbside Service]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1245982</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Summer reading is on and the Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library will be opening June 16 for curbside service. The library will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in this first phase of re-opening to the public.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:14:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAPRC Seeks Community Input for 5-Year Plan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1244798</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking community input as they update their five-year recreation plan. Please take a few minutes and complete this survey to help the TAPRC plan for the future needs and desires of the community.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:16:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Online Enrollment For New Students is Open]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1233768</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is basically a two-phase process. You will pre-register your child in the first step and receive an automated email acknowledging your pre-registration. Within two or three business days you will receive an additional email from TK Schools to complete the process.
There are step-by-step instructions to complete the process on the TK website under Enrollment. If you have questions or run into issues, please contact the building secretary for the school your child will attend.
McFall  - Young 5, K and 1st: kschut@tkschools.org
Lee - 2nd and 3rd: adevans@tkschools.org
Page - 4th and 5th:  dcisler@tkschools.org
Middle School - 6th - 8th: hdickman@tkschools.org
High School - 9th - 12th:  mwert@tkschools.org
We appreciate your patience as we have built this new online system. We  look forward to you joining the TK family.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 09:18:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Building Project Moves Forward]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1247285</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first phase of the Thornapple Kellogg School $42.8 million bond project is ready to go out for construction bids this month. This phase includes new classrooms at all three elementary buildings with construction expected to start by early September and classrooms completed by September 2021.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:32:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Sets Graduation Date and Virtual Honors Night]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1240938</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two major events for the Class of 2020 have been scheduled. The Honors Night will be held as a live virtual event at 7 p.m. June 3. Graduation will take place July 16.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:41:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fifth-Grader Completes 40-Book Reading Challenge]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1240914</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Camden Peter says he’s very competitive and likes a challenge. So when his fifth-grade teacher Teresa Michalski challenged every student in her class to read 40 books throughout the school year, Camden said it was game on.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:32:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg District Virtual Art Festival]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1237183</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Thornapple Kellogg Virtual Art Festival. Unfortunately we weren't about to have our annual spring live event, but we wanted to share some of the outstanding outwork students at all grade levels have done this year. A huge thank you to all the art teachers at all the grade levels for making this possible and for giving our students opportunities in art. We hope you enjoy this TK Virtual Art Festival!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 13:17:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Seniors Reminded They Are TK Strong!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1228046</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK seniors came back to school May 13 - two months since the COVID-19 virus abruptly ended their senior year as they knew it. They came back to pick up their graduation invitations, caps and gowns even though they still don’t know when or how they’ll be able to have any kind of graduation ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 19:43:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Film Students Bring Home Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Thornapple Kellogg High School students received awards at the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. The winning 30-second public service announcements were announced via a virtual ceremony this week.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 11:37:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1227063</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourteen Thornapple Kellogg High School athletes will continue their athletic careers at the college level. We want to congratulate each of these student athletes for their accomplishment and wish them all the best.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 15:16:44 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has announced the Top 10 students in the Class of 2020. This year’s class includes 231 members. The top 10 students (in alphabetical order by last name) are: Holly Bashore, Makayla Beardsley, Audrey Johnson, Claire Middleton, Matthew Newhouse, Cora Siuda, Ashley Snyder, Andrew Tuokkola, Zane Walters, Owen Woods.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 14:23:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1225127</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS senior Grace Densham loves contests and she’s no stranger to taking on a new challenge. When she spotted a contest notification on the whiteboard in her high school English classroom earlier this year, she inquired about it. The contest wasn’t part of the work included in her class, but it caught her eye and she couldn’t pass up the opportunity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 15:33:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1226094</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This meeting will be a virtual meeting via Google Meet.  The public may call into the meeting to join virtually. Public Comment may be shared via email to Erica at edudik@tkschools.org and will be read Monday evening during the meeting.
Phone Number to call in
(‪US‬) ‪+1 319-382-9597‬
PIN: 422 717 298#‬]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 13:04:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Update on Kindergarten/Young 5 Enrollment]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1220310</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK district is working very hard to create a new online enrollment system that is safe, reliable and free of errors. It is taking some time to make sure it works correctly and we will have it available as soon as possible. We know many of you are anxious to enroll your kindergarten and Young 5 students. We certainly hope the system can be operational within just a couple more weeks but we can't tell you exactly when at this time. We will communicate through many different means when the system is open and enrollment can begin. We appreciate your patience as we continue working on this new system to best serve our TK families.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 11:11:26 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Construction of new classrooms at all three TK elementary buildings is still planned to begin early this fall, despite the current COVID-19 shutdown. And there’s even more good news. Costs for another aspect of the bond, renovation of the high school pool, have come in $1.3 million less than originally estimated without scaling back any of the renovation plans. This cost savings will allow the district to construct four more elementary classrooms than were originally planned when voters approved the $42.8 million bond last November.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:03:45 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School was named as a 2020 Best High School in the nation based on rankings published today by the U.S. News and World Report. To be included in the Best High Schools list, schools had to be ranked in the top 40 percent of all high schools in the country.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:34:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Farm Bureau Grant Will Help TKMS Garden Club]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1208315</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools Food Service Director Jessica Endres received a grant before the school shutdown from the Farm Bureau Agent Charitable Fund to help the middle school garden club develop growing plants and vegetables hydroponically.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:36:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Painted Rocks Spread Joy]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A bright yellow painted rock with a smiley face was placed by a mailbox. The next house had a blue painted rock with the word “love.” There were inspirational rocks placed at all 30 mailboxes in the neighborhood – all thanks to 9-year-old Sophie Lomakoski and her 11-year-old sister, Chloe and their family.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:03:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Budding Meteorologist Encourages 7th Graders To Follow Their Dreams]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1190080</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[WOOD TV 8 weather intern Blake Harms visited TK 7th grade career exploration students last week offering an inside look at his job and advice for students as they start thinking about careers. “The best advice I can give you is to learn something new every day,” said Harms. “I don’t know it all, but I can certainly learn something every day – even if it’s just a little thing. You never truly know it all.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:21:42 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Britain Moore ran her fingers through her now much shorter hair and shook her head from side-to-side letting her new locks swing against her shoulders. The Thornapple Kellogg High School freshman was one of nine students who cut and donated at least eight inches of their hair to help make wigs for children without hair – all thanks to a classroom assignment and the efforts of TKHS junior Ebbie Appel.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 11:16:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Earns Local DAR Good Citizen Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Clair Jansma was recently named one of nine local winners in the DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest. The local winners were recognized by the Grand Rapids-based Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:10:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1177580</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kaden Hamming is a local winner in the America & Me Essay Contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.  With this year’s theme “My Personal Michigan Hero” in mind, Kaden wrote about his cross country coach, Maggie Wilkinson.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:52:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Coronavirus: A Letter from the Superintendent]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1174921</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 14:20:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Decorations Selected for Iditarod Banquet]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before mushers and their dogsled teams start out on their nearly 1,000-mile Iditarod race through some of Alaska’s most brutal terrain, they’ll get some encouragement from Page Elementary students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:27:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students To Perform “Once Upon A Mattress”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1170382</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[For months Thornapple Kellogg High School students have been rehearsing and preparing for their upcoming spring musical, “Once Upon a Mattress.” The show is based on the famous fairy tale “The Princess and the Pea.” Performances are at 7 p.m. March 5, 6 and 7. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:12:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2020-2021 TK  School Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1172685</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:55:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[11 OM Teams Compete at Regionals; 6 Advance to State]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1167897</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools were well represented with 11 teams at the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition in Wayland last weekend. The district will again be well represented by six teams advancing to the state finals March 14 hosted at TK Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:12:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Jazz Band Earns Honors at CMU]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Jazz Band earned two awards at the Central Michigan University Jazz Weekend this month. The TKHS brass section received the second runner-up award in the outstanding section category and the entire band earned second runner-up honors in the outstanding band category.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:29:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Continue the Circle of Giving]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Philanthropy isn’t a word most fifth-graders use often. But it is a word they fully understand now and have practiced themselves with the help of the Circle of Giving project through the Barry Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council. “Philanthropy is giving people your time, talents and treasures to help other people,” said fifth-grader Collyn Genther.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:22:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ready…Set…PLAY!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cathy Leaf’s kindergarten classroom looked like a toy store explosion!  There were toys and games everywhere and along with it – smiling, giggling and laughing students enjoying just being kids.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:06:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Support the TKHS Musical]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are several ways to support the TKHS spring musical "Once Upon A Mattress." The shows will be March 5, 6 and 7. Consider becoming a Patron of the Musical or purchasing an ad for the Playbill.  Click on the links below and be sure to mark your calendars now! You won't want to miss this FABULOUS show!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:29:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[5th Graders Travel the World]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jacob Koster and his fifth-grade Page Elementary classmates have all been to the South Carolina Aquarium, Joshua Tree National Park and Lake Tahoe - all this year! It’s all thanks to technology and the ability to take virtual field trips via Skype and Google Chat around the country.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:22:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Superintendent: Planning Begins on Exciting Bond Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1156333</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have seen time and time again the strength of our schools when supported by the school community whether you live within a block of the schools or 15 miles away. Our TK community includes everyone living within the district. Together we are all making the district “TK Strong.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:50:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michigan History Lesson Never Tasted So Good!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know there are more than 50 flavors of Faygo pop with cotton candy being one of the favorites? Or that Vernor’s Ginger Ale is the oldest soft drink in the country and it started right here in Michigan? Did you know Little Caesar’s Pizza – now a national chain – started in Michigan? Just ask Lee Elementary third graders and they can tell you all kind of fun facts about some of the most famous Michigan-made food products after they took a taste-testing tour of Michigan’s history.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:09:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Several TKHS Students Advance to State BPA Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will be well represented at the BPA State Finals in Grand Rapids March 20-22. The high school had 12 students attend the regional contest at Davenport University in January with eight students advancing to the state contest in 12 categories.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:47:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Elementary Crowns Spelling Bee Champion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It took 22 rounds before Emersyn Gorman outlasted the other 17 contestants to win the Page Elementary Spelling Bee. Emersyn won by correctly spelling “stirrups” and then “Columbia.” Runner-up Exley Roon missed on the word “divan” in the 22nd round. Each fourth and fifth-grade classroom sent one representative to the school final competition. The final spelling bee was held in the Thornapple Kellogg High School auditorium where the rest of the Page students and family members gathered.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:44:57 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Texas Oil Worker Becomes Honorary TK Alum]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The story of the Texas oil worker who found the front part of a TK t-shirt in a box full of rags gained much media and social media attention.  Henry Bowman was intrigued by the shirt and decided to do a quick Internet search to learn more about TK. After finding the website he was immediately drawn to a story about the Veterans Day program and how the entire high school and community honored veterans. Being a veteran himself, he was touched by the story and felt the need to reach out and thank the high school administration.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:37:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Birthday Treat Helps Keep Classmates Warm]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most kids bring cookies or cupcakes or a favorite snack to pass out to their classmates in honor of their birthday. But Zak Holzhausen had a different idea. He came home upset after one of the first snowfalls of the year. “I asked him what was wrong and he said he was upset because so many of his friends didn’t have mittens to wear outside in the snow,” said his mom, Theresa.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:34:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Practice Interview Skills with District Administrators]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Izzy Schilthroat breathed a sigh of relief after coming out of a mock job interview with a Thornapple Kellogg administrator. “I was very nervous,” said the Thornapple Kellogg seventh-grader. “It’s not something I have ever done before.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Students Turn Wood into Classroom Treasures]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Give high school students a block of wood and watch them turn it into unique and personalized crayon holders for elementary teachers. Thornapple Kellogg High School woods students did just that and the results were impressive and much appreciated by teachers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:19:40 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Doug Crawford issued a challenge to Thornapple Kellogg High School students about their use of social media sites and what they share. “If you wouldn’t say it to your grandma, then ask yourself if you should be writing in a post at all.  Make the Internet a better place,” he said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:25:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Use Technology to Speak Their Language]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagine starting school in a new country where you don’t speak or understand the language. It’s impossible to realize the frustration and difficulties students in this situation have comprehending lessons while trying to master a new language. Thanks to a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, some TK students will get a little help as they make the transition to new homes, new schools and a new language.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:09:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Get Surprise Return from Letters to Veterans]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1135209</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Connor Culhane and his kindergarten classmates couldn’t wait to see what was inside boxes delivered to their McFall Elementary classroom recently.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:02:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Half a T-Shirt Leads Texas Oil Worker to TK Kindness]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1133198</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A simple email to Thornapple Kellogg High School from a man working on an oil rig in Texas reminds us all of how far kindness spreads even if we never know it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:49:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Angels Bring Joy of Reading to Young Students]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1129398</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every student at Lee Elementary School this year will receive a new book they can call all their own thanks to the anonymous efforts of the Lee Book Angels. That's more than 450 books to be donated this year!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:19:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Choir to Entertain at Senior Holiday Luncheon]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1129374</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK Community senior citizens are invited to the annual Holiday luncheon and concert Dec. 11 at Gun Lake Community Church. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with lunch beginning at noon. Entertainment will be provided by the TK High School Honors Choir directed by Laura Oprea. There is no charge for this event, but a $5 donation at the door is appreciated. Reservations are requested by Dec. 9 by calling 269-795-5578.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:59:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1125009</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education vice president David Smith earned the President’s Award of Recognition at the Michigan Association of School Boards Annual Leadership Conference last weekend. Smith is one of only six board members who achieved this high honor this year. The award was announced last spring, but he was officially recognized at the state conference last week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:43:17 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Battle of Buildings Scores Bragging Rights for All]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1125071</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ray Rickert, high school band director turned referee, whistled Page librarian Diane Knight for traveling as she sped down the court in her wheelchair and was breaking away with the basketball toward the basket.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:53:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Pay Respect to Veterans]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1122766</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When nearly 1,000 high school students become so quiet you can hear a pin drop, you know something important has their attention.  Monday morning’s annual TK and Community Veterans Day program got their attention and their respect for the veterans attending. When a moment of silence was requested for all veterans who never made it home, there wasn’t a sound until two trumpets echoed “Taps.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:00:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Inducts 68 New NHS Members]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School inducted 68 new members into the Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society Monday night. The six seniors and 62 juniors bring the chapter total membership to 120.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:46:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Present “Pride and Prejudice”]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1117374</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year’s TKHS fall play is “Pride and Prejudice” based on the novel by Jane Austen. Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:09:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District Saves $1.3 Million in Future Debt Interest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1112844</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools estimates a savings of more than $1.3 million in future debt interest payments by successfully selling approximately $12.6 million in refunding bonds. 
Thornapple Kellogg Assistant Superintendent of Finance Craig McCarthy said this is excellent news for the district and taxpayers. “By taking this step, we have saved more than $1 million in debt interest payments that would have been due over the next 10 years,” said McCarthy. “As a district, we continue to work hard to be good stewards of all our funds and make sure we are doing what’s best for the TK district.”]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:53:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1117265</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Water, water everywhere! In Michigan we are surrounded by water with an abundance of natural lakes, streams and ponds so sometimes it’s hard to realize there are people in the world who don’t have quick and easy access to safe water.  Where does our water come from and how does it safely get into our homes and schools and businesses?  What happens if our water supply is no longer safe? What happens if we don’t have access to good water?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:58:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Swim Program Hopes to Help Teammate Kick Cancer]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1111619</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Brett Bremer -- Friday, 18 Oct, 2019
It is a swim tradition mostly reserved for the guys. Guys gather with hair buzzers and Bic razors to shave their heads (and sometimes more) for high school conference and state championship meets – doing whatever it takes to shave even a hundredth of a second off their times.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:19:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Named National Merit Commended Student]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1110032</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Kaylyn Beard has been named a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:01:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Instructional leader gets to the heart of learning]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1107756</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Curriculum Director Kim Chausow heard on the radio that people who have a plant on their desk are 15 percent more productive. So she got three.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:48:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delicious Art Lesson Leaves Students Licking Their Lips!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1102237</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Third graders not only got to make their cake and eat it too - they also designed their specialty cake and all its decorations, learned how to read the recipe and baking abbreviations, estimated the cost of making it, and created the edible lesson in art class. “It’s the ultimate STEAM lesson,” said Lee art teacher Kathy Bailey. “This included science, technology, engineering, art and math and then they got to eat it!”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:19:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enrollment Growth Continues at TK]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was no surprise that Thornapple Kellogg Schools saw a student enrollment increase this year, but the growth is more than administrators expected.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:35:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young TK Students Share Sweet Profits]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A simple children’s summer lemonade stand by some very young students is showing everyone the true meaning of kindness.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:25:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Former Wrestling Coach and Wife Honored As Homecoming Grand Marshals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year’s homecoming grand marshals didn’t get to lead the parade, but they were honored at halftime of the game just prior to the crowning of the homecoming king and queen. Tom Lehman and his wife, Sharon, walked across the football field lined by the orange and black flags and the band standing at attention on both sides.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:36:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gary VanElst Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1096563</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association honored Gary VanElst with the TK Distinguished Alumni Award at the homecoming game Friday night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 12:14:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Time Changes For Homecoming Game and Events]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Families,
With the increased spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) into surrounding counties, District Administration has decided to adjust tonight’s homecoming activities.  This is an ongoing effort to protect the health of our students, staff and families and address the concerns about the virus.
Thornapple Kellogg Schools is announcing the following changes:]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:47:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Don Williamson Honored as TAEF Hometown Hero]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bob Williams let his emotions show as he talked about his lifelong friend Don Williamson, recipient of the 2019 Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation Hometown Hero award. “Tonight, Don is the richest man in town,” he said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:56:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[From Superintendent Rob Blitchok concerning EEE:]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We take the health, life and safety of our students and staff very seriously. Potential health issues are just as important as preparing for a physical threat. The threat associated with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) can be a health risk wherever there are mosquitos and we are working to mitigate that threat.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:51:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Give Back in Day of Caring]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1089723</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being careful not to make skin contact with poison ivy vines or slip down the bank to the Thornapple River below, Thornapple Kellogg High School Student Council members helped clear unwanted vines, trees, shrubs and weeds along the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail. They piled limbs and vines and shrubs high into waiting Middleville Village dump trucks.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:49:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Read All About It - Lee Students Deliver Weekly News Broadcasts]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1083076</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ryker Stout arrived at Lee Elementary School Wednesday morning dressed for success - with a suit coat, dress pants and shirt and even a tie. He looked the part of a television journalist and hoped it would help him tackle his first assignment delivering the Lee Elementary news.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 10:15:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Safety Training Empowers TK Staff]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1081670</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[New safety training for Thornapple Kellogg School staff members will empower them with many more options if ever faced by a gunman or other threat in school. District leaders say it is a very positive step forward in safety and security for all.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:49:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Parking Lot Becomes Canvas for Student Art]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1079134</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drive into the Thornapple Kellogg High School parking lot after school hours and you might be surprised by the artwork filling many of the parking spaces. There’s a 3-D design of a dragon popping out of a painted hole in the asphalt, a football field adorned with a senior’s name and graduation year, words of inspiration “Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti” and a clever  “If Yer Reading This – I’m Late. Woops!” saying painted on a bright yellow background.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:52:18 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two TKHS teachers  - Barb Maring and Laura Oprea  - were honored by the Thornapple Kellogg Education Association with the Shelley Erb “Above and Beyond” award on the staff opening day of school. TK officials also recognized staff members marking milestone years of service as they begin the 2019-2020 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:55:23 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the band playing the school fight song, teachers and staff gathered in the auditorium early Monday morning to begin a new school year.  They were reminded of the difference they can make in a child’s life and the positive community partnership with the schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:24:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1074030</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary staff had a good time making this video as they "Git Up" and ready for a new school year to start.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:10:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1073959</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:09:30 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a new principal at Page Elementary School, Gregg Bruno admits he still gets that “jittery feeling” the first day of school and is especially looking forward to starting his new role at Page. “I’m going to be present,” he said. “I hope to greet students every morning when they come to school. I’m going to be in the hallways and classrooms and lunch room as much as possible.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:14:36 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don’t be alarmed to see several emergency vehicles in and around Thornapple Kellogg High School during the day Aug. 14. The Thornapple Kellogg district transportation department is hosting a bus driver training event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:50:03 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK Trojan Marching Band has been practicing all week during band camp for the upcoming marching band season. They'll march in the Aug. 17 Middleville Heritage Day parade and then perform at the first home football game Sept. 6. Can't wait to hear and see them perform!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:43:24 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We want to welcome everyone to the 2019-2020 school year and a special welcome to the Class of 2032! We're glad you are all part of the TK family and hope everyone has a great year whether you are starting at TK or in your last year at the high school!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:48:37 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are very happy to launch our new TK Website. While it is still under construction, we thank you for your patience as we continue improving the site to make it user-friendly and filled with information and photos about our district.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:07:40 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An introduction to swimming and conditioning will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays Sept. 17 through Nov. 7 at the TK High School pool.This introduction is open to anyone between the ages of 8 and 18 who can swim 25 yards of both freestyle and backstroke efficiently.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:23:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[COMING SOON - Back to School Information!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1065756</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[All student back to school information will be sent through School Messenger this year instead of being mailed. Parents/guardians of elementary students can expect to receive an email message on Aug. 9. Middle and high school parents should expect an email around Aug. 9 or earlier. Printed documents can be picked up in the school offices after Aug. 9  if families want hard copies and don't have access to a printer. Please Note - INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN MORE THAN ONE NOTIFICATION. 
Also, Note - the August edition of The Key with back to school information should be arriving in your mailbox early in August.  The Key and the Community Enrichment Brochure are now combined into one document; we hope you enjoy our new format.
Enjoy the final weeks of SUMMER!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:02:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1066303</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg utilizes a notification system, called School Messenger,  to broadcast school information to all TK families who have students enrolled in the district. The system delivers voice (“robocalls”), email, and text messages.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:53:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:47:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2019-2020 School Calendar]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:05:29 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear TK Parents/Guardians,
We are already thinking about what your transportation needs will be for the next school year. We have a new Transportation Information Form on our website that we will use for any changes you will need to make for the 2019/2020 school year. If you are new to the district, it is important that you fill out the form. If your student’s transportation needs will not be changing from this school year to next school year, there is no need to fill out the form. 
Parents of 6th-grade students: Our routing software did not transfer the student’s information for students advancing from 5th grade to 6th grade. If you could please fill out your student’s transportation needs for the 2019/2020 school year using our Transportation Information Form, it would be greatly appreciated. Please fill out this form even if you plan to transport your child to and from school.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:30:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1052329</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catch the Buzz this summer and visit the B. Bus mobile library making stops throughout the county! It's a really fun way to get some books, enjoy some stories and even play some games! "BEE" sure to check it out June 17 through Aug. 16!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:38:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Find "A Universe of Stories" with TK Summer Reading]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1052281</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sign up this  week for the TK Community Library Summer Reading Program -   "A Universe of Stories."Stop by this week or any time during the summer to register and pick up a reading log. The final prize week will be the week of July 22. See the schedule below for all the fun events planned at the library this summer!  Summer library hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:23:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bus Drivers Needed]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1053278</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK School District is currently looking for both full time and substitute school bus drivers to join our growing team. We have routes, field trips, and sports trips. The choice is yours. Great source for extra income!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:00:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Principal Leaves Big "Princess" Shoes to Fill]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page Elementary Principal Mike Gelmi announced recently he was leaving TK Schools for a position closer to home where he would be able to spend more time with his family. Everyone can understand that. Kids grow up so fast. But his leaving the district definitely leaves some very big "princess" shoes to fill. Gelmi leaves a legacy of wacky hats, socks, wigs, and especially reading month challenges he's happily shared with students year after year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:07:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[‘A drive to prove myself’]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For most young people, falling means a bruise or scratch. For Kaleb Sydloski, it often means a broken bone and surgery. The severity of Kaleb’s osteogenesis imperfecta first became clear to him during a second-grade trip to the roller rink.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:22:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teachers and Students Connect With "TrueSuccess"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle School teachers and students have found a program called "TrueSuccess" and it lives up to its name. TKMS Assistant Principal Lyndsey  Fischer said the program is all about building relationships between teachers and students and letting them talk about real-life situations. The program is focused around the nine virtues of respect, responsibility, self-control, gratitude, encouragement, compassion, grit and courage. It works by rewarding positive behavior.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:02:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Principal Announces He's Leaving TK]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good morning Page Families,
I wanted to communicate with our Page Elementary families that I have accepted an elementary principal position at Central Elementary School in Grandville Public Schools for the 2019-2020 school year. It is a K-6 building with some opportunities to grow professionally and half the distance from my home near Zeeland.  I am really looking forward to the opportunity but also excited to be able to be home at different times to do things like coaching my boys baseball team etc., that just doesn't work currently with the commute.  The distance and family time is the biggest reason for my decision, but excited about a new opportunity to grow.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 12:01:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1050666</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 17:31:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Guitarist to Play at National Convention]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1049879</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alex Zimmerman never dreamed that entering a high school talent show could mean so much. But that one afternoon in front of his Thornapple Kellogg High School classmates playing his electric guitar has landed him on stage in front of a national audience.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:45:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2019 Encouraged to Start Their Own Superhero Story]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1048671</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 222 members of the TKHS Class of 2019 marched into the Bob White Stadium where many had played football or soccer or ran track. Some had marched in the band across the field. Others had been in the student cheering section at home games. There was a stiff wind blowing - but the students are all too familiar with the winds at the stadium and managed to hang onto their caps as they made their way to the graduation ceremony.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 11:10:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2019 Graduation Ceremony]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1048649</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a live feed connection to the ceremony which actually starts at about the 5-hour mark of the connection. Just move your cursor across the bottom of the screen to advance to the actual ceremony.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 10:50:19 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For many, Memorial Day marks the start of summer and a long weekend to spend with family and friends. But the real meaning of Memorial Day is much more than all that. Memorial Day is the most somber of holidays for Americans. It is a day to remember and honor those service men and women who paid the ultimate price and died while serving in active duty for this country.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 18:25:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK MITES Projects Take Regional and State Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Thornapple Kellogg High School students entered the annual Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society competitions at the regional level and many advanced to the state level. Students competed in categories of architecture and design, engineering and design, and woodworking]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 17:38:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2019 Earns Honors and Scholarships]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1048046</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors honored for their outstanding achievements at the annual Senior Honors Night. Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships with the potential for up to nearly $38,000 in additional renewal awards for TK seniors. Numerous other organizations offered additional scholarship awards for graduating seniors. The following is a list of all honors and scholarships presented to TK Seniors:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 11:29:17 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg has THREE Odyssey of the Mind teams heading to the World Finals this week. The Page Elementary team members are Oliver Lietz, Erik Cove, Gracen Rabley, Elise DeBoer, Israel Sherk, Carter Curtis, Luke Archer. The middle school team is made up of team members Lee Marentette, Rachel Shoemaker, Sierra Morton, Zach Maring, Kate Baldry, Natalie Alden. The TKHS team is made up of Jacob Maring, Emma Chapman, Grace Densham, Zane Walters, Clair Jansma, Anna Miller and Wyatt Crampton.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!! SHOW THE WORLD HOW GREAT IT IS TO BE FROM TK!!!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 14:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2019 Takes Graduation Walk]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1047038</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the TKHS Class of 2019 revisited their former schools - taking a graduation walk through the Middle School, and Page, Lee and McFall elementary schools where they were greeted with signs, cheers, hugs and lots of high five's! They returned to the high school to parade down the Main Street hallway one last time as the band played the school fight song! GREAT, GREAT DAY TO BE A TK TROJAN!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 15:23:15 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School administrators released names of the Top 11 academic graduating members of the Class of 2019. They are listed in alphabetical order: Carson Denman, Samuel Dickman, Olivia Gaudreau, Isaiah Guenther, Turner Halle, Daniel Hannapel, Ashton Heiser,  Brody Keiser, Lucas McCrath, Evan Sidebotham,  Jenna Walters. Read more about each of the top students and their future plans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 14:46:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2019 to Graduate May 23]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2019 will graduate at 7  p.m. Thursday, May 23. Graduation will take place outside at the football stadium, weather permitting. The ceremony will be moved into the large high school gymnasium if needed.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 11:05:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Build Custom Sandbox for Boy in Wheelchair]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE. Mich. — Woodshop students at Thornapple Kellogg High School went the extra mile for an elementary student in need.
After a bad crash last year, 6-year-old Nate Boresma hasn't been able to enjoy the one thing on the playground he loves: the sandbox. The high school wood shop students wanted to change that, and made a specialized sandbox just for him.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 10:15:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High Schoolers Build Custom Sandboxes for Boy, 6]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — A 6-year-old Middleville boy whose life changed forever one year ago has a brand new gift thanks to a group of local high school students. 
In May 2018, Nate Boersma was in a terrible car crash that left him paralyzed. Since then, he has fought hard to recover and learn to adjust to life in a wheelchair as a kindergartner at McFall Elementary.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 10:11:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District Art Festival Set for May 19]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg District Arts Festival will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at TK High School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 15:48:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Last Day of School is May 31]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are now able to confirm that the final day of this school year will be Friday, May 31, 2019. This day will be a half day for all students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 15:20:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Spirit Remembered at All-Class Reunion]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1039500</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Distinguished Alumni Honor Awarded

"Every Thornapple Kellogg graduate is unique. You are one of the 10,552 TK alumni to date," said Randy Eggers, President of the TK Alumni Association as he welcomed guests to the second annual all-class reunion dinner. Remembering the past and looking forward to the future of Thornapple Kellogg Schools, about 150 people gathered Saturday in the middle school to reminisce, meet old friends and support their alumni association and their alma mater.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 12:30:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Named Finalists in Meijer Film Festival]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seven Thornapple Kellogg  High School video projects have been named as finalists in the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. TKHS finalists are Aubrey and Kyra Shepherd, Brandie VanStee with Devon Holt assisting, Chase Dannenberg, Gabby Smith, Kaitlyn Robinson (with two videos in the finals) and Lily Secord-Rider with Savannah Troseth assisting.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 13:24:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Find Joy in Giving Back and Helping Others]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday was a feel-good day at Thornapple Kellogg High School. Students took part in the annual service day and smiles seemed contagious.  Carveth and Lincoln Meadows residents were thrilled to have so many guests to help them play Bingo and other games. Elementary students flocked around high schoolers as if they were rock stars who came to help them with homework. Even the high school students pulling weeds, raking flower beds and creating new gardens were smiling knowing they were doing something good.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Landing a Job: TK Seniors Get Help With Mock Interviews]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1031832</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jake Flikkema wasn't really looking for a job, but after a mock interview opportunity for Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors, he came away with a possible part-time opportunity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:12:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Board Member Earns Highest Honor]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education member David Smith was recently recognized by the Michigan Association of School Boards with the highest individual honor, the President's Award of Recognition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:03:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Summer Sports Camps Schedules/Registration Available]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:04:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Crowns Battle of the Books Champions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carmen Reynolds outlasted everyone in the annual Page Battle of the Books Friday afternoon and was crowned the Battle of the Books champion. Logan Cruz finished as the runner-up.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:38:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Student Essay Advances to National Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Thornapple Kellogg Middle School student will have his essay entered in the National Elks Grand Lodge Americanism writing competition. In addition, two other TKMS students had their essays for the same contest win at the local and district levels and moved on to state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:56:50 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg enrollment continues to grow at a steady pace and the district is running out of space especially in the elementary schools. The TK administration and Board of Education are asking for community input to help make decisions about the future of the district. One community forum has already been held and a second is planned for 6:30 p.m. April 23 in the Middle School Room 1616. All community members are welcome to attend. During the forum, Superintendent Rob Blitchok, Assistant Superintendent Craig McCarthy and representatives from GMB Architecture & Engineering and Owen-Ames-Kimball will lead a discussion regarding the district’s current status as well as possible next steps to meet the future needs of the district.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:23:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District Receives $135,045 Safety Grant]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools received a $135,045 grant as part of the Michigan State Police Competitive School Safety Program. The district was notified of the award in late March and will have until June 2020 to complete projects funded by the grant.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:20:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Snow Days Extend School Year]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:02:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Receives Funds to Purchase Local Foods]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools is the second year as a recipient of the Michigan 10-Cent Grant for our food service department. This state pilot program provides schools with up to 10 cents per meal in incentive matching funds to purchase and serve Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables and dry beans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:33:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Volunteers Needed for Therapeutic Riding Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1020020</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[LOVE HORSES? How about helping out at the YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin therapeutic riding lessons for TK special needs kids. Volunteers must be 14 years old or older. Prior horse experience is not necessary - the fantastic staff at the YMCA camp will train all volunteers. The TK program runs from 9 a.m. until about noon Mondays and Wednesdays April 8 until May 22. Volunteers are needed to lead horses during lessons and walk alongside riders. A volunteer orientation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Anyone interested in volunteering must complete a volunteer application http://campmani.ipower.com/other/volunteer/volunteer.php (select the Horse Camp/TR option) or email Lisa at lsutton@GRYMCA.org for more info.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:04:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Sport Physicals Offered May 16]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Student sport physicals will be offered May 16 at TKHS for $15. These are available for any student planning to participate in sports in the 2019-20 school year. Physicals for females will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Male physicals will be from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. Students must have a parent signed physical form. These forms can be picked up in the high school or middle school offices. Cash or checks payable to TK Athletics are accepted.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:12:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hamilton and Cougars Capture 2019 NAIA National Championship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amidst the frenzy of March Madness, there is one local Thornapple Kellogg graduate celebrating his own team's national title. Tom Hamilton helped lead the Spring Arbor University Men’s Basketball team to its first-ever NAIA National Championship this season.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:03:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seventh-Graders Take a Stand]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's not often you hear seventh-graders talking about racial profiling, the pros and cons of video gaming or debating border wall security effectiveness. But those were just some of the hot-button topics students chose for their argument/advocacy "Take a Stand" speeches.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:30:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Skyping Puts Students at South Carolina Aquarium]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[River otters swam around and around, gracefully gliding through the water and bobbing their heads up every few minutes to see what was going on. It was a one-of-a-kind view for Lee Elementary students as they watched the otters from the rocks high above the water enclosure at the South Carolina Aquarium. No  - it wasn't a lavish field trip. Using Skype technology in Lee Elementary's Makerspace room,  Mr. Fischer's second-grade class interacted with Susan Snide, a distance learning interpreter for the aquarium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:08:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[BPA Students Represent TK at State Convention]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School was represented by seven students at the state Business Professionals of America state convention and competition last weekend.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 14:55:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Elementary Makerspace Inspires Visitors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blue, green, yellow, orange and white Lego pieces were stacked in varying heights representing different fractions. At a nearby table, Little Bits were used to turn wheels and make lights go on and off demonstrating simple circuits. And later, students used their ingenuity and creativity as they tried to build the tallest tower possible using 100 Keva Planks.
Lee Elementary School's Makerspace room was in the spotlight and guests from East Grand Rapids Schools were impressed.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:53:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three TK OM Teams Advance to World Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will again be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind world finals in Lansing this year by three teams - one team from Page, one from the middle school and one from the high school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:08:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Asked to Complete Survey; Attend Forums]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:45:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes the State OM Finalists Saturday]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will host the State Odyssey of the Mind finals Saturday. Teams from around the state will be coming to Middleville for the all-day competition. TK Schools has 10 teams competing in this year's state finals  - the largest number of teams ever for the district. The high school has three teams advancing, the middle school is represented by four teams and Page Elementary has three teams in the state finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:48:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Middle School Students to Perform "Peter Pan"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will bring "Peter Pan" to the stage in their spring theater production March 21 and 22. Performances start at 7 p.m. in the high school performing arts center.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:33:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young 5 and Kindergarten Open Enrollment Starts March 13]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Registration for 2019-20 Young 5's and kindergarten students begins in March.
Enrollment:  Open Enrollment begins March 13
What: Informational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 12 in the McFall Elementary cafeteria.
This meeting is not mandatory and is intended for parents or guardians only. Children entering kindergarten or Young 5's must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Enrollment packets will be available at the meeting and the McFall office will begin accepting enrollment packets March 13. NOTE: Space is limited in the Young 5's program and is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment packets will also be available starting March 11 in the McFall Elementary office or online by visiting www.tkschools.org and going to McFall under the "schools" tab. 
More Information: Contact Kate Schut at McFall Elementary 269-795-3637.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:42:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Grad Completes Appalachian Trail Hike]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[He's encountered bears, moose, rattlesnakes and copperheads. He's slept in a tent in the midst of a ferocious thunderstorm on a mountain and witnessed some of the most beautiful sunrises over the mountain wilderness. He's logged nearly 2,200 miles and worn out four pair of shoes in just a little more than five months. But when Adam Holsted talks about his adventures hiking the entire Appalachian Trail there's no doubt he loved it.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:36:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS STEM Class Gives Students Hands-On Lessons]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carefully following detailed instructions sixth-grade middle school students got a hands-on lesson they won't soon forget. They were learning about organs, what they look like and how they function. Instead of simply reading about it or even seeing pictures, students were able to see actual organs by looking at the insides of frogs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:22:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Send Off Athletes to State Competitions]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the band playing the school fight song, students lined the Main Street hallway in the high school applauding five student-athletes who are competing at the state level this weekend. Carly Snyder will represent TK in bowling; Alex Fabiano in swimming; and Christian Wright, Nathan Kinne and Trenton Dutcher in wrestling. Good luck TK athletes!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:37:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to life as the Thornapple Kellogg High School students perform "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" March  7, 8, and 9.
Performances are at 7 p.m. in the high school performing arts center. Tickets are on sale now and can be reserved. An order form can be found at www.tkschools.org. Cost is $5 per student and $7 per adult.
Senior Citizens living within the TK district are invited to attend a free showing of the dress rehearsal starting at 5:30 p.m. March 5. 
This production, directed by Laura Nikkel, involves a cast of 45 students, student musicians and many additional student and adults working behind the scenes.
This is a truly timeless Old Testament tale set to a multitude of musical genres, spanning from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock and roll. 
This is a family-friendly show appropriate for all age levels.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:26:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Close-Knit Seniors Face Last Curtain Call]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Jack Schneider played the role of "Charlie" in "Willie Wonka Jr. " when he was in fifth grade. In the same year, classmate Grace Hauschild played the role of "Violet" who blew up into the giant blueberry and another classmate, Katie Dinkel, was the "Candy Man."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:06:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Senior Named to All-State Choir]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS senior Grace Hauschild has been selected as a member of the All-State Choir for the third year of her high school career. Hauschild will be a member of about 120 high school choir students from all over the state making up this select group. This is the highest of honors and an amazing achievement for someone to be selected for three years! The All-State Choir will perform at the Youth Arts Festival in May at Western Michigan University.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:58:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teens Talk to Younger Students About Dangers of Tobacco]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[They hear about the dangers in television advertisements. They've heard warnings from adults. But still, young people are curious about smoking and tobacco use. A group of Thornapple Kellogg High School students hopes their connection to their younger peers helps get their message across. The high school students are part of a group called Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) and their goal is to mentor younger students about the dangers of tobacco use.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:32:17 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK "Family" Lends Helping Hands]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Retired teacher Joyce Domire said she has always thought of her Thornapple Kellogg co-workers and students as an extended family. That feeling was never more evident to her than after a recent slip on the ice that sent her to the hospital where she was met by the comforting and caring hands of many TK alum.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 15:05:57 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was a great weekend for Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams at the regional event in Wayland. TK sent 13 teams to the event including two primary teams from McFall that cannot advance to the state finals. Of the remaining 11 teams, all placed within the top three in their divisions and 10 will be advancing to the state finals hosted at TK March 16.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:49:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Wins DAR Good Citizens Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Turner Halle received the Good Citizens Award from the Grand Rapids-based Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:37:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAEF Grant and Lee PTO Funds Help Young Readers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, Thornapple Kellogg Lee Elementary second-grade teachers were able to purchase the Reading Street Sleuth for classrooms. Additional funds from the Lee PTO provided supportive materials as well.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:21:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students are Learning It's Right to Be Real!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three pictures showed three different stories to Thornapple Kellogg High School students. The first appeared to show a man running away from a vehicle. In the second, it appeared the man was running toward another person. It wasn't until the full picture was revealed that students saw the man as a hero pushing the man out of the way of danger.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:56:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[History Never Tasted So Good!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Michigan's 182nd birthday, Lee Elementary third-graders experienced a tasty history lesson and learned some fun facts about the state they call home. From Little Caesars Pizza to Vernors Ginger Ale, Faygo Pop, Kellogg's cereals and much more, students got a taste of Michigan as they explored the state's products and history. They even learned that sometimes, great things come from mistakes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:53:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Preschool Open House is ON Tonight 6 to 7:30 p.m.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The open house for the 2019-2020 classes is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Open Enrollment will now begin at 8 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 at the TK Learning Center at 507 W. Main Street, Middleville. Don't miss this great opportunity to visit the classrooms, meet the amazing staff, and ask any questions you may have about our program. Enrollment forms can be found on the tkschools.org website or in the preschool office. They will also be available at the open house. Enrollment requires a completed form and a $45 non-refundable fee (cash or check.)If you have any questions please call or email Sarah Hammer or Kim Dannenberg at 269-795-5570. shammer@tkschools.org or kdannenberg@tkschools.org]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:06:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School is closed Wednesday, February 13 due to weather - Daycare is open.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All Evening Activities Canceled.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:55:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Spelling Champion Crowned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Max Knowles won the Page Elementary School spelling bee with Camden Peter earning the runner up title. Eighteen spellers from all the fourth and fifth-grade classrooms competed Thursday in the school-wide finals. It  wasn't until the 12th round when Peter stumbled on the word "sepia." Knowles went on to correctly spell his 12th round word "clavicle" and then the winning word "lustrous" to claim the title. Both Knowles and Peter will represent Page Elementary at a regional spelling bee.
Other classroom winners making it to the finals were Jackson Conkle, Myles Chambers, Kayley  King, Landon Kostelec, Kenzee Knight, Koby Wilkerson, Isla Johnson, Tealy Cross, Jenna Robinett, Molly Alden, Adam McLaughlin, Sidney Ripley, Annabelle Pennington, Meghan Skidmore, Emma Johnson, and Lucy Kamps.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:33:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You TK Board of Education!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[January is School Board recognition month and Thornapple Kellogg Schools is fortunate to have a truly wonderful and extremely dedicated group of board members.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:19:17 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nine TKHS BPA Students Advance to State Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nine Thornapple Kellogg High School Business Professionals of America members placed fifth or higher in 11 events at the regional BPA contest earning them a trip to the state contest in March.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:37:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NHS Students Collect Toys and Food]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK community has a BIG HEART and people aren't afraid to donate to help others! That's especially evident this time of year, but the giving goes on all year long. The National Honor Society held food and toy drives this year collecting 773 non-perishable food items and 72 toys! The food will go to local food pantries and the toys are donated to Toys for Barry County Kids through Bradford White's UAW. AMAZING AMOUNT of support by our kids and staff to others in this community! Thank you TK NHS!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 11:58:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Elves Deliver Again]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA['Twas the weekend before Christmas 
And all through the hallways
Not a student was stirring
All were gone for the holidays.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 11:40:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Learn the Gift of Giving]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing a bright red Santa hat and his biggest smile, Brody Biermaker offered a handmade ornament to Carveth Village resident Dorothy Barlow. "It's for you.  You can keep it," he said proudly.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 11:53:33 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKMS 8th graders Kate Baldry and Cameron Phillips won the middle school spelling bee honors and will represent the school at the regional spelling bee.  Baldry won the competition on the word "Auf Wiedersehen." Other grade-level winners at the TKMS spelling bee were Colton (Cash) Rabley in first place for 7th grade with Shelby Robinett as runner-up; Cole Novak in first place for 6th grade with Kennedy Kimmel and Mason Beard as runners-up.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Farm-to-Table Experience is Priceless]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As part of a health and nutrition lesson, middle school teacher Melissa Thaler wanted to give her 8th-grade students a real-life experience in learning where their food comes from and how it's produced.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:35:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middleville Students Give Away Handmade Rocking Harleys]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. - Over 30 hours of woodworking is finally coming to fruition for students at Thornapple Kellogg High School this week. Students have been working on creating 10 wooden rocking Harleys, but it's what they're doing with the bikes that woodshop instructor, Mr. Matthew Melvin says makes this Christmas story worth telling.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 20:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Annual Tradition Fights Discrimination with Kindness]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students and staff at Thornapple Kellogg High School are fighting the frigid temperatures by spreading warmth and kindness. “Kindness Week is a week where we try to encourage the student body to ‘spread the love,’ ” said senior Jenna Walters. “We realize that we all sort of get in the habit of talking to and sitting by the same people, so for at least a week we wanted students to get out of their comfort zone and make everyone feel equally important through kindness.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 12:11:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middle School Students Donate to Veterans Groups]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[After learning about the importance of Veterans Day, Thornapple Kellogg 8th-grade students raised funds to donate to three local organizations. Footprints purchased by the students carry the names of family members, loved ones and friends who are either veterans or currently serving.  The footprints line the hallway so as students make their way down the main corridor they are literally "walking in the footsteps of heroes."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:51:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Four TKHS Students Selected for All-State Choir]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[WOW!! Four TKHS choir students were selected to the State Honors Choir after first performing with the Regional Honors Choir. TKHS students Haley Bovee, Peter Verstraete and Grace Hauschild were selected to perform with the All-State SATB Choir (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass) and Jack Schneider was selected to perform with the TTBB Choir (Tenor 1 and 2, Baritone and Bass four-part men's group). Performances will be Jan 26 at DeVos Hall. This is a HUGE honor for these students!!! And for TK to have FOUR students in the State Honors Choir is OUTSTANDING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:43:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Assignment Wows First Graders]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[First-grader Adam Beard wiggled in his seat while he meticulously painted each of the six pieces of a wooden ornament in bright colors. He stopped to examine each piece making sure no spot was left bare. "This one's mine," he said excitedly, beaming with pride as he handed over the pieces to waiting high school students. Armed with hot glue guns, the older students carefully put the pieces together to form a beautiful 3-D ornament ready for the first-graders to use as their own decorations at home.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:24:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Community and Staff Begin Planning for Future]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What will TK Schools look like in five years? How will education change to meet the needs of students in the future and how can TK Schools be prepared for those changes? These were just some of the questions considered as community members, along with Thornapple Kellogg administrators, teachers and staff began working on an updated strategic plan for the district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:31:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Vote for TK Tree at Barry County Festival of Trees]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gilmore Car Museum is hosting the Barry County Festival of Trees Nov. 16 through Dec. 31. Several business and organizations throughout the county have decorated and created their own unique trees for display. TK also has their own tree adorned with the black and orange "TK" letters at the top.]]></description>
				
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Launch Efforts To Raise Funds to Help Veterans]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[After hearing real-life war stories from Vietnam, Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students will launch their own effort to honor and remember all veterans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:03:16 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bob Buys, a U.S. Navy veteran, said he was "humbled and honored" to be named the Middleville Veteran of the Year and he thanked the Middleville and Thornapple Kellogg School community for honoring veterans. "I'm proud to be a veteran and I'm proud of the Middleville and TK community for being patriotic and paying respect. This community just gets it," he said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:56:35 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winter in West Michigan is not a matter of "if" it comes - it's  "when" it comes. That means the work of Classmates Care is never ending. This year, the organization was named the recipient of $4,000 raised by the annual Thornapple Financial Center and Money Concepts golf event. Each year the company selects a charity or organization to receive their donation.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School alumnus Stuart Aspinall is constantly counting to 21. He takes 21 steps down a mat, turns and faces East for 21 seconds, turns and faces North for 21 seconds, then takes another 21 steps back across the mat. He repeats the process again and again until his post as a Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery is complete.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 10:15:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten Student Collects Donations Instead of Birthday Gifts]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/948296</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Joey Graham invited friends and family to his sixth birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's,  but he made a special request. Instead of gifts for himself, Joey asked guests to bring items to send to families in North Carolina affected by a devastating hurricane. It's an idea he got from his McFall Elementary teacher Jacob Bultema.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 11:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 66 new inductees Monday night. Of the members inducted, 53 are members of the junior class and 13 are seniors. The additional members bring the chapter to a total of 126 members.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 11:45:16 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School proudly welcomes the community to the eighth annual Veterans Day program 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:05:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Continues to See Enrollment Growth]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools continue to see enrollment growth with 3,156 students in the district this year. The high school is at a record high with 960 students. The preliminary numbers were reported after the statewide official Student Count Day in October. Reported numbers for TK show growth of 25 students from the Fall 2017 Student Count numbers and up 37 from the Spring 2018 Student Count numbers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2018 11:54:40 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK Alumni Association was recently honored with the Community Partner Award by the Barry Community Foundation. This well-deserved honor goes to the TK alumni who have worked very hard in less than two years to fully establish this organization. They started with just $2,000 in 2016 and have since raised more than $17,000 and are fully endowed! The first TK Alumni Scholarship will be awarded this spring to a graduating senior as just one of the many ways the organization aims to continue to support TK Schools and students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:14:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Get Eye-Opening Experiences in Manufacturing Careers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School student Tate Johnson examined a large exhaust pipe for a diesel truck made at Middleville Tool and Die. He and several other TK students had earlier been to TNR and Hastings Manufacturing the same day, getting an eye-opening experience into a world of possible careers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:30:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fifth Graders Get Head Start on Career Exploration]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the time they enter school, students are often asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" With the help of some professionals who volunteered their time, Page fifth graders got a glimpse into what certain careers might look like, what education is needed, and how students can pursue their goals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:38:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McKeowns Humbled by Hometown Hero Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[McKeowns Offer Match for Donations to TAEF 
Debby McKeown looked out at the crowd filling the Barry Expo Center and fought to hold back her emotions as she and her husband, Scott, humbly accepted the Hometown Hero award from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation. "We are so humbled and honored to receive this recognition," she said. "In my heart I know it is all of you here tonight who are my hometown heroes."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:16:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Junior Earns Honor from National Academy of Future Physicians]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School junior Emma VanSprange recently received a Certificate of Excellence from the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. She was selected as a representative to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders and attended a three-day academy at UMass just outside of Boston this summer.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:55:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Named Commended Student in National Merit Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Turner Halle was recently recognized as a Commended Student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:34:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You TK Community: Elementary Walk-A-Thon Surpasses Goal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through the extremely generous support of TK families and the community, a total of $74,329.39 was raised at the 10th annual PTO walk-a-thon event last week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:34:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Show They Care]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just two days after students were reminded at the 9-11 ceremony about the value of service to others, a group of high school students took part in the United Way Day of Caring. Scattered throughout the village of Middleville,  TKHS Student Council members pulled weeds and cleared landscaping beds in the village. They transplanted bushes, swept away dirt and debris and put a polished look on the downtown area.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:30:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Vow to Never Forget 9-11]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg middle and high school students gathered at the Middleville 9-11 Patriot Day ceremony were called "heroes," but challenged with two important tasks - to never forget the 9-11 events and to honor the victims by doing selfless acts of service to others.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:11:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Crowns Homecoming King and Queen]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friday night's homecoming festivities included the introduction of the homecoming court and crowning of the king and queen.  When senior Derrick Kim was announced as the homecoming king, he looked shocked and didn't exactly know what to do. A minute later, Madison Hess, leaped into his arms when she was named the homecoming queen. Other senior members of the court were Nathan Kinne and Shylin Robirds, and Dylan Podbevsek and Delaney Zoet. The junior representatives were Haley Bovee and Aiden Hannapel. Sophomore representatives were Brennan Lutz and Kylie Smith and the freshmen representatives were Jeffrey Walker and Chloe Powers. Congratulations to everyone for representing their classes and TKHS.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:09:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Alumni Association Honored as Homecoming Grand Marshals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A parade, tailgating, face painting, free hot dogs, the crowning of the homecoming king and queen and honors bestowed on TK alumni were all part of the festivities of this year's TK homecoming event. The Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association was named as the grand marshals for this year's homecoming parade.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:10:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Distinguished TK Alumni Honored at Homecoming]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two outstanding Thornapple Kellogg alumni were honored at the homecoming football game Friday night by the TK Alumni Association. This is the second year the Alumni Association has given out the Distinguished Alumni awards. Honored this year were Walt Eavey, class of 1952, and Dr. James Gibson, class of 1960.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:44:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Prepares for Homecoming Week and Game Sept. 14]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - and Valentine's Day and Halloween and the 4th of July! Thornapple Kellogg High School students will "celebrate" all the holidays in one week as part of this year's homecoming theme of Homecoming Holidays.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:07:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Football Players Gear Up as Playground Buddies]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colson Brummel didn't remember Lee Elementary School being so small. "I kind of feel like a giant," said the TKHS junior as he walked down the hall where he once attended second and third grades. But that was a few years ago and now Brummel and his friends are coming back to their elementary school as role models for younger students. Members of the TKHS football team are volunteering time to be with Lee students on the playground, interact with them, and just show them good sportsmanship and good leadership.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:21:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Simple Act of Kindness Makes Students Feel Special]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[David Dettmann's first day of kindergarten came with a special surprise from someone he didn't even know. In fact, every student in Karen Young's kindergarten class got a special surprise from strangers. So did all the students in Cathy Leaf's kindergarten class and Karen Seifert's first-grade class.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:25:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Teacher Earns "Above and Beyond" Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several TK staff members were honored for their service to the district including TKHS teacher Mark Sharpe honored with the Shelley Erb Above and Beyond Award.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:11:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Assistant Principal Feels Comfortable in New Role]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[To say teaching is in his blood might be an understatement for Kevin Remenap, Thornapple Kellogg High School's new assistant principal.
"My dad was my principal. My brother and sister are both in education. I have a huge family history of educators," said Remenap noting there are now at least three generations of educators in his immediate family and even more extended family members in education.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:49:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Inspired for Another Great Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[And so it begins...Welcome to the 2018-19 school year!
The first couple of weeks of school are always a big adjustment period with students and staff transitioning from summer break to schedules and classes. All TK staff were reminded of their main purpose at an inspiring and exciting opening day event. "Everything we do is focused on our kids. TK is a wonderful place and we want to maintain that excellence," said Superintendent Rob Blitchok.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:51:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Looks Forward to New Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello, Thornapple Kellogg Community and welcome to another school year! I hope you enjoyed your summer. My name is Rob Blitchok and I am the new Superintendent for TK Schools. I am excited and humbled to be at the helm of this great school district and it is my honor to serve the community in this capacity.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:33:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Starts New Year with New Administration]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The new school year comes with changes this year in the top leadership roles for the district. With former superintendent Tom Enslen's retirement, Assistant Superintendent Rob Blitchok was hired by the Board of Education to move into the top administrative role. After a brief search, the board approved hiring Craig McCarthy to fill Blitchok's role and serve as the district's assistant superintendent.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:06:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teacher Moves  From Third Grade to District Athletic Director]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brian Hammer is trading in his elementary school teacher hat to lead the district's athletic department. Hammer was named the TKHS athletic director filling the vacancy by retiring AD Dave Chrisinske. "I'm really excited to work with high school kids," said Hammer. "I love this place and I have a lot of loyalty to TK."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:01:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Hires Second Resource Officer]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Safety of all students and staff is a priority at Thornapple Kellogg Schools, evidenced by recent safety measures taken in each of the buildings and the hiring of a second resource officer for the district. Retired Barry County Sheriff's Detective Jeff Nieuwenhuis will join Tony Stein in serving the district and helping keep everyone safe.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:45:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hometown Heroes have Deep Roots in Middleville Community]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Serving as outstanding role models for the community, Deb and Scott McKeown have been selected as the 2018 Hometown Heroes by the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation. Their actions have touched many areas of life in the Middleville area as they have served by giving of their time, talents and treasures.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:59:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Catch the Buzz - B. Bus Brings Books to Neighborhoods!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Catch the Buzz...” The B. Bus mobile library is coming to town this summer. The B. Bus library is an old school bus converted into a library on wheels, and it will be pulling into different locations all over Barry County throughout the summer, from June 18 through Aug. 17. The goal of the B. Bus project is to motivate students to continue reading through the summer months and provide easy access to books.  The B. Bus will supplement summer reading programs at local libraries and hopefully make books more accessible to students who might have a hard time or not be able to get to the libraries.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:24:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Library Summer Reading Program Begins June 4]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School and Community Library will start the summer reading program with sign up the week of June 4 with several fun events planned all summer long. The annual pancake breakfast to kick summer reading events off will be from 10:15 to 11 a.m.  Wednesday, June 6. The flapjacks will be flying, there will be some simple craft projects and a great chance to sign up for summer reading and check out some books.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:53:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Fare Well in State MITES Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's amazing what high school kids can do with a little wood and some tools. Several Thornapple Kellogg High School students received honors and awards in the annual Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society competition covering woodworking, engineering, drafting and architectural projects from high school students throughout the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:05:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Students Sew Up End-Of-Year Project]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elementary art teacher Kathy Bailey squealed with excitement when she saw the stack of brightly-colored aprons piled neatly on a table beside a sewing machine. "Look at all these! They are wonderful!" she said holding up one of the aprons and gently putting it over the head of a  third-grade student who had just finished sewing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:21:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Something "Fishy" in 5th-Grade Lesson]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Something fishy happens every year in Curt Wissink's Page Elementary classroom and students say it's a lesson they'll never forget. As the salmon Page Elementary fifth-graders raised for months were released into the waters of the Grand River near Lowell, students paid special attention watching the fish swam into the river for the first time and wondering how many would come back to the same river for spawning some day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:27:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Take World Stage]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What happens when three Thornapple Kellogg teams meet with teams from all over the world in Iowa? They enjoy a great time and a cultural experience like none other while representing their school district very well.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 15:43:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Student Summer Enrollment Dates]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you are a resident of Thornapple Kellogg Schools and would like to enroll your child, there will be four summer enrollment dates for new K-12 students: June 20, June 27, July 11, and July 25 - 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm.  Enrollment times will take place in the Middle School lobby, 10375 Green Lake Road. Enrollment packets are also available at our administration office Monday through Thursday throughout the summer, 10051 Green Lake Road.
 
Please call our administration office, 269-795-5522, with enrollment questions. The first day of school is August 21.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:15:37 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The annual Thornapple Kellogg District Art Festival showcased many forms of talent from students across all grade levels. There was music, woodworking, engineering and architecture projects, and artwork of many different forms.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 20:27:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pigs, Cows, Bees, Tractors: All Part of Ag Awareness Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[How can plants be grown without soil? Where does chocolate milk come from? Why do chickens lay different colored-eggs? Thornapple Kellogg third graders asked and got answers to these questions and many more at the 14th annual Barry County Ag Awareness Day at the Barry County Expo Center. 
More than 500 students from Hastings, Delton Kellogg, Thornapple Kellogg and Barry County Christian schools visited different stations set up at the fairgrounds to learn about agriculture and its importance to Barry County and the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 15:59:11 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several scholarships, academic and athletic awards were handed out to Thornapple Kellogg seniors at the honors night program recently. TK students are very fortunate to have a number of scholarships awarded through Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, which gave out nearly $40,000 in awards to TK students. TK seniors received numerous other scholarships from outside TAEF as well and were honored for their various achievements during high school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 16:52:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2018 Told to "Find the Beauty" in Life]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg High School Class of 2018 started its senior year celebrating the homecoming dance in the football stadium due to unusually hot weather. Appropriately, the weather also determined their final celebration would be in the same stadium Thursday night. The 227 graduating members of the class were reminded by senior Liz Cutlip that wherever they go, their actions matter and will make a difference.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 16:30:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Local veteran part of school lesson, honored at NASCAR race]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has become a tradition in Middleville for eighth-grade students to visit three local cemeteries and decorate gravesites with American flags for Memorial Day. Prior to visiting Mt. Hope, Irving and Rutland cemeteries, students learn a little about why Memorial Day is celebrated and the significance of the day. In recent years, the lesson hasn’t been only about the historical facts of Memorial Day in the United States, but also a story much closer to home – the story of Cpl. Nicholas Roush. Sometimes his former teachers tell his story; other times his parents, Bob and Donna Roush, share it with the eighth graders before they visit and decorate Mt. Hope Cemetery where Roush is buried.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:53:02 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alumni Gather at First All-Classes Reunion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[About 170 people, representing TK graduating classes from the 1930s to present, gathered at the first-ever all-class Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association dinner May 19.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 17:36:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[JV Girls Take Aim to "Strike Out Cancer"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a game is about much more than the number of hits or runs scored. Sometimes everyone is a winner. The Thornapple Kellogg Junior Varsity softball team had a game like that last week when they teamed up with Forest Hills Eastern to "Strike Out Cancer."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 15:04:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House Planned for Retiring Superintendent Enslen]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools invites the community to attend an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. May 23 honoring Superintendent Tom Enslen, who will retire at the end of this school year. Staff, students, parents and community members are welcome to stop by at the middle school in room 1616 to share our appreciation for the leadership and service Mr. Enslen has provided our school and community over the last 14 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 13:15:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Names Top 10 Students in Class of 2018]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the recently named academic Top 10 students in the Class of 2018. Those students are (in alphabetical order) Chloe Adams, Adam Johanson, Cass Kramer, Megan Logan, Sam Ogrodzinski, Maddisen Robirds, Tess Scheidel, Emma Shea, Breann Stahl, and Brianna Vanderstelt.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 21:42:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Robotics Receives Challenge Manufacturing Sponsorship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School girl’s robotics team got a boost from Challenge Manufacturing with a $1,000 sponsorship. The Walker-based company sent engineers to give TK students pointers and a helping hand last year and presented the girl’s team with a $1,000 sponsorship check for the Vex Robotics competition season.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 15:39:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Make and Donate Wooden Puzzles to Children's Hospital]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Children having to spend time at DeVos Children's Hospital will have some very special and very colorful new puzzles to keep them entertained thanks to a couple of Thornapple Kellogg High School woodworking students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 22:11:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Powerful Life Lesson Enacted at TKHS]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mike Blair let out a gut-wrenching cry. His wife dropped to her knees beside their daughter Alexandra who was lying lifeless on the roadway just beyond two wrecked cars. Firefighters, EMTs and police bustled about trying to help crash victims and assess injuries. Although it looked and felt very real, it was all part of a mock crash scene at Thornapple Kellogg High School Friday afternoon. The mock event is put on every other year as a very vivid and emotional reminder to students of the dangers and consequences of drinking and driving and distracted driving.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 19:05:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Feel Good About Service to Others]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Instead of carrying backpacks filled with homework and books, TKHS students Friday brought rakes and shovels and wore worn-out jeans and shoes that could get dirty. More importantly, they brought a positive attitude and a willingness to help.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:44:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Last Day of School will be Half Day June 1 as Planned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The last day of school will be a half day of school Friday, June 1 as originally planned thanks to an exemption to TK granted by the state. The district exceeded the "six days" of "forgiven" time toward the day and hour requirements when school is canceled due to reasons such as bad weather, etc. However, the State does allow districts to apply for "Additional Forgiven Time" to avoid the burden of adding school days and or minutes. The district applied for this and was granted the exemption. So - the last day will be as planned - a half day Friday, June 1 - assuming no other issues arise forcing the district to close. Thank you MDE!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:34:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Film Students Named Finalists in Meijer Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two student film-making teams have been named finalists in the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival. Adrienne Duits with partner Samuel McKeown created a public service video celebrating diversity aimed at kindergarten through sixth-grade audiences and Liberty Tetzlaff and Ebbie Appel created a PSA celebrating diversity aimed at middle and high school students. The students are taking Jerry Robinson's digital media classes and will be recognized at the annual Meijer Great Choices Film Festival June 2 at Byron Center High School Fine Arts Center. More than 300 videos were entered with 60 finalists selected. The teams are guaranteed $75 gift cards for being named finalists. Top awards announced in June receive gift cards of $500 for third place; $1,000 for second place and $1,500 for first place.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:10:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK's "Cinderella" Nominated for Numerous Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TKHS play "Cinderella" has been nominated for several awards by the Excellence Awards for local high school musical theater. TK has been nominated for excellence awards including Best Overall Performance, Best Musical Direction, Best Direction, and Best Scene Direction! Also, students Haley Bovee and Jack Schneider were nominated for best supporting actress and actor! Awards will be announced May 6 at the Excellence Awards at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:08:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Artwork Selected for Juried Show]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jack Schneider's "Pandora's Serpentine Heart" ceramic box was selected to be among the artwork at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Juried High School Area Show. The show is May 19 to June 10. The juried exhibition celebrates works of high school artists living in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Jopseh and Van Buren counties. Schneider, a junior, said this is his first year taking art classes at the high school. His ceramic piece is based on the myth of Pandora.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:33:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Position]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg School Board is pleased to announce that Rob Blitchok will be the district’s next superintendent. The Board voted unanimously on Monday night to enter into contract talks with Mr. Blitchok. He will begin July 1. 

Mr. Blitchok is currently the assistant superintendent overseeing business and finance, human resources, facilities, transportation, and food service. He came to Thornapple Kellogg  in 2014. Prior to coming to TK, he was a teacher, varsity wrestling coach, and principal at Forest Hills Public Schools. He has also served on the Grandville School Board.

The Board interviewed him Monday before an audience of staff, administrators and parents. 

Board members agreed that he meets the expectations expressed by the Board, staff and community. Stakeholders said they want a collaborative leader who drives continuous improvement in student learning. They also said they want a transparent leader who will communicate clearly and consistently with the public and with staff to keep people informed.

Mr. Blitchok holds a law degree from Wayne State University, a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Western Michigan University, and a Graduate Teacher Certification from Grand Valley State University. Prior to going into education, he worked in corporate finance. 

The Board extends its gratitude to the all who participated in surveys, focus groups, and the interview. 

Mr. Blitchok will succeed Superintendent Tom Enslen, who has been an educator for 35 years and Thornapple Kellogg’s top administrator for the last six years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:33:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[‘Together, we’re educating an awesome child’]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brittany Brown knows that dressing up makes everything fun, including contractions — which can be a bit tricky for 6-year-olds to understand.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 11:51:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten Students Learn About Saving]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Although they are just beginning their school careers, it won't be long before today's kindergarteners will be planning their futures and heading off to colleges, trade schools and other post-high school learning.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 11:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Board to Interview Superintendent Applicant Monday]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Board of Education will meet in special session at 5 p.m. Monday to interview Rob Blitchok for the position of Superintendent of TK Schools. The meeting is open to the public and will take place in the Middle School Room 1616. The board will then have a regular board meeting at 7:30 p.m.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:49:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Search Q & A]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the last few weeks, individual board members have received many questions about our superintendent search process. We are grateful that so many of you care deeply about this process. Selecting a superintendent is a decision of enormous consequence to our community, our staff, and most importantly, all 3,100 of our children.
Please click on the title "Superintendent Search Q & A" to access a link with answers to the most frequent questions the Board is hearing.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:44:53 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inspired by texts from a pilot program called "Reading Street," Lee Elementary students in Nathan Fischer's class felt the need to help out their community in some way. They decided to focus on their furry friends in the community, so they contacted the Barry County Animal Shelter to see how they could help.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:45:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Search]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools has started the search for a new Superintendent.  The Board is working with consultant, Dave Killips, from the Michigan Leadership Institute to facilitate the search process.
 
Focus group meetings will be held with staff and community groups to provide input regarding the development of the profile and the selection of the new superintendent.  The Board values feedback from the community and comments may be given from the general public via an online survey (deadline to submit information was April 6).  Results from the focus groups and surveys will be shared with the Board of Education, and the source from all feedback will remain anonymous.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:06:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Students to Perform "Little House on the Prairie"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle school students will turn back time with the Ingalls and Olsen families in their production of "Little House on the Prairie: The Spelling Bee."  There are 37 students involved in the play directed by Vickie St. John.  Performances are scheduled at 7 p.m. March 22 and 23 in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:42:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three TK OM Teams Advance to World Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams have advanced to the World competition after finishing first or second at the state last weekend. Two teams will represent the high school and one team will represent the middle school. TK also sent three teams to the World Finals last year, including some of the same students who will be advancing this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:32:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Next Generation Science Standards Encourage Learning by "Doing" Science]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/841360</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ellie Baranek rubbed her hands quickly together until she felt the heat building up in her palms. The fourth-grader quickly realized her action created friction that in turn created heat. "It's motion energy to heat energy," she deduced.
Her classmates rotated around the room to six different stations where they tried to answer the question "How do we know energy is present and moving in a system?"  They also gained an understanding of how energy is transferable.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:43:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten/Young 5's Enrollment Meeting March 20]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/834520</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enrollment 2018-19 Begins March 21
Enrollment for the 2018-19 kindergarten and young 5's classes starts March 21.
There will be an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. March 20 in the McFall Elementary Cafeteria. This meeting is not mandatory. It is intended for parents or guardians only.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 09:11:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Reading Program Review]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg School District will be asking the Board of Education to adopt a new comprehensive reading program, Reading Street, for grades K-5 to be implemented next year. The program also contains Preschool resources. Reading Street will be brought to the Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education to ask for adoption at the April 16, 2018, Board meeting. Materials and the proposal will be available for review at the administration office, 10051 Green Lake Rd., weekdays, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, March 19 - March 29 and April 9 - April 13.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:13:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes OM State Final Teams]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some of the most creative, imaginative and thinking outside-the-box student teams will be at Thornapple Kellogg Schools March 17 competing in the state in finals of the Odyssey of the Mind competition.
This is the fourth year TK has hosted the state finals which will bring 115 teams from all over the state to Middleville. And no school will be better represented than Thornapple Kellogg with eight OM teams competing - two from Page Elementary; four from the middle school; and two from the high school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 09:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Middle School Writers Advance to State Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Thornapple Kellogg Middle School eighth-grade students were named winners in the Elks district writing contest after being named the local winners for Hastings Elk Lodge 1965. This year’s theme for their essays was “Why our veterans are American heroes.” Jacqueline Aguiar, Rozalynn Reaser and Aubrey Bischoff will now advance to the state competition. Winning entries from the state move on to a national contest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:40:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[3Doodle Pens Let Students' Creativity Flow]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagination and creativity got a boost in Stacy Sikkema's fourth-grade class with 3Doodle Pens. With the help of a Donor's Choose grant, Sikkema purchased 12 pens and supplies to be shared with the 28 students in her class.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:37:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS to Perform "Cinderella Broadway"]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/828576</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students will bring the classic fairy tale "Cinderella" to the stage March 8, 9, and 10. It's a show the entire family will enjoy. Performances begin at 7 p.m. and ticket reservations are available now. Click on this story for a reservation form.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:51:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2018/2019 School Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/830161</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 08:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gently Used Books Requested for the B Bus!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/832025</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please donate gently used books to fill the B Bus, the Barry County Mobile Library. This bus will be traveling throughout Barry County this summer, stopping at various neighborhoods and locations. Donation tubs are located in each of the schools. More information on the B Bus will be coming out in May. Your donations will be helping Barry County Kids read!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:32:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jump Rope for Heart is Another Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a heart shaved into the hair on the back of her neck and hearts decorating her shoes, JoAnne Desy led her last Lee Elementary Jump rope for Heart event and the school raised a record $30,634 for the American Heart Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:51:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Superintendent Announces Retirement]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be searching for a new superintendent with Superintendent Tom Enslen’s announcement this week that he will retire June 30, 2018.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:56:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It Draws, It Spells, It Colors, at Touch of a Tablet]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/832548</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moving at lightning speed, second-grader Logan Shank beat his teammates Exley Roon and Emma Bowman to the Sphero, a miniature robotic orb, effectively becoming the leader of the assigned group of three. Tapping twice, Logan woke the sleeping Sphero, which dramatically snapped to life flashing strobe-like until it connected with his iPad via Bluetooth.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:22:14 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Advances 8 Teams to State OM Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will send eight Odyssey of the Mind teams to the state finals March 17 hosted at TK Schools for the fourth straight year. TK teams did very well at the regional contest at Wayland last weekend with 13 teams competing. Only 11 of the 13 teams were eligible to advance to the state finals. Two teams are primary elementary teams who do not advance.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:50:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Appoints New Board Member]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sarah Alden is the newest member of the Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education. She fills the vacancy created by Don Haney's resignation last month.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:10:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Chess Tournament scheduled for Saturday, March 10th, is cancelled.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to unforeseen circumstances, and a lot of discussion, the chess tournament scheduled for Saturday, March 10th, is canceled.  We highly recommend the chess tournament scheduled in Delton Kellogg on Saturday, March 24. If you would like more information, you can contact steve.scoville@dkschools.org . 

If registration has already been sent, the payment will be returned as quickly as possible.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:17:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Gives Time For Kids Just to be Kids]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hayden Hall giggled as she hugged her toy horse Rainbow Rosy Sparkles she brought to school with her Thursday.
"We could all bring a toy today," she said. "And we get to play - all day."
There were no instructions, no structured time, no adult intervention for the most part - just uninterrupted, imaginative, creative, cooperative play time at McFall Elementary School as teachers participated in the growing movement called Global School Play Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Middle School Student Essays Advance in Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Thornapple Kellogg Middle School eighth-grade students were named winners in the Hastings Elk Lodge 1965 annual writing contest. This year’s theme was “Why our veterans are American heroes.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:18:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Preschool Open House Set; Enrollment Begins Soon]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/814890</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enrollment for the 2018-19 Thornapple Kellogg preschool year will begin soon. Interested families are invited to a preschool open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Learning Center (next to McFall). This is a great opportunity to meet the preschool staff, visit classrooms, and ask questions about TK programs.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:35:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michigan Made: Lee Students Experience Taste of Michigan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/819209</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who doesn't like chips and salsa, ice cream, cereal, honey and spearmint gum? But who knew so many of these foods in different brands are made right here in Michigan?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:52:43 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Star Fleet To Mission Control: Egg Incoming!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/819048</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[At STARBASE Battle Creek, located on the Air National Guard Base, the four-girl team of Page Elementary fifth-graders knew the landing was a one-shot event. Survival with bruises, bumps and cracks was okay, but oozing any kind of liquid -- not so much.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:49:22 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Students Celebrate 100th Day!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[February 1 was the 100th day of school and McFall students celebrated the milestone all day!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:17:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Earn Top Spelling Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sahara Coston and Cash Rabley won the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School spelling bee honors. Both are sixth graders and will represent TK at the regional spelling bee hosted at TK Middle School Feb. 27.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:44:17 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Spelling Bee Winners Crowned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenzee Knight is the Page Elementary School spelling bee champion and Andres Ruiz is the runner-up after a hotly-contested spell-off. The two will represent Page at the regional spelling bee in Caledonia Feb. 27.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:40:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS BPA Students Earn Honors at Regional Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students said being in Business Professionals of America gives them skills they will need no matter what career lies ahead of them. Senior Justin Scholten, who is the past president of the TK club, will be advancing to the state competition for the third time in his high school career. “Anything I do I'm going to have to use skills I've learned in BPA,” said Scholten.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:07:14 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Service Honors MLK Jr.]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/811387</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become a day of service for many to honor King's work. Lee students learned about who Martin Luther King Jr. was, what he did and why his actions were important.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:33:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Student Artwork Decorates Middleville]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/811311</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Student artwork is decorating Middleville and visitors can find the special pieces in many different locations.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:39:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Grade Teacher Named WGVU Cool Teacher]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/807429</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michelle DeVries, a first-grade teacher at McFall Elementary, was recently honored as the WGVU "Cool Teacher" of the week in West Michigan.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:42:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[10 Cents a Meal Puts Local Beets on the Menu at TK]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/805460</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being a rural school district, local agriculture has always been a topic of importance to families, school board, and administrators at Thornapple-Kellogg (T-K) Public Schools. Jessica Endres, Director of Dining Services at T-K Schools, believed it was essential for students to understand where their food comes from.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:30:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Decorated Duffel Bags Filled with Cheer for Foster Children]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/803664</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Basic blue duffel bags were turned into brightly decorated gifts to give foster children something they could call their own.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:32:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Robotics Teams Prepare for Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/802202</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It might be winter break for many students, but some members of the two Thornapple Kellogg High School teams are taking time out of their vacation days to prepare for the upcoming Vex Robotics competitions this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:03:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Spanish Class to Start In January]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenzee Knight was covered with stickers labeling her eyes, ears, mouth, hair, chin, face in Spanish. "I like Spanish and I wanted to learn more," said Knight one of the 17 students who completed a four-week community enrichment Spanish course.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 11:32:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA['One Simple Thing Can Spread Kindness']]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/799883</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students Offer Cool Acts of Caring to Community
Thornapple Kellogg Schools - The Thornapple River bustled through the Middleville dam as six high school students cleared brush, scraggly trees, a carpet of bristly grasses and unwanted weed trees on the riverbank. For three November Tuesdays, after school and on their own time, the students trekked to downtown Middleville testing out the science of kindness. It turns out that TK's "Making it Cool To Be Kind" operation -- that willingness to extend a helping hand -- is about creating a culture of kindness.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:59:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Enrichment Classes Make Perfect Holiday Gifts]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/799868</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Still looking for last-minute gifts? Look no further than your own Thornapple Kellogg school district.There's still time to sign up for the many youth, adult and senior enrichment classes, exercise groups and much more offered through the TK Community Enrichment programs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:33:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Holiday Luncheon Gets Seniors in the Holiday Spirit]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/798315</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior citizens in the Thornapple Kellogg School District were treated to a holiday luncheon and entertainment at the Gun Lake Community Church sponsored by TK Schools. The TKHS Honors Choir entertained the 142 guests with a variety of holiday songs and invited the guests to join in singing some favorites, including "Jingle Bells," "Joy to the World," and "Silent Night."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:25:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Youth Basketball Meeting Rescheduled]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Youth Basketball Meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Wednesday, January 10 in the HS Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:07:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 8, DUE TO WEATHER. DAYCARE IS OPEN.]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/803795</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:09:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Fitness Center Closed December 23 - January 8]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to some refurbishing, the fitness center will be closed December 23 through January 8.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:34:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grant Helps Provide Supplies for Senior Citizen Project]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior citizens will be making blankets for the homeless and for chemotherapy patients at the Dec. 21 senior open time from 10 a.m. to noon at the TK senior citizen center.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:06:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Field Trip Provides Real-Life Experience]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Virtual reality, web site design, and real-world experiences were on the lesson plan for a group of Thornapple Kellogg High School advanced placement computer science students who toured two different Grand Rapids companies recently.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Scholarship Added for TKHS Seniors]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/792717</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scholarship applications through Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation are accepted Dec. 1 through March 1. More than $50,000 in scholarships are awarded to TK students and graduates annually. And this year, there's one more scholarship available thanks to the generosity of Julie Bender and her parents, Bob and Carol Bender.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:40:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK to Offer Text Messaging Alerts to Families]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our school district uses the SchoolMessenger notification service to send important information to you. You currently receive messages through phone calls or email. As of December 8, we are offering the additional option of communications through text messaging.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:07:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten Students Learn Snow Safety]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just because there’s no snow yet, doesn’t mean it’s not coming eventually to West Michigan. A member of the Barry County Road Commission spoke recently to McFall kindergarten students about staying safe while playing outside the snow or waiting for the bus near the road.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:20:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Donate to Help Veterans]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students donated funds they raised for Veterans Day to the Middleville Veterans Memorial project and the Barry County United Way for veterans assistance programs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:26:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Find Joy in Helping Others]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mitchell Corner helped Wyatt Miller search through racks of winter clothes, bins with hats and mittens, and storage tubs filled with children’s boots to find just the right winter gear for a student in need at McFall Elementary. Lillian Lienesch’s middle school service learning class has taken over operations of the Classmates Care program. With the help of middle school “Links” students like Corner, Lienesch’s special needs students sort and organize the clothing donations, take orders as they come in from different schools, and fill and deliver the orders to students in the district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[RSVP Now for Senior Holiday Luncheon]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/787945</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior Citizens in the TK district - don't forget the holiday luncheon and concert is coming up Dec. 6 at the Gun Lake Community Church. If you want to attend, please register online at www.tkschools.revtrak.net or call 795-5578 by Dec. 1. This is a free event, although a $5 donation is appreciated if you are able. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. with entertainment by the Thornapple Kellogg High School Honors Choir. It's a great way to enjoy the holiday season. Please join us!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:26:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Eat Out of Their Own Dishes]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg fifth-grader Shannon Szukala filled his hand-made ceramic bowl with scoops of ice cream, covered with toppings, sprinkles and whipped cream.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:20:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The First Thanksgiving Through the Eyes of Its Children]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Michelle DeVries's first-grade class at McFall Elementary School, Lilee Grinnel and Braylee Tep inspected the Indian corncobs soaking in water –- which DeVries hopes to sprout. "Owen's grandpa gave us this Indian corn," said Lilee. "It's wet but kind of cool." DeVries' class commemorated the First Thanksgiving through the eyes of 7-year-olds who lived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2017 10:35:09 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eighth Graders Gain Deeper Appreciation for Veterans Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Thornapple Kellogg eighth graders walk down the main hallway, they'll think twice as they notice the footprints on the wall leading to a display called "Building Blocks of Liberty."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:45:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Inducts 65 Members into National Honor Society]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School inducted 65 new members into the Elizabeth Thurber Chapter of the National Honor Society this week bringing the chapter to 113 members total. The new inductees included five TK seniors and 60 juniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Annual Veterans Day Program Honors All Who Have Served]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The seventh annual Thornapple Kellogg High School Veterans Day program brought together the community and students to honor and show respect to all veterans. This year about 64 veterans attended the program. Community members and TKHS students filled the gymnasium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:11:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Collect Stuffed Animals to Bring Comfort to Children]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Big bears, little dogs, rainbow rabbits, and pink lions - all collected by Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students to bring smiles to faces of children. The Teen Leadership classes at the middle school take on different community service projects throughout the year. This quarter, students decided to give to a local charity started by another young person.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:26:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Create Glowing Projects Using Circuits]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee third graders Noah Green and Logan Curtiss rushed back to Lee Elementary’s librarian Cindy Brooks excitedly showing her their completed closed circuit projects. Eyes on their Halloween papers glowed eerily when they completed the circuit built on the back of the paper.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:03:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Invited to Veterans Day Event]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will again host the community Veterans Day program at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 in the high school gymnasium. All veterans from the area are invited to attend, as well as community members.  Veterans who want to attend should contact Mindy Wert at the high school at 269-795-5441 or mwert@tkschools.org. Veterans are welcome to wear their uniforms, and if possible, submit a photo (digital preferred) to Mindy Wert’s email or mail a photo by November 8. (If you have submitted a photo in past years, we will have it on file - just let us know.) The program will be followed by a luncheon for veterans provided by TK Schools. Community members and veterans should park in the Athletic Lobby entrance of the High School. Veterans should arrive between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. to be seated for the program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manufacturing Week Showcases Barry County Career Options]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donning protective eyeglasses and earplugs Thornapple Kellogg High School students toured Barry County manufacturing companies gaining a better insight into potential future career options. The tours were part of Barry County's Manufacturing Week now in its third year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:33:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Preschool and McFall Students Learn Fire Safety From Experts]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freeport Fire Lt. Lani Forbes dropped to the floor with McFall Elementary students practicing their "Stop, drop and roll" technique to use if their clothing is on fire. Preschool and McFall students learned about fire safety from the experts as part of the annual national observance of Fire Safety Week in October.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:48:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Present "You Can't Take It With You"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students will present “You Can’t Take It With You” at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4. Senior citizens are invited to attend the dress rehearsal performance Nov. 2. There is no charge to attend this performance for seniors. There will be light refreshments served at 6:30 p.m. prior to the performance beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens Friday and Saturday. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by ordering online at http://tinyurl.com/tkhsplay2017.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:28:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Explore Careers at Annual Career Fair]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A nurse, a judge, a hair stylist, a welder  - what do you want to be when you grow up? It's a question young people are asked again and again, but many have no idea what their future holds.  Page fifth-graders got the opportunity to hear directly from professionals in more than a dozen fields. The career fair has been offered at TK Schools for more than 20 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Challenged Students Find Freedom on Horseback]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five-year-old Desi Golnek – fitted in a riding helmet - sat astride Scooter, with volunteer David Drombowski holding the horse's bridle and Thornapple Kellogg paraprofessional Suzanne Thomas on the right. "Walk on," said Desi with a happy giggle. Slowly they walked, circling the arena while dodging blue traffic cones. With each step, Desi worked to stay upright, keep his eyes forward, his hands on the reins, his mind focused. Of course, the coolness factor couldn't be ignored. "This is cool," he said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:32:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Sees Enrollment Increases]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School District student enrollment is increasing. According to the unofficial numbers from the state's fall count day in October, the district has 68 more students than a year ago. The district count was 3,314 students this fall compared to 3,066 in 2016.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:44:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[From Schoolyard Garden to School Plate]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Jaye Beeler for School News Network - At the middle school, a learning garden designed by resource room teacher Amanda Forman hums along with flat-leaf parsley, Thai basil and burpless cucumber, which is a nearly seedless, sweeter and thinner-skinned variety than typical supermarket cukes.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 22:45:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TIPS TO PARENTS: HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD’S READING]]></title>
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All Districts -  Plenty of books in the house. Nightly story time. Exposure to words, words and more words. Those are three components that help a child develop reading skills from birth on, and the more a child reads the better in correlates with achievement.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:42:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heat drives homecoming outside]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — The heat Saturday nearly claimed another victim Saturday, Thornapple-Kellogg High School’s homecoming dance.
Some creative thinking by school officials saved the day and created a unique experience that may become part of local]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:12:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Homecoming is a Hot Success]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Temperatures soared into the 90s, but families still lined the homecoming parade route, joined in the tailgate festivities and filled the stands for the football game.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:58:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Distinguished TK Alumni Honored]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five distinguished Thornapple Kellogg High School alumni were honored during Friday night's homecoming game in a tradition the Alumni Association plans to continue every year. Honorees this year are Robert Wenger, Robert Bender, Sharon Myers Schondelmayer, Don Williamson and Bill Rich.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:56:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Told to Never Forget Events of 9-11-01]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An eerie quiet fell over a crowd gathered for the first Barry County Patriot Day Ceremony as everyone listened to the sound of airplane engines fly over Middleville – four planes from the Hastings Fly Club simulating the four planes used in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on America. “Remember one thing from this. Remember this day. Never forget,” said Charlie Pullen as he paused briefly to keep his emotions in check as he spoke to the crowd gathered at Middleville's Sesquicentennial Park Sept. 11.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:27:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Community Enrichment Classes Start Soon; Enroll Now]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/749288</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools is kicking off the school year with enhanced adult and youth enrichment programs and senior programs for those ages 55 and older.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 11:12:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Teens Learn Each Other's Language, and More]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan-Japan Exchange Program Cultivates Cultural Understanding
by Jaye Beeler  
In late June, Eryn Schell left her small community along the Thornapple River to live in Shiga Prefecture, Japan for nearly three weeks. Eryn traveled nearly 24 hours with a cohort of peers from the Michigan-Shiga High School Exchange Program -- an arm of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU.)]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 19:48:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Half-day School Tuesday, September 26 a.m.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Half-day School Tuesday,  September 26, morning only. Daycare will be in session.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:06:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Cares: Students Tackle Day of Caring Projects]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donning gloves and boots, and with shovels and rakes in hand, TKHS students tackled cleanup projects in the village of Middleville as part of the Barry County United Way Day of Caring.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:20:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAPRC awards Andy Saldivar Coach of the Year honor]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pete Bailey was surrounded by his first place winning girls softball team when he was surprised with the Andy Saldivar Coach of the Year Award from the Thornapple Area Parks and Recreation Committee.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:56:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Schools will celebrate homecoming Sept. 22]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will celebrate homecoming week next week culminating in the Friday night homecoming parade, tailgate festivities and parade.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:41:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Donate Now to Assist TAEF in TK KickStart Efforts]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/749625</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation this week is kicking off a donation week for the KickStart to Career savings program for Thornapple Kellogg students. All donations made the week of Sept. 11-15 will be matched one-to-one up to $500 for continued support of the KickStart Program for TK students.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:30:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Athlete, goat farmer, "Chill" Encourager]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/749281</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meet Your Assistant Middle School Principal: Lyndsey Fischer]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2017 10:37:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Story telling author excites students about writing]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A line of Page students pulled and tugged on an imaginary giant turnip then fell to the ground in a heap. It was all part of a writing and storytelling lesson by visiting author James Tanis.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:37:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High-Flying Gymnasts Earn Medals at State Games]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Kenzee and Addy Knight talk about what they did this summer, they'll most certainly include their experience competing at the 2017 State Games of America in Grand Rapids. The girls not only competed but came home with their first State Games medals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:44:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A RICHES OF ROOKIES:  District Hires 21 New Teachers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Jaye Beeler 
School News Network
Thornapple Kellogg Schools -- all 125 square miles of this rural district -- is feeling happy, hopeful and mostly healthy, says Superintendent Tom Enslen. With 21 new teachers, many graduating from college just months ago, Thornapple-Kellogg is bucking the national trend with a wave of fresh-faced and enthusiastic teachers. Dispersed throughout each school building, the smartly turned-out recruits unleash new energy and loads of imagination that are infectious for the whole district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:16:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Faces Join TK Family as Enrollment Grows]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the 160-plus member TK Trojan marching band playing the school fight song, the TK mascot pumping his fists in the air and teachers and staff standing and cheering along, the start of the 2017-18 school year started Monday morning with many new faces. TK Schools welcomed 21 new teachers along with 13 new support staff Monday during the teacher's back-to-school event prior to students starting classes Tuesday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article from US News and World Report ranks the best high schools in the state of Michigan. Thornapple Kellogg High School came in at 110th and was the leading district in Barry County and among the few in the KISD that made the top list. Click to read more.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:19:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Make it All in Makerspace Room:  A Creative Connection to Learning]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Linda Odette  
School News Network
The words a mother painted in big letters on the Lee Elementary makerspace room's wall told the story of the room best. "Passion. Discover. Dream. Inspire. Imagine. Explore."
That's what went on this school year in the makerspace room that got second- and third-graders STEAMed up about learning. STEAM stands for a learning approach that uses science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. To accomplish that, students tore apart computers, Skyped with students in Switzerland, built video games, made videos and did 3-D printing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:22:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Library Ready For Summer Reading]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg's School and Community Library will host the summer reading program with sign up starting the week of June 12.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:35:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2017-2018 Student Calendar]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 11:30:30 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fidget Spinners Become Tool for Science Lesson]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fidget spinners – the latest toy craze for elementary to college students -  became the focus of a science experiment during Page Elementary's Science Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:40:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2017 Told to Live Life to it's Fullest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/717737</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg's Class of 2017 was challenged by speakers to push themselves, get involved and try new things and most of all - live life to the fullest every day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 15:04:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Athletes will Continue Careers at Colleges and Universities]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/716826</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thirteen Thornapple Kellogg High School seniors will continue their athletic careers at colleges and universities next fall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 16:19:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Student Enrollment - Summer Dates]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There will be two summer enrollment dates, from 2 to 6 p.m. July 10 and July 17. This will be for grades K - 12 and take place  in the Middle School lobby. Please call our administration office, 269-795-5522, with any questions about what you will need to bring when enrolling. The first day of school is August 22.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:13:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Scholarships and Awards Presented to Class of 2017]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several scholarships, academic and athletic awards were handed out to Thornapple Kellogg seniors at the honors night program Tuesday.  The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation alone gave out $25,600 in scholarships.
Scholarships awarded include:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 15:24:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Senior Honors Night; Graduation Set]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TKHS Class of 2017 will graduate at 7 p.m. May 25 in the high school gymnasium. Prior to the formal ceremonies, the class will meet at 7 p.m. May 23 for the senior honors night when scholarships will be awarded and student achievement recognized.
High School teacher Jeff Dock will be the keynote speaker for the graduation with senior Hayley Bashore giving the senior class address. Senior Rachael Gorton will give the ceremony introduction with Alex Wilkinson introducing Dock. Luke Noah will lead the class in closing ceremonies and Breana Bouchard will lead the tassel ceremony. Best wishes to the Class of 2017!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 15:24:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enroll Now at Thornapple Kellogg Schools for 2017-18]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you live within the Thornapple Kellogg School boundaries and need to enroll your child at TK, you are more than welcome to enroll now at any of the buildings. The school’s summer hours will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 8 through June 22. There will also be two summer enrollment dates, from 2 to 6 p.m. July 10 and July 17. This will be for grades K - 12 and take place in the Middle School lobby.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 20:36:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Class of 2017 Names Top 10 Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The top 10 students in the Class of 2017 were recently announced. Congratulations to Hayley Bashore, Breana Bouchard, Derek Brandon, Rachael Gorton, Madeline Hutchins, Luke Noah,Taylor Pratt, Scott Shumway, Alyvia Thorne and Alex Wilkinson. 
All members of the graduating class will attend the senior honors night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23 in the auditorium where many seniors will be recognized with scholarships and other honors. The top 10 students and information about their high school activities and plans for the future are listed alphabetically as follows:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 09:23:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eighth Graders Learn Somber Message of Memorial Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The entire Thornapple Kellogg eighth grade class sat in complete silence. The only sounds heard were sniffles the young students tried to muffle as they learned the real meaning of Memorial Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 10:10:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Girl Continues Her Gift of Giving]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Allison Wilbur got Play-Doh, children's books, coloring books, craft supplies and children's toys for her birthday – not typical gifts for a 14-year-old girl. But the gifts weren't really for her. The gifts were collected or purchased by Wilbur to donate to the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital so children who have to spend time in the hospital have something fun to do.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 09:33:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK  Junior Equestrian Teams Earn First Place Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg junior equestrian teams earned first place honors in their divisions at the recent District 19 meet at the Barry County Fairgrounds.  All riders are in fifth through eighth grades. TK had enough team members to make two teams for the district competition. Team members are Emma Fabiano, Thea Zellmer, Paige Zellmer, Sara Willshire, Madeline Coe, Emma VanderHeide, Kendra Coe, Eva Corson, Ainsley Oliver, Ashlynn Parks, Lindsey DeJong, Aubrey Reiffer, Maleah Bailey, Kendall Kamphuis, Katie Schorr, and Hanna Hollis.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 14:21:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Embody Character Trait of Compassion]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/708548</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jordan Pranger had an idea one day that she wanted to do something to help others. She wrote a short note about her idea to her third-grade classmates in Krissta Hannapel's class, and it turned into something much bigger than even she expected.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 16:39:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[District Arts Festival is Sunday]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sunday, May 21 is your chance to see some of the best artwork created by TK students at all grade levels and hear final choir concerts for the year. The event takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. in the high school and is free and open to the public. Some student art will be for sale. There will be face painting and opportunities to create sidewalk chalk art.   There will be paintings, drawings, pottery, scluptures and other forms of art all displayed. Woods, engineering and drafting students will also have some of their projects displayed after recently being in regional and state MITES competition. The TKHS concert choir will give a final performance for the year at 2 p.m. followed by the TKHS honors choir at 3 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 14:30:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You for Supporting TK Schools]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/708538</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The KISD enhancement millage was successfully passed by voters. This will mean an additional $211 per student at all schools in the KISD. TK has committed using funds to maintain current educational offerings, attract and retain quality staff, increase community enrichment opportunities, maintain cutting-edge technology resources and support and maintain district facilities. Thank you for your continued support of TK Schools.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 14:42:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Take Majority of County Writing Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students walked away with 13 of the 17 top honors recently in the Barry County Write Away Competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2017 11:00:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Help Fill Classmates Care Donation Boxes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/705277</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Classmates Care needs your donations of winter items - coats, boots, snow pants, hats, gloves, mittens and scarves. Donated items will be distributed next winter to TK students in need. Since Classmates Care was started, more than 700 TK students have been served. Classmates Care is a student-founded, student-run non-profit organization. Middle School service learning classes are taking over running the program. Donation boxes will be placed at the main entrances of all TK Schools May 3 to May 31.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:11:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Cross Country Teams Honor "Coach B"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School honored former girl's cross country coach Tammy Benjamin by renaming the TK Cross Country Invitational to the "Coach B" Cross Country Invitational.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:04:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Woods Students Donate Items to Children's Museum]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three Thornapple Kellogg High School woods students turned a class assignment into a donation for children.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:44:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Get Swim and Water Safety Lessons]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students safely lowered themselves into the Thornapple Kellogg High School pool, hanging on to the side until swim instructor Terri VanderKooi gave specific instructions. One small group at a time, children laid on their backs to float. Then they did a freestyle stroke to swim across the width of the pool. Children who weren't quite ready for that challenge stayed at the end of the pool where they could touch the bottom and where physical education teacher JoAnne Desy helped them one-on-one.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:52:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Author's Story Reminds Young Readers It's OK to be Yourself]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/697076</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's OK to be just who you are - even if being yourself means you feel like you are a little different than everyone else. That's the message third graders received loud and clear from new children's author Katie Newell.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:42:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Checkmate:  TK chess tournament is a win for students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Max Rogers thought carefully before reaching his fingers out to touch a piece on the chess board. Rogers, a Thornapple Kellogg fifth grader, was among the 202 players from kindergarten age through eighth grade representing schools all over West Michigan at the Thornapple Kellogg chess tournament Saturday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:05:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK to Send Three Teams to OM World Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will send three Odyssey of the Mind teams to the World Competition at Michigan State University in May. One team from the high school, one from the middle school and one from elementary each earned the right to advance by getting a first or second rating at the state finals Saturday hosted at TK.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:54:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Strong Schools, Strong Communities Millage Vote is May 2]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a short video offering additional information about the KISD Strong Schools Strong Communities enhancement millage vote on the ballot in all KISD schools May 2. If you have any additional questions before May 2, please contact the administration office at 795-5521 and talk with Superintendent Tom Enslen or Assistant Superintendent Rob Blitchok.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:08:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[All KISD Schools to Seek Regional Enhancement Millage]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK will host a community forum at 7 p.m. April 19 in Middle School room 1616 to offer information about the millage and answer questions. This is an important millage question that will mean about $650,000 for TK Schools each year for the next 10 years. Find out why the funds are needed and how they will be used by reading the Strong Schools, Strong Communities information.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:31:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Preschool Programs Available at TK]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg preschool offers a great start toward kindergarten. The goal is to provide a safe and caring environment for all students and stimulate and challenge young children’s growth in all areas of development.  The TK Preschool curriculum is designed to provide a variety of carefully planned and appropriate experiences to enhance and promote learning and development.  The curriculum will engage all children in activities addressing their social, emotional, cognitive, creative, and physical strengths and needs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:05:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Schools Looking for Permanent Substitute Bus Drivers]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/681887</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[This position is guaranteed 6 hours per day.  If driver is not needed to drive a route, employee will be assigned other duties in the Operations Department.  Hours:  Monday - Friday, 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., student days only.  Please contact Lisa Finkbeiner for more information at 269-795-5540 or lfinkbeiner@tkschools.org.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS and TKMS Students Do Well At Science Olympiad]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School and Middle School students competed recently in the Science Olympiad regional competition at Western Michigan University. There are several categories in the competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:45:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Father Makes Surprise Visit for Daddy-Daughter Dance]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scarlette Liesenfelder said she felt like a princess as she got ready for her first daddy-daughter dance. The second-grader at Thornapple Kellogg Lee Elementary School thought she was going to the dance with her stepfather who she lives with in Middleville. But as she was getting her hair done the day of the dance, she got a big surprise.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK students dive into reading month]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[March is Reading Month and students at Thornapple Kellogg Schools are in full reading mode. There are special days and events planned at all three elementary schools to encourage and inspire students to read. Lee and McFall have hosted their annual Camp Read-A-Lot and Literacy Night events with families sharing in reading activities and fun.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:50:57 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Ready for Preschool/Kindergarten 2017-18 Enrollment]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School officials are looking forward to welcoming all preschool, young 5's and kindergarten students to register for the 2017-18 school year. A parent meeting for kindergarten and young 5's enrollment will take place at 6:30 p.m. March 15 at McFall, and an open enrollment meeting for preschool takes place at 6:30 p.m. March 21 at McFall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 11:15:03 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students and Parents Invited to High School Transition Meeting]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students and parents/guardians are invited to an informational meeting about High School expectations and transition planning (post high school) for students with disabilities in grades 6-12th.  Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8 from 6:30 p.m -  7:30 p.m. in room 1616 at TK Middle School.  Please click the title for more information.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:32:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Teacher Named New Football Coach]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg has named Jeff Dock as the new varsity football Coach.   Dock has been an outstanding teacher and coach at the High School for nine years.  He has been very involved in many community and school programs and he will continue to build positive relationships.  Coach Dock will share his love and passion for football with the student athletes and the football community of Thornapple Kellogg High School! Dock's football experience is long and impressive. He played football at Grand Valley State University for five years under Brian Kelly and Chuck Martin, and was part of three NCAA Division II National Championships, and made the playoffs all five years as a Laker!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Perform “The Music Man”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students will perform “The Music Man” at 7 p.m. March 10 and 11. Senior citizens are invited to attend a free dress rehearsal March 9 with a pre-show reception at 6:15 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m.  Senior citizens should contact lmunjoy@tkschools.org or call 795-5578 for refreshment planning purposes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:21:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[No school due to road conditions, March 13. Daycare open.]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 05:51:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Global School Play Day Gives Kids a Chance to Just Play]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Making “whooshing” sounds, kindergarten student Will Briggs sailed his shark-faced pirate ship across desks and chairs around the classroom.
Classmates Zaydee Brautigam and Isabelle Tolan were deep into a game of “Candyland” in a corner of the room and Logan Jamison used a steady head in a game of “Topple.”  Several students gathered around a game trying to “Pop the Pig.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 10:53:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Jump for the American Heart Association]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pink and red hearts were everywhere in the Lee Elementary gym and the atmosphere was electrifying as students took part in the annual Jump Rope for Heart event Tuesday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 10:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[March 2 - Two Hour Delay. No A.M. ECSE or Preschool.]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 05:41:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Full STEAM Ahead for Learning]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:03:10 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK elementary students from all three elementary schools were treated to the Young People's Concerts this month. The TKHS symphonic band performed for the Page and Middle School students while the concert band performed for Lee and McFall students. This is an annual event designed to expose younger students to all the different styles and types of music and introduce them to different instruments.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Coming Soon: Lessons in Thinking]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Company Helps Students Learn Problem-Solving
by Linda Odette  
Donna VonderHoff's AP computer science class learned how to solve a problem.
While describing it that way may sound simplistic, it wasn't. The problem was how to help students struggling in school. The method used to solve the problem was being taught for the first time, in what Kent ISD hopes to make available to all schools in the district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:11:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Nine TKHS BPA Students Advance to State]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Thornapple Kellogg High School students will compete at the state BPA (Business Professionals of America) competition after placing in the top four at the Region 1 regional competition.
Nine TKHS students will advance in 13 events at the state BPA contest in Grand Rapids March 17 to 19.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:09:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Busses on paved roads only AM and PM on Wednesday, February 1.]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 05:10:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[January is Board of Education Appreciation Month]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A big thank you to the TK Board of Education members for all they do for the district. January is School Board appreciation month and TK board members were treated to thanks, gifts, and surprises at their recent board meeting.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:34:16 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six TKHS entries in the Scholastic Art Contest earned honors. TK students made 12 submissions to the competition this year with half of them earning honors. Four students received those awards for their works.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:36:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Raise Funds for TK Staff Battling Cancer]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS students went above and beyond their normal service learning day experiences in December and this year gave back to TK staff.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:25:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 05:15:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Parent-initiated Program: Muy Bien]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools, MI —  Cabeza, hombros, rodillas, pies.
That's the Spanish version of the children's song "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," which McFall Elementary kindergartners were singing during their once-a-week Spanish lesson.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:14:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee MakerSpace is Building S.T.E.A.M]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary is building S.T.E.A.M with their MakerSpace learning lab! Jump on board the MakerSpace train and help us create this hands-on student driven discovery area focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:31:28 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:01:38 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students raised $500 and donated funds to the Middleville Veterans Memorial project and to the Barry County Veterans Affairs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:27:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Alumni Playing at Cotton Bowl with WMU]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Noah Miller has grown up watching Western Michigan University football games with his parents having season tickets. Now, Miller and Heather Price, both TKHS alumni class of 2016, will have the chance of a lifetime as members of the WMU Bronco Band to play during a prestigious bowl game.
   WMU will take on Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl at 1 p.m. Jan. 2. The game will be televised on ESPN.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:23:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Making Toys Has Special Meaning for Woods Student]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trevor Hodges is putting a little extra care and attention into every detail while making this year's rocking wooden toys in the TK woods classes. He knows exactly what these special toys mean to kids in the community.
"My little sister got one of these when we didn't really have a whole lot and I know how much she loved it," said Hodges."She was about 4."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 11:21:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We need YOU to become an EDUStaff Guest Teacher]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/645644</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[EDUStaff is an educational staffing company who specializes in providing guest teachers to our district and is looking for qualified individuals to fill positions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:14:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Middleville Youngster Enjoys ‘Perfect’ Thanksgiving Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On a scale of 1 to 10, Gavin DeVore said his VIP day at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game was at least 100.
Gavin, a Thornapple Kellogg sixth grader, won the  #MIKidsCan Turkey Day VIP Sweepstakes, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. His name was randomly selected from more than 1,433 entries.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 12:40:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Band Alumni Keep the Beat in College]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When students leave high school they often also leave many of the extracurricular activities behind. But that's not the case with several Thornapple Kellogg High School band students who continue in college marching to the beat of the band and perform with pep bands at sporting events.
More than a dozen TK graduates  currently participate in band programs at major universities including Michigan State, Notre Dame, Grand Valley State and Ferris State, Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida, and Harding University in Arkansas.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:15:59 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Student Wins Trip to Thanksgiving Day Lions Game]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gavin DeVore’s Thanksgiving tradition includes attending the Detroit Lions game about every other year. But this year, the experience of being at the game is going to be a whole lot sweeter.
Gavin, an 11-year-old sixth grader at Thornapple Kellogg Middle School, won the #MIKidsCan Turkey Day VIP Sweepstakes, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Gavin was randomly selected from more than 1,433 entries.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:57:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Village Officials Give Students Lesson in Local Government]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School government classes got lessons straight from the people in government this week. Middleville village officials visited the high school students to talk about their roles in local government, why local government is important and how young people can get involved.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:25:14 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Due to weather conditions, all TK School afternoon and evening activities will be canceled today (Dec. 14)  Please be safe.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:35:32 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg FIRST Lego Robotics teams are preparing for competition this weekend in Grandville.
Hundreds of students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade are expected to compete in the annual event that encourages students to apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts (STEM), as well as use their imaginations to solve a problem. They also use team-building, presentation and creativity skills.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:41:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Inducts Newest National Honor Society Members]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School inducted 58 new members to the Elizabeth Thurber chapter of the National Honor Society. The new inductees include 10 seniors and 48 juniors, bringing the chapter's members for 2016-17 to 106 students with 58 seniors and 48 juniors. To be eligible for National Honor Society, students must maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and perform at least 20 hours of community service per year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:07:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Presents "Pirates of Penzance Jr."]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKMS students will have two performances of the musical "Pirates of Penzance Jr." Show are at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17 in the high school auditorium. This is a family-friendly show with great songs, pirates and comedy. Everyone is invited to attend and support TKMS students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:54:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Gain Perspectives on Military Service]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Thornapple Kellogg eight graders filed down for a special Veterans Day program, they looked at the footprints along the hallway walls and some pointed out names of family members printed on paper bricks in a display case.
  The footprints, each costing $1, bore the names of friends, cousins, aunts and uncles who have served or are serving in the armed forces. In a display case, several paper bricks were displayed to build a wall  - each brick had the name of an immediate family member printed on them. They formed the "Building Blocks of Liberty."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2016 10:31:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students and Community Say "Thank You" to Veterans]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Thornapple Kellogg High School students emptied the gymnasium, many of them took a minute to shake hands with a veteran and say a simple "thank you" before heading back to class Friday morning after the sixth annual TKHS Veterans Day community program.
Phil Sikkema was quickly flanked by three of his grandsons - Davis and Grant Mulder, a freshman and junior at  TKHS, and their cousin Jared VanTil, who is a senior homeschooled student from outside the TK district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:34:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Check out TK Community Flyers and Events]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:31:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Page Career Fair Lets Students Explore Possible Futures]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you want to be when you grow up? That's a question students are asked over and over again as they go through their educational careers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 10:09:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Enrollment Shows Positive Gains in Fall 2016]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With more available housing on the market, families moved into the Thornapple Kellogg School District leading to gains in the student enrollment numbers for the year. The district recorded 3,069 students enrolled for the year, up from 3,035 from the fall 2015 count. Superintendent Tom Enslen said he's pleased with the numbers. "To even be even with last year would be a good thing," he said. "That we are up in numbers is great news."]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:13:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Teacher Earns Classroom of the Week Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Science teacher Shaun Davis was honored with the classroom of the week award from Fox 17 and GRCC. Davis has been teaching for more than 20 years and involves his students in many hands-on projects and experiments.  Watch the videos to see the award presentation, his students working on a field experiment project, and more about TKMS and the parent organization that helps support enrichment opportunities. http://fox17online.com/2016/10/28/classroom-of-the-week-shaun-davis-science-thornapple-kellogg-middle-school/#ooid=BkeTUzNzE6mnBaz7AfBgfKN9Ngi_Ecd3]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 11:57:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students to Present Fall Play]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senior citizens living in the TK district are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of  the TKHS fall play "Emma" on Thursday, Nov. 3. Performances will also take place for the public Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:51:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Choirs, Jazz Band Concerts Tuesday, Oct. 25]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don't miss the first Thornapple Kellogg High School choir concerts and jazz band concert of the year Oct. 25. The concert choir and honors choir will perform at 7 p.m followed by the jazz band concert.
 The concerts will be in the performing arts center. 
 Come on out and enjoy the music from very talented groups of young people. The choirs are under the direction of Laura Oprea and the jazz band is under the direction of Ray Rickert.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:21:50 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PLEASE - make sure every student attends school Oct. 5 for the state's official student count day! This is a very important day for the district to make accurate counts of all students and receive funding for every student!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Because of the weather the homecoming parade tonight has been canceled. However, tailgating activities will take place beginning at 5 p.m. inside the high school and until the game starts at 7 p.m.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:52:57 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg High School homecoming parade starts at 5 p.m. Friday taking off from Lee Elementary School and heading to Page Elementary School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:26:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New TK Resource Officer is Familiar Face in District]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools hired retired Barry County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tony Stein to serve as the district’s new resource officer this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:15:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Schools Plan Fun Days for Spirit Week]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students are encouraged to take part in the spirit week special days leading up to the homecoming football game Sept. 30.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:05:29 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School selected the homecoming court this week in preparation for the homecoming game Sept. 30. The king and queen will be crowned during the game. A homecoming parade begins at 5 p.m. with tailgate activities immediately after until the game begins at 7 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:39:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Commissioned Music for TK Band Gets Published]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/614607</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A piece of music, commissioned for Thornapple Kellogg High School symphonic band, is now published and available for sale worldwide with each page bearing the Thornapple Kellogg High School Symphonic Band name at the top. Listen to it performed by the high school band in 2014 for the first time at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNYO1ml5Sfg]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:08:09 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[KickStart Donations for TK Kids Matched This Week]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/610135</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today through Sept. 16, for every dollar you donate to Thornapple Kellogg Schools' KickStart Fund, a national funding agency, the 1:1 Fund, will match it dollar for dollar up to $500 per donor. That means your $25 donation automatically becomes $50 for TK kids.  Make your donation today at WWW.CLASSY.ORG/KICKSTARTFORTK.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:39:30 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students may now start filing for financial aid for post high school education on Oct. 1. With this in mind, the Student Services Department at Thornapple Kellogg High School will be offering financial aid night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 in the high school auditorium.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 16:01:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Welcome Back Video!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/609032</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[https://youtu.be/zo3-w1_OV58]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:32:10 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Welcome Back 2016-17]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/607400</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools has a long and rich history in the community. This video, created by TKHS graduate Tony Reed, highlights some of the rich heritage within the district and welcomes back staff for a new year.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:54:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Special School Board Meeting]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/602070</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Special School Board meeting is being held on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Office.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:53:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[**PowerSchool Parent Portal Update]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/597301</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Parents, please take a few minutes to create your new Parent Portal account.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:05:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK staff, students prepare for Sept. 6 opening day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teachers and staff were welcomed back to the start of a new school year Tuesday, Aug. 30, with a motivational morning session. Students followed later in the week, attending open houses where they met teachers and explored their schools.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:51:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open Houses, Registration Planned for Back to School]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There will be open houses held at each of the Thornapple Kellogg Schools prior to the Sept. 6 first day of school. The open houses at the elementary schools and middle school give students a chance to meet teachers, find their classrooms and explore the school. The high school will have student registration dates for students to get their schedules and make changes as needed.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:49:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enrolling a New Student?]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/594988</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:15:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAPRC Five Year Recreation Plan]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/593838</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission has completed the process of updating its five year Community Recreation Plan.  Attached is a draft copy for review.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:20:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS students crack codes at week-long cyber camp]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/589251</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six Thornapple Kellogg High School students cracked the codes, solved the problems, and brought home a runner-up finish after a week-long Cyber Discovery Camp at Eastern Michigan University.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:39:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2016-17 Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/588587</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2016-17 school year calendar is planned with the first day of school for all students on Sept. 6 and the last day of school as a half day on June 8.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:12:08 -0400</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will host two open enrollment dates this summer June 29 and July 27.
On June 29, open enrollment will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the middle school for middle and high school students and at Lee Elementary for all elementary students.
On July 27, open enrollment will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the middle school for middle and high school students and at Lee Elementary for all elementary students.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:25:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Class of 2016 Receives Honors and Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several thousands of dollars in scholarships and numerous awards were handed out to deserving Thornapple Kellogg High School students at Tuesday’s Honors Night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 11:37:58 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[8th Graders Learn Unforgettable Memorial Day Lesson]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/579625</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bob Roush tried as hard as he could.  But even after almost seven years since his son's death, he just couldn't hide his emotions as he talked to Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students about the meaning and importance of Memorial Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 20:36:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Longtime Volunteer Makes Special Connection with Kids]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/579323</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ann Humphrey opens the door to the kindergarten classroom at McFall Elementary and is immediately engulfed in hugs. Little arms wrap around her and beaming smiles greet her for the day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 09:11:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Female Students Debunking Industrial Arts Misconceptions]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/578827</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Engineering fields are still typically a male-dominated world, but a couple of Thornapple Kellogg High School female students are debunking the myth the classes are only for males and they’re hoping their successes lead to more females in these classes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 12:53:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Accepted to Harvard]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Justin Sydloski will be attending the prestigious Harvard University next fall where he plans to study pre-med and then move into neurology.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 16:25:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Final Concerts of the Year Scheduled]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/576794</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[There's not much time left to hear the great sounds from TKHS bands and choirs.  So don't miss the last concerts of the year:
8 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 - Symphonic Band
8 p.m. Thursday, May 19 - Jazz Band
2 p.m. Sunday, May 22 - Concert Choir
3 p.m. Sunday, May 23 - Honors Choir
Wednesday, June 1 - Concert Band]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 11:14:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Forum Explores Possibility of Middleville Sports Complex]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Tim McAllister
contributing reporter for Sun and News

Thornapple Kellogg Schools Superintendent Tom Enslen unveiled plans for a potential 80-acre sports complex at a public forum Wednesday, May 11 at TK Middle School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 11:04:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK District Arts Festival Showcases Student Talent]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/574215</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK District Art Festival will showcase student talent, creativity, and craftsmanship from students in kindergarten through 12th grades. The Sunday, May 22  event is open from noon to 3 p.m. in the high school. Artwork from all grade levels will be displayed in the Main Street area of the high school. There will be face painting and artwork for sale.  Woodworking, engineering, and architecture projects will also be displayed. The high school concert choir performs at 2 p.m. and the honors choir at 3 p.m. Please plan to attend and see TK talent on display.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 12:08:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Teen Gives Rather Than Receives]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School seventh-grader Hudson DeHaan decided he would rather give than receive for his 13th birthday and has started a campaign to collect soccer balls, jerseys and other equipment to send to children in Africa.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 14:04:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Writers Earn County Write Away Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 13th annual Write Away Awards honored 19 high school writers from across Barry County Thursday night, recognizing students for poetry, essay and story writing. Ten of those honored students were from Thornapple Kellogg High School!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 11:54:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Grad Takes Swing at Big Leagues]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School alumnus Robby Enslen is taking a swing for the major leagues .Enslen signed to play with the River City Rascals in Missouri. The Rascals are an independent team playing in the Frontier League. Enslen hopes to make it to Major League Baseball.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 11:30:38 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Seniors Announced for Class of 2016]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School has announced the Top 10 students for the graduating class of 2016. The top 10 in alphabetical order are Drayson Beyer,  Jackson Bronkema, Jacob Emery,  Caryn Hannapel, Mackenzie Kollar, Olivia Lamberg, Hayley Smith, Justin Sydloski, Jennifer Tuokkola, and Amy Ziccarello.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 14:32:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Teens Seek Donations for Caleb's Closet]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/571399</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Thornapple Kellogg middle school students have teamed up for a special cause and they’re asking their  classmates for help. Paige Willette and Taylor VanBeek, both eighth graders, needed service learning hours for their confirmation class at their church, Holy Family in Caledonia. They chose to combine their efforts for something they both relate to locally.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 09:22:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Former MSU Spartan Encourages TKHS Students to “Live Your Dreams”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Michigan State University basketball player Anthony Ianni towered above the Thornapple Kellogg High School students while trying to motivate them to set high goals, reach for their dreams and respect others along the way.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:41:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staged Drunk Driving Crash Teaches Important Life Lessons]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/568185</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An auditorium filled with high school students could never have been more quiet, still, and solemn as Thornapple Kellogg High School's Thursday afternoon. Everyone knew the horrific three-car crash outside Thornapple Kellogg High School was staged and that Hanna McCrath wasn't really killed or Jacob Gipe really sent to prison for drunk driving.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:02:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sixth Grader Continues Paying it Forward]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An 11-year-old Thornapple Kellogg Middle School girl, inspired by a 5-year-old Delton boy, are proving age doesn't matter when it comes to helping others. They'll be featured in a Friday WOOD-TV 8 Connecting with Community segment as one of eight finalists in the contest. It's scheduled to air during the 5 p.m. news.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:55:26 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Battle of the Books Champions Crowned]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fourth-grader Josie DeBoer was crowned the Page Elementary Battle of the Books champion with fifth-grader Aislinn VanDommelen crowned runner-up after a fierce competition where organizers nearly ran out of questions!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:30:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bus Drivers Needed]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Department is searching for sub drivers who are available between the hours of 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and/or extra trips including sports runs and field trips.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:47:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MIAFS Gives Back to TK Music Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/566239</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan Insurance & Financial Services, through their MIAFS Gives Back educational grant initiative, presented  TKHS Music Director Ray Rickert with a check for $500. Rickert said funds will be used to  purchase music stands and other supplies.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:17:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS To Host Mock Drunk-Driving Accident]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don't be alarmed if you see police, fire and EMS at Thornapple Kellogg Schools Thursday afternoon. At about 1 p.m. the high school will host a mock accident on the service drive between the middle and high school buildings. Emergency crews will arrive just as they would to a real accident scene.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:15:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Hosts Informative Tech Night]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/566213</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will host a technology night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at the middle school.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:51:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten Students Find "Calm" in Yoga]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/562947</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall Elementary kindergarten teachers have found yoga helps their students transition between lessons, take "brain breaks" and even find calm during a hectic day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:59:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Teen Continues Giving to Others for Her Birthday]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/558912</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Allison Wilbur has made a habit of celebrating her birthday in an unusual way.
The TK seventh grader turned 13 in January and opted in lieu of gifts from friends and family, to ask instead for items to be purchased to donate to Green Gables Haven.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:26:17 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Accepts West Point Appointment]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/558911</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Amy Ziccarello has received and accepted an appointment to West Point Military Academy.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:34:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAEF Seeks Nominations for 2016 Hometown Hero]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/558904</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation (TAEF) is seeking nominations for the 2016 Hometown Hero.  Nominations are for outstanding individuals in the community who exemplify excellence, integrity and commitment.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:26:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Senior Earns Aspirations in Computing State Award]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/558901</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School senior Hayley Smith was one of 30 statewide winners of the Award for Aspirations in Computing from the National Center for women and IT.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:24:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mystery Safari Leads McFall Students To Reading Fun]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/554757</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donning paper safari hats and armed with toilet paper binoculars, McFall students set out on a mystery safari throughout the school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:56:34 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Advise Superintendent on School Culture, Needs]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Linda Odette
School News Network
Thornapple Kellogg Schools, MI —  It's not often students get invited to lunch with the superintendent, and that they get a chance to ask about anything at school, but it happens frequently at Thornapple Kellogg schools.
Superintendent Tom Enslen has been periodically meeting with small groups of students in every grade since he started as superintendent four years ago.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:19:51 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Coaches Honored to Start TK Wall of Fame]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seven Thornapple Kellogg coaches were honored recently for their commitment, dedication and success working with TK students. These coaches will be the first to have their names on plaques placed on a new TK Wall of Fame for coaches in the athletic lobby.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:01:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Four TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to State]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Odyssey of the Mind teams from Thornapple Kellogg schools will advance to the state finals, which will be hosted at TK Schools March 19.  Three of the teams placed first at the regional contest last weekend at Forest Hills and the fourth team finished second.Other TK teams placed third and fourth, just missing advancement to the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 12:36:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Bring Comfort to Young Patients]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Warm, colorful, fun blankets were stacked high as Thornapple Kellogg Middle School students surveyed all they had made and were donating to DeVos Children's Hospital.
Some of the blankets were fun, zebra and cheetah prints. Others featured Star Wars characters or other favorite cartoon characters. There were camouflage blankets, Michigan and Michigan State blankets, and even TK orange and black blankets. Each design was handpicked by Lil Lienesch's students in hopes of bringing a little comfort to a sick child.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:58:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Calling all Preschool and Kindergarten Students for 2016-17!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School officials are excited to welcome all preschool, young 5's, and  kindergarten students to the district for the upcoming school year. There will be kindergarten and Young 5's roundup parent meetings at 6:30 p.m. March 23 and at 9:30 a.m. March 24 at McFall Elementary School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:54:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Principal Tickled Pink with Student Behavior]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/546136</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[PERFECT IN PINK!! TKMS principal Brian Balding was true to his word and gave students the power to vote on his hair color for a day. The sixth graders earned the right to decide by earning the most positive behavior tickets for things like showing safety, integrity, responsibility and respect. WAY TO GO 6th GRADERS!! And BRAVO to Mr. Balding for being such a great sport!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:55:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Cheer Team Wins District Title]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Members of the TKHS Competitive Cheer Team earned the District Title this weekend!  Congratulations to all the members of the team!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:18:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[8th Grade Makes Donation to Veterans Memorial]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg 8th graders made a donation to the Middleville Veterans Memorial and will have an engraved brick at the site.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:15:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Students Set to Perform "Fractured"]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/543623</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle school students have been working hard to be ready for the upcoming performance of "Fractured" Feb. 24.  The play will be presented in the high school auditorium at 7 p.m. You won't want to miss this display of super middle school talent!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:27:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Help Filing FAFSA]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Experts will be on hand tonight to help parents file the FAFSA for college financial aid.  Parents should bring their tax information and will be able to leave having the FAFSA completed.  The event starts tonight at the high school at 6:30 p.m.  This is a free event - come and ask questions.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:16:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Donations Pouring from Middleville to Flint]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall Elementary first grader Scarlette Liesenfelder isn't done helping out the people in Flint just yet. She and her family are planning another delivery of water to the east side of the state and hoping to fill an entire semi trailer.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Big Screen Dreams Come True for Two TKHS Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The movie “Rodeo Girl” had plenty of West Michigan connections, including performances by two Thornapple Kellogg High School students, when it debuted Saturday night. Kaleigh Aldridge and Derek Brandon, TKHS juniors, walked the red carpet before the premiere showing of the Joel Reisig film, then signed autographs and posed for photos with fans after the showing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:17:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Committee Starts Fundraising Effort for New Mascot]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/537818</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[We've got spirit - yes we do - but the TK mascot needs a redo! 
Here's what an updated, clean and new Thornapple Kellogg School mascot could look like.  Wouldn't it be great to have a new mascot who can show up at elementary, middle and high school special events and sports? The new mascot could be part of community parades, festivals and so much more.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:06:35 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[KickStart to Career Open House Rescheduled for Feb. 2]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The KickStart to Career open house has been rescheduled for Tuesday Feb. 2 at McFall Elementary.  
Parents of current kindergarten students won't want to miss this free event from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  to launch the KickStart to Career Savings program.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:14:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Financial Aid Workshop Tonight]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Parents can get advice and help on how to seek financial aid and scholarships for higher education at a free event tonight at the TKHS auditorium.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:05:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS junior ready to release newest film]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the midst of studying for finals in chemistry and advanced math, Thornapple Kellogg High School junior Derek Brandon is looking forward to a red carpet premiere release of the film "Rodeo Girl," in which he has a leading role.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:35:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[First Grader Sends Water and Messages of Hope to Flint]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/534032</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall first grader Scarlette Liesenfelder is realizing even at 7 years old she can make a difference and help people around her. Calling it "First Graders for Flint," Scarlette asked for donations of bottled water she and her family and friends will deliver to Flint. And she's overwhelmed by the support.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:58:16 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Earn Spots in State Honors Choir]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four Thornapple Kellogg High School students earned places on the State Honors Choir. Students selected for the honor had to go through two sets of competitive auditions. Only 300 of the  top Michigan choir students are chosen to participate. The State Honors Choir will perform at 3 p.m. Jan. 23  at  DeVos Hall. Being named to the state choir  were seniors Jacob Emery, Heather Price, Hailey Strimpel and freshman Grace Hauschild. CONGRATULATIONS!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:01:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg BPA Students Qualify for State]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/534078</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nine Thornapple Kellogg High School students will advance to the station Business Professional of America contest after competing at the regional at Davenport University. Overall, 17 TKHS students competed at the regionals, with 15 of them competing for the first time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:02:12 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Students Take Part in Season of Giving]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students didn't open a book the day before their Christmas break, but they learned some very valuable lessons about giving to others.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:05:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Santa and Elves Make Early Deliveries]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students dressed in colorful elf costumes, along with Santa, piled out of a Thornapple Kellogg school bus stopped in front of a Middleville home after dark. From the back of the bus, the students unloaded a wooden rocking toy and carried it to the front door.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:26:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Retired Lions Quarterback Shares Stories of Depression]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Depression can be treated and asking for help doesn't mean you're weak. That's part of the message former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple shared with TKHS students when he shared his stories of dealing with his own depression as well as depression in his family.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:43:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Robotics Teams Finish Strong]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four teams very strongly represented TK Schools at the FIRST Lego Robotics regional competition at Grandville last Saturday, with one team bringing home the prestigious "Inspiration Award."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:01:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Sending Four Teams to Regional Robotics Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zane Walters quickly attaches an arm to his teams' robot, then meticulously places the robot in an exact position at home base before turning the robot on and crossing his fingers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:43:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Film Crew Scores Success in Live Broadcast]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students put their classroom skills to a live broadcasting test and found they were well prepared for the challenges.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:26:50 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congressman Brings Real Experiences to Government Class]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/517686</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Congressman Justin Amash gave Thornapple Kellogg High School government students the straight scoop on being a Congressman and may have inspired a few to have an interest in politics.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:24:56 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Eighth Graders Build Wall of Respect and Follow Footsteps of Heroes]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/515891</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ty Brown stood proudly beside his father, Wade, before his entire eighth grade class at Thornapple Kellogg Middle School.  "Not a lot of kids know what it's like to be a military kid. Until you live it, you don't really understand it," said Ty.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:06:14 -0500</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 70 veterans, many proudly wearing their uniforms, stood or waved as one-by-one their names were read in front of the entire Thornapple Kellogg High School student body and many community members Wednesday morning.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Teacher Thinks Outside the Box in Workshop Presentation]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Reifinger is used to being in front of a classroom of first grade students, but she turned the tables a bit at a recent presentation for future teachers.  Her own students became real-life educators in action models, participating in a learning lab before a room full of soon-to-be teachers at the Annual Aquinas College “Fire Up” Conference.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:25:58 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Alumni Come Home for Exhibition College Game]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/512624</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fans watching the Ferris State versus Spring Arbor  game at Thornapple Kellogg High School Tuesday night were the real winners - getting a chance to see former TK athletes in action at the college level.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:11:34 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Students Perform "Our Town"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School will present “Our Town”  at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 and 7 in the performing arts center. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:58:54 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Former TK Athletes Return to Home Court in Exhibition Game]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/509814</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Four former Thornapple Kellogg athletes will return to their home court in an exhibition college basketball game with Ferris State University facing off against Spring Arbor University at 7 p.m. Nov. 3.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:06:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cross Country Teams Sweep Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to both the TK boys and girls cross country teams. Both teams won the OK Gold Conference titles Tuesday. Tannah Adgate and Olivia Lamberg both finished in the top 10 runners for the girls race. The boys had Luke Noah, Erik Walter and Joe Gaikema all in  the top 10. The teams compete next at the October 31 regional at Portage.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:32:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK  Sees Growth in Student Enrollment]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools saw growth in student  enrollment  this year at a time when most neighboring schools saw declines.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:10:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High-Energy Message Excites Students About Nutrition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/505847</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall students wiggled in their seats, pumped their fists in the air, and sang along as they rocked out to songs and dance reminding them to eat healthy foods and get plenty of exercise.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:56:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Dedicated TK Volunteer Honored As Hometown Hero]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Janis Fitzgerald has poured countless volunteer hours into the Thornapple Kellogg Schools starting the Battle of the Books contest, and serving as coordinator for the Odyssey of the Mind teams. And because of her dedication to the schools, she was honored last week at the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation dinner as the Hometown Hero.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:33:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McFall Dedicates Library in Honor of Beloved Principal Bill Rich]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bill Rich had a love of reading and could more often be found in a kindergarten or first grade classroom sharing a new book than in his principal's office at McFall Elementary School.  So it seemed most fitting to honor his memory by dedicating McFall's library in his name.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:00:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Celebrate Homecoming Friday!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg will celebrate Homecoming Friday Sept. 25.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:45:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Staff Recognized for Longevity; New Teachers Welcomed]]></title>
				<link>http://www.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/494639</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several teachers and staff were honored for reaching milestones in their career with TK Schools. At the same time, new faces were introduced to the TK family who are just beginning their careers here.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:34:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Schools is looking for bus drivers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please call 269-795-5540 for more information.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:58:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2015-2016 School Calendar]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:55:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Teachers, staff, students prepare for opening day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Open houses and an all-staff gathering can only mean one thing - the start of a new school year is about to begin.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:27:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Transportation Information Form]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK Transportation Department is currently routing for the 2015-2016 school year. If your student has a bus schedule other than to and from your home address, please complete the online Transportation Information form (click on the title).  If your child(ren) is NOT riding the bus, we ask that you also complete the form.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:03:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good Luck to all the TK Retirees!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools thanks several retirees this year for their dedication and years of service to all the students.  Each retiree has contributed greatly to the overall success of the TK district and will be greatly missed. We wish all the best for each of the retirees as they begin a new chapter in their lives. Thank you to each of the following retirees for the years of dedication to TK Schools!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:17:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Digital Video Students Earn Honors at Film Festival]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School students saw their names and videos on the big screen at Celebration Cinema during the Meijer Great Choices Film Festival Saturday. Several TK students earned honors and $3,950 in prizes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 11:42:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Team with Barry County 4-H in Robotics Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg students have been working with the Barry County 4-H program in a Lego Robotics class. Teams will compete at the Barry County Fair July 22.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:55:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Up, Up and Away!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[McFall Principal Jon Washburn made good on his promise to students in the "Get Carried Away With Reading" challenge during March. Students were challenged to read at least 1,000 hours in March and if they reached their goal, their principal agreed to literally get carried away in a hot air balloon. Washburn was joined on the balloon ride by TK Superintendent Tom Enslen and McFall librarian Voni Lucas. Thanks to Sky High Hot Air Balloons of Middleville for donating the ride. WAY TO GO MCFALL STUDENTS!!!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:35:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Students Bring Home MITES Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg High School and Middle School students earned several awards at the annual Michigan  Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) regional and statewide competition.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 18:28:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS students learn real meaning of Memorial Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three area cemeteries are adorned with American flags at the graves of Veterans thanks to the efforts of Thornapple Kellogg Middle School eighth graders. It's an annual event led by Rojean Sprague to take the students out into the community and mark the graves at Mt. Hope, Rutland and Irving cemeteries for Memorial Day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 10:58:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Keep Duley family in thoughts and prayers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK family and community rallied around the Duley family Wednesday night at a candlelight vigil with many wearing Detroit Tigers shirts and hats and releasing blue and white balloons. Caleb Duley, 5, was killed in a tragic car accident May 16.  He was a preschool student at TK. His 3-month-old brother Gabriel, and his mother and father were also injured. Preschool secretary Kim Dannenburg is collecting donations for the family including gift cards and money.  Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 09:41:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Seniors Look Forward to OM World Finals and Graduation All in Same Week]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Competing at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals will be the exclamation point to the end of the senior year for three Thornapple Kellogg High School students. "I would skip graduation if I had to, to go to worlds. It's that important to me," said Amy Cutlip who has participated on OM teams for 11 years and is going to the world finals for her third time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 13:06:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Great works displayed at district arts festival!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK students displayed a lot of talent at the district arts festival Sunday. Thanks to everyone who came out to support all the TK students!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2015 13:13:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Class of 2015 Honors Top 10 Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Top 10 graduating seniors from Thornapple Kellogg High School class of 2015. Read more about these super students, their accomplishments and their future plans.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 13:30:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Newly-Formed TKMS Equestrian Team Off to Successful Start]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Middle School's equestrian team took first place in Division A at the Michigan Interscholastic Horse Association meet at the Barry County Fairgrounds last weekend. It was their first competition as a TK team.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 13:21:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Art Teacher Earns Teacher of the Year Honor]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TKHS art teacher Barb Maring was named the Kent County Education Association High School Teacher of the Year. Maring, who has taught for 22 years, was honored at the Kent County Education Association spring banquet May 5.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 15:37:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Keep Updated on Construction Progress]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keep up to date with the latest TK construction progress by visiting the "About TK" tab on this page and look in the "Construction Update" link. Project managers with Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. have created a blog  where they will post updates on the projects. You can also access their site at  http://tk2014bond.blogspot.com/]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 13:22:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Allegan, Barry Youth Summit Empowers Teens to Lead Positive Lives]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 300 students from 12 Barry and Allegan county high schools gathered recently to learn to empower themselves and others around them. It was the sixth year of the Youth Summit for Barry County and the second year the two counties have joined forces to focus on promoting positive behaviors in youth.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2015 11:00:59 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Construction Projects Get Underway]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Construction has started! And there's much more to come!
Thank you to the TK community and all the voters who approved the bond allowing for the upgrades and renovations.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 13:26:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Service Learning Starts Early at Lee Elementary]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Service learning isn't a typical kind of second grade assignment, but it is a project that left students feeling good about themselves and able to do something to help others. Second graders braided old t-shirt strips into dog toys for the humane society, colored papers to decorate chemotherapy bags for DeVos Children's Hospital, and decorated and filled plain brown paper bags with items for the homeless.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 16:29:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Embrace After School "Magic"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There's a little bit of magic happening weekly after school in George Dudik's Thornapple Kellogg High School classroom. It's not the kind of magic with hocus pocus or pulling rabbits out of hats. "Magic" is a kind of fantasy, trading card game popular with many students and adults]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 14:19:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Village Players donate Buddy Benches]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All three elementary schools now have Buddy Benches thanks to recent donations by the Village Players of Middleville to Page and McFall schools. Lee received their bench more than a year ago and principal Angela Jefferson said it's working well.  The idea is simple.  If a child is feeling lonely or doesn't have anyone to play with, they can find a seat on the Buddy Bench. Other students will see them there and know they are looking for a friend.  Mike Bremer and Doug Brinks, both members of the Village Players, presented a skit to students to demonstrate how the Buddy Benches work. "When you see someone on the Buddy Bench, open up your heart and be a friend," said Bremer.
A big thank you to the Village Players for donating the benches to Page and McFall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 14:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brothers Earn Success in Sport of Fencing]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Like a lot of brothers, Skylar and Magnus Pitcher share a love of a sport.  But it's not shooting baskets or making  touchdowns they dream about. It's lunging and parrying, advancing and scoring points in fencing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:28:12 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[What does a bully really look like?]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When they closed their eyes imagining what a bully might look like, many  Lee Elementary students  saw a similar picture - someone big and  tough, maybe wearing a shirt with a skull on it, frowning or making a mad face, and always doing something to hurt someone like kicking or punching or being mean.
No one imagined a picture of themselves.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:50:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the New Thornapple Kellogg Schools Website!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to welcome you to our new website.  This is a product over a year in the making, thanks to the efforts of many people, including our technology department and administrative assistants.  We hope you find our new look to be both informative and navigable.  This is still very new to us, and we expect to make adjustments along the way, so please do not hesitate to contact us with questions or suggestions.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 15:24:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Former student remembers TKMS teacher in book]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amy Purdy, an actress, writer, inspirational speaker, and famed "Dancing with the Stars" competitor, wowed millions with her will and determination to compete even after having both legs amputated.  In her new book, Purdy remembers one special teacher - Jamie Bowman  - a TKMS teacher for 15 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:48:59 -0400</pubDate>
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