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Pop Quiz: Alex-Saundra Hudson
August 9, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
Blog Tag: Kalamazoo Public Schools
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The Beat of Summer
August 2, 2016
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
Students are packing a lot of fun and learning into these six weeks of their CIS Think Summer! program*. At the Prairie Ridge Elementary School site, Kalamazoo Kids in Tune...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters, A Community of Caring
July 19, 2016
Today we highlight Big Brothers Big Sisters, A Community of Caring, one of seven school and community partners honored with a 2016 Champ Award. Their award was sponsored by BASIC and...
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Angelita Aguilar: The Champ You Want at Your Side
June 14, 2016
Category: Champs
Today we highlight Angelita Aguilar, one of seven school and community partners honored with a 2016 Champ Award. Her award was sponsored by State Farm and CIS Board member Namita Sharma presented the...
2016 Champs Celebration
May 24, 2016
Category: Champs
“I liked learning what businesses, teachers, your volunteers and partners are doing with you in the schools.” This was one of many comments guests made after attending Communities In Schools...
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Poetry Fuels Young Minds
April 26, 2016
We can’t let April slip by without a nod to poetry. Whether a student is reading and writing poetry in April or December, poetry enhances literacy, builds community, aids in...
Pop Quiz: Principal McKissack
February 9, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
Pop Quiz: The CIS Interns of 2016!
January 26, 2016
Category: Pop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
A Few Things We’re Grateful For…
December 15, 2015
Category: General Info
Gratefulness feels good. In fact, research on gratitude has found a connection between gratitude and a whole bunch of good stuff, like better health, improved relationships, and dealing with adversity....
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Doing What It Takes To Get Her Promise Back
December 8, 2015
Category: Caring AdultSuccess Stories
When JacQuese Steele graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 2008, she headed off to Michigan State University, fully intending to use the gift of The Kalamazoo Promise® to obtain a degree. Bonnie Terrentine, CIS After...