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Phillip Hegwood: Becoming His Best Self
March 16, 2021
As Phillip is now spending lots of time in his home office connecting with kids, he designed and painted a fun backdrop that you can see in this photo we...
Blog Tag: Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
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Growing up on CIS and Now Giving Back
January 12, 2021
Category: Success Stories
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...
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Jessica Waller: From KPS to Kellogg (and back)
July 14, 2020
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
CIS Think Summer! is underway and Jessica Waller helped Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) kick off programming—virtual this summer, due to COVID-19—by offering a fun, informative, and interactive presentation...
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Jerrell Amos: Learning to Adjust When Life Throws A Curve Ball
June 9, 2020
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...
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P.S. Please don’t get rid of after school programs.
May 28, 2019
Category: Programs
The title of this post was inspired by the postscript Izaiah Markel noted in a letter he wrote to the President of the United States. He, along with his peers...
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Kalamazoo College Civic Engagement Scholars: Helping Students Thrive
May 29, 2018
Category: ChampsPartnerships
Today we highlight the Kalamazoo College Civic Engagement Scholars (CESs), student leaders for the Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement. At the 11th Annual Champs Celebration,...
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Pop Quiz: Lenny Williams
August 30, 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...
Team Trailblazers
June 7, 2016
Category: ChampsPartnerships
Today we highlight Team Trailblazers, one of seven school and community partners honored with a 2016 Champ Award. Team Trailblazers’ Champ award was sponsored by Molina Healthcare of Michigan and CIS...
Maple Street’s Duo: Emily Demorest and Jen Nitz
May 10, 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: Omarion
May 26, 2015
Category: Guest BloggersPop 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...