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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...
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,...
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...
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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...
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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...