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.
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.
Our middle school has grades 6, 7 and 8 and is filled with enthusiasm for learning and positive behaviors. Each grade level has a separate wing for core subjects with a common wing for our numerous exploratory classes such as choir, band, art, Spanish and 21st Century Skills. Our staff strives to ensure academic, physical, social and emotional growth and development for all students in a secure, creative and challenging environment. We work to develop positive self-images for all students so they can become responsible, lifelong learners. Our staff uses the PBIS program to help students develop core values for themselves and others and we teach and reward students for positive behavior.
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