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$TKMS students in the service learning class made blankets to donate to DeVos Children\'s Hospital.$

Service Learning Project Spreads Comfort

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.

The cast of the Middle School play gather for a photo.

TKMS Brings “The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar” to Stage

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.

Five TKMS 7th grade students show their completed gingerbread house.

MS Students Enjoy Sweet Math Lesson

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.

TKMS students earned recognition for their winning essays in the local Elks Lodge contest.

TKMS Students Advance In Elks Essay Contest

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.”

Grand Rapids author David Stricklen gets input from students about story plots.

Author Unleashes Imaginations and Inspires Young Readers

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.

TKMS students Meghan Skidmore and Exley Roon present board members with gift bags for board appreciation month.

Students Thank TK Board of Education

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.

TKMS students brings gifts and decorations to Carveth Village.

Students Receive Greatest Gift from Giving

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.

Tripp Helzer won the spelling bee with Demi Sonza taking the runner-up title. Both will compete at the regional spelling bee contest early next year.

TKMS Students S-P-E-L-L Their Way to Success

It took nine rounds of spelling before a champion and runner-up were crowned in the annual Thornapple Kellogg Middle School spelling bee today.

TKMS Ski Club Sign Up

Do you like to ski? Snowboard? Both? Would you like to learn? If so, then you should join the TKMS Ski Club. The TKMS Ski Club provides TKMS students (and parents) with the opportunity to ski or learn to ski at reduced prices.

The TKMS Ski Club travels to Bittersweet Ski Area in Otsego, MI. The bus leaves promptly at 2:45 p.m. and returns at approximately 8:15 p.m. We will start our trips as soon as Bittersweet is open and continue until they are closed for the season. For the 2022-23 Ski season, club trips will be on Tuesdays.

Sign ups, waivers, and information can be found on this Google Form.

Mary Francisco and Megan Wonders were honored with the prestigious Above and Beyond awards in 2022.

Two Staff Members Honored with Above and Beyond Awards

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.

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