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With a magic trick or two up his sleeve, children’s author David Stricklen exposed TK Middle School students to the magic that can be found in reading books and writing original stories.

This fun, whimsical musical comedy features many of the children’s stories of Dr. Seuss with the Cat in the Hat being the narrator throughout the scenes. The musical is filled with lots of fun music, costumes and the colorful imagination of Dr. Suess’s characters. Performances will be Nov 15 and 16. The musical is directed by Laura Oprea.

Owen Tietz was shocked that his prize-winning goat at the Barry County Fair a year ago brought in $550 at auction. It’s a lot of money for a 10-year-old and Owen decided to spend it on something very special.

Please see suggested school supply lists for 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.