On Saturday, May 17, Kenowa Hills Central Elementary had 71 girls participate in the 5K. Our building was able to have 5 teams, the most in one building in Kent County. It is a great program. Our girls did a great job!!

Alpine Elementary also had 11 girls participate. The program is offered in January. It starts in March and runs until May. It is offered to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. Watch for information next year.

CENTRAL STUDENT COUNCIL HOSTED THE CENTRAL 2ND ANNUAL ART PRIZE CONTEST. 2ND -5TH GRADERS MAY ENTER THE COMPETITION. ALL STUDENTS get to VOTE ON ONE PROJECT FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. 1ST-3RD PLACE GET TROPHIES AND ALL OTHERS GET PARTICIPANT RIBBONS. WE HAVE SOME VERY TALENTED ARTISTS AT CENTRAL!

It's set them free day!

Mr. Kropf's 3rd graders and Mrs. Bradford's kindergarteners released their 127 chinook salmon parrs into the the Rogue River last Thursday.
This hands-on learning experience allows students the opportunity to raise, care for and maintain the salmon in their classroom from fall until spring. The program culminates at the end of the school year with the release of the young fish in a local watershed that feeds one of the Great Lakes. Students and teachers participate in a program to follow the life cycle of salmon from eggs, to alevin to smolt, starting in the classroom. Many sad goodbyes were said as the young salmon headed downstream for the next stage of their life cycle.

It can be hard to comprehend a world water crisis when, for you, accessing water is as simple as walking across the room and turning on a tap. For the nearly 1 billion people across the world without access to clean water, however, that walk can take hours, and culminates in gathering a 20-liter jerry can of dirty water from a river or pond. This is simply not right. Third graders have been carrying jerry cans of water to lunch and back to build awareness of what life is like for families in Rwanda. They have been collecting spare change from home to help purchase simple water filtration systems for safe, healthy, clean water to drink for families in Rwanda, as well as, learning about the importance of conserving our natural resources, especially water.

All 1st - 8th Grade Girls

Come for a Fun Night of Basketball
On Sat. June 1st

This will be a FUN night of learning and practicing basketball skills. We will end with celebrating our love for the game with a PIZZA PARTY!!

When: Saturday, June 1st
Where: Kenowa Hills High School
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Cost: $15

If you have any questions please contact
Coach Shai Stewart at 616) 405-2855

With the support of the Kenowa Hills community, the Buffalo Wild Wings Benefit for Megan Heeringa was a huge success! THANK YOU to everyone who supported this event! A check from BBWs will be presented to the Heeringa family to help with medical related expenses. Together, we were able to raise just over $500.00 for the Heeringa family. Your support is appreciated!