Schools still offering free meals during summer months
GRPS, Holland, Kalamazoo, Muskegon participating
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and last updated 2021-06-22 16:21:08-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Hunger doesn t take a break even if students take a break from school.
That s why local area school districts are still offering free breakfast, lunch and snacks to students during the summer months.
Forty locations, including MLK Park, Roosevelt Park and Grand Rapids Public School locations, will be serving the food Monday through Thursday with some pick-up days offered on Fridays as well. We re back to actually feeding our students hot breakfast and hot lunch in a much more traditional setting that they haven t seen in over a year and a half. So we re very excited, Grand Rapids Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services supervisor Jennifer Laninga said.
Hamilton High School grads honored in outdoor ceremony
HAMILTON Hamilton High School s Class of 2021 came together Thursday evening at the Hamilton High School football stadium to be recognized during a graduation ceremony.
Battling strong winds that knocked off many graduates caps as they walked across the stage to receive diplomas and trying to beat a rain storm that pushed the ceremony time from 7 p.m. up to 5:30 p.m., school leaders celebrated the achievements of a class that succeeded despite the challenges of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year is not what any of us envisioned for your senior year, said Principal Ben Bandfield during the ceremony, but the 197 scholars sitting before us have navigated it beautifully. What a story you have to tell.
Holland High School will celebrate its class of 2021 at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bell County Expo Center.
Tickets will be required for entry for the event at the Expo, 301 W. Loop 121 in Belton.
âIf you still need tickets please contact the Holland ISD administration office at 254-657-0175,â a Holland ISD Facebook post said. âAlso, social distancing and masks are encouraged but not required.â
This year, Samuel Sanchez earned valedictorian honors, while Kyle Frei earned salutatorian honors.
Sanchez, graduating with a weighted GPA of 98.83, plans to continue his education at Temple College before transferring to Sam Houston State University for a degree in criminal justice.