News and Announcements

Since 1996, Lee Elementary students and the TK community have donated more than $556,000 to the American Heart Association through what’s now called Kids Heart Challenge and formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.

New Thornapple Kellogg elementary teachers were surprised when they each received a $100 grant from the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association.

Jessie is still a little young and rambunctious and definitely still in training. Still, the 16-month-old Belgium Malawa police dog seemed eager to put on a great demonstration for Lee Elementary second graders about how he and his partner, Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Moore, help each other.

Lee students rubbed their fingers across the raised dots filling pages of a book written in braille. They wore blue-light glasses to protect their eyes from the glare of computer screens and donned sunglasses and reading glasses all in a way of acknowledging World Sight Day this week.

Lee Elementary second-grade teacher Nathan Fischer, known for the influence he has on his students, has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery.

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.

Landon Bowman used his imagination to write a story about a lonely tree named “Bob” who made friends with a bird named “Frank.” Ava Kelly used her own experience to write about a new girl in a neighborhood and a boy who helped introduce her to friends.