Browse past news stories for Byron Center High School in Byron Center, MI.

• A Christmas Carol on stage at BCHS (MLive.com)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:25:34 pm
  Photo supplied Byron Center High School will present “A Christmas Carol—A Cultural Heirloom” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3, 4 and 5, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 5 at the Van Singel Fine Arts Center, 8500 Burlingame Ave. SW. The student adaptation frames dramatic convention with fidelity to the original Dickens classic.
• Byron schools plan cuts to overcome state funding drop (MLive.com)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 07:24:54 pm
  Byron Center Public Schools is planning to reduce staffing and shorten student schedules to cut $420,000 from its current budget, a move school administrators deemed necessary to overcome $965,000 in proposed state budget cuts.
• Byron Center schools may eliminate team teaching, block scheduling, 12 teachers (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 04:40:58 am
  Superintendent Dan Takens said the layoffs and changes to the fifth-through-12th grade schedules could be just the tip of the iceberg.
• Automated calling system to be launched (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:55:48 am
  Parents of Byron Center High School students will get a call if their child is absent and unexcused.
• Byron Center Schools seek public input into budget cuts (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:25:45 pm
  The board will consider making further cutbacks at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the administration building, 8452 Byron Center Ave. SW.
• Byron Center schedules meetings with parents to discuss state funding cuts (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:55:38 pm
  The Board of Education is considering mid-year layoffs, scheduling changes and salary concessions in response to the $127-per-student cut in state funds announced in late October and possibly greater reductions for 2010-2011, said Superintendent Dan Takens.
• Community Calendar for October 29-November 5 (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:56:03 pm
  Send information to Community Calendar, The Grand Rapids Press, 155 Michigan St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Yours must be a nonprofit organization, and events must be open to the public. Information must be received at least two weeks before publication to be considered.
• Byron Center High School relocating graduation ceremony (MLive.com)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 05:39:53 pm
  For the first time since its inception, Byron Center High School will hold its spring graduation ceremonies outside of the high school gymnasium.
• Middleville parents disappointed school district did not air President Obama's speech (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on September 19, 2009 at 11:40:38 pm
  "I think an injustice has taken place," said Patricia Wilson, one of five residents who recently expressed concerns to the Board of Education. "They tried to censor the president of the United States."
• Week 4 prep football previews — UPDATE (The Holland Sentinel)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 03:41:11 am
  What to watch for in the seven area high school football games in Week 4. Holland's game is at Holland Municipal Stadium. The site was incorrectly reported in Friday's print edition.
• Macatawa Bank sponsors Dave Ramsey personal finance program in 56 West Michigan schools (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 02:25:40 pm
  Macatawa Bank Corp. is bringing Press columnist and nationally known personal finance guru Dave Ramsey's programs to area classrooms. The Holland-based bank this morning said it would sponsor a program to offer Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance program for free...
• Ada to Zeeland briefs: Ada Township post office returns to regular hours (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:40:38 am
  ADA TOWNSHIP -- After a slimmed-down summer, the post office returns today to its regular hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The branch, 7125 Headley St. SE, opened later...
• Move considered for Byron Center graduation ceremony (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 09:32:42 am
  BYRON CENTER -- Byron Center High School administrators might move graduation to a new venue....
• Ada to Zeeland briefs: Gardener's efforts receive recognition in Cascade Township (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 26, 2009 at 05:17:29 am
  CASCADE TOWNSHIP -- The township awarded retired educator Dave Dvorak with a certificate of appreciation for his work on a garden behind the Kent District Library's Cascade branch. Dvorak, 65, completed the required 60 hours of classroom work on his...
• Makeover beautifies neighborhood, brings family together (MLive.com)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 02:12:20 pm
  Grand Rapids resident Ursula Payne's recent "Journey of Faith" not only helped renovate her home, it also brought her family closer together.
• Journey of Faith gives two local women gift of better living conditions (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 22, 2009 at 10:40:29 am
  Katy Batdorff | The Grand Rapids PressIn a dream: Ella Hudnell sits in her newly landscaped yard Sunday after Journey of Faith church members spent the weekend working on projects inside and outside her Burton Heights home. GRAND RAPIDS --...
• Cutlerville-Gaines Chamber of Commerce announces its 2009 scholarship recipients (MLive.com)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 08:29:28 pm
  The Cutlerville-Gaines Chamber of Commerce has named the 2009 winners of its scholarship awards for college undergraduate study. This year's winners are Noah Buikema, Shelby Carter and Kelli Wassink. Each student received $750 in a dedicated account at his or her school of choice.
• Byron Township Scout attains Eagle Scout rank (MLive.com)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 07:29:11 pm
  Much to the glee of Byron Township library patrons, Matt Smalligan has reached the pinnacle of his scouting career. Smalligan, 15, of Byron Center, will soon receive his Eagle Scout badge during a Court of Honor ceremony, signaling the end of an eight year journey that started in second grade.
• Meet the Bulldogs (MLive.com)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 07:59:10 pm
  Byron Center, its time to meet your Bulldogs. The Byron Center Athletic Boosters are inviting residents out to meet the fall athletes of Byron Center High School beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 at the Byron Center High School football stadium.
• CM Rail Properties purchases Lemmen Chevrolet building in Coopersville (The Muskegon Chronicle)
  posted on August 4, 2009 at 04:10:29 pm
  COOPERSVILLE -- The City Council approved the sale of the former Lemmen Chevrolet building. CM Rail Properties, which runs the Coopersville & Marne Railway, bought the property at 306 Main St. for $60,000. The railway put down half the money...
• Poll: Do you text while driving? (The Kalamazoo Gazette)
  posted on July 29, 2009 at 03:29:27 pm
  Take our poll: Is it time to make texting behind the wheel illegal?
• Byron Days Festival returns this week (MLive.com)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 08:37:18 pm
  With a parade, live music, fireworks, a craft fair, inflatable games, food, concessions and much more, the annual Byron Days Festival offers a little bit of something for everyone.
• Chris Schmitt, 15, helped Byron Center skateboarders; they return favor after his stroke (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 12:44:29 pm
  Press Photo/Paul L. Newby IIChris Schmitt will be one of the judges at Slide & Grind '09 BYRON TOWNSHIP -- A smile broke across Chris Schmitt's face at the idea of judging his friends' skateboard flips during Slide & Grind...
• 'Fancified' chickens to add artistic character, color to 84th Street SW near Byron Center (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on July 6, 2009 at 02:14:26 pm
  The project is a small-scale version of the 1999 Chicago Cows on Parade and the 2000 Something Fishy and Grand Rabbits exhibits in Grand Rapids.
• Byron Center students excel in Meijer Great Choices film festival (MLive.com)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 03:52:35 pm
  A handful of Byron Center High School audio/video students are hoping their art will help students across the state make better decisions.
• Sounds of Summer Concert Series returns to Byron Center (MLive.com)
  posted on June 17, 2009 at 03:37:16 pm
  If you're a little bit country and she's a little bit rock n' roll, the Byron Center Sounds of Summer Concert Series may be perfect for you.
• Byron Center teacher quarantined in Chinese hotel after swine flu scare (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 03:44:36 am
  BYRON CENTER -- Students in Katherine "Kat" Sibalwa's Spanish classes at Byron Center High School probably won't be able to top her "What I did on my summer vacation" story. Sibalwa, on a 14-day, three-country trip to the Far East,...
• Byron Ctr. teacher quarantined in China (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 02:57:18 am
  A Byron Center High School teacher is in quarantine in China due to swine flu concerns, and her only way to communicate with West Michigan friends, family and coworkers is through Facebook.com.
• Byron Center announces top ten graduates of 2009 (MLive.com)
  posted on June 8, 2009 at 08:22:28 pm
  Byron Center High School announced it's top 10 students of the class of 2009, each boasting a grade point average better than 4.0. Lindsey Wanroy has been named valedictorian and Katelyn Buchholz, salutatorian.
• West Michigan educators' pay over $100,000 (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on May 31, 2009 at 03:29:25 am
  Here, from most to least pay, are the 176 public-school administrators and educators getting more than $100,000 a year, according to salary information from 2008 federal W2 tax forms obtained under Freedom of Information Act requests for top earners from...