Browse past news stories for Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, MI.

• Keeping the future bright for GRPS (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 02:55:58 am
  GRPS Futures Conference: Improving Education in a Budget Crisis was held Saturday at Ottawa Hills High School.
• Public's ideas sought as Grand Rapids school district copes with 'economic tsunami' (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:55:38 pm
  About 350 people spent five hours Saturday hearing about the "economic tsunami" that's rocking Grand Rapids Public Schools before sharing suggestions on how the district could withstand the storm.
• GRPS Holds Futures Summit (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 11:08:35 pm
  Grand Rapids School District looking for direction for community about how to make cuts and keep children first. The state cuts school aid leaving districts scrambling. In Grand Rapids, the school board is looking for direction from the community. That's why the district held its first futures summitt Saturday morning at Ottawa Hills High School. More than 300 showed up.
• Former Ottawa Hills student aims to reach plea deal in alleged home break-ins (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:10:58 pm
  Ray Anthony Freeman, one of two former Ottawa Hills High School students suspected of breaking into multiple homes last month, has waived his probable cause hearing in hopes of reaching a deal with prosecutors in Kent County Circuit Court.
• Saturday community discussion to focus on future of Grand Rapids schools (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:25:38 am
  Grand Rapids Public Schools administrators are exploring the future of the district in a community discussion Saturday titled Improving Education in a Budget Crisis.
• GRPS Sticks to MESSA, Won't Look at Cheaper Insurance Options (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:02:03 am
  Amid rising health care costs, Grand Rapids School won't reconsider its insurance agreement. State funding is down and so are enrollment numbers. So, leaders at Grand Rapids Public Schools are looking to get creative with the budget. Tonight, a watch-dog group is suggesting the district re-think its insurance program.
• Grand Rapids Public Schools to host community conference to generate ideas for enduring budget crisis (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 12:26:08 pm
  Speaker will stress changes in education: Learning is highly individual, demands a broader definition of school, and should be based on standard outcomes.
• Grand Rapids schools could get millions in federal funding -- if Michigan lifts charter school cap (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:25:38 am
  Grand Rapids Public Schools is among 13 districts selected to be part of Michigan's application for a share of $4.35 billion Race to the Top federal grants set aside as part of the education reform plan by President Barack Obama's Administration.
• Former Ottawa Hills football player jailed on probation violation after alleged Ada home invasions (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 02:41:08 pm
  A former Ottawa Hills High School football player accused last month of breaking into multiple homes is now facing weapons charges in Grand Rapids. Ray Anthony Freeman, 17, of Grand Rapids, will spend 11 months in jail on a probation violation.
• Welcome to the land of Pontiacs, coupons and NASCAR: Survey outlines West Michigan penchants (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 10:10:38 am
  Check out how West Michigan stacks up to national averages.
• Case of former Ottawa Hills football players accused of break-ins goes to Kent County Circuit Court (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:40:59 pm
  Courtesy PhotoRay Freeman GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP -- Two former Ottawa Hills High School football players waived probable cause hearings Friday on charges they broke into multiple homes in Ada Township and East Grand Rapids. Ray Freeman and Kendrae Mayberry, both...
• Grand Rapids parents express fears over school funding cuts (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 10:25:41 am
  Some parents warned that overcrowded classrooms and supply shortages will become the rule throughout the district unless the Legislature is forced to rework its formula for funding schools.
• Grand Rapids superintendent's public presentation to outline how falling funding will impact district in next two years (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on October 31, 2009 at 01:10:39 pm
  The district's next cuts cannot be done without a direct impact on classrooms, superintendent says.
• 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.
• Schools partnering with businesses (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 12:18:34 pm
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Grand Rapids Public Schools is celebrating its partnership with Spectrum Health Tuesday. That partnership helped develop the School of Health, Science and Technology which opened this year.
• Amway executive offers inspiration to Grand Rapids students as company formalizes new partnership with district (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 09:55:39 pm
  "I, like some of you, qualified for free and reduced-price lunches," Matthews told the 26 freshmen and 50 eighth-graders in attendance. "But in my family, it wasn't whether you would go to college, it was what college would you go to. My parents firmly believed education was the way to get ahead."
• GRPS partners with Amway (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 09:32:04 pm
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A new partnership between Grand Rapids Public Schools and a major local employer will mean more opportunity for students.
• Amway, GVSU To Be Partners with Grand Rapids Public Schools (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:46:54 am
  The biggest school district in the area is teaming up with the biggest company in the area.
• Amway, GRPS to announce new school Mon. (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 10:14:47 pm
  An announcement is planned for Monday to unveil a new partnership involving the Grand Rapids Public School district and Amway Corp.
• Amway to be lead partner in Grand Rapids schools' new School of Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 08:10:38 pm
  Amway Corp. will be the lead business partner in Grand Rapids Public Schools' new School of Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Ottawa Hills High School.
• Ottawa Hills Football players accused of home invasion (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 06:33:24 pm
  Police say they were caught after two vigilant neighbors alerted police about suspicious activity in their neighborhood.
• Football players in court for break-ins (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:24:42 pm
  Three teens, members of the Ottawa Hills High School football teams, are in custody, suspected of at least nine home invasions in East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Cascade and Ada Township.
• GR Police Close to Solving Boston Square Murder (FOX 17 Grand Rapids)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 01:18:36 am
  It's been nearly four months since an Ottawa Hills High School student was killed on his way home from school. Now, police are asking the public for help in closing the unsolved case.
• Mayweather Jr. Takes Ring Again (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 07:41:40 pm
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) - As West Michigan native Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO's) gets ready for his anticipated return to the boxing ring on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, his opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO's), is at the heaviest weight he's ever fought (144 lbs.) entering this welterweight battle.
• Macatawa Bank sponsors Dave Ramsey personal finance program in 56 West Michigan schools (The Muskegon Chronicle)
  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...
• Misdemeanor charge filed in crash that killed Patrick Smith, whose marriage was featured in Press (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 10:55:41 am
  GRAND RAPIDS -- A Lowell man has been charged with reckless driving in the July 6 traffic death of Patrick Smith, whose romance with his wife, Karen, had been featured in The Press....
• Former teacher co-founds Friends of Aschiana center in Kabul to support Afghan education (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 29, 2009 at 09:47:39 am
  Courtesy PhotoElinor Miller, center, co-founded the organization Friends of Aschiana, whereby she raises money to support children's education in Kabul, Afghanistan. GRAND RAPIDS -- Five years ago, a woman from Afghanistan spoke at Elinor Miller's church about how children in...
• Houseman Field renovation preserves historic feel of Grand Rapids Public Schools institution (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 25, 2009 at 12:17:31 am
  Upgrades include new turf, concession stands and viewing decks, but the symbolic Rock remains.
• Grand Rapids teachers see pact as big letdown, with one pay bump and more health care costs (The Grand Rapids Press)
  posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:25:19 am
  GRAND RAPIDS -- About 400 Grand Rapids Education Association members attended the first informational meeting Tuesday about the union's tentative labor agreement. Most left Creston High School two hours later looking solemn. The contract, subject to ratification by the 1,658-member...
• GRPS coaches meet for weekend retreat (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
  posted on August 8, 2009 at 10:39:20 am
  Grand Rapids, MI (WZZM) Before they meet their players in the coming school year coaches in the Grand Rapids Public Schools are getting to know each other better. 200 coaches and athletic directors are participating in a weekend retreat.