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Let's show our MS staff some love by spoiling them with a special treat on their longest day of the week!  Try to have your treat in the lounge by 8 or 9 a.m. so they can get to the lounge and grab something.  Thanks for supporting the teachers who spend their days loving our kids!  

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The EGR Schools Foundation's last Awards Dinner sold out well before the event, and it looks like this year's might as well.

The East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation will hold its 15th Awards Dinner at Watermark Country Club on Wednesday, October 7. This year’s program focuses on three issues that are vital to our community and our world: local journalism, mental health, and environmental protection.

Tickets are available now on the EGR Schools Foundation's website.

Susan Lovell will be honored with the Community Service Award. Lovell co-founded the Cadence, a much-missed weekly East Grand Rapids newspaper. 

Nii Addy '96 will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Addy is a neuroscientist at the Yale School of Medicine and host of the Addy Hour podcast. 

Albert John Koerts “A.J.” Birkbeck '78 will be honored, posthumously, with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Birkbeck was an environmental attorney who was instrumental in exposing the most severe case of PFAS contamination in Michigan.

The 2025 and 2026 recipients of the EGRSF Excellence in Teaching and James and Georgia Nicholas Endowed Award for a Teacher of Math, Science, or Technology will also be honored at the dinner. Heather Carlson, Kailey Faris, and Andrea Dudley received the awards in 2025. This year's honorees are Kristen Borak, Adam Horos, and Corey Kapolka. 

Join the Great Lakes Women in Aviation for a day filled with aerospace fun for all ages and genders!

September 19, 2026

Avflight - GRR - 4211 Cassard Ln., Grand Rapids

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

This free event is intended to empower our next generation to explore the world of aviation! 

We’ll have: STEM activities, themed crafts, static displays, airfield tours, drone exhibits, and more! Registration is NOW OPEN at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/girls-in-aviation-day--2026-2.

Please see the information below regarding free breakfast for students. 

Elementary -

• A daily cold and hot breakfast offering from 7:55 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. served in the gym
• Students eating breakfast should enter door #1 and go directly to the gym

Middle -

• A daily cold and hot breakfast offering from 7:30 to 7:57 a.m. served in the cafeteria

High -

• A daily cold and hot breakfast offering from 7:10 to 7:30 a.m. served in the cafeteria

School provided breakfast and lunches are free and they do include milk as a component of the meal.

If your student brings a lunch from home, milk is available to purchase for the price of $.75 / ea.

In order for your student to purchase a milk, you must set up a Meal Magic Family Portal account for your student(s) and deposit funds into their account.

If you have questions or need assistance,  please reach out to Peter Birk, Food Service Director, by email at pbirk@egrps.org or at 616-974-0150.

The East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation will hold its 15th Awards Dinner at Watermark Country Club on Wednesday, October 7. This year’s program focuses on three issues that are vital to our community and our world: local journalism, mental health, and environmental protection.

Tickets are available now on the EGR Schools Foundation's website.

Susan Lovell will be honored with the Community Service Award. Lovell co-founded the Cadence, a much-missed weekly East Grand Rapids newspaper. 

Nii Addy '96 will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Addy is a neuroscientist at the Yale School of Medicine and host of the Addy Hour podcast. 

Albert John Koerts “A.J.” Birkbeck '78 will be honored, posthumously, with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Birkbeck was an environmental attorney who was instrumental in exposing the most severe case of PFAS contamination in Michigan.

The 2025 and 2026 recipients of the EGRSF Excellence in Teaching and James and Georgia Nicholas Endowed Award for a Teacher of Math, Science, or Technology will also be honored at the dinner. Heather Carlson, Kailey Faris, and Andrea Dudley received the awards in 2025. This year's honorees are Kristen Borak, Adam Horos, and Corey Kapolka.