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reward. So we really wanted

to tie it into our reward sys-

tem and (get kids) to see that

reading truly is a reward and

books should be seen as a

prize.”

The Page student council

contributed $1,000 to the

project from various fund-

raising events. The Youth

Advisory Council approved

Clara Keizer’s grant applica-

tion for $876. YAC consid-

ers applications twice yearly

from schools and other

groups for its grants.

“(The grant) has to be stu-

dent-written,” said Zoey

Ziny, who represented

Thornapple Kellogg High

School on the YAC. “(It can

be) from any school in Barry

County, any nonprofit, any

organization, as long as it’s

student-written, and it has to

benefit the youth of Barry

County.”

But the cost of purchasing

the vending machine was

more than $6,000, so the

project needed a boost.

That’s when the PTO stepped

in.

“The PTO had funds,

(and) they wanted to put it

toward a project. (They

asked) ‘What do you have in

place?’” Sikkema said.

“They were super on board

with it.”

The PTO contributed

$5,000 to the project.

With the machine in place,

the next question was how to

fill it with books. Enter the

Bradford White Corporation.

The Middleville-based man-

ufacturer contributed $1,

to buy books to fill the

machine.

“We have enough to start

and keep it going for a

while,” Sikkema said.

So how do kids get the

opportunity to get a book

from the machine? Page

already has a system that

rewards students for demon-

strating “safe and respectful

and responsible” behavior

where they receive tickets

that they can redeem for

prizes.

“The books are going to

be prizes ... They can use

their tickets to redeem it for a

book token, and the book

token gets them the book,”

Sikkema said.

Thornapple Kellogg

Schools Superintendent

Craig McCarthy praised the

efforts of the Page staff in

bringing the project to com-

pletion.

“This was really something

that staff have just taken

charge of and made happen,”

McCarthy said. “I think that

is a tribute to the kind of staff

members that we have, that

are always looking to find

ways to encourage kids to

read and to learn more. I’m

just proud of the fact (that) we

have staff members like this

that are willing to go above

and beyond and find addition-

al ways to interest students in

reading.”

FIVE QUESTIONS EVERYONE SHOULD ASK

I am transitioning (or LBGTQ); is there a God for me?

If you are told it is too late for you, that is a lie.

If you are told God accepts you just as you are - that is another lie.

We are all sinners standing filthy before God’s righteousness.

So what is the truth?

God knew you before He created the world.

He loves you just as you are.

He has a plan for you.

What changes will I have to make if I turn to God?

That’s between you and God but you have to give your entire life over to Him,

otherwise you will become like one of those fake Christians headed for hell.

There is nothing worse than being religious all your life and still ending up in hell.

What does God offer me if I turn my life over to Him?

PEACE

Not the world’s peace but God’s peace

In all situations.

Transitioning people have one of the highest rates of suicide of any group of people.

PURPOSE

God will take your life and miraculously use you in a new way, give you a new

purpose.

See what an amazing thing He will do with your life

PASSION for life

A new joy and reason for living.

What do I have to do?

Pray this prayer

Lord Jesus,

Take this life and use it for your glory.

I give you every part of my life and will serve you with

everything I am.

Fill me with Your Holy Spirit.

In Jesus name

Amen

THORNAPPLE KELLOGG SCHOOLS

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

ON PROPOSED 2023-2024 BUDGET

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 12, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., at Thornapple

Kellogg Early Childhood Center, Middleville, Michigan, the Board of Education

of Thornapple Kellogg Schools will hold a public hearing to consider the District’s

proposed 2023-2024 budget.

The Board may not adopt its proposed 2023-2024 budget until after a public hearing.

A copy of the proposed 2023-2024 budget, including the proposed property tax millage

rate, is available for public inspection during normal business hours at 10051 Green

Lake Road, Middleville, Michigan.

The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the

proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.

This notice is given by order of the Board of Education.

Anne Hamming

Secretary

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BOOK VENDING MACHINE, continued from page 1

The Page Parent Teacher Organization contributed $5,000 toward the pur-

chase of the new vending machine. Pictured from left are PTO members Mindy

Wilson, Mary Breckon, Sarah Hansen, Jillian Reil, Dawn Graham and Sara

Syswerda.

Journie Scheltema, Molly

Shepard, Josie Smith, Ian

Sonza, Payton Stahl,

Graysen Stahle, Parker

Stewart, Emma Thompson,

Ellie Vandefifer, Lucy

VanDemark, Hope Vander

Heide, Aislinn

VanDommelen, Lindsey

Velting, Tessa Wenger,

Thea Zellmer, Zoey Ziny,

and Grace Zube.

Foreign Exchange

Student Recognition

• Brazil: Pietra Soares de
  Oliveira de Andrade


• Czech Republic: Zuzana
  Kosova


• France: Manon Mercier-
  Perucchetti and Clemence
  Murzyn


• Germany: Karl
  Dittmann, Olivia Renner and
  Antje Wessoleck


• Japan: Mariko Otomo
  and Taku Sugiyama


• Poland: Emilia Egeman


• Spain: Carmen Gonzalez
  Martin and Monica Serrano
  Aguilar

Honor Students

Seniors who have a GPA

of 3.98 and above are desig-

nated as Highest Honor

Seniors and received a gold

cord. Seniors with a GPA of

3.7 to 3.97 received a silver

cord (High Honors) and

seniors with a GPA of 3.5 to

3.69 received a bronze cord

(Honor). Students are listed

in alphabetical order

• Highest Honors Seniors:
  Natalie Alden, Kaitlyn
  Baldry, Haden Bovee,
  Benjamin Cuison, Jackson
  Curtis, Anna Davis,
  Catherine Densham, Mia
  Dickman, Tag Fortuna,
  Audrey Guikema, Lainey
  Guikema, Ethan Hey, Luke
  Kaiser, Zuzana Kosova,
  Keely Lambert, Andy Liu,
  Matthew Lozada, Emelia
  MacDonald, Manon
  Mercier-Perucchetti,
  Andrew Middleton,
  Clemence Murzyn, Madison
  Nagel, Connor Newland,
  Mariko Otomo, Rein
  Pranger, Anastasia Saba,
  Monica Serrano Aguilar,
  Pietra Soares de Oliverira,
  Payton Stahl, Graysen
  Stahle, Emma Thompson,
  Dakota Troseth, Lucy Van
  Demark, Hope Vander
  Heide, Aislinn Van

Dommelen, Tessa Wenger,

Thea Zellmer, Grace Zube

• High Honors Seniors:
  Dillyn Bowers, Carsen
  Burbridge, Katie Burkhead,
  Tyler Bushman, Austin
  Chivis, Tahlia Choiniere,
  Carly Cook, Lane Cross,
  Emilia Egeman, Zackary
  Gibson, Maggie Harmens,
  Morgan Hoffman, Corey
  Holt, Adam Johnson, Dylan
  LeClaire, Calvin Myers,
  Amber Niemi, Anna Niemi,
  Elaina O’Riley, Ella
  Palazzolo, David Quist,
  Olivia Renner, Journie
  Scheltema, Molly Shepard,
  Josie Smith, Parker Stewart,
  Ellie Vandefifer, Emily
  Veenstra, Lindsey Velting,
  Antje Wessoleck, Kyron
  Zoet


• Honor Seniors: Logan
  Archambault, Olivia
  Beckering, Ethan Biltawi,
  Nicol Figuereo Reyes,
  Carmen Gonzlez Martin,
  Ava Grummet, Preslee Hall,
  Luke Hinton, Samantha
  Kruisenga, Gabriel LaJoye,
  Evin Lamance, Austin
  Pitsch, Peyton Pratt, Rachel
  Shoemaker, Gavin Snelling,
  Zoey Ziny

HONORS, continued from page 4

Mia Dickman receives the Ray Page Service Award from TK High School

Principal Tony Petersen. Dickman also received several other scholarships includ-

ing the GFWC Gun Lake Women’ Club, Southside Pediatrics, Adele and Arnold

Parker, Dr. Wayne and Marie Finkbeiner, and Thomas Hamilton Memorial.