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Thank you to everyone who made last week's sold out East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation Awards Dinner such an amazing event!  

Cadence co-founder Susan Lovell, our Community Service Award honoree, was clearly thrilled with her award. Our tribute to Distinguished Alumni honoree the late AJ Birkbeck, EGRHS class of 1978, was inspiring. And the remarks from Distinguished Alumni honoree Dr. Nii Addy, EGRHS class of 1996, about growing up in East Grand Rapids and his life’s work as a neuroscientist, were as fascinating as they were informative. 

If you know someone who should be considered for the Community Service or Distinguished Alumni awards, you can nominate them on the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation's website, egrsf.org.

A special thank you to the high school students in the string quartet who played during our social hour, our Madrigals choir for their uplifting performances, and to our EGRSF student board members, Caleb Rapoport ‘27 and Lucy Custer ‘28, who presented our Excellence in Teaching and James and Georgia Nicholas Endowed Awards for 2025 and 2026 to Heather Carlson, Andrea Dudley, Kailey Faris, Kristen Borak, Adam Horos, and Corey Kapolka. 

You can watch the video about AJ Birkbeck on our YouTube channel. 

At the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation, we support our schools. Thank you for being part of the we!

Please support the EGR Stage Boosters Rummage Sale!

East Grand Rapids Public Schools and the City of East Grand Rapids collaborated to produce this Pedestrian and Bike Safety video for East families! This is a great resource for families to start the conversation about safe commutes to school and around the community. 

Thank you to the students who participated, and a special thanks to Ms. Slanger (Lakeside Elementary Principal) and Mr. Jager (Middle School Assistant Principal) for their collaboration with Public Safety to create this latest safety video. 

On October 7 during lunch periods, neuroscientist and EGR alum Dr. Nii Addy (Class of 1996) visited our high school students for a Lunch & Learn. Dr. Addy was also recognized at the EGRSF Awards Dinner the night of October 7 for his contributions to the field of neuroscience research. He currently works as the Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at the Yale School of Medicine. 

We are thrilled to see one of our very own East alum making such a difference in the world! Thank you, Dr. Addy for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise with our students! 

The Kent ISD has prepared the following videos to provide information for students and families on sexting and sextortion. These videos are being shared with students and families in grades 6-12. The videos are meant to promote safety by both providing important information on the dangers of sexting and sextortion, and supporting parents / guardians with engaging in conversation with their children on these topics. We hope you find these videos helpful in keeping your child(ren) safe.

• Sexting: What students need to know
• Sextortion: What students need to know
• Talking to students about Sexting and Sextortion (for parents)