GRPS Veterans: Reverend Charles Hudson III
As Veteran’s Day approaches, we’d like to honor our GRPS Alumni veterans who served in the armed forces, sacrificing their time and risking lives to protect the freedoms we hold…
GRPS Alumni Children’s Author: Chris Dudley
Chris Dudley, born and raised in Grand Rapids, recalls how attending Madison Park Elementary (now Gerald R. Ford Academic Center), shaped him into an award-winning artist and author. His latest…
GRPS Alumni Children’s Author: Tawana Dudley
As a young mom of three children, Tawana Dudley wanted to make learning fun for her kids. Going to the library was part of their weekly routine. She often noticed…
GRPS Alumni Children’s Author: Tawngela Reynolds
For March Reading month, we are celebrating the joy of reading by highlighting GRPS Alum who are authors of children’s books. Tawngela Reynolds was born and raised in Grand Rapids,…
Alejandro & Solmeriz Hernandez (Garcia-Montoya) – Union High School – Class of 2002
I married my high school sweetheart! I met my now husband, Alejandro while attending Union High School. We met during Geometry class taught by Mr. Gulker. He was born and…
Ward & Mary Jo Winer (Wielinga) – South High School – Class of 1954
We met in a 10th grade civics class at South High School in 1951 and started dating shortly after. Ward was senior class president for the class of 1954. I…
Tim & Jordan Roberts (Allen) – Ottawa Hills High School – Class of 2000 & 2002
It all started with a note passed in the stairwell of Ottawa Hills high school. I was a freshman and Tim was a junior. We started exchanging notes to each…
Michael & Andrea Kulhawik (Stulpe) – Union High School – Class of 1993 & 1995
Michael and I met in 1991 while in French class at UHS. We married in May of 1999 and have 3 children - Emily 18, Grace 16 and Joe 12.…
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Jeffrey Thomas & Elianna Bootzin – City High Middle School – Class of 2005
We met in 8th-grade geometry class, and after a brief disastrous attempt at a relationship and some 9th-grade awkwardness, Elianna and I were good friends through the remainder of our…
Marcus & Elizabeth (Danielski) Hoeksema – City High Middle School – Class of 1998
Marcus and I met in 1992. I remember seeing him for the first time sitting on a radiator getting ready to go into our Spanish class. We became quick friends.…
