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Mr. DeBoer Uses Stories to Teach Math

By Journalism student Mallory Mr. Michael DeBoer, a teacher at New Life Academy for 25 years, includes stories and life...

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Welcome to our New Teachers for the 2021-22 School Year

We are pleased to introduce some of the new faces you’ll see around campus and in classrooms this year. Each...

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Helping Middle Schoolers thrive

When you walk into Sarah Hansen’s sixth grade classroom, there is usually a funny meme or joke projected on the wall....

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Dr. Schrader nominated for Educator of the Year 2021

The day Brian Schrader found out he was nominated for Educator of the Year, he was having a really bad day....

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Expressing ideas through writing

Carly Allen began her teaching career in a public-school setting. Often in these...

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Promoting a healthy lifestyle for students through PE

Dan Kvitrud was not sure he could turn his love for sports and his passion for health and wellness into...

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Making Learning Fun

In Carla Sheehan’s second grade class every day is an adventure. Whether it’s constructing a...

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Relationships That Last a Lifetime

If you walk into Michelle Groeneweg’s Pre-K classroom, you will be greeted by an underwater ocean theme of colors...

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Maximizing the Success of Every Student

By Journalism student, Téa D. Class of 2021, Melissa Kalinoff, New Life Academy’s registrar, was inspired to...

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Mrs. Bach Discovers Her Calling in Theater

Written by Riley M., Journalism student, Class of 2021 Mrs. Bach, teacher and theater director at New Life...