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Two Kentwood teams bring home top honors

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By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org

Members of the K Falcon Obyssey of the Mind team (Courtesy, Kentwood Public Schools)

Two teams from Kentwood Public Schools earned top honors n March.



The EK Falcon Odyssey of the Mind team received a first place at the State Finals on March 18 and are headed to the World Competition in May at Michigan State University.



The team is made up of sophomores Brooklynn Bueche, Alexia Dault, Ko Montalvo, Avery Ringstrom, Abrielle Woodard and freshman Julia Woodard. The team is coached by Kristina Ringstrom.

Last week, several members of the Falcon News Network traveled to Lansing for the Great Lakes Media Show & Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards Ceremony. The FNN team took first place in the Sports PSA Category for the school’s sportsmanship submission. This was the teams first year entering the MAB Awards.

Falcon News Network team members with State Rep. Phil Skaggs (second from right) (Courtesy, Kentwood Public Schools)

Following the day-long event, the team was treated to a private tour of the House Chamber at the Capitol Building by State Rep. Phil Skaggs.

The team included Zy’Aire Davis, Jaiysa Sepulveda, Jason Yosifovski, Kerim Suleman, Yanissa Ambrose, and Diego Saldivar.

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