Today I had the opportunity to testify before the Rules and Competitiveness Committee on HB 4687, my bill to prevent legislators from leveraging their service to secure more lucrative lobbyist positions. Grateful to be one step closer to this bill becoming law.

West Ottawa Public Schools is closed, Friday January 7, due to severe winter weather. Stay safe.

Congrats to Arianne Olson who was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Michigan. #GoWO #29Sports1Team playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/arianne…

West Ottawa HS student Meagan Rockafellow Meagan wrote up a fantastic piece for the West Ottawan about the process behind school closings, and I added a bit of input as well. You can read it here: thewestottawan.com/10526/news/the…

Students in West Ottawa High School's IB Spanish class have been working with Great Lakes students, helping both groups strengthen Spanish skills. hollandsentinel.com/story/news/edu…

Great article once again by Senior all-start Meagan Rockafellow. Meagan followed the WOHS Principal interview process closely. thewestottawan.com/10606/news/kri…

Huge congrats to WOHoops. District CHAMPS tonight with a win at Grandville.

The lake is beautiful tonight....

Happy #EarthDay! AWRI staff will have an activity booth at the Earth Day Lakeshore Fair at Central Park in Grand Haven tomorrow 4/23 from 1-4PM. We hope to see you there! facebook.com/EarthDayLakesh…

Girls 👏 in 👏 STEM! Great work to @hamiandy

West Ottawa teacher & local president Theresann Pyrett is at The White House today w/ Secretary Miguel Cardona mtg about urgent uses for federal #ARP funds. Her district is prioritizing students’ academic & mental health needs; she says other districts should too. mea.org/mi-teacher-bri… #MichEd

Vote for the HS Athlete of the Week. The poll Is open to cast your vote until noon on Wednesday Zeeland West Softball Zeeland West Sports West Ottawa Panthers Hamilton Athletics Fennville Athletics hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2…

Finally put a few in the boat

A little rain doesn't stop African #womeninscience onboard the #WGJackson with Grand Valley State on #LakeMichigan Cheers to science on the #GreatLakes #AfricanGreatLakes #AWIS ACARE IISD Experimental Lakes Area

The West Ottawa senior is headed to Minnesota next year. hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2…

I'm Retiring! Friday will be my last day as a teacher in West Ottawa Public Schools. I will miss the district I have been so proud to be a part of (#gowo). Next, I will be working for GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute. I will be teaching Aquatic Ecology on a FREAKING BOAT in LAKE MICHIGAN.

Worth getting up at 4am for.

A new pair of beach-cleaning drones are picking up trash and collecting water quality data at Muskegon's Pere Marquette beach thanks to a donation from @Meijer to Council of the Great Lakes Region! gvsu.edu/gvnext/2022/aw…

Have you met our new interim director yet? GVSU Biology's Dr. Mark Luttenton will be leading AWRI until a search for a new permanent direct is hired. Read AWRI's monthly newsletter to learn more about Mark! gvsu.edu/wri/newsletter/

Looking for part-time seasonal work starting this Spring? AWRI is hiring Science Instructors for our education programs in our indoor classroom in Muskegon as well as our two research vessels that dock in Grand Haven and Muskegon! jobs.gvsu.edu/en-us/job/4945…