The Cheat Sheet

Here’s your guide to what’s happening January 19-25: 

Schools: There’s no school for students K-12 Monday for MLK Day. And it’s time to complete the Kindergarten Intent to Enroll form if you–you guessed it–intend to enroll a kindergarten student in 2026-27. 
High School: The Music Boosters meet Wednesday at 5:30pm in the library. And the winter play, “Bedtime Stories,” is in the PAC Thursday and Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm.
Middle School: Tuesday and Thursday are Day 2. Wednesday and Friday are Day 1. 
Breton Downs: The PTO meets Wednesday at 6:30pm in the library. And the Speling Bee is Thursday at 3:30pm. 
Lakeside: There’s a Little Mermaid Jr Parent Info Night Thursday at 5:15pm.
Wealthy: Nothing special on the calendar. Just educating your kids.

Sports: For a complete schedule of high school sports, visit egrpioneers.org. Here’s the varsity schedule:
Bowling: Mon. 3:15pm Home vs GR Catholic Central at Clique Lanes, Wed. 3:15pm Home vs Spring Lake at Clique Lanes
Boys Basketball: Tue. 7pm@FH Eastern, Sat. 2:30pm@Reeths-Puffer
Boys Swim and Dive: Tue. 6pm@Byron Center, Sat. 12pm Home vs multiple opponents for Pioneer Invitational
Girls Basketball: Tue. 7pm Home vs FH Eastern, Fri. 7pm Home vs Traverse City Central
Ice Hockey: Fri. 6:30pm@FH Central at Patterson Ice Center, Sat. 7:30pm@GR Catholic Central at Southside Ice Arena
Ski: Tue. 4pm vs multiple opponents at Cannonsburg, Fri. 10am vs multiple opponents for Schuss Race

Arts: The Music Boosters meet Wednesday at 5:30pm in the high school library. There’s a Lakeside “LIttle Mermaid Jr” Parent Info Night Thursday at 5:15pm. And the winter play, “Bedtime Stories,” is in the PAC Thursday and Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm.

City: The City Commission meets Tuesday at 6pm in the Community Center. And the city has shared some safety tips for anyone considering going out on the ice on Reeds lake.

This Week’s Trivia Question: In 1925, a woman donated $550,000 to Vassar College to found the Institute of Euthenics. What was her last name? (No Googling! First to email Jay Forstner the right answer gets an EGRSF merch prize). Last week’s question was,”The Foundation’s fundraiser of the year, HURRAH!, will be Saturday, March 28. Where will the BIG party be?” Our winner was Katie Harris.

Have a great week! And thank you for joining the Foundation in making our schools even better together in 2026!
-Your East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation

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