Rockford High School is one of 16 high schools in Michigan and the only West Michigan-area high school to be named among the top public high schools in the country.
Well, Newsweek may have called Grand Rapids a dying city, but it seems that Men's Journal disagrees with them.
As part of the annual Best Places to Live feature, Men's Journal selected Grand Rapids as the Best Place to Take a Chance on a Crazy Idea, citing its support of start-ups and creativity.
In addition to our support of all things creative, we were praised for being eco-friendly as well as
Last week, Newsweek published an article listing three Michigan cities (Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids) as three of America's "dying cities". Many people who live in the city were outraged, posting their opinions on Facebook, Twitter and the Newsweek article online. These comments from Newsweek's site itself show how much love the residents of this city have for it.