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GALLERY: Middle schoolers campaign against cyberbullying
NILES — With this year’s unique challenges incorporating the ability to move between in-person and at-home instructions, art ...
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Niles Community Schools to provide meal assistance over holiday break
NILES — Staff at Niles schools are working to ensure students do not go hungry during the holiday ...
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GALLERY: Santa Claus is coming (back) to town
NILES — A familiar face with glasses, a long white beard and a very special red and white ...
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Niles, Cassopolis students receive United Way scholarship awards
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan bestowed this year’s Volunteer United Youth Scholarship Awards to one ...
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Michigan State Police seeks participants for National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
LANSING — An annual contest is giving area children the chance to flex their creative muscles, while bringing ...
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Niles fine arts teacher awarded grant
NILES—On Monday, Niles High School Assistant Principal Chris Porter and Fine Arts Teacher Peter Helm received a $1,000 ...
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Eastside Connections honor roll
5th Grade All A’s Amponsah, Kwame Borst, Andi Daniel, Delanee Garza, Julian Kessler, Madison Lamberton-Herman, Carter Matlock, Khloe ...
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Niles High School students finish out investment tournament in top half
NILES — Four Niles High School students took on an investment competition during a time when stock markets ...
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Niles High School prepares to cease in-person instruction for three weeks
NILES — Niles Community Schools Superintendent Dan Applegate feels more ready for this round of remote learning than ...
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Local school boards elect new members
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Local school board candidates were on the ballot Tuesday. Listed below are the unofficial election ...
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Operation Safe Stop runs this week
LANSING — Starting today, law enforcement officers throughout Michigan will be ramping up patrols of motorists illegally passing ...
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Berrien County holds at one official school COVID-19 outbreak in Stevensville
BERRIEN COUNTY — Despite reports of positive COVID-19 cases in area schools over the past few weeks, the ...
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Berrien County educators, leaders discuss racism in schools
BERRIEN COUNTY — In the second of four Zoom virtual meetings organized by the Berrien County Advocates and ...
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Four Vikings join MTU Husky investment tournament
Correction: In an earlier publication of this article, Sydney Skarbek’s name was misspelled. We regret the error and ...
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Band marches on, Niles band season continues without football, competitions
By CHRISTINA CLARK christina.clark@leaderpub.com NILES — On warmer fall days, band students can be heard playing outdoors. The ...
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Students, staff in quarantine at local school districts due to positive COVID cases
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Approximately one month into the school year, many school districts throughout southwest Michigan are responding cautiously ...
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MDHHS issues emergency order requiring schools to issue public notification of probable, confirmed COVID-19 cases
LANSING — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon issued an Emergency Order requiring K-12 ...
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Niles High School staff member tests positive for COVID-19
NILES — Just after 9 p.m. Monday, an update appeared on the Niles High School Facebook page. The ...
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Berrien County law enforcement and schools support students exposed to trauma through Handle with Care program
BERRIEN SPRINGS — The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan State Police and local law enforcement are partnering again ...
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MDARD reminding schools, businesses to only use EPA-approved disinfectants
LANSING — Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting have become part of the fabric of Michigander’s daily lives as part ...
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Michigan Teen Safe Driving program enters 10th year
LANSING — Students at every Michigan high school have the opportunity to help make their fellow teens better ...
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Niles Community Schools’ remote platform allows students to go at own pace
NILES — Angie Pingel is happy with where the Virtual Viking program is now, but acknowledged a bumpy ...
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North Pointe Center class partners with church for cemetery cleanup project
DOWAGIAC — A local school class is making sure the Calvary Cemetery stays in top shape for visitors. ...
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In-person, virtual classes begin for area schools
BERRIEN COUNTY — The rain did not damper the spirits of educators welcoming students back to their first ...
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GALLERY: Soft start for students begins at Niles, Brandywine schools
NILES — Yellow school busses lined up outside of schools Wednesday morning, with partially filled rows of seats ...
