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SMC COVID task force leader talks with Dowagiac Rotary Club
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Rotary Club is returning to Front Street Crossing. After months of remote Zoom meetings, ...
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Lewis Cass ISD to host superintendent interviews Monday
CASSOPOLIS — The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District Board of Education continues to move forward with the process ...
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SMC plans to host in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies
DOWAGIAC – Southwestern Michigan College President Joe Odenwald is optimistic about vaccine distributions and is planning to host ...
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SMC Guarantee aims to provide financial support to students of all ages
DOWAGIAC – Over the last year, the state of Michigan implemented Futures For Frontliners and the Michigan ReConnect ...
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During virtual learning, students experiencing homelessness can fall through the cracks
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN – Recently, the number of students experiencing homelessness in some way throughout Berrien, Cass and Van ...
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Dowagiac Area FCU provides remote financial literacy learning resources to local schools
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Area FCU stepped up to make partial or full remote learning in the wake of ...
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Newly-minted DUS board trustee Brent Brewer ready to serve district
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools’ Feb. 15 Board of Education meeting was the first of many for newly-appointed ...
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Buchanan Superintendent Patricia Robinson on getting students back into the classroom, serving community
This February, to celebrate Black History Month, Leader Publications will be running profiles on African American leaders and ...
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Veteran donates American flags to Cassopolis Middle School
CASSOPOLIS — Starting Monday, students at Cassopolis Middle School will be able to start their mornings with the ...
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Eastside Connections students assembling Black History Month virtual museum
NILES – Eighty seventh and eighth graders at Eastside Connections School are researching a putting together a virtual ...
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DUS decision to have distance learning Tuesday ‘based on maximizing instructional time,’ superintendent says
DOWAGIAC — The winter storm that rolled into Michigan Monday night forced school districts across southwest Michigan to ...
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Lake Michigan College seeks alumni award nominations
BENTON HARBOR — The Lake Michigan College Alumni Association Board of Directors is seeking nominations for its 2021 ...
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DUS Board of Education approves purchase of district transportation vehicles
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools made moves to bolster its transportation capabilities during Monday’s Board of Education meeting ...
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Vikings Return initiative puts recent graduates back in classrooms
NILES — A unique challenge posed by COVID-19 in the classroom led to an opportunity for recent high ...
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United Way scholarship focuses on community service
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — High school seniors dedicated to community service in southwest Michigan have the chance to win ...
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SMC Board of Trustees adjusts tuition, discusses graduation
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees adopted the tuition and fee schedule for the 2021-2022 ...
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Despite pandemic challenges, NHS production a success
NILES – While the lines may have read “bah humbug,” Niles High School actors were in high spirits ...
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Michigan Community College Association receives grant to improve student pathways to in-demand careers
LANSING — The Michigan Community College Association this week announced that it has received an $800,000 grant to ...
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High school volunteers encouraged to apply for United Way scholarship
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — United Way of Southwest Michigan is seeking nominations for the Volunteer United Youth Scholarship Award. ...
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Area schools take half-day for vaccine clinics
BERRIEN COUNTY – On Tuesday, some area school districts will be taking a half day to allow their ...
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Project Graduation hosts adopt a senior program
CASSOPOLIS — Seniors graduating in the class of 2021 have had a rough year full of stops, starts ...
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SMC director of theater operations provides update to Rotary
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s Visual and Performing Arts program took center stage during the Dowagiac Rotary Club’s ...
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Buchanan junior wins two awards in regional art judging
BUCHANAN – A Buchanan High School junior will have two pieces of her work exhibited at the annual ...
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Applications open for annual Honor Credit Union scholarship
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — One regional business is looking to reward graduating seniors for making their communities better places. ...
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SMC, health department’s COVID-19 vaccine collaboration a success
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College gym has been bustling in recent weeks, and it is not because ...
