Education
Project Connect hosted at Dowagiac Middle School
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac residents had a chance to connect with area resources Thursday. Berrien RESA, which manages the ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Dowagiac enters school year with full roster of drivers
DOWAGIAC — School means nothing if there is no way for students to safely get to and from ...
Education
SMC to save $1.4 million on refinancing bonds
DOWAGIAC — The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees announced that last week it refinanced the debt on ...
Education
Project Connect coming to Dowagiac Middle School
DOWAGIAC — On Thursday, Cass County residents and the community are invited to connect with local service agencies ...
News
Buchanan Board of Education planning to move forward with climate survey
BUCHANAN — The Buchanan Board of Education and school superintendent are working on rebuilding trust in the community ...
Education
SMC to look internally for next president
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College will be moving forward with an internal search for the college’s next president. ...
Education
DMS class shares eBook with incoming students
DOWAGIAC — The transition from attending elementary school to entering the world of middle school can be a ...
Education
New directors join Niles in time for marching season
NILES — In a side room of Niles High School’s band classroom last Tuesday, district band director Connie ...
Education
SMC welcomes new faculty before start of school year
Southwestern Michigan College is introducing two new faculty members to the college for the upcoming school year: new ...
Brandywine Education
New Brandywine auxiliary gym opens
NILES — Brandywine Community Schools officials, board members and project leaders stood behind a gold ribbon Monday evening, ...
Education
Local organizations host supply drives for area students
By BEAU BROCKETT JR. beau.brockett@leaderpub.com NILES — Three local organizations are working to make the school year successful ...
Brandywine Education
Incoming teachers, counselor bring skillsets to Brandywine
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — As Brandywine Community Schools students and parents begin to receive class schedules for the ...
Newsletter Cassopolis
PHOTO STORY: McLoughlin Foundation donates to Cassopolis, Dowagiac students
DOWAGIAC — Last Thursday morning, the aisles of Target in Mishawaka were packed with first through fourth-grade students ...
Education
Legendary Evening attendees celebrate Niles schools, its supporters
NILES — If Niles had an official smell, it might have been at the Grand LV banquet center ...
News
Buchanan Board of Education, community clash over communication
BUCHANAN — Inside of a hot, crowded meeting space Thursday evening, members of the community and teaching staff ...
Education
SMC student awarded leadership scholarship
Southwestern Michigan College’s Anushka Ganu is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders ...
Dowagiac
Organizers said 2019 Chieftain Golf Outing was a success
DOWAGIAC — Results are in for the 16th annual Chieftain Golf Outing, hosted June 20 at Indian Lake ...
Newsletter Dowagiac
SMC STEM Camp fills up with students
DOWAGIAC — At Southwestern Michigan College’s STEM Camp, fourth through sixth graders were not just students for the ...
Education
Two new Brandywine teachers look forward to community, children
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — As the school year nears, returning Brandywine Community Schools teachers will decorate their doors, ...
Education
Conservation club partners with Dowagiac Library
DOWAGIAC — A new collaboration is coming to Dowagiac, with a goal to get more youth involved in ...
Education
Dowagiac Band tunes up for a week of band camp
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union High School’s week-long band camp will be hosted throughout the week at Dowagiac Middle ...
News Main
SMC president announces retirement
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College President Dr. David Mathews has announced he will retire Dec. 31. SMC’s longest serving ...
Southwestern Michigan College
SMC teaches Niles middle schoolers welding
NILES — During the hottest week this summer while peers hit pools or beaches to cool off, eight ...
Education
‘Meet Up and Eat Up’ at the Cass County Fair
For families with children, the Meet Up and Eat Up Program is feeding children 18 years and younger ...
Education
SMC hosts agriculture camp
From July 22 to the 26, 18 middle schoolers took part in an Agriculture Science Camp as part ...
