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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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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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Brandywine announces first COVID case
NILES — A staff member at Brandywine Middle/High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter ...
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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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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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Ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday afternoon debuted eight new tennis courts
NILES — Bobcat athletes will no longer have to drive four miles across town with their tennis gear ...
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Performing arts organization creates scholarship fund
NILES — When the leadership of Performing Arts Workshop announced its first merit-based scholarship, it was to do ...
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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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Performing Arts Workshops launches memorial fundraising campaign
NILES — An area nonprofit is seeking to honor the memory of an artist, while also creating an ...
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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 ...
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Soft starts for back to school begin Wednesday for Niles, Brandywine schools
NILES — Students will soon be back in the classrooms they left for the last time in the ...
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Berrien RESA to help provide PPE to thousands of students in Berrien County
BERRIEN SPRINGS — As a result of a partnership between the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Community ...
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Area superintendents introduce phase-in to back to school
NILES — Two area superintendents have announced phase-in approaches to back to school for the fall. With the ...
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PHOTO STORY: Brandywine students given backpacks at nonprofit event
NILES — Cars snaked through the Brandywine Middle and High School, 1700 Bell Road, Thursday evening. At 5 ...
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Brandywine school board accepts back to school plan
NILES — Brandywine Community Schools are moving forward with plans to reopen for in-person instruction starting Aug. 31. ...
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Vikings assemble backpacks for students
NILES — Filled backpacks in bright red, yellows, greens, blues and pinks lined the entrance to a room ...
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Brandywine reviews reopening plan
NILES — As the first day of school draws nearer, area school districts have been drafting plans to ...
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Alternative prom allows area students to enjoy dance amid COVID-19
EDWARDSBURG — In early March, Brandywine High School graduate Ashlyn Farmer had picked out the perfect prom dress, ...
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Brandywine Community Schools to hear public comment Monday, vote next week
NILES — As the deadline for having 2020-21 school year Preparedness Plans approved by school district boards draws ...
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Health departments working with area schools to finalize back to school plans
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN — Students left classrooms on March 13 as state mandates to control the spread of COVID-19 ...
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Children experience reptiles, amphibians at Summer My Way
NILES — Four cold-blooded animals arrived on Friday to the Summer My Way program. Students watching the animals ...
