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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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Competitive spirit drives Niles parathlete
NILES — Caiden Baxter wants to be king of the court — the tennis court, that is. A ...
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Niles Community School board approves return to school plan
NILES — The Niles Community School board of education met for a virtual, special meeting Thursday evening. The ...
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Niles nonprofit makerspace recipient of AEP grant to fund offering
NILES — Getting funded is a big part of starting up as an entrepreneur. Three junior entrepreneurs have ...
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First Backpacks for Good event serves more than 600 students
NILES — The line of cars in the parking lot at Niles High School Tuesday evening did not ...
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Niles superintendent hosts outdoor, active meeting to discuss back to school concerns
NILES — Dan Applegate walked 7 miles on Tuesday evening around the Niles High School track. He did ...
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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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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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Niles High School staff reunites woman with charm bracelet after more than 30 years
NILES — Each charm on a charm bracelet bears a different meaning to its wearer. Throughout the past ...
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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 ...
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Homeschoolers educate parents about school at home options for fall
BERRIEN COUNTY — As the fall approaches with school administrators continuing to work out the details to provide ...
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Summer My Way partner luncheon takes place during nature week
NILES — In a room with both civilians and superheroes, each one looks down at papers in front ...
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Niles nonprofit seeks PPE for students in the fall
NILES — Calls for school supplies mean back to class is on the horizon. A local nonprofit is ...
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State-funded preschool program to be continued at Northside Child Development Center
NILES — A state-funded preschool for at-risk children will find itself with new leadership this fall. The Niles ...
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Niles High School graduates class of 2020
Correction: In an earlier publishing of this piece, we misquoted Michael Kauffman in his remarks before presenting the ...
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Fourth, fifth graders launch rockets during YMCA’s Summer My Way
NILES — A parade of rocket scientists exited Northside Child Development Center on Thursday morning. Carrying their rockets, ...
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Niles Community Schools hosts annual libraries, adapted for social distancing
NILES — The sounds of happy reunion filled the south part of the Niles High School parking lot ...
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First of three pop-up, drive-through libraries to be hosted Tuesday
NILES — Pop-up libraries for student reading programs are scheduled for three dates over the summer. However, the ...
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Area schools offer virtual learning
BERRIEN COUNTY — On Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released “Michigan’s MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School ...
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Former Niles resident aims to donate 500 backpacks with school supplies
NILES — A box of school supplies sits inside the dining room in Curly Q’s BBQ near the ...
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Niles Community Schools awarded educational grant
NILES — From origin to impact, students in the ninth and 10th grades at Niles High School will ...
