Education
Dowagiac Union Schools families asked to choose back-to-school option
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools families have until Monday, Aug. 24, to choose either a distance learning/in-person option ...
Buchanan Education
Special board meeting addressed questions about special education, tweaks in plan for Buchanan Community Schools
BUCHANAN — Students and families in the Buchanan Community School district will soon have finalized plans to choose ...
Education
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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Buchanan Community Schools hosts virtual town hall with parents
BUCHANAN — The new superintendent of Buchanan Community Schools, Patricia Robinson, welcomed more than 140 participants to a ...
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Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education votes to start year with distance learning
DOWAGIAC — All Dowagiac Union Schools students will start the upcoming school year in full-time distance learning during ...
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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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DUS seeks board member
DOWAGIAC — Due to a recent resignation on the board, Dowagiac Union Schools is seeking interested applicants to ...
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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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Tin Shop Theatre to host outdoor production of ‘Into the Woods’
BUCHANAN — This weekend, fairytales will be coming to life as classic characters dance across the stage at ...
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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, ...
Brandywine Education
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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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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Meet Up and Eat Up food program providing Dowagiac children with free meals
DOWAGIAC — The Meet Up and Eat Up summer food program is entering its home stretch. The Dowagiac ...
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Virtual camp immerses SMC ETS in community service
DOWAGIAC — Shay Krick might be expected to identify hunger as the gravest problem as Feeding America West ...
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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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Cassopolis graduates Class of 2020 outdoors
CASSOPOLIS — The Class of 2020 at Cassopolis High School may not have had all the pomp and ...
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Still time to register for Retro Steve’s Run
DOWAGIAC — Registration for Southwestern Michigan College’s virtual Steve’s Run is closed, but interested participants can still register ...
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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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GALLERY: Cassopolis High School graduation
The 65-member Cassopolis High School 2020 graduating class was spread out over three sessions due to COVID-19 pandemic ...
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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 ...
Education
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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Buchanan selects newest superintendent
BUCHANAN – Buchanan Board of Education members have chosen Patricia Robinson to be the new Buchanan school superintendent ...
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Dowagiac graduate Hunter Schuur named choir director for middle, high school
DOWAGIAC — It was a homecoming of sorts for Hunter Schuur on Monday night. The Dowagiac native was ...
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Buchanan interviews final three superintendent candidates
BUCHANAN – Second round interviews with three superintendent candidate finalists were conducted Monday night by Buchanan Board of ...
