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SMC hosts IT Day
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s IT Day Jan. 17 emphasized how versatile, lucrative and fun information technology careers ...
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SMC faculty, staff inducted into Rotary
DOWAGIAC — Five people who all shared something in common stood up in front of a packed room ...
Education
Berrien Community Foundation offering additional scholarships for 2020
BERRIEN COUNTY — The Berrien Community Foundation’s Scholarship program is growing, officials said. For the 2020 scholarship year, ...
Education
LMC now offering Spanish language certificate for students
BENTON HARBOR — Looking to meet the growing demand for bilingualism in the workplace, Lake Michigan College is ...
Education
Brandywine teacher receives donated school items
NILES — Thursday was like Christmas, said Sue Jordon, a Brandywine Middle School science teacher. “I don’t think ...
Education
Business community welcomes SMC president
DOWAGIAC — A reception with the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce packed Southwestern Michigan College’s Student Activity Center ...
Community News
Community supports Brandywine student’s brain surgery recovery
NILES — Brandywine Elementary School students said you do not have to know Izaak Baiz well to see ...
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Army National Guard recruiter returns to hometown roots
DOWAGIAC — An Army National Guard recruiter is returning to his roots. Sergeant First Class Jason Brautigam is ...
Education
Niles students share insights for Niles’ future
NILES — Niles New Tech students showed the Niles community their visions for its future Tuesday afternoon at ...
Education
Howard-Ellis Elementary School to host sessions for at-home learning
NILES — On Jan. 23, parents and students of Howard-Ellis Elementary School will trek through “Fluency Flurries,” scale ...
Education
Mabel Lee Johnson receives MLK Jr. diversity award
BENTON HARBOR — Mabel Lee Johnson was posthumously honored as Lake Michigan College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity ...
Education
Health department dental hygienist to visit Dowagiac Union High School
DOWAGIAC — A program to help stop tooth decay will be hosted at Dowagiac Union High School. On ...
Education
STARFISH STORY: Tristan Preston, Sister Lakes Elementary PTO president
Mrs. Tristan Preston is president of the Sister Lakes Elementary Parent Teacher Organization. Sister Lakes Elementary wants to ...
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Brandywine to host The Young Americans
NILES — Brandywine Community Schools students will be able to sing, dance and act with performers across the ...
Education
New SMC scholarship honors Dowagiac teacher
DOWAGIAC — A Dowagiac teacher is being honored through a new scholarship. A $3,020 gift to Southwestern Michigan ...
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Reaching for the Reins preps ice cream for festival
NILES — Eight Cedar Lane Alternative High School students ensured the Hunter Ice Festival could live up to ...
Education
ESL course coming to LMC
NILES — An upcoming course offered by Lake Michigan College will teach business essentials to students and community ...
News
Merritt Elementary School emphasizing health, kindness, respectfulness
NILES — This week, students of Merritt Elementary School have hopped, crab-walked and done wall push-ups down their ...
Education
2020 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days return
BENTON HARBOR — The Michigan Grape Society and Michigan State University Extension, in partnership with Lake Michigan College, ...
Education
Niles resident achieves Eagle Scout status
NILES — Noah Vogl said the path to Eagle Scout is long and arduous — Scout’s honor — ...
Dowagiac Union Education
DUHS robotics team launches 2020 season
DOWAGIAC — Monday afternoon, a handful of Dowagiac Union High School students sat in a corner room loosening ...
Education
Former Australian prime minister to speak at the Mendel Center
BENTON HARBOR — At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speakers Series, hosted ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Saint Francis Outreach backpack program serves its fourth year
DOWAGIAC — Saint Francis Outreach, founded in 2015, is in its fourth year of its backpack program, which ...
News
Southwest Michigan teen creative writing challenge still accepting entries
DOWAGIAC — Artists and writers in grades seventh through 12th could start off the new year showcasing their ...
Education
Brandywine committee seeks alumni awardee nominations
NILES — Three new awards to recognize and celebrate alumni are coming to Brandywine Community Schools, and the ...
