Education
LMC’s Hanson Technology Center wins national design award
BENTON HARBOR — The Hanson Technology Center on Lake Michigan College’s Benton Harbor campus has been awarded the ...
Education
SMC Renaissance Faire to take place this weekend
DOWAGIAC — The campus of Southwestern Michigan College will be transported back in time as the SMC Renaissance ...
Education
Niles resident named SMC nursing dean
DOWAGIAC — Melissa Kennedy, of Niles, was named dean of Southwestern Michigan College’s School of Nursing and Health ...
Education
SMC students spend time in New York City for conference
Three Southwestern Michigan College students presented at the American Sociological Association’s 114th conference, “Engaging Social Justice for a ...
Niles Education
Niles Community Schools to host back-to-school open houses
NILES — Ballard Elementary School will host an expo-style open house for families on Wednesday from 5:30 to ...
News
SMC students get first look at downtown Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC — Downtown Dowagiac got a little more green and yellow after students from Southwestern Michigan College shopped ...
Dowagiac Union Education
Elementary school PTOs host school supply drives
DOWAGIAC — Elementary schools in Dowagiac are asking community members to donate school supplies as the new school ...
Education
New Niles S.T.E.A.M. Room expecting Sept. 1 opening
NILES CHARTER TOWNSHIP — A space for makers to create and future makers to learn how is slated ...
Education
Final summer pop-up library draws at least 250 people to Viking Stadium
NILES — When Darla Schneider prepared to start a series of pop-up libraries that distributed free books during ...
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 ...
