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SMC hosts strategic planning meeting
The Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees conducted its annual day-long strategic planning session March 25.
Education
EPS turns to public for strategic plan
EDWARDSBURG — Edwardsburg Public Schools is asking for the community’s input on its newest five-year strategic planning endeavor. ...
Education
Justus Gage Elementary has big prizes for reading month
During the month of March, nationally recognized as reading month, Justus Gage Elementary classes and students competed for ...
Education
The Pokagon Fund donates to Dowagiac for third grade literacy
In the 2018-2019 school year, Dowagiac third grade students and teachers were given the opportunity to use new, ...
Education
Patrick Hamilton teacher retires after 20 years
At the end of the 2018-2019 school year, after over 20 years in her second career, third-grade teacher ...
Education
Author visits Howard-Ellis Elementary students
For National Reading Month, the Howard-Ellis Parent Teacher Organization wanted an author to visit the school to speak ...
Education
Meet the Teacher: Jami Foster, Niles New Tech
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Education
Cass County explores DEC alliance at SMC
The Cass County Youth Council, which aims to prevent child abuse and neglect, recently brought the National Alliance ...
Education
SMC gallery features glass art
“Set and Setting,” designed by the Kalamazoo glassmaking team of Ekin Deniz Aytac and Joshua Davids, will be ...
Education
Dowagiac students to present ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Plays and musicals are a special experience for both performers and an audience, but they are especially enjoyable ...
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Niles Model UN Club earns Outstanding Small Delegation Award at MSU
From a maple syrup theft to human rights issues, the Niles Model UN Club took on a host ...
Education
Brandywine High School band prepares for competition
To have perfect harmony in a high school band, there are a few components needed. One of the ...
Education
Board of education recognizes student for volunteerism
Dowagiac Union High School student Emily Potter has many passions — singing, acting in school plays and her ...
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Pizza night, EHF Wrestling Tournament to help raise funds for Project Graduation
After Niles High School graduates toss their graduation caps in the air this May, they will be whisked ...
Education
SMC panel debates social media’s influence on decency
A Southwestern Michigan College Law Careers Day panel March 14 debated whether social media’s ability to express opinions ...
Education
Ring Lardner Middle School gives away free books for March Reading Month
This March Reading Month, Ring Lardner Middle School is tackling several initiatives to get youth excited about books.
Education
Students learn about Pokagon culture
Students at Dowagiac Union High School recently learned more about local culture.
Education
Meet the Teacher: Amanda Vargas, Niles New Tech
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Education
Euchre tournament to be hosted for Heather Nash scholarship
Euchre is the great Midwest card game that brings people together. Late night tournaments, laughs and trash talking ...
Education
Local students to be circus stars
Starfish Circus is coming to the Dogwood Fine Arts Festival, and participation is open to all students in ...
Education
Speaker series features patent examiner who turned failure into success
Highly successful people endure failure, too. For example: the first of J. K. Rowling’s seven Harry Potter novels ...
Education
Open house shares students’ success stories, information about program
Chase Kelly is a pretty busy high schooler.
Education
Niles school district offers to contribute to water tower funding
The Niles Community School District is hoping to share some Viking pride by contributing funds to recoat the ...
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Edwardsburg High School students to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’
EDWARDSBURG – “Beware OGRE,” reads a sign on the stage, moments before a big green ogre enters onto ...
Education
Brandywine Athletic Hall of Fame seeking nominations
In the history of Brandywine High School, many great athletes, coaches and teams achieved impressive feats on the ...
