Education
Teacher/Staff spotlight: Elizabeth Ladyga, Patrick Hamilton Elementary
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
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Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Benjamin VanRoekel, DUS Band Director
Name: Benjamin VanRoekel School: Dowagiac Union High School and Middle School Grades/subjects taught: 6th through 12th grade band ...
Education
Dowagiac schools celebrate November Students of the Month
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education honored the district’s November Students of The Month during ...
Education
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Tharan Suvarna, Patrick Hamilton Elementary
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
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Dowagiac senior excited to represent community as Miss Eau Claire/Sodus 2025
EAU CLAIRE — It was a weekend to remember for Malayna Klug. When the dust settled, Klug was ...
Education
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Janice Starling, Justus Gage Elementary
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Education
Honor Credit Union announces winners of annual Teacher Awards
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Honor Credit Union announced Tuesday its annual Teacher Award winners. For 15 years, HCU has ...
Dowagiac
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Melissa Lillie, Kincheloe Elementary
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Berrien County
2024 school board election results
Listed below are the unofficial contested election results from Berrien and Cass county for schools within Leader Publications’ ...
Community News
SMC Founders Day celebrates 60th anniversary
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College, “a good idea that got loose in the world,” celebrated its 60th anniversary ...
Education
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Dara Killarney, Dowagiac Union Schools Transportation
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Education
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Kim Deering, Dowagiac Middle School
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
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Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Denise Stockwell, Dowagiac Union High School
Educators are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school year, Leader ...
Education
Teacher/Staff Spotlight: Laura McIntyre, Patrick Hamilton Elementary
Educators and staff are perhaps the greatest population of unsung heroes in Berrien and Cass County. This school ...
Education
State testing shows Dowagiac schools closing COVID gap
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac elementary and middle school students posted improvements on standardized test results, with most scores surpassing ...
Education
Dowagiac Union Schools welcomes back students for new school year
DOWAGIAC — After a summer away, students from across the area returned to school this week for the ...
Community News
Dowagiac school board talks opening day staff meeting, new hires
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union Schools’ 2024-25 school year got off to a promising start Monday morning. During Monday’s ...
Education
SMC grad VanRoekel ready to lead Dowagiac bands
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac’s new band director, Benjamin VanRoekel – a 2019 Southwestern Michigan College graduate and tenor saxophonist ...
Education
Dowagiac Union Schools welcomes new superintendent
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education welcomed new leadership to the district on Monday. The ...
Community News
‘It’s home’: Blomgren ready to take next step as Dowagiac superintendent
DOWAGIAC — Greg Blomgren is home, in more ways than one. The Dowagiac resident – and former Dowagiac ...
Community News
Titans’ Murphy impressing coaches ahead of sophomore season
NASHVILLE — The 2024 National Football League season is less than 9 weeks away, much to the delight ...
Community News
Summer Youth Theatre to perform ‘Gravestone Manor’ June 28-29
DOWAGIAC — Southwestern Michigan College’s Educational Talent Search (ETS) and Dowagiac’s Beckwith Theatre teamed up to present a ...
Community News
Thelda Mathews honored as SMC founder
DOWGAIAC — Thelda Mathews wasn’t on Southwestern Michigan College’s founding board or any subsequent board, either. But she ...
Education
Dowagiac Union High School announces second semester honor roll
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac Union High School recently released its honor roll for its second semester. Students who achieved ...
Community News
PHOTO STORY: Annual Chieftain Golf Outing tees off
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Chieftain Golf Outing hosted its 21st annual fundraiser Thursday at Indian Lake Hills Golf ...
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