Dowagiac

Board approves contractor for high school asbestos work

While the district has yet to select the companies that will handle most of the dirty work for ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Middle School honor roll

The following Dowagiac Middle School students earned their place on the honor roll for the first semester of ...

Buchanan

Local public school leaders discuss appointment of Betsy DeVos

While her office may be located hundreds of miles away in the nation’s capital, local public school leaders ...

Brandywine Education

Midwest Energy partners with local businesses for educational program

Throughout their time in the classroom, students’ minds are filled with knowledge about arithmetic, science, language, history and ...

Dowagiac

School, Little Caesar’s recognize top sophomores

The group of Dowagiac Union High School sophomores assembled in the library Thursday morning represented the upper crust ...

Dowagiac

Pat Ham students enjoying books donated by Elks Lodge

Patrick Hamilton teachers are finding more and more of their students with their noses buried deep with the ...

Dowagiac

District pushes back due date for high school bids

Contractors hoping to get in on the planned construction at Dowagiac Union High School this summer will have ...

Dowagiac

Chieftain football team visits elementary school

A few days before Sunday’s dramatic Super Bowl, Dowagiac’s own pigskin heroes made a rare offseason appearance at ...

Dowagiac

Band boosters host dinner fundraiser Feb. 18

Heaping plates of fresh spaghetti and the powerful sounds from Dowagiac’s student bands will come together to form ...

Dowagiac

Some healthy praise

Some smarter food choices by Dowagiac Union High School students last fall resulted in a nice boost to ...

Dowagiac

District seeking contractors for high school renovations

While the anticipated ground breaking is still months away, Dowagiac Union Schools leaders have taken the next crucial ...

Dowagiac

Knights of Columbus hosting free throw contest Thursday

Local children will have the chance to showcase their skills on the hardwood later this week, as the ...

Dowagiac

Union High fares well in recent statewide school ranking

Dowagiac Union High School has again received strong marks on its biennial report card from The Mackinac Center ...

Dowagiac

SMC names new housing director

Southwestern Michigan College’s new Director of Student Housing, Jeff Hooks, graduated from MSU — Mississippi State University. Like ...

Dowagiac

High school recognizes top performing freshmen

Not every student’s contributions to his or her classmates can be measured by letters on a report card. ...

Dowagiac

Celebration Graduation hosting poker tournament

Having filled up the kitty for this year’s Celebration Graduation program, a group of Dowagiac parents are now ...

Dowagiac

Justus Gage third-graders donate to animal shelter

A group of dedicated Justus Gage third-grade students put their pennies where their mouths are when it comes ...

Dowagiac

November Students of the Month

The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education honored the district’s November students of the month Monday night at ...

Dowagiac

Architects reveal final designs for high school renovation

The district is continuing to inch forward toward breaking ground on the extensive renovations to Dowagiac Union High ...

Columns

December Starfish Story — Ryan Murray, Dowagiac Union Schools resource officer

Ryan Murray is an officer with the Dowagiac Police Department, serving as the resource officer for Dowagiac Union ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac choir students help children with Christmas shopping

While used to singing in unison with each other, students with the Dowagiac Union High School choir got ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac children participate in free throw contest

More than a dozen children took to the hardwood at Dowagiac Middle CSchool Saturday morning, as part of ...

Dowagiac

Dowagiac Elks donates $1,500 to Union Schools

Members of the Dowagiac Elks recently donated $1,500 to the administration of the Dowagiac Union Schools district. The ...

Dowagiac

Honor announces recipients of 7th annual teacher awards

Honor Credit Union recently announced the winners of its seventh annual Teacher Awards, with instructors Cassi Taylor and ...

Dowagiac

October Students of the Month

The Dowagiac Union Schools Board of Education recognized the district’s students of the month for October during its ...

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