Brandywine Community Schools -

The proceeds from last year's Coffee Sleeve Campaign with Partnership for Children and 2nd & Main helped bring Santa to town and provided a toy for every elementary student. Grab your sleeve before the month of November is up! For a $1 donation, $20 goes back to Partnership for Children thanks to many local businesses!

It's the 2025-2026 Meet the Team night for Boys Basketball! This Friday, November 28, come meet the teams and see them go against each other! An alumni game will take place at 6 p.m. Alumni interested in playing, please contact Nate Knapp, Head Coach, at nknapp@brandywinebobcats.org

Freshman vs. JV at 3:30 p.m.
Varsity Scrimmage at 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Game at 6 p.m.

All games take place at the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Gym.

Don't forget! Junior Bobcats Basketball Sign Ups are coming up!

Junior Bobcats is for boys grades DK-6.

Sign ups are:
*November 29 | 9 - 11 a.m.
*December 9 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Brandywine Middle/Senior High School, 1700 Bell Rd.

Cost to play: $50 per student
Games will take place Saturday mornings starting at 11 a.m

Questions? Contact Coach Nate Knapp at nknapp@brandywinebobcats.org

Last week, High School Counselor, Mrs. Roeder, took 27 juniors and seniors on a campus tour of Lake Michigan College. They learned about all of the course offerings, including technical and vocational options.

Did you know? Tuition is free under the Community College Guarantee in Michigan.

Ms. Coleman's first graders are working on improving their reading rate! They have also been practicing adding more expression and increasing their accuracy when they are reading. Ask your kiddos to read to you at home to see how much they've improved!

We believe that every student should have solid literacy and math skills while also feeling a sense of connection with their peers, school staff and community. When these three foundations are in place, students thrive! That is why our district, in partnership with other schools across the county, is working toward three common goals focusing on just that - literacy, math and belonging. #BerrienTHRIVES

Third graders are studying early American History and Native American history in Michigan. On Friday they drew Native American pictorials and shared them with the class!

World History students showed off their knowledge of the Mongolian Empire by creating Funko Pop inspired characters last week! Students created their character, showed off some "historical awesomeness" of the Mongols, and included three historically accurate accessories that would have come with their action figure.

Reminder: There will be no school November 26 - 28 in celebration of Thanksgiving! Enjoy your holiday and long weekend!

Are you interested in becoming a teacher? Talent Together helps Michiganders become certified teachers. Applications are due by January 7. To learn more, visit mitalenttogether.org/apply

Talent Together is an innovative partnership led by all 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) in Michigan. We want to help you advance your career in the teaching profession.

Beetlejuice Jr: The Musical continues today! It proves to be a scary good time.

Shows today at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

This Week in Photos!

Bobcat Nation was represented at the Michigan Department of Education's Michigan Continuous Improvement Conference on Wednesday! Assistant Superintendent Amanda Lezotte, MTSS Coordinator Emliy Zablocki-Kohler, and Merritt Behavior Interventionist Kati Bailey shared Brandywine's story of implementing tiered behavior systems and supporting the "whole child." Go Bobcats! #betheBESTbobcat

Our artists in fifth grade are getting into the holiday spirit! Look at that expert shading.

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!

Opening night of Beetlejuice Jr: The Musical was a success (or as Delia says, "SucksYes!")! Don't ghost on this play! You have three more chances to catch it this weekend:

Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Brandywine Elementary Gym

Happy Substitute Educators Day! 🍎
We’re so grateful for our substitutes who show up with patience, kindness, and flexibility—helping our students continue to learn and grow every day.

It was Thanksgiving Feast day today at lunch! Our students enjoyed a turkey dinner with all of the fixings. Thanks to our food service staff for celebrating with our students!

It's the 2025-2026 Meet the Team night for Boys Basketball! On Friday, November 28, come meet the teams and see them go against each other! An alumni game will take place at 6 p.m. Alumni interested in playing, please contact Nate Knapp, Head Coach, at nknapp@brandywinebobcats.org

Freshman vs. JV at 3:30 p.m.
Varsity Scrimmage at 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Game at 6 p.m.

All games take place at the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Gym.

This week's 6th grade science lesson was all about heat transfer! 🔥 Students explored how different materials absorb heat—and that flame and that balloon only work because there's water in them. Science is so cool!

Deputy McG went undercover today as a lunch lady at Brandywine Elementary!