Brandywine Community Schools -

Second graders celebrated making it through the past few weeks of NWEA testing with a GLOW party on Friday!

Alro Steel recently made a generous donation to our Career and Technical Education program towards the new CTE Center. Thank you so much for helping us build a better facility to train the future workforce! We will be breaking ground on the new facility June 1 at 4 p.m.

We are incredibly honored to share that our fall production of Beetlejuice Jr. received a few Lake Michigan College Wave Award nominations! LMC sends an adjudicator to evaluate participating high school musical productions. They determine the nominations and host an awards ceremony similar in spirit to the Tony Awards.

Beetlejuice Jr. Nominations:
• Outstanding Lead in a Musical: Hailey Amster
• Featured "Special" Award: Sandworm- Peyton Quinton, Sydney McBrier, Makayla Keefer
• Outstanding Lighting Design: Garrett Stoneburner
• Outstanding Direction in a Musical: Daysha Amster

This is a true reflection of the entire cast, crew, and production team, congrats to everyone involved and to the nominees! More information about the Wave Awards and the participating schools can be found here: https://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/academics/performing-visual-arts/performing-arts/wave-awards

Members of the high school band and choir performed at the Walmart Grand Re-Opening today! Mrs. Livengood also accepted a donation from Walmart to Brandywine. Thank you Walmart, and congratulations on your grand opening!

This Week in Photos!

Ms. Coleman's first grade class and the high school softball and baseball teams became buddies yet again this year! The high schoolers spent time reading to the first graders and playing catch with them each week.

Mrs. Reed's second grade class spread some kindness this week during "K" is for Kindness Day. They celebrated the food service and office staff!

The Brandywine Class of 2026 was awarded over $583,000 in scholarships! Congratulations!

In STEM class, second graders took walks outside each quarter to make observations and take notes of the changes they saw in the landscape. They then too those notes to Art class, where they painted trees to represent each season!

Congratulations to the Girls Track Team on being named Regional Champions for the first time in school history! Way to go!

Today is the last day of school for the Class of 2026! Our seniors are out of here!

Congratulations to Karleigh Byrd and Ryder Richard on being named Athletes of the Year at the Senior Honors Program last night!

Congratulations to Gracie McNamara on receiving the Alpha Beta Award at last night's Senior Honors Program!

The Alpha Beta Award is given to the student who represents the characteristics of scholarship, service, leadership, and character that are held in highest esteem by the school community. They are the heart of Brandywine.

Students in Ms. Little's DK class got a glimpse into Kindergarten on Monday! They colored with Mrs. Ackerman's class, asked questions about Kindergarten with Ms. Scafaria, danced with Ms. Knapp's class, and listened to a story with Mrs. Ramos! Kindergarten, here they come!

It's the latest episode of Cat Chat!

Every student’s path to success looks different. For some, the traditional high school setting isn’t the right fit. Others may face academic or behavioral challenges that require a different level of support, flexibility, and structure.

That’s where this team steps in.

While the curriculum is delivered online, the real strength of this program is the people behind it, educators who build relationships, provide consistent support, and help students regain confidence in themselves and their future.
Today, we’re joined by members of our alternative education staff to talk more about what they do, how they support students, and why this work matters so much.

Listen here: https://sites.libsyn.com/497938/season-3-episode-15-brandywine-innovation-academy-and-alternative-education

Take a look at this outstanding Surrealism style acrylic painting!
This piece was created by Brandywine High School Junior, Hannah Kubisiak! So cool!

Tomorrow's episode of Cat Chat is all about Alternative Education! Mr. Walker sits down with Director of Special and Alternative Education Elise Sorensen-Simpson and BIA Teachers Jeremy Colby and Paula Vide to discuss putting the alternative in alternative education. Tune in tomorrow morning!

On Friday, our March and April Supercats were celebrated! These Supercats are Caring, Are Respectful, Take Responsibility, and are Safe! We are so proud of this group of kiddos!

Reminder: Wednesday, May 13 is a two hour late start.