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This Week in Photos!

Just a bunch of cuties playing Vet Clinic in Ms. Little's class as part of their animal unit!

The Girls Basketball Cats for a Cure game a few weeks ago raised over $3,000 for Milano's Cancer Fund! The Cats for a Cure game is in its 17th year and has raised over $50k for local cancer funds. The fundraiser was started to make sure the team knew the importance of giving back to the community that supports them! Way to go, Bobcats and thank you to everyone that supported the cause!

In fourth grade's CKLA Inventor Unit this week, students were given a challenge to design an invention where they could throw trash away without leaving their seats. Students had to plan, design, build, test, and redesign their idea, if necessary. Inventions were considered successful if their design worked 75% of the time. All teams accomplished that goal! Way to go, fourth graders!

Next Thursday, our Brandywine 8th Grade Band and High School Band will perform in their Pre-Festival Concert at 7 p.m. in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School gym. See you there!

Our Boys Varsity Basketball team helped out at the Granger Community Food Drop on Saturday!

It's the latest episode of Cat Chat!

Join Brandywine Communications Director Kristin, as well as an Instructional Coach and three Brandywine teachers, as they discuss the math pilots Brandywine has been piloting. https://sites.libsyn.com/497938/season-3-episode-8-math-pilots

Reminder: Late Start on Wednesday, January 28.

Schedule updates:

Middle school girls basketball game tonight has been cancelled, as well as bowling. The Board Meeting has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

Additionally, the middle school ice skating field trip scheduled for tomorrow is going to be moved to a new date due to tomorrow's cold temperatures.

Good morning Brandywine families and staff. We will be closed today, Monday, January 26. The visibility this morning is poor, and roads are snow covered and slick. If you must travel, please be safe. We hope to see everyone back in school tomorrow!

The Cats for the Cure game last week raised over $3,000 for the Milano's Cancer Fund at Milano's Pizza. Thank you to everyone who bought a shirt or came out to watch the game! More pictures to come!

A few of our Brandywine Elementary students earned 20 or more reward tickets by meeting schoolwide expectations and acting as examples for their peers and were able to have a visit with our therapy dog, Copper! Congrats to:

Javon Blakemore, 3rd grade
Laura Frye and Rocky Earles, 4th grade
Olivia Williams, 5th grade

Tonight's Homecoming festivities will take place on January 27 instead. The Homecoming Dance scheduled for tomorrow night at The Grand LV is still on! The dance is from 8-11 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $10.

Tonight's the night! Before the homecoming game, the community is invited to come to the Bobcat Bash in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Cafeteria. Festivities start at 4 p.m. with games, music, and crafts!

Tomorrow, our schools will be closed.

Now, I’ve seen a lot in my time, quiet mornings, bustling hallways, and the steady rhythm of a school day done right. But every so often, nature clears her throat and reminds us who’s really in charge. Tonight, she’s bringing extreme wind chill and the kind of cold that makes trees crack, groan, and, yes, occasionally explode without warning.

When temperatures plunge that low, safety becomes more than a priority; it becomes the only choice. Travel turns risky, time outside becomes dangerous, and even the strongest among us are better off watching the world from a warm window than braving it head-on.

So tomorrow, we pause. No buses rolling. No bells ringing. Just a day to stay inside, stay warm, and take care of one another.

Sometimes the smartest move isn’t to push forward, it’s to stop, take a breath, and let the storm pass.

We’ll see you when it’s safe to turn the lights back on and open the doors again. Until then, stay warm… and stay well.

DK is so fun!

Today during centers, our students are feeding goldfish to penguins and polar bears then comparing who has more and who has less. They are putting ABC puzzles together, creating winter creations with pattern blocks, counting playdough snowballs, and playing veterinarian at their play center.

Mr. McLaughlin's 3D Art Class was inspired by the Hunter Ice Festival in downtown Niles and have started creating their own sculptures. Instead of ice, students are using blocks of florist foam. Once designs have been carved into the blocks, the final step will be to paint them. Here's a before and after of the process thus far! So cool!

The 2026 Mini Basketball Cheer Clinic is coming up for K-6 students. The Cheer Clinic Performance is Tuesday, February 3 at 6:45 p.m. at the basketball game. Students should arrive by 6:15 p.m.

The cost is $40. Sign up dates are at the high school on:
January 24 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
January 25 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Practices are:
January 31 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
February 1 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

For more information and questions, contact Coach Mia Frazier at mfrazier@brandywinebobcats.org.

Every now and then, nature has a way of reminding us who’s really in charge. Tonight, the snow has made its intentions clear.

After carefully reviewing weather conditions and road safety reports, Brandywine Community Schools will be closed tomorrow. The decision was made with one priority in mind: ensuring that every student, staff member, and family remains safe.

And so, what began as a three-day weekend quietly becomes a four-day one. An unexpected gift of time, time to rest, to slow the pace, to let the world outside settle for just a little longer.

When we return, routines will resume, and the work will continue. But for tomorrow, the story pauses.

Stay warm. Stay safe. We’ll see you soon.

Congratulations to freshman Grace Lorenz for taking 3rd in her weight class at the wresting competition at Kalamazoo Central this weekend!