Brandywine Community Schools -

A big thanks to Mr. Knapp and his class for making and installing these shelves in the weight room! They're beautiful!

Santa came to visit Merritt Elementary yesterday and sent each student home with a present, thanks to Partnership for Children!

🏀 CALLING ALL BOBCAT LEGENDS!

We are bringing the history of Brandywine Girls Basketball back to the court! On January 30, during our home game against Buchanan, we will be honoring the incredible teams and coaches from our 2000, 2010, and 2016 Final Four appearances.

We want to see as many former players and coaches as possible back in the gym where it all happened. Help us spread the word!

📅 Date: January 30

📍 Location: Brandywine High School (vs. Buchanan)

🎟 RSVP: Please contact David Sidenbender at dsidenbender@brandywinebobcats.org to confirm your attendance.

There are so many pretty pieces of artwork lining the halls of Brandywine Elementary!

Here are the codes to order sports photos being taken today!

Reminder: Winter Break is December 22 - January 2. Classes resume January 5.

Brandywine Girls and Boys Basketball go head to head with Buchanan this Friday, December 19 at Buchanan!

THE LINEUP: 🏀 JV Boys: 4:00 PM 🏀 Varsity Girls: 5:30 PM 🏀 Varsity Boys: 7:00 PM

Let’s keep those winning streaks alive! See you in the stands!

Congratulations to Kaeden Warfield on being named a Detroit Free Press All-State running back!

Deputy McG, hanging out with some friends, coloring!

It's Santa Hat Day at Brandywine Elementary and these students are certainly in the holiday spirit!

We're so proud of Owen, one of our bright head start students who joins our teachers at Merritt for special education time! Last week, Owen was a rockstar during his Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activity.

He worked on recognizing and naming different feelings by creating pictures that describe his emotions. Understanding how to express yourself is such a crucial skill for young learners, and Owen is making amazing progress!

Good luck to the high school students who start final exams today! Can you believe we're already through the first half of the school year!?

Winter Team Sports Picture Day will be on December 17.

12 p.m. - 7th Grade Boys Basketball
12:10 p.m. - 8th Grade Boys Basketball
12:20 p.m. - Girls JV Basketball
12:30 p.m. - Girls Varsity Basketball
12:40 p.m. - Wrestling
12:45 p.m. - Middle School Cheer
12:50 p.m. - JV Cheer
1 p.m. - Varsity Cheer
1:10 p.m. - Girls Bowling
1:20 p.m. - Boys Bowling
1:30 p.m. - Freshman Boys Basketball
1:40 p.m. - JV Boys Basketball
1:50 p.m. - Varsity Boys Basketball

It's the last week before holiday break!

Staff at Merritt worked hard on a community service project last week! They were able to make over 75 spaghetti dinners and over 50 Birthday boxes! Each bag/box included a hand written card and everything a family needed for dinner/dessert! All of the boxes were delivered to the Salvation Army right here in Niles!

Reminder: There will be a half day December 17 for MSHS, and all students will have half days on December 18 and 19. Winter break is December 22 - January 2.

Merritt Elementary dismissal: 8:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Brandywine Elementary dismissal: 8:40 - 11:55 a.m.
Brandywine MSHS dismissal: 7:45 - 10:50 a.m.

Elementary students had a special treat this week! The classes have had cookies and milk and watched The Polar Express throughout the week.

This Week in Photos!

Merritt student Easton had some special creative time today building characters from Roblox with Mrs. Hawes. He was so proud of his creation!