April showers bring May flowers! 🌷 Ms. Carew’s Humanities students spent last week focusing on springtime flowers for an art project.
Our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade bands had their spring concert last night! A job well done to all of our musicians! They each received a commemoration for their hard work, as band members do every year they are in band.
Yesterday, middle schoolers who made the A/B Honor Roll were able to catch a South Bend Cubs game during their Education Day!
Last week's MITES regional competition held at Brandywine had so many great pieces of work! Here are a few of our students with their Brandywine Built projects!
Our band did a phenomenal job at the Spring Band Concert last night! Thank you to Lake Michigan College for hosting us!
Last Thursday night, Berrien County CTE Student of the Year Awards were held at Lake Michigan College's Upton Hall. Brandywine was well represented with seven awards presented from Brandywine and two awards presented to Brandywine students from their Shared Time Programs.
Representing Brandywine was Carter Sobecki (Automotive), Steffany Cruz (Broadcasting), Tristan Bower (Business Management & Administration), Bailey Roeder (Engineering/CAD), Michael White (Finance/Accounting), Blake Cheney (Machine Tool), and Alaina Needham (Woodworking). Laura Carew was the Buchanan Culinary Arts Student of the Year and Adam Starr was the Niles Agriscience Student of the Year. Congratulations to all of our amazing Brandywine Bobcats!
Student Council members at Brandywine Middle/Senior High School spent a few hours on Sunday to surprise teachers on Monday morning for Teacher Appreciation Week! They put together goodie bags, decorated doors, and set out a station for students to write notes to their teachers.
Congratulations to sophomore Makenna Price who set the school record in the 400 meter dash and long jump this past week! She achieved 1:01.82 in the 400 meter dash and 16’4 in the long jump. The last time the records were set were 1984 and 1982. Great job!
The Michigan Industrial & Technology Education Society Regional competition has projects on display at the Brandywine Athletic Community Center (BACC) today until 3 p.m. This is open to the public. Go check out the awesome projects by our students and students around the region.
Congratulations to the new Spanish Honor Society inductees! 29 students were inducted at last night's ceremony!
The Bobcat Nation class at the MSHS wrote proactive and positive messages to themselves after reading the chapter Be Proactive in their book study of "7 Habits for Highly Effective Teens." ❤💛
Congratulations to the Pride of Brandywine! Today, the Brandywine band attended the State Band and Orchestra Festival in Kent City and received a Division 1 rating!
Lake Michigan College's Music department gave a presentation today for Brandywine Choir and Band students. Students were able to hear representation from LMC's choirs and their Brass Club as well.
High school students came and visited 7th grade ELA students to help them polish their research papers. The high schoolers were incredibly patient and were great examples of mentoring in action—proving that learning thrives in a community that helps one another!
Mrs. Starr's middle school computer class picked one of their teachers to interview and then designed a magazine cover about them!
Thank you to Neo Trailers and MTec Manufacturing, LLC for donating sheets of plywood to our CTE department! Our students have been busy creating projects in CAD and wood shop with the materials.
Reminder: The high school band will play at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor on May 6 at 7 p.m., and 6-8 grade bands will play on May 7 at the BACC at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m.
Strive 4 A Safer Drive (S4SD) and their advisor, Deputy McG, completed various presentations at both Brandywine Elementary and Merritt Elementary Schools, where every class learned new tips about Vulnerable Road Users. Students also learned the Hands-Free Law. Ask your student today how you can be a safer driver while on the road!
Students in Mr. Pomranka's science class used virtual reality headsets last week to learn about evolution.
Objectives of the lesson included:
* Experience natural selection by utilizing different taits to try and survive in an ecosystem
* Compare traits based on the environment and understand that traits are good or bad based on the environment
* Understand the relationship between environmental selecting agents and common traits in a population
* Understand that there are different cultures that harness the power of the environment in different ways.
* Explore how Inuit populations are able to survive within the hoarse arctic environment by harnessing the evolutionary adaptations of native species
* Understand that ecosystems change, and people can and should prepare for those changes
Students in Mr. Shafer's Woods Technology class, putting their skills to use!
