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The MHS Jazz Band traveled to Coloma High School, Monday, April 13, for the MSBOA District VI Jazz Festival. Pictured, back row, left to right, Ryder Cornwell, Clayton First, Elijah Weeks, Band Director Katy Essex, Elin Essex, Jamarion … [Read more...] about Band Notes for the week of April 13, 2026

WNN’s The Woodhouse Report with host Brock Woodhouse is back. Catch the April 13, 2026, edition on YouTube at tinyurl.com/Woodhouse-Report-April-13-2026. This week’s correspondents are Aiden Cadwell, Charlotte Cropsey, Memory Sylvester, … [Read more...] about WNN’s The Woodhouse Report returns from spring break

Band Notes for April 6 Coming UpApril 13: High School Jazz Festival, 1pm, Coloma High SchoolApril 25: MS Solo and Ensemble, Upton Middle School - St. JoeMay 12: Half DayMay 13: Spring Band Concert, 7pm.   District 6 Jazz FestivalOn … [Read more...] about Band Notes for the week of April 6, 2026

Marcellus Middle School band students participated in the MSBOA  District VI Honor Band, Monday, March 23, at Andrews University.Standing Left to Right: Miss Essex, Grayson Reynolds, Blake Payton, and Emmalynn Wright. Seated Left to Right: … [Read more...] about Marcellus Middle School students participate in Honor Band

 Southwestern Michigan College and Western Michigan University signed an articulation agreement, February 12, establishing a direct transfer pathway from SMC’s Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Criminal Justice to WMU’s Bachelor of … [Read more...] about SMC and WMU sign articulation agreement

Deadline to apply is May 31 Delta Charter Township, MI—Applications are now being accepted for an annual scholarship that provides financial assistance to today’s students who are aspiring to future leadership roles in their community. … [Read more...] about Michigan Townships Association Scholarship supports students pursuing public service

State Solo and EnsembleOn Saturday, March 21, four students from the High School music department participated in the State MSBOA Solo and Ensemble at Portage Northern.  Students who received a Division I rating at the District level were … [Read more...] about Band Notes for the week of March 23, 2026

 ICYMI: The March 16, 2026, edition of WNN’s The Woodhouse Report is now available on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/Woodhouse-Report-March-16-2026    In this edition, WNN Sports Reporter Aiden Cadwell, at right, interviews host … [Read more...] about March 16, 2026, edition of WNN’s The Woodhouse Report on YouTube

Director of Bands Katy Essex called it a “great day,” Wednesday, March 11. The Marcellus Middle School Band received a First Division Rating during the District VI MSBOA Festival at Lake Michigan College.  Displaying the final rating is, … [Read more...] about Band Notes: Marcellus Middle School Band receives First Division Rating at Festival

Southwestern Michigan College has been awarded a Bosch Community Fund grant for the eighth Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Summer Camp the third week of June on the Dowagiac campus. This grant underwrites a … [Read more...] about SMC awarded Bosch grant to help fund STEM Summer Camp