Brandywine Community Schools
public school system located in Niles, Michigan.
Brandywine Community Schools is a public school district in the Michiana region of Michigan. In Berrien County, it serves parts of Bertrand Township and Niles Township. In Cass County, it serves part of Milton Township.
History
In 1951, the school districts of Bell, Bertrand, and Bernhardt merged to form Brandywine school district. The district's first junior high school was built on 13th Street as an elementary school in 1952 and converted to a junior high in 1956. Brandywine Middle/Senior High School opened in fall 1961 and was dedicated on December 17, 1961. High school students had previously attended Niles High School.
As on 1961, the district had four elementary schools: Bell, Bertrand, LaSalle, and Wickler. Bertrand and LaSalle were built in 1954. The district had grown from 412 students in 1951 to 2,250 in 1962.
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