Books for Bikes

The Buchanan Middle School, in cooperation with the Local Masonic Lodge is sponsoring a new program to encourage our students in grades five through seven to read. This program is called, BIKES FOR BOOKS!  The program requirements are simple; read five “grade appropriate” books approved by an ELA or grade level teacher from January 27th […]

Buchanan Middle School Released from Focus School Status

Kudos to our Middle School! On Friday, January 20, the Michigan Department of Education released our Middle School from Focus School status. We want to thank our staff for their tremendous effort in making sure our students were supported in their learning. Over the past couple of years, we noticed that students made tremendous gains […]

1-16-2017 Board Minutes

BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN   JANUARY 16, 2017           REGULAR MEETING                        BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL   CALL TO ORDER President, Dr. Harvey Burnett opened the meeting at 6:00 pm   ROLL CALL PRESENT: K. Laesch, R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee,  S. Tobler & H. Burnett   ABSENT: None     OTHERS […]

01-09-2017 Re-organizational Minutes

BUCHANAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN   JANUARY 9, 2017         REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING                     BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL     CALL TO ORDER OPENING OF MEETING BY: Dr. Andrea van der Laan, 6:07 pm   ROLL CALL PRESENT: R. Writer, J. DeVlaminck, D. Wentworth, C. Lee,  S. Tobler & H. Burnett (arrived at 6:15 pm)     ABSENT: […]

Ottawa Elementary Network Infrastructure Upgrade

Buchanan Community Schools is currently accepting proposals to provide and install network cabling infrastructure at our Ottawa Elementary School building. It has been close to twenty years since the current cabling infrastructure was installed. We have determined a full removal of existing cabling and installation of faster cabling is required along with additional access to […]

Buchanan Promise Holds First Senior Information Night

BUCHANAN – The Buchanan Promise, a place-based educational scholarship available only to eligible graduates of Buchanan High School starting with the Class of 2017, will hold an information meeting at 6 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2017, in the Buchanan High School Auditorium, 401 West Chicago Street. The meeting is primarily for members of the […]