Honoring Our Outstanding
Career & Technical Education
Students of 2020
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Every spring Berrien County Career & Technical Education holds an evening awards banquet to honor Outstanding CTE Students within our county programs. During the event, we also highlight business and industry partners that have helped advance our programs in the county. Although this year's award program looks very different, it does not diminish the outstanding accomplishments that our students have had nor the impact our business and industry partners have made within all of our CTE classrooms.
The students highlighted below have gone above and beyond the scope of their CTE classes. They have excelled within their individual programs and have risen to the top. These students represent future business associates, automotive technicians, registered nurses, doctors, agriculture specialists, machine operators, engineers, and possibly world renowned chefs! I know that I am speaking for all of our district personnel when I say that we are extremely proud of the accomplishments of these students and look forward to watching them expand their talents during the next stages of their lives.
Sincerely,
Christopher Machiniak
Berrien County Regional Director of Career & Technical Education
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Benton Harbor High School
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Tyshay Williams
Program: Computer System Networking
Home School: Benton Harbor High School
Instructor: Leanne Dammann
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Gary Washington
Program: Construction Trades
Home School: Benton Harbor High School
Instructor: Larry Jackson
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Nicole Moore
Program: Culinary Arts
Home School: Benton Harbor High School
Instructor: Gennifer Gunter
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Tyena Taylor
Program: Digital Multimedia
Home School: Benton Harbor High School
Instructor: Paul Korson
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Sharnise Brown
Program: Radio and TV Broadcasting
Home School: Benton Harbor High School
Instructor: Hosea Turner
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Berrien Springs High School
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Patrick Hunt
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Jennifer Natzel
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Elena Loucks
Program: Construction Trades
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Jeff Mitchell
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Davyd Bronson
Program: Criminal Justice
Home School: River Valley High School
Instructor: Rich Albers
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Jillian Abshagen
Program: Emergency Medical Technician
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Brandi Narregan
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Tyler Baloun
Program: Firefighting
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Tom Hall
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Verena Daniel
Program: Accounting/ Finance
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Sarah Dye
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Michael Ingle
Program: Automotive Technician
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Jeremy Tilly
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Brent Hemminger
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Sarah Dye
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Christopher Pagan
Program: Machine Tool
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Chris Inman
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Mitchell Robaska
Program: Mechanical Drafting
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Pat Stier
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Rachel Scharnowske
Program: Accounting/ Finance
Home School: Bridgman High School
Instructor: Laura McGee
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Kelsey Mulick
Program: Marketing
Home School: Bridgman High School
Instructor: Laura McGee
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John Davis
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: Bridgman High School
Instructor: Laura McGee
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Devon Schmidkunz
Program: Automotive Technician
Home School: Buchanan High School
Instructor: Gene Brown
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Rebecca Zemanek
Program: Cosmetology
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Jennifer Radde
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Kelsey Ropp
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: Buchanan High School
Instructor: Russ Philip
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Talea Lavanway
Program: Culinary Arts
Home School: Bridgman High School
Instructor: Tim Carrigan
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Merek Turay
Program: CISCO/Computer Networking
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Reggie Curtis
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Mabel Quinn
Program: Sports Medicine
Home School: Brandywine High School
Instructor: Bob Taylor
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Santanna Adkins
Program: Accounting/Finance
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Curt Mead
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Brenna Prescott
Program: Digital Multimedia
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Curt Mead
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Bradley Darling
Program: Automotive Technician
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Ryan Ransom
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Gabriel McCann
Program: Professional Health Care Academy
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Barbara Morris
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Vanessa Crisenbery
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Curt Mead
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Kristal Jimenez
Program: Allied Health/CNA
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Barbara Morris
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Braiden Goldner
Program: Machine Tool
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Chuck Luchies
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Charlie Cullitan
Program: Welding
Home School: Coloma High School
Instructor: Chuck Luchies
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Daiden Shaw
Program: Aviation
Home School: Countryside Academy
Instructor: Fred Frazee
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Emily Goreczky
Program: Agriscience
Home School: Countryside Academy
Instructor: Steve Rigoni
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Madison Scott
Program: Allied Health
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Savannah DeVries
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Ashley Rein
Program: Marketing
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Jodie Haughey
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Thomas Garrett
Program: Automotive Technician
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Doug Haygood
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Alexander Hoss
Program: Mechanical Drafting
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Bradley Smith
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Allison Gillem
Program: General Education
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Katie Woodard
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Emmanuel Gracia
Program: Machine Tool
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Bradley Smith
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Ross Clare
Program: Welding
Home School: Michigan Lutheran High School
Instructor: Mike Schmidt
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Proudly recognizes the following student:
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Joseph Wick
Program: Construction Trades
Home School: New Buffalo High School
Instructor: Robert Hughes
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Ally Crites
Program: Agriscience
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Cheryl Rogers
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Erin Thomas
Program: Marketing
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Bill Prenkert
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Alycia Patterson
Program: Allied Health
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Angie Mann
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Ryan Gonzalez
Program: Mechatronics/Robotics
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Larry Holz
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Jacob Wolf
Program: Automotive Technician
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Gary Kind
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Kaydi Grayam
Program: Culinary Arts
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Jason Zoll
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Grace Florkowski
Program: Graphic Arts
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Alyse Holt
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George Kertawidjaja
Program: Professional Health Care Academy
Home School: Berrien Springs High School
Instructor: Angie Mann
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Nathan Millin
Program: Welding
Home School: Niles High School
Instructor: Allyson Starrett/Ferenc Sefscik
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Kenneth Gibson
Program: Accounting/Finance
Home School: River Valley High School
Instructor: Matthew Dague
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Cooper Harrington
Program: Culinary Arts
Home School: River Valley High School
Instructor: Julie Crimmins
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Proudly recognizes the following students:
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Anne Zieler
Program: Accounting/Finance
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Angie Mellott
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Malory Cain
Program: Health Services
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Michele Knuth
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Megan Lesch
Program: Graphic Arts
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Julie Beam
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Briggs Mosher
Program: Business Management Administration
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Angie Mellott
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Jacob Feldman
Program: Commercial Art
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Matt Culver
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Chloe Braswell
Program: Culinary Arts
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Lauri Berry High School
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Isabella Finnigan
Program: Marketing
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Angie Mellott
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Alaina Rigler
Program: Sports Medicine
Home School: Lakeshore High School
Instructor: Dan Tinkey
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Logan Chubb
Program: Woodworking
Home School: St. Joseph High School
Instructor: Vic Vroegop
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Recognizing Our Outstanding
Career & Technical Education
Business Partners of 2020
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In addition to our students, we also recognize our local business and industry partners that
take it upon themselves to give back to our CTE programs, assisting our classes and instructors in countless ways.
Although their collaboration may look very different from program to program, the outcomes all result in better opportunities for our students.
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Brady Cohen
Inn at Harbor Shores
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Nominating District: St. Joseph High School
Program: Culinary Arts
Instructor: Lauri Berry
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Each year, the Culinary Arts students are provided with a tour of the hotel, Planks Tavern, and the Rise and Vine Cafe. Mr. Cohen teaches the students about guest services, resort amenities and trends within the industry.
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Jason Caropepe and Malcolm Cowan
Griffin Tools
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Nominating District: Lakeshore High School
Program: Machine Tool
Instructor: Bradley Smith
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Griffin Tool supports our Machine Tool program with donations and providing work-based opportunities in the classroom, as well as in their shop.
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Ed Craig
Decatur Feed, LLC
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Nominating District: Countryside Academy
Program: Agriculture
Instructor: Steven Rigoni
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Ed Craig has assisted our program with guidance regarding health maintenance programs for our animals. He has also provided financial assistance in the purchase of animals at the conclusion of the project. Without the help of Ed Craig and Decatur Feed, the projects would not be as educational for the students.
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Dale Dandurand
It's Revenue.com
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Nominating District: Niles High School
Program: Marketing
Instructor: William Prenkert
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This company provides website development, instruction and continued support for our student-run school store. Also, Mr. Dandurand functions as the Advisory Board Chairperson and partners with us on several projects throughout the school year.
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ominating District: New Buffalo High School
Program: Construction Trades
Instructor: Robert Hughes
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Nick Hammel of Big C Lumber has been actively involved with the New Buffalo Construction Trades Program for several years. Nick takes the time to instruct each student on the importance of safety and knowledge of the products and proper uses. He also talks to the class about work ethic and following rules, and shares his knowledge of the ins and outs of the construction trades field.
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Dr. Sutinderpal Judge
Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Center
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Nominating District: St. Joseph High School
Program: Exploratory Medical and Health Care Careers
Instructor: Michelle Knuth
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Dr. Judge has been an incredible asset to our program. He has accommodated our students for clinicals and has taken the time to explain and teach the students. He and his staff have been amazing.
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Nominating District: Buchanan High School
Program: Cosmetology
Instructor: Jennifer Radde
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Moored Beauty Schools, in the last two years, has provided a wonderful partnership that houses two locations for our program, as well as has provided excellent instructors to provide our students with a first class experience.
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Danette Narregan
Chicago Title
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Nominating District: Berrien Springs High School
Program: EMT
Instructor: Brandi Narregan
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Danette Narregan takes time to get the students ready for employment by teaching them resume writing, preparing them for job interviews, and providing other helpful job advice. Danette also runs a session on employability skills for our EMT, Criminal Justice, and Firefighting students during our annual public safety event.
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Kevin Skorupa
Eagle Technology
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Nominating District: Lakeshore High School
Program: Mechanical Drafting
Instructor: Bradley Smith
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Eagle Technologies has supported our Mechanical Drawing and CAD program with donations and providing work based opportunities in the classroom and in their shop.
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Jeremy Waller and Matt Riley
Niles Steel Tank
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Nominating District: Niles High School
Program: Welding
Instructor: Allyson Starrett/ Fenenc Sefcsik
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Niles Steel Tank is a company that believes in helping the educational trades programs. They also hire some of our hard-working students. They encourage their employees to grow within their company and cross train.
This year, our Welding program ran a “Welding Days” that had students come from all over the county to see our program and learn about different industries. Jeremy Waller was amazing and volunteered his morning and part of the afternoon to talk to high school students. This helped spark the interest with many students. He has been a real asset to our students and our program.
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Bryan Williams
The Brass Eye
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Nominating District: Niles High School
Program: Culinary Arts
Instructor: Jayson Zoll
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Bryan Williams the owner of The Brass Eye has been on the Culinary Arts advisory board for two years. He has been a leader and helped with guidance for our two newest pieces of equipment- the high temp dishwasher and the rational combi oven. Besides our annual meetings, Bryan goes out of his way to make contact every couple weeks to check in and see the progress with the program.
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Tanya Urias
Honor Credit Union
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Nominating District: St. Joseph High School
Program: BMA
Instructor: Angie Mellott
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Honor Credit Union has partnered with St. Joseph High School to host the Financial Reality Fair where students select a career, are given bills to pay and experience how to budget a paycheck. Honor Credit Union also allowed for us to bring a group of seniors in for our Career Day to show our students the many different careers in finance and the banking industry.
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We are very fortunate that Career & Technical Education is one of the many options available to our students within Berrien County. These CTE opportunities are available for our students because our county administrators and board of education members believe that through countywide collaboration we can greatly expand the opportunities offered to our students. To each of them along with our countywide CTE instructors and directors we offer a congratulations and a thank you. Career and Technical Education in Berrien County would not be the success it is without everyone's input and support.
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PA56 Nondiscrimination Statement
It is the policy of the PA56 Consortium members that no person on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, gender expression, judicial record, disability, and/or any other legally protected characteristic shall be bullied and/or discriminated against. This includes exclusion from participation in, benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any state or federally funded program or activity for which the Berrien Regional Education Service Agency or any member of the PA56 Consortium is responsible, or for which it receives state or federal financial assistance from the Department of Education. In addition to the above statement, arrangements may be made to ensure that language skills are not a barrier to admission or participation in Career & Technical Education programs within the Berrien County PA56 Consortium.
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Berrien Regional Education Service Agency
PO Box 364
711 St. Joseph Avenue
Berrien Springs, MI 49103-1583
(269) 471-7725
The views and perspectives shared in thispublication do not necessarily reflect those of the Berrien Regional Education Service Agency, affiliated schools, staff or board members.
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