ACADEMIC ALL-STATE: Congratulations to the 2022 PHS Boys Varsity Basketball team who earned Academic All-State, with a weighted team grade point average of 3.6026! The award was presented to the team from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. Way to go Trojans - your hard work in and out of the classroom is something to be very proud of - Plainwell Pride!
PHS Jazz Night Featuring Stratøs! After a few years, we are excited to welcome back the Annual Palinwell Jazz Night! Mark your calendar to join us next Tuesday, April 26 at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center at 7 PM! The Plainwell Jazz Night features the Middle School and High School Jazz bands PLUS an unbelievable guest artist - Stratøs!
Our guest artist (pictured) is a WMU Grad with a handful of national awards under his belt in Jazz composition and performance! Outside of his many awards and accomplishments, he is a multiple instrumentalist, with experience on all saxophones, clarinet, flute and piano. We are extremely excited to feature him on many tunes that our jazz groups have been working on throughout this school year! This is a concert that you will not want to miss! A $5 dollar donation (if possible) is requested for each person that will be attending the concert. We hope to see you at the event next Tuesday!
📸 Photo courtesy of Photographer Landon Lacey
CEREAL DRIVE: Over the past few weeks, PCS has been participating in the 7th Annual Allegan County Cereal Drive. Several of our buildings are participating and have come up with creative ways to encourage students to donate. Mrs. Mudget’s kindergarten class at Starr was one of the first classrooms in their building to donate 10 cereal boxes and won a dress up day. Their class decided on an “anything” dress up day! What a fun way to celebrate giving back to the communities in our county. Interested in donating? Collection boxes are located in buildings throughout the district through April 30.
PLAY-AND-LEARN TOMORROW: Join us for our monthly Play-and-Learn program for parents and children ages birth to five years tomorrow (Thursday, April 21) from 10-11 AM at Ransom District Library! Children will enjoy fun developmentally appropriate activities, plus they will receive a FREE book for attending! The theme this month is: Let's Talk About the World.
For more information on our monthly Play-and-Learn program, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/play-and-learn.
Our Early Education team hopes you can join us tomorrow!
EARTH WEEK: Ms. Pierce’s 4th grade class from Gilkey Elementary enjoyed a walk in the Mory Ismond Environmental Lab today to celebrate Earth Week. They had fun looking for items on a Scavenger Hunt as well as taking time to do their part in keeping the Earth clean by picking up trash. They found enough to fill almost 12 bags - way to go Geckos!
MDOT DESIGN & BUILD TRUSS BRIDGE CHALLENGE: Yesterday (April 19), twelve 7th Grade students from Plainwell Middle School competed in the Michigan Department of Transportation Design and Build Truss Bridge Challenge in Detroit. The teams were graded highly and heavily complimented on the professionalism of their group presentations. The students had a positive experience and many judges complimented each team for their creative and aesthetically pleasing bridge design. Way to go, Trojans - Plainwell Pride!
ATTENTION PHS JUNIORS/FAMILIES! Join us for an informational meeting related to two and four year college prep and the realities of life in college on Thursday, April 21 from 6:30-7:30 PM. The meeting will be held in-person in the PHS Cafeteria. For those that are unable to attend, please join us through our Live Stream event by visiting https://fb.me/e/1h5jcnrXL. We look forward to seeing you there!
PCS KINDERGARTEN: Our Kindergarten Round-up events were so much fun! We enjoyed meeting our incoming students and welcoming them to the Trojan community! Do you have a Kindergarten or Young Five Trojan that will be joining PCS for the 2022-23 school year? Enrollment is now open, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten to learn more!
We can't wait to welcome our new Kindergarten and Young Five students to PCS in the fall - GO TROJANS!
SPRING SPORTS: PHS spring sports are underway! Last week our varsity softball team played against Galesburg and the varsity baseball team played against Three Rivers at home. Both teams played well, with the softball team winning both of their games. Keep up the great work, Trojans!
JV SOFTBALL & VARSITY TENNIS: The JV softball game at Galesburg and varsity tennis match vs. Vicksburg have been canceled for today (Monday, April 18) due to weather conditions.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK: The Middle School Track season is underway. Last week, they competed at the Comstock Invitational where they had 22 athletes place in the top three in their events! Overall, the girls team placed second and took home a trophy and the boys team placed third. This week, the whole team will compete against Otsego in their first conference dual. Keep up the great work, Trojans!
EASTER FUN: Students in Mrs. Gonyeau's first grade class at Starr Elementary went on a class Easter Egg Hunt yesterday. It was great fun for these Rock Starr students!
ALPIN HONG AT THE PAC: The Gilmore Piano Festival is presenting a Family Concert next Wednesday, April 20 at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Alpin Hong will be in concert “as he travels the multiverse of music through video games and films, as well as pop and classical music”. Tickets are available to purchase at https://www.thegilmore.org/event/alpin-hong-multiverse-plainwell/. We look forward to this amazing show at the PAC!
PHS BAND & CHOIR: The PHS Band and Choir programs performed in Orlando over Spring Break with the Choir performing at Universal and the Band at Disney! It was an amazing trip for the students filled with many great experiences and lots of fun!
PHS TRACK INVITATIONAL: The Wayland Varsity Track Invitational that was scheduled for today (Friday, April 15) has been canceled.
JOHN BALL ZOO VISITS GILKEY: The Gilkey Geckos had some special visitors as the John Ball Zoo stopped by several classrooms today. The Zoo’s educational team brought along several animals for an up-close encounter where students were able to meet and learn about each animal. It was an amazing and memorable learning experience for all! The Zoo will return tomorrow to share more with the Gilkey Geckos.
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP: Lots of fun was had at Cooper Elementary’s Kindergarten Round-up last night! If you were unable to attend, you can still join us for this special event to welcome the 2022-23 Kindergarteners to Plainwell Community Schools. Join us this evening (Thursday, April 14) at Starr Elementary for our Kindergarten Round-up (for children turning 5 years old prior to September 1, 2022). Students/ families can: Meet the staff, sign-up for academic screening, receive vision screenings (limited availability) and go on a "get to know your school" scavenger hunt. For more information and enrollment details, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.
AIR ZOO: The Plainwell Middle School 7th grade students took a trip to the Air Zoo today. It was a great learning experience and a lot of fun for these students.
MENTOR OF THE YEAR: Recently, the Middle School Robotics team W.H.A.M. competed in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship. At the event, the team had the opportunity to nominate a mentor for Mentor of the Year and they nominated Coach Joe Gentile. We are excited to share that the CREATE Foundation selected Coach Gentile as the recipient of their most prestigious award, which he received at the Robotics practice/celebration earlier this week. Congratulations Mr. Gentile - Plainwell Pride!
PHS CHOIRS COLLAGE 2022: Mark your calendar to join us as Plainwell High School Choir presents "Collage 2022: A Senior Celebration" on Tuesday, May 3 at 7 PM. Join us for this free concert at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center featuring music from the PHS Choirs.
