101 DAY FUN: Students in Mrs. Gonyeau's first grade class at Starr Elementary had fun during the 101st day of school. Mrs. Gonyeau was Cruella de Vil and her students were little dalmatians! The class incorporated 101 day activities in math, reading and writing. They also had a little dalmatian snack and made adorable headbands. It was a great day of learning and fun for these Rock Starr students!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for February 21-27, 2022, please visit plainwellschools.org under News or Live Feed.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PHS SKI: Congratulations to TK-Plainwell Trojan Ski Team for their hard work at Regionals this week where the Boys placed 11th and the Girls placed 9th at Cannonsburg. Their last Conference race is on Wednesday (2/23) at Timberidge. Our Girls Varsity team is currently in 4th place and Boys Varsity is in 5th. The Girls JV team is in 2nd place and Boys is in 3rd. Best of luck to our Ski team at the last race and to their teammate Lucy VanDenark from Thornapple Kellogg as she heads to Boyne Mountain for the Division 1 State Ski Finals. Way to go, Ski team!
PHS CHEERLEADING: Congratulations to the PHS Cheer Team who took 4th at Districts today and are heading to Regionals next week!  Way to go, Trojans!
MID-WINTER BREAK: As a reminder, there is no school from Friday, February 18-Monday, February 21 for Mid-Winter Break. We wish our students, staff and families a wonderful break filled with relaxation and happy memories! Go Trojans!
PHS SKI: The PHS Ski team is having a great season so far! The team, which includes 24 racers (14 girls and 10 boys) have been racing very well in competition. Our Varsity Girls are currently 4th overall in our Conference and the Varsity Boys are currently 5th overall in our Conference.
The Varsity B team stats (JV) are Girls: 2nd and Boys: 3rd.
The team just competed at Regionals and our Boys placed 10th out of 13 teams! The Girls results are pending due to a timing issue, but one of the racers from the team (from Thornapple Kellogg) qualified for states (Lucy VanDemark) - CONGRATULATIONS!
📸 courtesy of Kathy Way.
TEAM BUILDING: The Plainwell Middle School Band students had a creative team building activity last week for “Team Building Thursday” where they played musical Jeopardy. What a fun team building activity!
VALENTINE’S FUN: The students in Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class at Starr Elementary had lots of Valentine’s fun yesterday. They had special activities, snacks and treats to celebrate the day. The smiles say it all - it looks it was a great day for these Rock Starrs!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for February 14-20, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/657624.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PCS ROBOTICS: Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Jenison Robotics Tournament on Saturday (2/12). It was a very successful day for our teams, students and coaches. Four of our teams earned the right to captain an alliance for the playoff round, and one team was invited to join the number two alliance. Special congratulations go to Team Geared Up, which was presented with the Create Award for demonstrating a highly creative design process, and for being committed to an ambitious and creative approach to solving the game challenge. This event brings the 2021-22 robotics competition season to a close. Way to go Trojan Robotics!
RHS POWERLIFTING: Renaissance Students Emerge in the Sport of Powerlifting. Since Renaissance's move to 798 E. Bridge Street, Mr. Stouffer has been using the new fitness area to teach physical fitness. Part of his plan was to integrate important values such as sportsmanship, positive attitude and resilience. He got a grant to bring in The Plate Boys (William Tolliver and Terrell Alexander) as guest presenters and the combination has been powerful. Yesterday (2/12) six RHS students - Chelsea Myland, Makayla Vercruysse, Nico Pelligrino, Kayden Hamilton, Devin Sonnerville and Vincenzo Pelligrino - participated in their first ever Powerlifting competition. All of the participants placed within the top 1/3 of their weight class and Devin Sonnerville took 1st place in his class. Way to go RHS - Plainwell Pride!
PHS VARSITY BASKETBALL: The PHS Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball teams played against Otsego last night at Plainwell. We started off a great night by having the Gilkey Choir sing our National Anthem prior to the Girls Varsity game - way to go Geckos! Both teams battled hard against the Bulldogs, but fell short. It was a great night of basketball with fantastic school spirit and community support. Go Trojans!
GECKO PE: Students at Gilkey Elementary had lots of fun while Cardio Drumming in PE class. What a fun way for these students to get active. Way to go, Geckos!
DISTRICT CHAMPS: Congratulations to the Plainwell High School Wrestling team who are District Champs! The team beat Gull Lake in the finals 49-24 tonight! Way to go Trojan Wrestling - Plainwell Pride!
DAUGHTER DAY: On Saturday, we held our annual Daughter Day where we had almost 200 participants. During the event, daughters and their chaperones enjoyed an evening at PCS filled with games, glamour & glitter! The special event included: glitter tattoos, a nickname game, dance lessons, a photo booth, lots of give-aways and formal pictures. The evening also had a few special guests, as Plainwell High School's Competitive Cheer team led group dances on stage and Becky Howrigan documented the special evening with formal pictures. What a special day it was for those that attended, from sweets and treats, to pictures, glitter and fun, it was a great time for the PCS daughters and their dates. A very special thank you to all that participated in making this such a wonderful day! Plainwell Pride!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for February 7-13, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/650537.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PHS BAND: Congratulations to the Plainwell Band students who performed at MSBOA District 11 Solo & Ensemble on Saturday. Between 47 band students they earned 19 first division ratings and 6 second division ratings. All students who earned first division ratings are now eligible to perform at State Solo & Ensemble! Great job Plainwell Bands! Trojan Pride!
PHS WRESTLING: Congratulations to the PHS Wrestling team who won the Wolverine Conference this weekend! The team won 1st overall at the tournament on Saturday and 8-0 in the Conference Dual Meets! Way to go Trojans!
Also, congratulations to Rodd Leonard, PHS Wrestling Coach, who was awarded Coach of the Year! Mr. Leonard says it was a team effort and gives the credit to Jaylyn Bohl and Travis Reardon for the incredible season - they did it together!!! What a great season for Trojan Wrestling - Plainwell Pride!
PHS CHEERLEADING: Congratulations to the PHS Cheerleaders who had an awesome weekend of competition! On Friday, the team took 3rd in the Wolverine Conference, with 2nd place only one point away! On Saturday, they competed at Portage Central where they received a first place finish. The team also celebrated the 2022 Seniors for Senior Night. What an outstanding weekend for PHS Cheerleading - Trojan Pride!
PCS ROBOTICS: Congratulations Team Robo Gamers for winning the Jenison Robotics VRC HS Only Invitational Late Season Tipping Point Tournament today (Saturday, February 5). Freshman Danielle Klein, Elliot Cassada, Jordan Bessler-Bly and Fiona Murray placed 3rd after 7 qualifying matches. They were invited to join the 1st place alliance captained by the RoboHawks from Fennville for the playoff rounds where they outscored the 2nd place alliance 107-90 in the championship match. Both teams in the winning alliance have now qualified for the Michigan High School VEX Robotics Championship Tournament to be held Sunday, February 27 at Kettering University. The Robo Gamers were also presented with the Skills Award for achieving the highest Skills score among all teams — 272 points, a new record for them! The Robo Gamers are coached by Dan Klein.
Nicely done, Trojans! We wish you continued success in the State Championships. Plainwell Pride!
