CHOIR PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERT: Tonight our 6th, 7th, 8th and Honors Choirs performed beautifully at their Pre-Festival Concert! Next week on Monday (3/14), the 7th, 8th and Honors Choirs will perform at Festival in Hastings and on Thursday (3/17), the 6th grade choir will perform in Holland. 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 March 7-13, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/678192.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PCS ROBOTICS: Saturday was another eventful day for several of the PCS robotics students. Our four Drone teams participated in the Second Annual Plainwell Robotics Club MS/HS RADC Tournament, and one of our middle school robotics teams participated in the MS VRC Tipping Point Michigan State Championships held at Monroe County Community College. Team W.H.A.M. received a late invitation to the State event because of the high Skills score they had recorded at an earlier event. They placed 22nd in a field of 33 after the qualifying rounds, and were invited to join the 12th place alliance, which lost in the round of sixteen to the eventual tournament finalists. Their season is not over, however. After receiving the Design Award (a major award in VEX Robotics) at a tournament earlier this season, they have been invited to participate in the 2022 CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the end of March. Congratulations to these talented and dedicated robotics students and their coaches. Plainwell Pride!
RHS POWERLIFTING: On Saturday, March 5 Devin Sonnerville from Renaissance High School competed at the State Tournament for Powerlifting where he placed 7th in the state in his weight class. He deadlifted a PR of 450 pounds and only missed the podium due to a technical error. Way to go, Devin!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: The Middle School Science department was selected to present at the MSTA Conference in Lansing this weekend. The team will present a session called C-E-R, A Scaffolded Approach for All Learners. Congratulations to these educators for being selected to present, we are so thankful for your dedication to the education of our Middle School students! Plainwell Pride!
BAND FESTIVAL: PCS hosted a Band Festival today where the 7th grade, 8th grade, HS symphonic and HS wind ensemble bands performed. All four Plainwell bands performed beautifully and all received first division ratings, which is the highest possible rating!! Congratulations to the performers and directors for their outstanding performances today! Plainwell Pride!
PHS SWIM & DIVE: Congratulations to the PHS divers who competed at the Regional Qualifying Meet tonight at Hamilton. Jacob placed 11th and has qualified for the D3 State meet next weekend! Brandon did an amazing job as a first year diver - competing at Regionals as a freshman was an outstanding accomplishment. We are so proud of both of these Trojan athletes - Plainwell pride!
CAT IN THE HAT: Reading month is underway and our elementary buildings have several activities planned throughout March to encourage reading. Yesterday, several classes celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by completing some fun Cat in the Hat projects and activities.
PHS WRESTLING: This afternoon, we had a send off for our wrestlers who are headed to the State Finals at Ford Field in Detroit. Congratulations to Adin Young and Trammel Robinson. From all of us at PCS - GOOD LUCK TROJANS! Plainwell Pride!
CHORAL FESTIVAL 2022: On Thursday (2/24) the PHS Bass Choir and combined Soprano/Alto Choirs sang at Hastings HS. Both groups scored high enough to qualify to sing at the State Choral Festival in May. The Bass Choir also scored their personal highest in PHS history! The Combined Soprano/Alto Choirs scored perfectly across the board! Then on Friday (2/25) the PHS Honors' Choir also qualified for State Choral Festival while competing at East Kentwood HS, only 10 points away from perfect across-the-board scores. All ensembles will be singing at State Choral Festival at Hope College in May! Way to go, PHS Choir!
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 28-March 6, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/670977.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
ENERGY BUS: At Cooper Elementary, they have an award system called the "Cooper Energy Bus" where students can earn tickets recognizing their extra efforts in and out of the classroom, as well as celebrate positive behavior. Pictured here is Principal Keorkunian with a class of third grade Koalas who ALL earned a Cooper Energy Bus ticket last week! Way to go, Koalas - "Be Your Best and Nothing Less"!
PCS ROBOTICS: Three of the Plainwell Robotics Club's High School teams participated in the State VEX Robotics Championships on Saturday (February 27) held at Kettering University. Seventy-eight HS teams qualified for the event, which was run as two 39-team divisions. The division champions then played one additional match to determine the Tournament Champions. The PCS teams placed 8th and 22nd in one division and 14th in the other division after the qualifying round. All three teams captioned alliances in the playoff rounds and were eliminated in the round of sixteen — thus bringing the Club's second (only) HS competition season to an end.
Congratulations to these talented students, their coaches and parents for a very rewarding season. Trojan pride!
PHS SKI: The PHS Ski team had their last race of the season and award ceremony where Dillon Vlietstra took 9th in the Conference and Liam Troutner took 14th. The team also had 2 girls from Thornapple Kellogg place 2nd and 15th. The teams finished the season with the Varsity Girls taking 4th place and the Varsity Boys in 5th. The Varsity Girls B team took 1st and Boys took 3rd. Way to go, Trojan Ski! Plainwell Pride!
PHS SWIM & DIVE: The PHS Boys Swim and Dive team had an epic weekend in the pool at the Conference Championship Meet in Allegan. Our divers Jacob Westdorp finished second and Brandon Courtney earned All League status by finishing 7th, which is awesome for a first year diver! Ivan Emde won the 100 fly and 100 back event. He was also part of the State 200 free and 400 free relay team along with Lucas Boven, Tyler Keator and Andrew Miller. Lucas Boven was also All League in the 200 IM and the 500 free. Other great swims by Nicholas Deblecourt, Brent Hart, Austin Susens and Spencer Cowles. The boys were 5th going in and finished 4th over all! Great job to everyone on the team who all had personal best times! Trojan pride!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS CHAMPS: Congratulations to the 2022 Battle of the Books đź“š Champions - The Magic Pirate Readers - from Cooper Elementary. It was a great day of competition and we are so proud of all of the participants for their hard work and outstanding teamwork today! Congratulations to the winning team - way to go, Koalas!
PHS CHEER: Congratulations to the PHS Cheer team who placed 9th in our Region with a score of 700.4 today at their Regional competition at Kenowa Hills. This places the team in top 20 in the State for Division 2! Trojan Pride!
PHS CHEER: Good luck to the PHS Cheer team who are currently competing in Regionals at Kenowa Hills today (2/26)! Go Trojans!
PHS SWIM & DIVE: Good luck to the Boys Swim & Dive team as they head to Allegan for the SCC Championship Meet today (2/25) and tomorrow (2/26)! Go Trojans!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: The 2022 Battle of the Books team competition is only 2 DAYS AWAY on Saturday, February 26! We have some awesome competitors from Starr, Gilkey and Cooper Elementary Schools who are ready to work as a team on Saturday morning to compete to be the 2022 Battle of the Books champions. The teams have worked hard reading and studying seven books over the last few months and are now ready for competition. Wishing all the teams and coaches the best of luck and congratulations to all the participants for their hard work and dedication to preparing for this special day! Plainwell pride!
