📣 Another Trojan athletic highlight! 📣 Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams who defeated Otsego in incredibly close matches yesterday! It’s a great day to be a Trojan - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼🏐
🏆 Wolverine Conference Champions! 🏆
The PHS Varsity Soccer team has worked hard all season and it paid off! With an undefeated record of 6-0-1, we are proud to share that the team was crowned Wolverine Conference CHAMPIONS!
Huge thanks to the amazing players, coaches and supporters who made this season one to remember.
On to the next challenge - TROJAN PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼
📣 Next up on the Trojan athletic recognitions goes out to the PHS Girls Golf team! 📣 Yesterday, the team finished first place in their 18 hole Wolverine Conference Final but overall finished in second place with the point system for Wolverine Conference Championship! Yesterday's event was Plainwell at 375, Otsego at 377, Vicksburg at 379 and Sturgis at 379. Overall the Wolverine Conference Winner was Otsego, with Plainwell and Sturgis tied for second.
Individual recognition goes out to the following Trojan golfers!
- All Conference Honors: Ayla Jaeger
- Honorable Mention Honors: Anessa Jaeger, Emma Rayman and Sophia Beck
- All Conference Lowest Scoring Average: Plainwell's Anessa Jaeger had a scoring average of 40.9, which was a close second to Madison Webb from Sturgis who had a 40.1
- Top Four Trojans from 10/2 Conference Final: Ayla Jaeger 81, Emma Rayman 94, Anessa Jaeger 97 and Sophia Beck 103
Next up, good luck to the golf team as they head to MHSAA Regionals next Tuesday, October 8. Let’s go Trojans! ⛳️
📣 We have a lot to celebrate from Trojan athletics! 📣 First up, the Boys Tennis Team hosted the Wolverine Conference last night and the following players won:
- Number 1 Singles: Merlin Kistler defeated: Three Rivers.
- Number 2 Singles: Kevin Vicenzi defeated: Niles.
- Number 4 Singles: Jacob Skibbe defeated: Sturgis.
- Number 1 Doubles: Teagen Wilson and Andrew Hampton defeated: Edwardsburg, Three Rivers and Paw Paw. They are conference champs.
- Number 3 Doubles: Anthony Kolhoff and Brayden Triemstra defeated: Three Rivers.
- Number 4 Doubles: Alex Steele and Bryce Stoeffler defeated: Edwardsburg and Sturgis.
Pictured are Number 1 Doubles CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Teagen Wilson and Andrew Hampton! Overall, the Boys Tennis Team tied for 5th place in conference with Edwardsburg and Niles. Congratulations PHS Tennis - TROJAN PRIDE! 🎾
The Girls Swim & Dive team delivered an impressive performance, finishing a strong second to Otsego last night. The highlight of the evening was Otsego's Purple Night, a special event dedicated to honoring those who have battled or survived cancer and Parkinson's disease. Both teams wore purple caps to honor their loved ones.
Great swims by Sadie Boven who won the 50 & 100 freestyle, Ella Anderson who won the 200 IM and Mckenna Mitzel who won the 100 Breastroke. Great job to the entire team - TROJAN PRIDE! 👏🏼
The PHS JV Girls Golf team competed in the JV Championship tonight. It was a tough match, with the team finishing in 2nd place! For the Trojans, the team had three players finish in the top 14 positions!
- Hayden Steele had the lowest round (92) and finished in 1st place
- Avery Powell had a 107 and finished in 5th place individually
- Katie Pence had a 115 and finished in 14th place individually
Congratulations Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
Attention PHS families! As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences are tomorrow (Wednesday, October 2) from 3-7 PM. Please check your email for additional conference information.
Gilkey Elementary held their September Student and Staff of the Month ceremony. Each month, Gilkey teachers select one student and a staff member who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month and the recipients are celebrated at a special award ceremony with their families. In September, those who were selected did an awesome job showing great responsibility. Way to go, Geckos!
Mark your calendar to join us at Starr Elementary’s Fall Fest on Saturday (October 5) from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Enjoy a day of fall fun with live music, food, raffles, carnival games and much more!
Students in Mrs. Korduple’s third grade class at Cooper Elementary had a special visit from a pony today. Thank you to the Comerford Family for providing this experience for the Koalas.
Plainwell Community Schools welcomes the use of school facilities by the community for purposes directly related to the educational, civic, cultural, recreational, and social life of the community.
NEW THIS YEAR! To request the use of facilities at PCS, organizations must complete an online application at least 14 days in advance.
For rental facilities information, pricing, or to request the use of facilities, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/facility-rental.
BOND FORUM & MEET THE CANDIDATES: Join us for a Bond Forum and Meet the Candidates event on Monday, October 7 from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Administration Building (600 School Drive).
BOND FORUM:
We look forward to sharing information and answering your questions about the updated bond proposal.
MEET THE CANDIDATES:
We also invite you to meet and learn about the 2024 Board of Education candidates to prepare for voting. The 2024 PCS Board of Education has three openings and four candidates that will be on the November 5 ballot:
- JILL DUNHAM (Current Board Member)
- DEREK DUNN
- MIKE HOPSON (Current Board Member)
- TONY MCNEEL (Current Board Member)
For more information on the 2024 Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond. Thank you for your support of Plainwell Community Schools and the PCS Board of Education.
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on a strong 3rd place finish at the Portage Northern show on Saturday. The band had a 6 point increase from 2 weeks ago and only finished 4 points behind last year's state champions! Their next show will be at Rockford on October 12. Way to go, TMB - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🎶🎵
Congratulations to PHS Junior, Aidan Ranger, who competed in the MIHA (Michigan Interscholastic Horse Association) Regional Meet this weekend (September 27-29) and finished in first place (Regional Champion, Division D). Next up, he will be competing at the MIHA State Championship Meet from October 9-13 at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Way to go, Aiden - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼
SPIKERS REGISTRATION REMINDER! Registration is still open for our upcoming Spikers Volleyball program for 3rd-6th graders. The goal of the Spikers is to experience the sport, understand the rules and have fun! Program runs from October 22-November 30. Cost is $60 per athlete. To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs (registration closes October 1). 🏐
Calling all PCS 3rd-5th graders! Have you heard about Battle of the Books? Battle of the Books is a book-based quiz competition for 3rd-5th grade students at Plainwell and surrounding elementary schools. Students read six incredible stories together and then compete in a quiz bowl type competition in March 2025. More information and sign-up details will be shared with students soon.
Interested in participating this year? Join us for an Informational Meeting to learn more about Battle of the Books on Monday, October 21 from 6:30-7:30 PM at Gilkey Elementary’s Media Center.
FAQ: Why is there another bond proposal on the November ballot? What is different about this one?
As the May 2024 bond proposal was not approved by voters, we are still facing the same facilities issues...here are the steps we have taken since. We...
1. Surveyed the community for feedback
2. Re-evaluated our existing needs
3. Reduced the proposal by over $2 million
4. Revised the project list while still aiming to address our top-priority district facilities issues.
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond
Students in Mrs. Youngs’ and Mrs. Bunker’s Young 5 classes took a field trip to Gull Meadow Farms last Friday. While there, they went on wagon rides, picked and learned about apples, enjoyed donuts and cider, all while playing and exploring the grounds at Gull Meadow Farms. When they returned to school, they made applesauce in their classrooms with some of the apples they picked from the orchard. It was a great day for our Young 5 students, family and staff. 🍎
Congratulations to the 7th grade Volleyball team who won all five sets last night against Paw Paw! Way to go, Trojans! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🏐👏🏼
📸 Courtesy of Ann Ash
Last night the PHS Golf team hosted the Plainwell Jamboree at Lake Doster. It was a very close competition for the team, finishing in 3rd place with a score of 186 behind Sturgis (182) and Vicksburg (185). This was their last regular season match. Next up they will compete in the League Championship on October 3. The Trojans were led by Ayla Jaeger 37, Avari Merica 48, Sophia Beck 50 and Emma Rayman at 53. Great job!
