We are excited to share the Plainwell Middle School Students of the Week for September 23-27! We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans!
- Rylee (8th Grade)
- Reagan (7th Grade)
- CJ (6th Grade)
Throughout the year, we look forward to continuing to share our outstanding Middle School Students of the Week! Special thanks to our Student of the Week sponsors: Fly Inn, Barbed Wire Cafe and Taqueria San Francisco. We greatly appreciate your support of PCS and our students - Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!
Students at Starr Elementary have been enjoying their new playground equipment. Thanks to the support from our community on the 2019 bond proposal, the Rock Starrs have been able to enjoy many fun outdoor adventures this school year.
Work will continue on projects like this and will further enhance opportunities for the PCS students with the approval of the November 5 bond proposal. Learn more at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
Today, both the Plainwell Boys and Girls Cross Country teams were victorious at the Bangor Invitational. Junior Donovan Ryan won his first ever invitational and was one of 5 varsity medal winners for the boys team. Also winning medals for the boys varsity team were Henry Cox, Trent Hansen, Billy Pipkorn and Jack Sherer.
In the Varsity Girls race, the champion Trojans were led by third place finisher Claire Vos and followed by other medal winners; Mai Nguyen, Hannah Erlandson, Gwen Todd, Emma Taggett and Alayna Ranney.
In the JV race, the boys medal winners were; Joseph Hoffman, Will Justice, Lex Ruimveld and Grady Erlandson. Girls medal winners were; Molly Bruggink, Samantha Corbin, Alison VanDyke, and Audrey Thom.
Next up for the Trojans is their lone home meet of the season on Tuesday with Three Rivers and Sturgis coming to Plainwell. GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the Varsity Football team on their 42-6 victory over Sturgis tonight! Lots of Plainwell Pride, with the cheerleaders leading the crowd and student section. It was a great week for Trojan Football, with five teams (7th, 8th, Freshman, JV and Varsity) all winning their games. Way to go, Trojans! 🏈👏🏼📣 PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Last night the girls golf team played at Angels Crossings in a Vicksburg Wolverine Conference Jamboree. Plainwell finished third behind Sturgis and Otsego. Plainwell’s individual leaders were Ayla Jaeger 42, Emma Taylor 47, Emma Rayman 48 and Anessa Jaeger 53. Great job, Trojans! ⛳️
Congratulations to the Varsity Soccer team on their win versus Zeeland West last night, 1-0! The goal was scored by Nolan Edgell while Levi Kalavitz had the assist. Jacob Bowden and the backline earned the shutout. Nice job, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼
Congratulations to the Freshman and JV football teams on their victories tonight over Mattawan and Sturgis! Freshman won 48-28 against Mattawan and the JV squad beat Sturgis 44-8. GO BLUE - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼🏈
Let’s go Trojan Volleyball! All three teams played great tonight, with the Varsity and Freshman teams coming away with WINS! 🏐 PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The Plainwell and Otsego Lifelong Learners had a great afternoon at their Cookout in the Park. This afternoon, they enjoyed lunch together at Thurl Cook Park, while meeting the new program directors: Andrea (PCS) and Renee (OPS). Following the cookout, they enjoyed a Pickleball demonstration. Thank you to all that joined us for an afternoon of fun and fellowship.
For more information on the Lifelong Learners program, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/lifelong-learners.
A great night for PHS Soccer, as the JV and Varsity Soccer teams both defeated Paw Paw in conference play - TROJAN PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼 Highlights from the games include:
- The JV Soccer team earned a 6-0 win over Paw Paw to remain undefeated in the conference. Logan Gabala scored twice and Luke Williams had a goal and an assist. Gibby Pettit provided 3 assists and Drake Wilson, Mack Hoffmann and Ashton Kelley each contributed one goal!
- The Varsity soccer team came from behind to earn the conference victory over Paw Paw, 3-1. Goals were scored by Nate Launt (x2) and Levi Kalavitz with assists by Nate Launt, Drew Lewis and Gavyn Steele. Great job guys!
What an amazing night at Streidl Field as the 7th and 8th grade football teams faced off against Three Rivers! Both teams WON, with a final score of 20-0 for the 7th grade team and 16-8 for the 8th grade team. The Middle School cheerleaders (6th-8th grade) led the crowd with great PLAINWELL PRIDE! Way to go, Trojans! 🏈📣💙
We are excited to share that registration is open for our upcoming Youth Kickers Soccer program for K-5th graders. The goal of the Kickers program is to experience the sport, understand the rules and have fun! Program runs from October 26-December 14. Cost is $60 per athlete.
To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs (registration closes October 24). GO TROJANS! ⚽️
📢Coming this November: A revised bond proposal!📢
On November 5, voters in the Plainwell school district will consider an adjusted bond proposal to address continued facilities issues throughout the district:
- Safety & security risks in outdated windows and doors
- Turf & track past their useful life cycles
- Unequal access to gym space and scheduling issues across elementary schools
- High enrollment in our preschool programs, maxing out our aging classrooms
- Existing multi-use spaces are limited
- Inflation outpaced our careful escalation planning on current construction projects
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We are excited to share some interior progress pictures from the bond proposal construction at the new Fieldhouse. Currently, work is underway on the locker rooms and gymnasium floors.
It is so exciting to see this building come together and we look forward to seeing the Trojans compete in the new facility soon! Stay tuned for more updates as progress continues and we near the grand opening.
Our continued thanks to the Plainwell community for voting YES on the 2019 bond proposal!
Lifelong Leaners event reminder! All community senior citizens and retirees are invited to join us for a free and fun Lifelong Learners event to meet the new program directors: Andrea (PCS) and Renee (OPS). Join us for a Cookout in the Park on Thursday, September 19 beginning at 12:00 PM. The event will take place at Thurl Cook Park in the picnic table area (near the pickleball courts and dog park). Please bring a dish to pass and enjoy an afternoon cookout, followed by a pickleball demonstration. Hot dogs, beverages & tableware will be provided.
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on their 1st place finish at their first competition of the fall season! The TMB had the highest score in Flight IV at the Kent City show along with a Best Music caption to go with that 1st place finish.
The show this year is called "One Man's Trash..." and features music from the Blue Man Group, the Jazz Mandolin Project, Sting and Macklemore. The next competition will be at Portage Northern on September 28.
Way to go, TMB - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🎵
📸 Courtesy of Kelly Rowe
We are excited to share that registration is 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). 🏐
We are excited to share the first Plainwell Middle School Students of the Week for the 2024/25 school year! We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans!
- Dallas (8th Grade)
- Cesar (7th Grade)
- Emma (6th Grade)
Throughout the year, we look forward to continuing to share our outstanding Middle School Students of the Week! Special thanks to our Student of the Week sponsors: Fly Inn, Barbed Wire Cafe and Taqueria San Francisco. We greatly appreciate your support of PCS and our students - Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!
PCS teachers are the best! They go above and beyond each day to develop positive relationships with their students. Pictured here is Ms. Hunter from Cooper Elementary giving a warm welcome to a group of Cooper Koala students. 🐨💙
We are excited to begin another great week of learning and growing at PCS! Let’s go Trojans!
The Plainwell Cross Country teams competed at the Ottawa Hills Invite in Grand Rapids yesterday. Against some of the best competition in the state, both the boys and girls teams finished in the top 10, with 70% of the PXC runners having season best times. In the boys varsity race, Henry Cox and Hiro Nguyen finished in the top 25 to earn medals. In the girls JV race, Alison VanDyke, Audrey Thom, and Brooke Carpenter all cracked the top 25 to earn medals. Way to go, Trojans!
