Hats off to reading month! Students in Ms. Mudget’s Young 5 class at Cooper Elementary are having lots of fun during reading month. 📚
The Mother/Son Hockey Night is quickly approaching...did you purchase tickets? Deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, March 11 and only 77 tickets remain!
We are excited to welcome back the Mother/Son Hockey Night as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Allen Americans in the 40th Annual Green Ice Game on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 PM. Mothers and sons will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, a FREE knit hat and a voucher for a FREE game of bowling at Airway Fun Center! Tickets are available for $17/adults, $14/kids (12 and under). Transportation is not available and parking is $5 per car at the event.
Interested in tickets? Tickets are purchased through K-Wings and will be picked-up at Wings Event Center. To purchase tickets, please visit https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Plainwellschools. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly. Deadline to purchase tickets is March 11, so please purchase your tickets today!
Students from Ms. Pierce’s 4th grade class at Gilkey Elementary took a trip to Lansing where they learned about Michigan’s journey to statehood and more as they explored the Michigan Historical Center, followed by a trip to see our state’s government at work in the Capitol Building. During their visit at the Capitol, they had the opportunity to meet our State Representative, Matt Hall, who invited them to his office and introduced them to the House of Representatives while they were in session. It was a fun-filled, educational experience. The students did an amazing job representing themselves as great Gilkey Gecko LEADers!
On May 7, 2024, PCS will be pursuing a bond proposal to continue to improve our facilities and prioritize the educational experiences of our students, families and staff. Do you have questions about the bond? For example:
Q. What is a bond proposal and how can we use bond funds?
A. A bond proposal is how a public school district asks its community for authorization to borrow money to pay for capital expenditures like new construction, additions, remodeling, site improvements, athletic facilities, playgrounds, buses, furnishings, equipment, and other capital needs.
We have additional bond information, as well as a list of answers to 30+ Frequently Asked Questions at www.plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We have some outstanding Plainwell Middle School students to share! Congratulations to our recent Students of the Week from PMS! We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 2/8:
- Bryce (8th Grade)
- Erica (7th Grade)
- Aubrey (6th Grade)
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 2/22:
- Ryan (8th Grade)
- Samantha (7th Grade)
- Zander (6th Grade)
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 2/29:
- Emma (8th Grade)
- Madisyn Rayne (7th Grade)
- Owen (6th Grade)
Throughout the year, we look forward to continuing to share our outstanding Middle School Students of the Week! GO TROJANS!
Special thanks to the sponsors: Fly Inn, Mayor's Joint, Barbed Wire Cafe and Taqueria San Francisco. We greatly appreciate your support of PCS and our students - Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!
Good luck to the Boys Swim & Dive team as they travel to Holland to compete in the Swim and Dive D3 State Meet this weekend: Sam Harper, Alex Steele, Davis Nooney, Henry Cox, Austin Susens, Aidan Ranger and Brandon Courtney. LET'S GO TROJANS!
Last week, the Kindergarten classes from Starr Elementary took a field trip to the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum. Everyone had a great time exploring all the hands-on, interactive exhibits and learning through play. ⭐️ It was a great adventure for the Rock Starrs!
The 3rd, 4th and 5th graders from Cooper Elementary had a great trip to the Miller Auditorium where they saw the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra perform this morning. What a wonderful experience for the Koalas. 🎵🐨
To kick-off reading Month, Starr Elementary had a special mystery reader: Maci Zuniga stopped by to share invertebrate presentations to several classrooms. Pictured here are Mrs. Amaezechi 4th graders listening intently to Ms. Zuniga as she shared a story about insects.
Plainwell Power competed strongly in their first weekend of State Championship competition! Highlights from the weekend include:
- Sylar Luckett (7th grade) took 5th place in the state. This was a huge accomplishment for Sylar, as she was competing with HS 10th graders!
- Elliot Wiltse was top 10 in the state
- Justin Moss fought hard and set multiple PR’s, but finished outside of the top 10
We are proud of the Plainwell Power athletes for their hard work and dedication. Way to go Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team will be taking on Otsego in District Semi-Finals tomorrow (Wednesday, March 6). The game is at Otsego beginning at 5:30 PM. For tickets, please visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255 or scan the QR code. GO TROJANS!
The 5th graders in Ms. Wright’s class at Cooper Elementary have been working on a secret project for reading month!They interviewed teachers & staff at Cooper and made them personalized bookmarks. Yesterday, they delivered their special creations. What a fun and thoughtful project.
OPENING ROUND OF DISTRICTS = ✔️! Congratulations to the Plainwell Varsity Girls Basketball team on their 34-31 win over a tough Hopkins team in the opening round of Districts tonight. Way to go, Trojans!
Next up, they play Otsego on Wednesday, March 6 beginning at 5:30 PM at Otsego HS.
Students from Mrs. Mielke’s 2nd grade and Mrs. Heise’s 4th grade classes at Starr Elementary met in the Library where they enjoyed special time together playing games, getting creative and having so much fun! Way to go, Rock Starrs! ⭐️
Congratulations to Essie, Ava and Lillian (not pictured) as they are Plainwell Middle Schools' "Book and a Bonus" winners. "Book and a Bonus" is a monthly reading incentive program for MS students that is supported by Ransom District Library. Their support allowed PMS to award THREE winners this month!
Keep up the great reading PMS students! Special thanks to Ransom District Library for your ongoing support of PCS and the “Book and a Bonus" program! PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Join us for Plainwell’s 2024 Art Hop to stroll through shops in downtown Plainwell and enjoy various artist creations. Plainwell student art will be featured during the event, so please join us in supporting our Trojan artists on Friday, March 8 from 5-7:30 PM. High School and Middle School art will be on display at Design Street. Elementary art will be on display at Ransom District Library.
REMINDER! Registration is still open for the 1-8th grade Girls Basketball Skills Camp. Join us on Saturdays from March 9-23 at Plainwell High School for a skills camp hosted by Coach Stephenson, Staff & PHS players. For more information or to register, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs.
It was a very successful day for the KoalaBots from Cooper Elementary School, which represented the Plainwell Robotics Club at the VEX IQ State Championship at Monroe County Community College on Saturday, March 2. They double-qualified for the 58-team event by earning a Teamwork 2nd Place Award and an Excellence Award, the highest award in VEX Robotics, during the competition season.
The team placed 22nd after 8 qualifying matches, and placed 9th in the final round. Together with their alliance partner, they also achieved the 5th highest match score for the day out of a total of 232 matches; and they placed 19th in the Skills competition.
Congratulations to the KoalaBots team members: Carter (4th grade), Parker (5th grade), Lucille Morse (5th grade) and their coach John Morse on a great day of competition! PLAINWELL PRIDE!
More exciting State Final news from the Trojans! Congratulations to the PHS Wrestlers for their strong finish at the State Finals today at Ford Field! The following wrestlers placed:
- Madison Nieuwenhuis is a STATE CHAMP
- Adin Young placed 3rd
- Avery Lynch placed 6th
- Michael Gonyeau placed 8th
It was a great couple of days of competition, congratulations to all the state final wrestlers - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
7TH IN THE STATE! Congratulations to the PHS Varsity Cheer team on an incredible day at CMU for MHSAA State Finals. The team finished 7th in the state! Congratulations Trojans!
