We are excited to share the Plainwell Middle School Students of the Week for March 10-14. We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans!
- Alejandro (8th Grade)
- Violet (7th Grade)
- Chidera (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.
Guest readers! To celebrating Reading Month, Mr. Manting (Middle School Principal) and Mr. Hattendorf (Middle School Assistant Principal) stopped by Cooper Elementary to read to their 5th grade students. They also spent time sharing information about Middle School and answered questions from the incoming fall 2025 6th graders. It was a great experience for the Koalas!
Gilkey Elementary held their February Student and Staff of the Month ceremony. Each month, Gilkey teachers select students and staff who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month and the recipients are celebrated at a special award ceremony with their families. In February, students and staff were selected for their helpfulness and kindness. Way to go, Geckos!
Attention MIddle School Families! Registration is now open for an upcoming Middle School Springboard Diving Clinic for 6-8th grade novice divers. The goal of this clinic is to concentrate on the mechanics of diving. The sessions will focus on step by step instruction to create better technique. Participants must be able to swim in 12 feet of water and one length of the pool. The clinic is coached by Taylor Seibert and will be held on March 17, 19, 24, 26, 31 and April 2 from 3:00-4:00 PM. Cost is $50 per athlete.
Sign-up today (limited to 12 participants) by completing the registration form at visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs or scan the QR code.
Recently students in Mrs. Amaezechi’s fourth grade class at Starr learned about sound vibrations and how they travel through the air. Can sound travel in space? Through this Mystery Science experiment, these Rock Starrs learned NO!! These types of experiments provide such a fun way for students to learn about the world around us!
👏🏼 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! 👏🏼 This past weekend two Plainwell Robotics Club teams participated in the 34-team VEX IQ Elementary School State Championship. Both teams from Cooper Elementary gave an impressive showing.
🏆 Koala Bots were 22nd after qualifiers and ended in 9th place after Finals.
🏆 Gear Slayerz were 25th after qualifiers and ended in 10th place after Finals.
Congratulations to both teams for making it to the State Championship and for representing PCS with PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Registration is now open for the 2025 Spring Elementary Tennis Camp for students in K-5 grade. All skill levels welcome! Join us to improve your game while learning from the Varsity High School Tennis Coaches and Players! Camp will be held at the PHS Tennis Courts from May 19-22 (rain date is May 27) from 4:00-5:00 PM. Cost is $50 per athlete. Register today by visiting plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs. We look forward to welcoming your athlete to Trojan Tennis!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Brayden Riley, on signing his letter of intent to play football at Kalamazoo College! We are incredibly proud of Brayden’s athletic achievements while at PHS and wish him all the best next year. From all of us at PCS, congratulations and best wishes!
Attention Trojan Families! Have you heard about Michigan’s Summer EBT program: SUN Bucks? SUN Bucks is the new name for their Summer EBT grocery benefit. Eligible families will receive $120 per child to purchase groceries over the summer. Applications are due by April 15, 2025. To learn more, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/food-program-details.
Tickets are still available for the 2025 PHS Musical: Tuck Everlasting! There are three upcoming shows at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 28 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 29 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 30 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today for this amazing show!
On February 26 and 27, the 7th and 8th grade bands performed at theMSBOA District 11 Band and Orchestra Festival at Portage Central HS.
The students played wonderfully and both groups earned overall Division II “Excellent” ratings and Division I “Superior” rating in sight reading!
These students work hard and represented Plainwell with PRIDE! A job well done to our young musicians as well as to the band team (Mrs. Wicklund, Mr. Rushford and Mr. Hepinstall), as well as their student teachers (Mr. Pflieger and Mr. Falk)!
📸 Credit: Mrs. Wicklund and David Stoll
Congratulations to Plainwell High School's Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for earning straight first division "superior" ratings at MSBOA Band Festival on Friday, the highest possible ratings that can be earned! Judges feedback was overwhelmingly positive for both bands. Wind Ensemble even earned all A's in every category from every judge; a remarkably difficult achievement to accomplish. Mr. Hepinstall, Mr. Rushford and their intern Mr. Falk are incredibly grateful for the students' hard work and commitment to excellence. Please join us in congratulating our hard working band students 🎶 PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🎶
📸 Credit: Patty Morehouse and Kate Amaezechi
👏🏼 STATE BOUND! 👏🏼 Congratulations to PHS Divers, Aidan Ranger and Phil Mathis, who secured a spot at the State Swim and Dive Meet! They will compete at the State Finals on March 14 and 15 at Oakland University. GO TROJANS!
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT! Congratulations to 2013 PHS graduate, Adam Licavoli, and his team who put Plainwell math and science on the moon on Sunday! Adam was part of the Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission Lunar landing team, which is part of the NASAs commercial lunar delivery program. His role over the last four years was in Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineering where he worked on the math and software that went into the autopilot on the 100% autonomous landing. This mission was the first commercial company in history to fully and successfully land on the moon. During landing day, he sat in mission control where he gave a "GO" for the GNC console. According to Adam, "I'm grateful for the education I received at Plainwell. I'm writing to share where it has taken me." Today's Learners are truly Tomorrow's Leaders - congratulations to Adam and the Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission Lunar landing team on completing this successful mission - PLAINWELL PRIDE! To learn more about the mission, please visit https://fireflyspace.com/missions/blue-ghost-mission-1/.
Attention PCS Families! You are invited to join a webinar from the Parents Against Vaping (PAVe) organization. Scan the QR code to register today to learn the essentials to help kids avoid or quit vaping.
Students from Cooper, Starr and Gilkey upper elementary had the opportunity to see the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra this week at Miller Auditorium. It was a great performance and the elementary students showed amazing Plainwell Pride! 🎶
LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS! Reminder - tickets are on sale for the 2025 Mother and Son Hockey Night until March 10 at midnight! Once the ticket link closes on March 10 at 11:59 PM, group tickets will no longer be available for the event.
Join us as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Toledo Walleye in the Annual Green Ice Game on Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 PM. Mothers and sons will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, a free knit hat, a green foam LED stick and a voucher for a free game of bowling at Airway Fun Center! Tickets are available for $17/adults, $14/kids (12 and under). PLEASE NOTE: Children's tickets ($14) will show up once you are on the screen to select your seat. 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 plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs. Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly.
We look forward to a wonderful evening at the 2025 Mother and Son Hockey Night!
GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY - 2025 BLUE AND WHITE NIGHT! Tickets are still available for the PHS Boosters Club's "Blue and White Night" event. Join the fun on Saturday, March 22 from 6:00-9:00 PM at Lake Doster Country Club. Attendees will enjoy a buffet dinner with beef tenderloin, a reverse raffle, silent auction and door prizes. The Boosters Club has collected over $8,500 in silent auction donations from over 55 AMAZING PHS teams, PHS clubs, businesses, agency partners, and families. Get your tickets today for this amazing event by visiting
https://phstrojans.com/main/bevents. GO TROJANS!
👏🏼 STATE BOUND! 👏🏼 Congratulations to PHS Divers, Aidan Ranger and Phil Mathis, who secured a spot at the State Swim and Dive Meet! They will compete at the State Finals on March 14 and 15 at Oakland University. GO TROJANS!
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