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!
Congratulations to our Middle School Band on their outstanding performances at Festival yesterday! The 7th grade Band earned a Division II (excellent) rating and a Division I (superior) rating in sight reading! The 8th grade Band earned a Division I (superior) rating (also earning a Division I in sight reading)! We are so proud of their hard work and dedication! GO TROJANS! 🎶🎼🎵
The PHS Cheer team's next stop...STATE FINALS! The Varsity Competitive Cheer team will be competing at Central Michigan University in State Final competition tomorrow. Last night, they held a special send off performance at PHS and today they were sent off with lots of cheers and PLAINWELL PRIDE as they left for the competition. From all of us at PCS, GOOD LUCK AND GO TROJANS! 💙
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Liam Troutner, who won the Andy Miller award for most outstanding participation in the Southwestern Michigan High School Ski Race League. He also placed 11th in the top 15 male racers in the conference. Congratulations to Liam, TROJAN PRIDE!
We are excited to share that tickets are now available for our 2024 musical: Mean Girls! There are three showtimes available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 22 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 23 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 24 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by scanning the QR code or by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today for this amazing show!
The PHS Boy’s Varsity Basketball team will be taking on Paw Paw in District Finals tomorrow (Friday, March 1) at 7 PM. The game is at Parchment HS. For tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255. GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to PHS Divers, Brandon Courtney and Aidan Ranger, who punched their ticket to the State meet next weekend! Phil Mathis also dived superb, but just missed advancing to the finals. Congratulations to Brandon, Aidan and Phil on a great day of Regional competition! TROJAN PRIDE!
Next stop, Ford Field! Good luck to the PHS Wrestlers who are headed to Detroit for the MHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals this weekend! 💙 LET’S GO TROJANS! 💙
On Saturday (3/2), PHS Cheer will be competing at the State Finals at Central Michigan University (McGuirk Arena) beginning at 4:00 PM. There are a limited amount of tickets available. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please scan the QR code or visit PHS’ RevTrak. All tickets must be picked up at the High School Main Office. Please be advised that depending on the size of your party, you may have to sit separately.
STATE SEND OFF PERFORMANCE REMINDER! Join us at the PHS Gym on tonight (February 29) to support the PHS Cheer team at their State Send Off Performance. The team welcomes families, friends, the community and the rocket cheer program to join them beginning at 7:00 PM as the team performs prior to leaving for their State competition!
GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the PHS Varsity Boys Basketball team on their 46-44 victory over Otsego in District Semifinals tonight! WAY TO GO, TROJANS - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Next up, the team will compete in District Finals against Paw Paw on Friday (3/1) at 7:00 PM at Parchment HS.
The Trojans will be taking on the Otsego Bulldogs in MHSAA District competition tonight (2/28) at Parchment HS. The game begins at 7 PM. IMPORTANT TICKET INFO! The GoFan ticket site is currently down. Parchment is currently accepting cash for tonight’s game. Tickets are $7 each. We apologize for any inconvenience! GO TROJANS!
Good luck to Brandon Courtney, Aidan Ranger and Phil Mathis who travel to Hamilton for Diving Regionals tomorrow (2/29). It’s a great day to be a Plainwell Diver, GOAL = STATE! Good luck and GO TROJANS!
As a reminder, we have two upcoming half days of school: Thursday, February 29 and Friday, March 1 (end of second trimester). Have a great day - GO TROJANS!
