Exciting week for Trojan Athletics! Congratulations to Mason Meert on winning MLive’s Athlete of the Week! Mason is a PHS Senior who's recent "sacrifices and leadership" helped lead the Plainwell Varsity Soccer team to the Regional Finals. Way to go, Mason - TROJAN PRIDE! To view the MLive article featuring Mason, please visit: https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/10/mason-meerts-sacrifices-leadership-exemplify-plainwell-soccers-special-playoff-run.html?outputType=amp.
Our community showed an extraordinary amount of Trojan Pride this week. Thanks to their support and votes not only was Mason recognized as the Athlete of the Week, but Andrew Eldred (Soccer), Gage Truitt (Soccer), Logan Beauregard (Soccer), Henry Cox (Cross Country) and Ayla Jaeger (Golf) were also on the leaderboard. Of the top 7 MLive Athletes of the Week, PHS had 6 athletes represented - WOW!! We are proud of our Trojans for representing PHS so well and thankful to our community for showing lots of support and PLAINWELL PRIDE! Congratulations to Mason, Andrew, Gage, Logan, Henry and Ayla for this amazing recognition - GO TROJANS! 💙
PHS has a new addition - a bench outside honoring Darlene Kohn. What a special reminder for all that enter PHS of the wonderful impact she had on our students and school community during her 47 years of dedicated and wonderful service at PCS!
Our elementary classes had so much fun celebrating Halloween today! Students enjoyed lots of fun, laughs, special activities and treats! We hope our students, staff and families had a safe and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃🎃🎃
The Gilkey students had so much fun at their Halloween Parade. The snowflakes and chilly weather didn't stop the Geckos from enjoying their Halloween costume parade. Thank you to all that braved the cold weather to cheer on the Geckos.
We are excited to share the Plainwell Middle School Students of the Week! We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans!
Mai (8th Grade): Not only is Mai an excellent student, she is a kind human. Mai is conscientious with both her school work and her peers. She is patient and helpful, and she always has a ready smile. Her academic work is outstanding, but it is her positive attitude and determiniation that make her so remarkable.
Olyvia (7th Grade): Olyvia is the sweetest person ever! She is always helpful to her peers. She works so hard to make sure she has done things correctly and with 100% percent integrity. She is always willing to participate and lives with Plainwell PRIDE each day! We are so honored to have her as a student and thrilled to be a part of her life. Way to go, Olyvia! You rock!
Cesar (6th Grade): Cesar is such a bright light each day at the middle school! He seems to truly love being at school with his peers and teachers. He is kind, thoughtful, and positive. Cesar takes the tiime to greet his teachers by asking about their day, and he is respected by his classmates. Cesar models Plainwell PRIDE every day!
Throughout the year, we look forward to continuing to share our outstanding Middle School Students of the Week! GO TROJANS!
Special thanks to our Student of the Month 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!
Plainwell Varsity Volleyball started their post season run with a 3-0 win over Parchment in the first round of Districts tonight. Way to go Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙🏐💙
Next up, they take on Pennfield on Wednesday at 5:00 PM at Otsego HS.
The Plainwell Corners students had so much fun putting on a Halloween parade for the Fit over 50 group at Hicks Gym! Preschoolers were so excited to show off their costumes while the Community Fitness group handed out candy & Halloween treats! Special thanks to the community group for supporting this fun and festive parade for our Plainwell Corners students!
Last week, Gilkey Elementary held their October 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. In October, the staff and students who were selected did an awesome job being responsible. Way to go, Geckos!
What's that? You haven't a clue what to do on the evening of November 10 or 11?
As you may have surmised, tickets have gone on sale for the production of Clue. Don't get caught without a ticket! General admission seats are available for $5 each by scanning the QR code.
Performances are:
- November 10 at 7:00 pm - Plainwell Performing Arts Center (PAC)
- November 11 at 7:00 pm - Plainwell Performing Arts Center (PAC)
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on qualifying for the STATE FINALS for the 3rd year in a row! The TMB had a solid performance in Okemos this past weekend to earn placement at MCBA's State Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday (11/4).
The TMB will perform at Ford Field at 2:22 PM (on 11/4). Tickets at the gate are $28 per person.
At PHS, they recently started a tutoring program to provide support for students who are struggling academically. During Plus Time Tutoring, students are paired up with NHS students to help boost their GPAs and decrease failure rates. Teachers, counselors or parents refer students to the program or students can request a Plus Time Tutor. Throughout the school year, the program has grown and we now have over 20 active tutoring partnerships where our Trojans are helping other Trojans find success in the classroom. PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Congratulations to the PHS Cross Country teams on a great day of MHSAA Regional competition! The Boys CC team WON the Regional Championship and will be heading to the STATE FINALS! The Girls CC team also had a great competition finishing in 5th place and had one runner, Josie Longcore, who qualified for State competition as an individual! Next up, the Boys CC team and Josie will head to the State Finals next Saturday (November 4) at Michigan International Speedway! TROJAN PRIDE! 💙
Registration is open for PHS’ Europe Trip 2026: Madrid, Paris & Normandy! Secure your spot by October 31 and get a $200 discount! For more information, please visit: www.eftours.com/2675712JD Questions? Please contact: julie.trahan@plainwellschools.org
Today the PHS Statistics class held their first annual Probability Fair. Students created board games earlier this week, which they played to celebrate and display their knowledge of their Probability unit. They even had fair snacks (popcorn) compliments of Student Senate. They did a great job and had a lot of fun!
The Cooper Monster Mash was so much fun! It was an awesome outdoor evening for a costume party as families enjoyed trick or treating, food trucks, games and lots of Halloween fun!
This week, the Varsity Volleyball team hosted a Quad at PHS. The team won against Gobles and Kalamazoo United, but fell short in two sets against Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Keep working hard, Trojans!
Congratulations to Plainwell High School Social Studies teacher, Mr. David Clark, winner of the Educator of the Year for Otsego-Plainwell Area Chamber of Commerce. PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Tough loss for the Trojans at the Soccer Regional Finals tonight, but the Plainwell Pride is strong! Thank you PHS Varsity Soccer for a great season, giving it your all and working together as one! Plainwell is proud of you! Final score is 1-0 Holland Christian determined by a shootout! TROJAN PRIDE! 💙⚽️💙
Students at Renaissance High School have been keeping busy this month. They have been working on building friendships and have been actively engaged in classes. Way to go, RHS Rebels!
The first PHS Blood Drive of the year is on Thursday, November 2 at PHS from 11:00 AM-4:45 PM at the PAC lobby. All donors will receive a $10 gift card via email. An appointment is required to donate. To register, please visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=PlainwellHS.
If you are 16 years old you will need a permission form, please visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/dam/redcrossblood/controlled-documents/Parental-Consent-Blood-Donation-EN.pdf to fill out the form (you must bring the completed form with you to donate). If you are 17, or older, you do not need a permission form. If you are younger than 16, unfortunately, you are not yet eligible to donate.