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!
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Golf team who took second place at the Comstock Tournament on Thursday, earning a runner-up trophy in a very competitive invitational. The Lady Trojans had three top 8 medalists led by Freshman Emma Rayman who finished in third place with an amazing 88. Other medalists were Anessa Jaeger (92) and Harper Johnson (93). Top four finishes from PHS were Emma Rayman, Anessa Jaeger, Harper Johnson and Hayden Steele. Great job, Trojans! PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
Congratulations to PHS Volleyball on their victories last night against Edwardsburg. The Varsity team had a clean sweep winning 3-0 and the JV team won 2-1. Great job, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
📸 Courtesy of Gavin Heath
PCS Families - please check your email for a letter from the district.
The JV Soccer team remains undefeated in conference play with a strong 2-0 win over Sturgis. Logan Gabala found the back of the net twice with assists from Blake Boerman and Koh Harada. Carson Vos got the shutout in goal which was the sixth of the season for the Trojans! 👏🏼⚽️👏🏼
Plainwell Middle School Cross Country had a strong showing at the Delton Invite last night at Gilmore Car Museum. The girls team took 2nd place and the boys placed 3rd! It was a great team effort by all of our young runners! GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the Varsity Boys Soccer team on their victory over Sturgis last night 4-1; goals were scored by John Amaezechi (x2), Kegan Braybrooks, and Nolan Edgell with assists from Levi Kalavitz (x2). The win keeps the Trojans undefeated in conference and atop the standings. Great job, Trojans! ⚽️
Congratulations to the Freshman Football team on their 52-34 win over Edwardsburg tonight! GO TROJANS! 🏈
Congratulations to the JV Girls Golf team who took 1st place today at the Deb Dart Memorial Tournament at Hickory Ridge Golf Course. They finished with a team score of 193 with two, top 5 scores from PHS:
Harper Johnson had the lowest round of the match with a score of 41 and Hayden Steele had a final score of 45. Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
This Friday (9/13) and Saturday (9/14), Cooper Parent Club is hosting a mum sale. Stop by Cooper Elementary from 3-6 PM on Friday or 9 AM-12 PM on Saturday to pick-up your fall mums.
The JV Soccer team started the week with a strong 3-0 win against Lakewood. Goals were scored by Gibson Pettit, Logan Gabala and Brady Leppard with assists from Jon Schmidtke and Luke Williams. The shutout was earned by Carson Vos and Isaiah Looney-McPhillips in goal. It was an all around dominant effort by the team - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⚽️
Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team on their clean sweep at the varsity tri last night, beating Kalamazoo Central 2-0 and Kalamazoo Christian 2-1. Great job, Trojans! 👏🏼🏐
The Rocket Football season is underway with games kicking-off this weekend. It was a great start to the season for our youngest Trojan football players! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🏈💙
Let’s take a moment to highlight our Summer Food Service Meet Up and Eat Up Program. Throughout summer, our AWESOME Food Service team served breakfast and lunch daily at Gilkey Elementary, as well as provided weekly grab and go meal bags (seven days worth of breakfast and lunch meals) from PHS each Wednesday. Thanks to participation from PCS families, from June-August, the program served 18,160 breakfast meals and 18,497 lunch meals.
Special thanks goes out to our families for their support, as well as the Food Service team for providing exceptional service to our families throughout summer! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼
The Boys Varsity Tennis Team defeated Edwardsburg 5-3 on Wednesday. The following players brought home a win.
🎾 Number 1 Singles: Merlin Kistler
🎾 Number 1 Doubles: Andrew Hampton and Teagen Wilson
🎾 Number 2 Doubles: Austin Susens and Lincoln Benson
🎾 Number 3 Doubles: Anthony Kolhoff and Brayden Triemstra
🎾 Number 4 Doubles: Alex Steele and Sean Mac Ritchie
In addition, the following players brought home a win for the Boys JV Tennis Team:
🎾 Number 1 Doubles: Elba Trowbridge and Jacob Skibbe
Great job, Trojans!