On Friday, the Gilkey Geckos surprised their Principal, Mrs. Bilodeau, at an assembly where the entire school sang a special thank you song. As you can see in the video, it was a wonderful way for the Geckos to celebrate their principal. According to Mrs. Bilodeau “It. Was. Amazing and the absolute best moment of her career”. Way to go Gilkey - Plainwell Pride!
Congratulations to PHS junior, Gavin MacDonald, whose digital photography work was selected for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) Art Show. This is a huge accomplishment as this is a juried show where only the top art students are selected. Gavin’s artwork will be on display at the KIA show through May 21. Awesome job, Gavin - Plainwell Pride!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Lauren Vos, on signing her letter of intent to play basketball at Spring Arbor University! We are incredibly proud of Lauren's athletic achievements while at PHS and wish her all the best next year. From all of us at PCS, congratulations and best wishes to Lauren! Trojan pride!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: Thank you to all the amazing moms and guardians for their constant support, encouragement and love of the PCS students! From all of us at PCS - HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY - we recognize you today and appreciate you every day!
Last week, students in the Spanish 2 class at Plainwell High School made piñatas for Cinco de Mayo. It was a great project and a lot of fun for the PHS students!
On Thursday morning, the AP French students, wearing their AP French T-shirts, took their AP test! Today, the students celebrated with French food ordered from River Roads Food. The owner took the time to type up a special menu in French and labeled the sandwich bags in French as well. On the menu was turkey, brie & apple croissant sandwiches and several delicious pastries! To end their special meal, the AP French students gifted their teacher, Ms. Trahan, with a Lego set of Paris for the classroom. It was a special day for all!
WE đź’™ OUR STAFF: Before ending Staff Appreciation Week, the Administrative Building Staff would like to extend our appreciation to the outstanding PCS staff. From our office to you - THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING STAFF AT PCS - we greatly appreciate each of you! TROJAN PRIDE!
We had our final Kindergarten and Young 5 Round-up last night at Cooper Elementary where students and families enjoyed meeting the staff, completing special activities and learning about our district. It was a great evening welcoming our future Trojans!
If you were unable to attend, but are interested in learning about Kindergarten or the Young 5 program at Plainwell Community Schools, please visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.
To end Staff Appreciation Week, Plainwell High School rolled out the red carpet! To honor their VIP staff members, they were greeted by some of their biggest fans - students, administrators and colleagues - as they made their way down the red carpet to cheers and many thanks! It was an awesome way to show the staff how much they are appreciated at PHS!
We 💙 our staff! Today is the last day of Staff Appreciation Week, if you get a chance, please share a ”THANK YOU” to the amazing PCS staff! GO TROJANS!
Join us for Lake Doster Golf Lessons where students will receive instruction & learn the fundamentals of the game of golf! Registration is open for all three sessions for beginners: Ages 7 to 15 and Intermediate: Ages 9 to 17. Cost is $65 per session. Clubs & balls are provided if golfers do not have their own. For more information, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs.
To register, please visit plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/.
The Cooper Koalas had lots of fun celebrating their staff this week. The Cooper Parents Club showed appreciation to staff by starting the week out by chalking the sidewalk on Monday. They also have provided breakfast, lunches, charcuterie, as well as a soda and dessert bar. Snacks and drinks were stocked in the lounge daily and special treats were left at each teachers door each day to help "lift them up". It was a fantastic way to celebrate our amazing staff members!
The Plainwell Middle School 6th grade band and jazz band had a wonderful concert tonight. The students have worked hard all year and gave an amazing performance at the Performing Arts Center.
If you missed the concert, you can view the entire performance by visiting the Plainwell Performing Arts Facebook page.
Staff Appreciation Week continues with more awesome celebrations. To recognize staff appreciation week at Starr Elementary, the Parents Association is showing how “SAND-sational” their staff is each and every day! Throughout the week, they have treated their staff to special treats, lunches, gift cards and more!
We đź’™ our staff! Please take a moment to say THANK YOU to your favorite staff member this week! We are so grateful for their daily dedication to PCS. Trojan Pride!
It was another great evening of Kindergarten and Young 5 fun at Starr Elementary’s Round-up last night! Students enjoyed exploring the school to learn all about becoming a Rock Starr!
If you were unable to attend, you can still join us this evening (Thursday, May 11 from 4:30-6 PM) at Cooper Elementary to meet the staff, sign-up for readiness testing, receive vision & hearing screening information and enjoy special activities while learning about our district! For more information or to begin the enrollment process at PCS, please visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.
It was a fun evening filled with amazing performances at the “Collage 2023: A Senior Celebration". It was an awesome evening for the 2023 seniors to celebrate their choir accomplishments while at PHS! 🎶
Interested in viewing the concert? You can view the entire show by visiting the Plainwell Performing Arts Center Facebook page.
PHS Sophomore, Sarah Lagenour, is working to become the first female Eagle Scout in Plainwell! For her Eagle Scout project, she will be beautifying the High School where she will landscape the PHS sign as well as by the office entrance. We can't wait to see her hard work come together. Thank you Sarah for your efforts in improving our school community!
Interested in supporting Sarah's mission to beautify PHS? Please contact Principal Dr. Wright at jeremy.wright@plainwellschools.org for more information on how to donate to this special project.
The Plainwell High School Holocaust Literature II class visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. During their visit, they asked very thoughtful questions to a hologram of a survivor who survived Auschwitz. They also toured the museum, made a pledge to be an upstander and also took a virtual reality trip to Auschwitz with Fritzie Fritzshall who was one of 600 workers in a factory. Ms. Fritzshall was the youngest in the group and vowed to tell their story, so every day each woman gave her a crumb of their portion of bread to help her survive. It was a great and memorable trip for these PHS students!
The Plainwell Middle School 6th grade choir students had a great field trip to Miller Auditorium to see Madagascar with Ms. Quillian today. It was a great experience for these Trojans!
We had lots of fun at Gilkey Elementary’s Kindergarten and Young 5 Round-up last night! Students enjoyed a scavenger hunt around the school to learn all about becoming a Gilkey Gecko!
If you were unable to attend, you can still join us for one of our Round-up events to welcome the 2023-24 Kindergartener and Young 5 students to Plainwell Community Schools. Join us this evening (Wednesday, May 10 from 4:30-6 PM) at Starr Elementary or tomorrow (Thursday, May 11 from 4:30-6 PM) at Cooper Elementary to meet the staff, sign-up for readiness testing, receive vision & hearing screening information and enjoy special activities while learning about our district! For more information or to begin the enrollment process, please visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.
Plainwell Middle School 8th grade families, please mark your calendar for Friday, June 2 from 5-6:30 PM for the 8th Grade Celebration. Join us to celebrate the 8th grade class with celebration boards, followed by a special event for the 8th grade students which will include music, games, ice cream, a photobooth and lots of fun. For more information, please see communications from the Middle School.
We look forward to celebrating the 8th grade class on June 2! GO TROJANS!
