Students in Mrs. VanGoeye’s 2nd grade class from Starr Elementary read to Mrs. Macklin’s 8th graders earlier this week. What a great experience for these students.
Congratulations to Plainwell Middle School Robotics teams - “Trial and Error” and “Bad Bananas” - who received a special tribute from the State of Michigan. Tim Culver from State Representative Matt Hall’s office presented these awards to Tasia Stamos (PMS Principal) and Ben Manting (PMS Assistant Principal) today. The tributes are signed by State Representative Matt Hall (42nd District), State Senator Thomas Albert (18th District), Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Such an amazing honor for our Robotics teams, we are incredibly proud of their hard work and dedication this season and wish them the best of luck as they travel to the World Championship in April!
Gilkey Elementary held their March 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 and the recipients are celebrated at a special award ceremony with their families. In March, those who were selected did an awesome job being honest. Way to go, Geckos!
Another OUTSTANDING performance last night at the PHS Musical: Mamma Mia! The final performance is TODAY (3/26) at the Performing Arts Center at 2 PM.
This is a show that you don’t want to miss, tickets are available online at plainwellschools.ludus.com or at the door one hour prior to the show.
What an amazing performance at opening night of Mamma Mia! Two shows remaining at the Performing Arts Center:
- Tonight (Saturday, March 25) at 7 PM
- Tomorrow (Sunday, March 26) at 2 PM
Join us for this outstanding production, tickets are available at plainwellschools.ludus.com or at the door one hour prior to each show.
The Rock Starrs at Starr Elementary had many special readers this week. A couple highlights include:
-In Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class, Mr. Joshua Amaezechi read A is for Africa. Their class just started a unit on cultures around the world, so the students were able to learn about the country he grew up in - Nigeria! It was an awesome way to celebrate reading month and learn about different cultures from people who live in our community!
-In Mrs. Heise’s third grade class, Officer Danielle, the police captain and firefighter for Kalamazoo Public Safety, read to the students. She shared two stories, answered questions and provided students with a donut treat and firefighter hat!
What a great experience for our Rock Starrs - special thanks to Mr. Amaezechi and Officer Danielle! We appreciate all our special readers throughout the district who have supported reading month!
It’s National Athletic Trainer month and we would like to recognize with gratitude the Plainwell High School Athletic Trainer Jessica Bakhuyzen for everything she does for our athletes. Mrs. Bakhuyzen has the biggest heart and cares about all of our athletes. She goes above and beyond each day and we are so lucky to have her at PCS. From all of us at PCS, THANK YOU to Mrs. Bakhuyzen for your dedication to our student-athletes! Trojan Pride!
Students in Mrs. Martin’s fourth grade class at Cooper Elementary had a special guest reader today! Mr. Dunn from the Alamo Township Fire Department was their guest reader, he taught the class about being a firefighter and gave a tour of the fire truck! What a fun day! Special thanks to Mr. Dunn for this great experience for these fourth grade Koalas!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Emma Balkema, on signing her letter of intent to play softball at Grace Christian University! We are incredibly proud of Emma'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 Emma! Trojan pride!
More reading month fun - special thanks to the 8th graders in Mrs. Macklin’s class who read to the 2nd graders in Mrs. VanGoeye’s class at Starr. It was great fun for all!
Students in Mrs. DeMoore’s Kindergarten class at Gilkey Elementary had fun during reading month by dressing up like their favorite book characters today! Way to go, Geckos!
Congratulations to band students, Jacob Skibbe, Jenna Perez, Dyllan Crapo, Danielle Klein, Samantha Colvin, Alaina Ryan, Isabelle DeLaet, Donovan Ryan, Tyson Schoen and Caiden Schoen for their outstanding performances at MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble on Saturday. Between each of their events, they earned one second division rating and five first division ratings!
A special shout-out goes to Jenna Perez for participating in three events (a solo, a duet with Samantha and a trio with Alaina and Isabelle) and earning first division ratings with all of them! The solo performance is especially impressive when you consider that Jenna had to sight read, perform a prepared solo and have several prepared scales memorized!
Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
We are just a few days away from the 2023 Musical - Mamma Mia! Have you purchased your tickets? Three showtimes are available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 24 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 25 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 26 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today, you don’t want to miss this amazing show!
The students in Mrs. Heise’s third grade class at Starr Elementary had a great reward today for being Rock Starrs! The class voted and they had a picnic lunch outside and an extra long recess for their awesome behavior! Way to go, Rock Starrs!
Today the Middle School ECO Club made composting bins! They collected brown material from the courtyard to start the bins and the students will take them home to fill with food waste. A very special THANK YOU to the Home Depot who donated the bins and lids for the ECO Club to use!
Members of the Plainwell High School National Honor Society participated in the Kalamazoo Walk to End Homelessness run by Kalamazoo Housing Inc. this past Saturday, March 18. Due to the frigid wind chills and snow, the event was canceled, but members decided to brave the weather to walk anyway to help raise awareness of homelessness in Kalamazoo. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Way to go Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Registration is open for the 2023 Son Day, an event for sons K-6th and their chaperones on Saturday, April 15 from 5-7 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Guests will enjoy magic, laughter and fun at this fun and special event. $30 per couple (+$10 for each additional son). To register, please visit https://plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/. Registration closes on April 8, so please register today for this special event!
Yesterday (3/18), students from Plainwell High School participated in a regional Science Olympiad Tournament at Western Michigan University. More than 750 area middle and high school students participated in the event which was hosted by WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. It was a fantastic event and the participating students represented PHS very well. Congratulations to Jonathan Elliott, Abram Longcore, Justin Carpenter, Hiro Nguyen, Thai Nguyen, Isaac Veen, Jacob Erdody, Isabelle DeLaet, Henry Cox, Sophie Cox and Audrey Tood as well as their coaches, Mr. Bakalyar and Ms. Larson, on a great day at WMU! Below, please find the results from the day:
- Cell Biology - 6th place - Abram Longcore, Justin Carpenter
- Experimental Design - 5th - Isaac Veen, Hiro Nguyen
- Write it, Do it - 6th - Thai Nguyen, Henry Cox
- Anatomy/Physiology - 5th - Jacob Erdody, Abram Longcore
- Fermi Questions - 3rd - Thai Nguyen, Henry Cox
- Forensics - 3rd - Hiro Nguyen, Isabelle DeLaet
- Rocks and Minerals - 3rd - Isaac Veen, Jonathan Elliott
- Disease Detective - 5th - Audrey Todd, Hiro Nguyen
- Chemistry Lab - 5th - Isabelle DeLaet, Sophie Cox
- Astronomy - 3rd - Jonathan Elliott, Isaac Veen
- Forestry - 5th - Jacob Erdody, Abram Longcore
- Green Generation - 4th - Sophie Cox, Audrey Todd
- Dynamic Planet - 8th - Isabelle DeLaet, Isaac Veen
Way to go, Plainwell Pride!
Students in Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class at Starr Elementary had a special treat on St. Patrick’s Day. A leprechaun left Lucky Charms cereal in their classroom and when these Rock Start students added milk, their cereal turned green! What a lucky class and a fun way to celebrate the day! 🍀
It’s amazing to see all the wonderful elementary masterpieces featured at the Ransom Distirct Library. Stop by the library over the next few weeks to see Starr and Gilkey student art featured throughout the building. It’s a beautiful sight!
