Earlier this week, the Starr Elementary Parent's Club sponsored the March Student of the Month Breakfast. Each month, Starr teachers select one student who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In March, the students who were selected did an awesome job being trustworthy. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Nick Marlow, on being selected to MLive’s 2023 Kalamazoo Boys Basketball Dream Team! Nick had an outstanding season and was selected Honorable Mention on the Dream Team! Way to go, Nick - Trojan Pride!
For those that are subscribed, you can view the MLive article recognizing Nick by visiting: https://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/2023/03/meet-mlives-2023-boys-basketball-dream-team-from-kalamazoo.html?outputType=amp
Students in Mrs. Miller’s 2nd grade class at Starr Elementary had some fun during their March Reading Madness! 🏀 Throughout the month, they had a special reading project and it was a slam dunk. Each student in the class selected one of the basketball teams to research. They located the city/state to compare where it was in relation to Plainwell, they graphed the different types of mascots and designed jerseys for their team. The Final Four teams are pictured with their “jerseys”. What a fun project for reading month - you are all MVPs!
Congratulations to Plainwell High School's Laura Groner who has been selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the Henry Pestka Art & Poetry Contest! Her project, "I will remember", will be featured in an art exhibit at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Laura and PHS teacher Ms. Trahan will be attending the Henry Pestka Awards in May at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids where the top 3 Finalists will be announced.
To view Laura's Artist Statement about her "I will remember" piece, please visit: plainwellschools.org/o/phs/article/1057004.
From all of us at PCS, congratulations Laura! Plainwell Pride!
Bond construction continues at the Trojan Pool and Gymnasium. Over the last two weeks, we watched as the walls started to go up. So many great things are ahead at PCS!
As a reminder, our live feed video is available to watch the construction project progress. Visit plainwellschools.org and scroll to “BOND” to view the video.
Our continued thanks and appreciation to our amazing community for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate your support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders - Plainwell Pride!
Our spring sports are underway and we already have a lot of reasons to celebrate our Trojans!
- Our first Track meet of the spring was last night and both the girls and boys teams won!
- The Varsity Baseball, Softball and JV Baseball teams had doubleheader wins!
- Our Tennis team had a great win over Comstock Park.
- The PHS Varsity Soccer team has tied their first two games and the JV Soccer team has won one game!
The spring sports season has started off great for the Trojans!! Plainwell Pride!
Have 📸 to share from a sporting event? Please email Elizabeth.gallagher@plainwellschools.org and your picture may be featured in an upcoming communication or publication! GO TROJANS!
As a reminder, our Spring Break is from Thursday, March 30-Friday, April 7. We wish our students, staff and families a wonderful break! We look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Monday, April 10.
PLEASE NOTE: All PCS buildings and offices on the main campus will be closed on Monday, April 3 due to a planned power outage.
Have a great Spring Break and Go Trojans!
Earlier this week, students from the PHS Holocaust Literature I class toured the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. During the visit, they had a guided tour focusing on the process of genocide, the individual lives of the victims, the dangers of indifference and the importance of being an upstander, not a bystander when we encounter hate in our own lives. Students heard from a second-generation speaker who shared about her father’s life as a child who dealt with antisemitism even before the war, life in the ghettos, the journey in cattle cars, life in Auschwitz and other camps, medical experimentations, the death marches and how he made a choice to escape one day before his group of thousands of prisoners were executed. It was a moving learning experience for our students.
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!
