ALWAYS LENDING A HAND: Our School Resource Officer, Mr. Farris, is always there to lend a helpful hand. Whether assisting with providing a safe school environment or simply there to greet our students (or tie a shoe), Mr. Farris is always there with a smile and a friendly hello! We are so thankful for Mr. Farris and all he does for PCS and our school community! We ❤️ our staff!
GECKOS CELEBRATE OUR EARTH 🌎: Students at Gilkey Elementary had various dress up days this week for Earth Week!
- On Monday, they wore yellow to kick off Earth Week and for conserving energy.
- On Tuesday, they wore blue as a reminder to conserve water!
- On Wednesday, they wore red for a waste-free lunch.
- On Thursday, they wore stripes to remind them to reuse.
- Today (Friday), they wore green to remind students about the importance of recycling.
They ended the week with a celebration assembly and a beautiful performance by their choir. The Geckos had a great week celebrating our beautiful earth!
2022/23 SCHOOL CALENDAR: We are excited to share the 2022/23 School Calendar & Calendar Highlights. For the full calendar, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/720944.
We look forward to a great 2022/23 school year with Today's Learners & Tomorrow's Leaders - GO TROJANS!
EARTH DAY COOKIES & CONVERSATION: Our Food Service Director, Mr. Ritsema, had a fun food service promotion for Earth Day today. During school lunch at our three elementary buildings (Starr, Gilkey, Cooper), Mr. Ritsema joined the students for cookies and conversation to bring awareness about Earth Day. He talked about how students can help the environment by recycling and reusing at school. It was a great experience for all!
NJHS INDUCTION CEREMONY: Congratulations to the Plainwell Middle School students who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last night (Thursday, April 21) at the PAC. We are incredibly proud of these students for their academic achievements - Plainwell Pride!
VARSITY GOLF: The Varsity Boys Golf match that was scheduled for today (Friday, April 22) at Dowagiac has been canceled due to weather.
ACADEMIC ALL-STATE: Congratulations to the 2022 PHS Boys Varsity Basketball team who earned Academic All-State, with a weighted team grade point average of 3.6026! The award was presented to the team from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. Way to go Trojans - your hard work in and out of the classroom is something to be very proud of - Plainwell Pride!
PHS Jazz Night Featuring Stratøs! After a few years, we are excited to welcome back the Annual Palinwell Jazz Night! Mark your calendar to join us next Tuesday, April 26 at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center at 7 PM! The Plainwell Jazz Night features the Middle School and High School Jazz bands PLUS an unbelievable guest artist - Stratøs!
Our guest artist (pictured) is a WMU Grad with a handful of national awards under his belt in Jazz composition and performance! Outside of his many awards and accomplishments, he is a multiple instrumentalist, with experience on all saxophones, clarinet, flute and piano. We are extremely excited to feature him on many tunes that our jazz groups have been working on throughout this school year! This is a concert that you will not want to miss! A $5 dollar donation (if possible) is requested for each person that will be attending the concert. We hope to see you at the event next Tuesday!
📸 Photo courtesy of Photographer Landon Lacey
CEREAL DRIVE: Over the past few weeks, PCS has been participating in the 7th Annual Allegan County Cereal Drive. Several of our buildings are participating and have come up with creative ways to encourage students to donate. Mrs. Mudget’s kindergarten class at Starr was one of the first classrooms in their building to donate 10 cereal boxes and won a dress up day. Their class decided on an “anything” dress up day! What a fun way to celebrate giving back to the communities in our county. Interested in donating? Collection boxes are located in buildings throughout the district through April 30.
PLAY-AND-LEARN TOMORROW: Join us for our monthly Play-and-Learn program for parents and children ages birth to five years tomorrow (Thursday, April 21) from 10-11 AM at Ransom District Library! Children will enjoy fun developmentally appropriate activities, plus they will receive a FREE book for attending! The theme this month is: Let's Talk About the World.
For more information on our monthly Play-and-Learn program, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/play-and-learn.
Our Early Education team hopes you can join us tomorrow!
EARTH WEEK: Ms. Pierce’s 4th grade class from Gilkey Elementary enjoyed a walk in the Mory Ismond Environmental Lab today to celebrate Earth Week. They had fun looking for items on a Scavenger Hunt as well as taking time to do their part in keeping the Earth clean by picking up trash. They found enough to fill almost 12 bags - way to go Geckos!
MDOT DESIGN & BUILD TRUSS BRIDGE CHALLENGE: Yesterday (April 19), twelve 7th Grade students from Plainwell Middle School competed in the Michigan Department of Transportation Design and Build Truss Bridge Challenge in Detroit. The teams were graded highly and heavily complimented on the professionalism of their group presentations. The students had a positive experience and many judges complimented each team for their creative and aesthetically pleasing bridge design. Way to go, Trojans - Plainwell Pride!
ATTENTION PHS JUNIORS/FAMILIES! Join us for an informational meeting related to two and four year college prep and the realities of life in college on Thursday, April 21 from 6:30-7:30 PM. The meeting will be held in-person in the PHS Cafeteria. For those that are unable to attend, please join us through our Live Stream event by visiting https://fb.me/e/1h5jcnrXL. We look forward to seeing you there!
PCS KINDERGARTEN: Our Kindergarten Round-up events were so much fun! We enjoyed meeting our incoming students and welcoming them to the Trojan community! Do you have a Kindergarten or Young Five Trojan that will be joining PCS for the 2022-23 school year? Enrollment is now open, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten to learn more!
We can't wait to welcome our new Kindergarten and Young Five students to PCS in the fall - GO TROJANS!
SPRING SPORTS: PHS spring sports are underway! Last week our varsity softball team played against Galesburg and the varsity baseball team played against Three Rivers at home. Both teams played well, with the softball team winning both of their games. Keep up the great work, Trojans!
JV SOFTBALL & VARSITY TENNIS: The JV softball game at Galesburg and varsity tennis match vs. Vicksburg have been canceled for today (Monday, April 18) due to weather conditions.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK: The Middle School Track season is underway. Last week, they competed at the Comstock Invitational where they had 22 athletes place in the top three in their events! Overall, the girls team placed second and took home a trophy and the boys team placed third. This week, the whole team will compete against Otsego in their first conference dual. Keep up the great work, Trojans!
EASTER FUN: Students in Mrs. Gonyeau's first grade class at Starr Elementary went on a class Easter Egg Hunt yesterday. It was great fun for these Rock Starr students!
ALPIN HONG AT THE PAC: The Gilmore Piano Festival is presenting a Family Concert next Wednesday, April 20 at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Alpin Hong will be in concert “as he travels the multiverse of music through video games and films, as well as pop and classical music”. Tickets are available to purchase at https://www.thegilmore.org/event/alpin-hong-multiverse-plainwell/. We look forward to this amazing show at the PAC!
PHS BAND & CHOIR: The PHS Band and Choir programs performed in Orlando over Spring Break with the Choir performing at Universal and the Band at Disney! It was an amazing trip for the students filled with many great experiences and lots of fun!
