Join us for the 2023 Battle of the Books BATTLE DAY! Teams of 3rd-5th graders from Plainwell and Otsego Elementary Schools are set for this quiz bowl type competition. Teams have worked hard to read and study six different books and are now ready for the book battle to begin on Saturday, February 25 at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Battles are held at 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am and the top two teams from each battle advance to the Grand Battle at 1:00 pm.
Best of luck to all of the Battle of the Books teams!
Julie Trahan’s AP French class from Plainwell High School took a trip to Canada. They visited Toronto, Quebec City and Montreal. A few highlights included the students visiting Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal, Montmorency Falls (tallest in North America) and a few even tried sledding in front of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel (which has been running since 1884). It was a phenomenal trip and amazing experience for these AP students. Special thanks to Mr. Fitz, Ms. Wingle and Ms. Trahan for making this experience possible for our students!
Attention families of Dolphin Elementary and Secondary (K-12) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route tomorrow (February 21). Thank you!
More exciting news from Trojan Wrestling - two more State qualifiers! Congratulations to Madison Nieuwenhuis who was crowned Regional Champion and Avery Lynch for earning 2nd place! Both Madison and Avery will be heading to Ford Field. In addition, Coach Rodd Leonard earned Regional Girls Wrestling Coach of the Year. What an amazing year for Trojan Wrestling - Plainwell Pride!
Exciting news from Trojan athletics! Four of the PHS Wrestlers are heading to the Individual State Finals at Ford Field! Congratulations to Trammell Robinson, Adin Youngs, Steele Madison and Austin Gyorkos! In addition, PHS Wrestling coach, Rodd Leonard, was named Wolverine Conference Coach of the Year and MWA Regional Coach of the Year! We are so proud of Coach Leonard and the PHS Wrestling team for an amazing season so far - more to come from Trojan Wrestling - STATE BOUND!
REGIONAL BOUND! đź“Ł Congratulations to the Plainwell Varsity Competitive Cheer team who stamped their ticket to Regionals tonight! Way to go, Trojan Pride!
Plainwell Middle School’s Eco Club went on a field trip to the South Kent Waste & Recycling Center, Kent County Waste to Energy Facility and Recycling & Education Center. Students saw how our trash can be made into clean energy. They also learned how recycling gets sorted and how the landfill helps manage our waste. Everyone learned so many new things and had a wonderful experience.
The Gilkey Elementary Kindergarten and Young 5 students had fun with 100th day celebrations. They enjoyed "100" pancakes for breakfast and celebrated by sharing their 100th day collections. Our youngest Geckos had lots of fun celebrating this week!
Students in Ms. Termeer’s 6th grade Science class at Plainwell Middle School had a fun (and delicious) experiment today. They made slushees as part of their thermal energy unit! Thank you Ms. Termeer for providing this fun learning opportunity for our Trojans!
As a reminder, our Mid-Winter Break is from Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20. We wish our students and families a wonderful break and look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Tuesday, February 21.
Construction continues on the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. It’s so exciting to see the progress and imagine this future facility. Pictured here are some progress pictures of the construction on the bottom of the pool and foundations.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
Several classrooms throughout the district celebrated the 100th day of school with special activities. Pictured here are students from Mrs. Mudget’s Kindergarten class at Starr Elementary. These Kindergarten students had lots of fun doing their 100th day activities - 100 exercises, counting and writing to 100, reading a take home book called Counting to 100, counting out 100 treats and then putting them into their own bag for a trail mix and making 100 day necklaces/crowns! What a fantastic day for these Rock Starrs!
Congratulations to the PHS Wresting team who are REGIONAL CHAMPIONS! They competed last night and won the MHSAA Team Regional title at home beating Fruitport 75-3 in semifinals and Allendale 32-30 to win the championship title. Way to go Trojans, Plainwell Pride!
It’s National School Resource Officer Day and we couldn’t let the day pass without recognizing our amazing School Resource Officer, Mr. Farris. We are incredibly thankful for all he does for our school and community every day! He goes above and beyond for our students and school community - THANK YOU, Officer Farris!
Good luck to the PHS Competive Cheer team! The PHS Varsity Competitive Cheer team is heading to MHSAA Districts on Friday, February 17 at Middleville Thornapple Kellogg High School. Start time is 6:00 PM. Come out and support the team, $7 tickets are available online only through the MHSAA on GoFan. Scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255?activity=Cheer to purchase your tickets. GO TROJANS!
REMINDER! Attention families of Turtle Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route tomorrow (February 16). Thank you!
The Plainwell Middle School students had a special visit from Motivational Speaker, Anthony "TJ" Tyus, on Friday. Mr. Tyus is a character development coach, author, educator and personal trainer who provides uplifting speeches and presentations to students, athletes and beyond all over the country. Students learned about his "no excuses philosophy to encourage the hard work it takes to realizing your dream". His training helped our students prepare for their next opportunity. Special thanks to TJ Tyus for visiting PCS to share your story with our 6-8th grade students.
Good luck to the Trojan Wrestling team as they compete in Regionals! The Varsity Wrestling team will be hosting Team Regionals on Wednesday, February 15 at PHS. Start time is 6:00 PM.
Join us to cheer on the Trojans! Tickets are available online only through the MHSAA on GoFan at the link below. Please be advised: tickets are $9 each, no passes will be accepted. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit: https://gofan.co/app/events/873292?schoolId=MI10255.
Congratulations to the RHS Powerlifting team on an awesome competition! On Saturday, the Renaissance Rebels competed in a tournament in Edwardsburg where the team had many PRs, took home some medals and even had a few State qualifiers. Way to go, RHS Rebels! Plainwell Pride!
What an awesome night at the 2023 PHS Snowcoming Basketball Game last night! Highlights include: an outstanding performance of the national anthem by the PHS choir, three awesome basketball games, a gym full of school spirit, the announcement of the 2023 Snowcoming Court, the crowning of the King and Queen and two big wins by our Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys Basketball teams against Paw Paw. A special congratulations to Kyren Anderson and Thai Nguyen who were crowned the 2023 Snowcoming King and Queen!
What a great night to be a PHS Trojan!
