Students in Ms. Hotchkiss’ 3rd grade class at Gilkey Elementary had fun dressing up like their favorite book character today for reading month! We love to see all the fun our classrooms are having while encouraging reading!
New to Plainwell Middle and High School - Plainwell Fishing Club is for students in 6-12 grade! Join the Fishing Club for their first meeting and registration night on Wednesday, April 12 from 6-7:30 PM at the Gun Plain Township Hall (381 8th Street, Plainwell). We are excited about this new opportunity for the PMS and PHS students!
For questions, please contact Jamie Lynch at 269-501-7491 or visit the Plainwell High School Fishing Club Facebook page.
Congratulations to Plainwell Middle School 6th graders Emily Skinner, Makayla Oele, Katherine Jepsen and Kalysta Mori, as well as Kendall Keeler from Cooper and their entire U12 Force team on their 2nd place finish at the MFA March Madness Soccer Tournament this past weekend. Way to go!
Our Elementary Robotics teams did very well this past weekend at the Michigan State Championship. Highlights from the weekend included:
Cooper Team “The Rocket” (Nevin Berneis-Emmons, Briana Ryan and Parker Dahlquist) placed 24th in the Qualifying Round, 12th place in the Final Round, 8th in the Skills competition and qualified for the IQ WC. They are coached by Shannon Ryan
Cooper Team “TP Titans” (Dylan Larsen, Parker Edds and Emmett Preuninger) placed 14th in the Qualifying Round, 15th place in the Final Round and 39th in the Skills competition. They are coached by Kevin DeKryger.
Gilkey Team, “Gearheads” (Jackson Stull and Mason Potts) placed 15th in the Qualifying Round, 11th place in the Final Round and placed 40th in the Skills competition. They are coached by Joe Potts.
Great job to the students and coaches on a great weekend of competition! Plainwell Pride!
We are less than two weeks from opening night of the 2023 musical: Mama Mia! There are three showtimes 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 scanning the QR code or by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today for this amazing show!
Congratulations to the Boys Swim and Dive team who had the best ending to their season over the weekend at the D3 State Meet. Highlights from the event include:
- Sam Harper finished 3rd in the 200 free and finished 2nd in the 500 free earning him ALL-STATE honors in both individual events.
- Jacob Westdorp finished 9th in diving.
- Andrew Miller came back second day in the 100 free placing 15th.
- The relay team of Lucas Boven, Tyler Keator, Andrew Miller and Sam Harper finished 12th in the 400 free relay.
- The boys finished 18th in state overall out of 33 teams.
We are so proud of the hard work and dedication from the PHS Swim and Dive team this season - TROJAN PRIDE!
Congratulations the the PHS Choirs for their outstanding performances at their Festival yesterday! The judges were all very impressed by the difficulty of their repertoire as well as the level at which the choirs performed it. They scored a Division I rating (which is the highest available score) which qualified them to perform at the State Choral Festival in May. Way to go, Plainwell Choirs! Trojan Pride!
To view their performances, please visit:
O Magnum Mysterium: https://youtu.be/rsbUXIc1i_c
Gaudete: https://youtu.be/MMQkhb-VDM4
Due to the snow day, the half day that was originally scheduled for today will be moved to Monday, March 13. This will allow our secondary students to finalize their exams to end the second trimester.
For families that utilize the SAFE program, please note that the SAFE program will not be available after school in the elementary buildings on Monday, March 13.
Have a great day, GO TROJANS!
Due to snow and winter weather conditions, Plainwell Community Schools is closed today (Friday, March 10). The SAFE program and Early Childhood Education Center will open at 7:30 AM.
We wish our students, staff and families a safe snow day!
Join us on Friday, March 10 for Plainwell’s 2023 Art Hop to stroll through shops in downtown Plainwell and enjoy various artist creations. Over 80 pieces of Plainwell High School student art will be featured at Design Street and Elementary art will be on display at Ransom District Library, so please join us in supporting our Trojan artists on Friday from 5-8 PM.
It’s game day - REGIONAL FINALS! Join us tonight (Thursday, March 9) at Three Rivers High School as the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team takes on Holland Christian in the Regional Finals. Tip off is at 7 PM. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255. LET’S GO TROJANS!!
While our Swim & Dive team prepares for their State Championship Meet, we wanted to share a few bond construction update pictures from the Trojan Pool & Gymnasium. We can officially see the bottom of the pool…now we can envision future events for our Trojan athletes and community! We look forward to continuing to share updates as the construction progresses.
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!
The Rock Starr 3rd and 4th graders from Starr Elementary took a fun field trip yesterday! They enjoyed a Star Wars-themed symphony at Miller Auditorium, put on by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. What a special day and fun opportunity for these students!
Good luck to the PHS Boys Swim & Dive State Team as they travel to Oakland University to compete in the D3 State Championship Meet on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Good luck to Brent Hart, Tyler Keator, Andrew Miller, Sam Harper, Jacob Westdorp, Lucas Boven and Brandon Courtney. TROJAN PRIDE!
As a reminder, we have a half day of school tomorrow (Thursday, March 9) and Friday, March 10 (end of second trimester). Have a great day, Trojans!
Reading is magic! March is reading month and to kick-off the month, all three elementary buildings (Cooper, Gilkey and Starr) had a special magic show. Magician Alan Kazam visited each building, which provided a magical time for our elementary students.
Congratulations to the PHS Girls Varsity Basketball team on their overtime win against Olivet High School 46-42 in the first round of Regionals tonight. Way to go Trojans! Next up, they will play in the Regional Finals on Thursday (3/9) at Three Rivers High School. PLAINWELL PRIDE!!
We are excited to share the 2023/24 School Year Calendar Highlights with you - https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/1029283. The full school year printable calendar will be shared with families soon. Have a great day and GO TROJANS!
The Starr Elementary Parent's Club sponsored the February Student of the Month Breakfast. Each month, Starr teachers will select one student who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In February, the students who were selected did an awesome job including others. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
It’s game day! Join us tonight (Tuesday, March 7) at Three Rivers High School as the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team takes on Olivet in the first round of Regionals. Tip off is at 7 PM. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255. LET’S GO TROJANS!!
