As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, November 1). We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Monday, November 4.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN and have a great weekend! GO TROJANS!
🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 Join us for Bond Informational Trick or Treating today (October 31) from 5:00-7:00 PM. Stop by during Trick or Treating to view the potential Plainwell Preschool property (640 Jersey Street). Bring your bond proposal questions and your imagination as we share the vision for the future at PCS!
Plainwell High School Drama proudly presents "Almost, Maine". Tickets are now available for this exciting performance on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9. Both shows will begin at 7:00 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. General admission tickets can be purchased for $10 each by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com.
Security best practices recommend glazed windows and secure door sidelites, two elements that the bond would fund. Don't forget to vote by November 5!
More information available at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
👏🏼👏🏼 A huge congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for securing their fourth consecutive trip to the MCBA State Finals, where they have the opportunity to compete for a state championship!
Next up, the TMB will take the stage at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, November 2 at 6:00 PM. Tickets for the state final competition will be available for purchase at Ford Field on the event day. Additionally, you can buy the entire lineup of performances and watch them live at https://box5store.com/michigan-competing-band-association/. Keep up the fantastic work, TMB - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The Plainwell Cross Country teams competed this morning at the MHSAA Regionals at GR South Christian HS. Against some of the top ranked runners and teams in the state, both teams had impressive showings.
📣 BOYS TEAM HIGHLIGHTS 📣
The PXC boys finished 4th, with Donovan Ryan (junior) finishing 9th individually (16:08.4) to qualify for next Saturday’s State Meet at Michigan International Speedway. Jack Sherer (junior) ran a personal best time of 17:32.6 as the #5 finisher for the boys team.
📣 GIRLS TEAM HIGHLIGHTS 📣
The girls team finished 5th behind 4 top-15 state ranked teams, led by freshman Mai Nguyen’s 11th place, state qualifying performance. Mai’s 19:38 finish time also moved her into the All-Time Top Ten Plainwell Girls XC leaderboard. Freshman Molly Bruggink also ran a personal best time (21:26.2) as the #5 finisher for the girls.
Congrats to both teams on an excellent season and GOOD LUCK to Donovan and Mai next week at the State Meet! GO TROJANS! 👏🏼
📢 Early Voting Begins Today! 📢 Don't wait...vote NOW! For voting info, please visit michigan.gov/vote. For information on PCS' Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
REMINDER! Join us TONIGHT (Friday, October 25) for the PCS Field House Tour and Open House from 5:00-6:30 PM. We are excited to share this new facility with our students, families and community! Superintendent Montange, Board of Education members and Building Administrators will be on-site to answer questions and share updates on the bond projects. We look forward to seeing you soon - GO TROJANS!
Earlier this week, PHS Holocaust Literature students visited the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. Through a guided docent tour tailored to their coursework, students deepened their understanding of the Holocaust. Students heard a second-generation survivor share his father's powerful story. In an emotional presentation, he shared his father's enduring message: cherish life and live in the moment. The day was filled with many amazing learning opportunities for the Trojans!
PHS Woodshop students have been working on a special project for Plainwell Public Safety (PPS). With generous lumber donations from Home Depot, Mr. Beachler, Mr. Hayward and the PHS students collaborated to build a self-extrication wall for PPS. This unique wall will serve as a training aid for firefighters, helping them practice breaching walls and learning how to maneuver with their gear through wall studs, all while navigating potential obstacles such as electrical and water lines during a fire evacuation. Yesterday, the PPS team visited PHS to pick-up the new wall and personally express their gratitude to the students and teachers for their valuable contribution to this important training resource. We 💙 partnering with our community to help Today's Learners and Tomorrow's Leaders - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The Plainwell Middle (7th & 8th grade) and High School Choirs did an amazing job at their Fall Constellations Concert last week. It was a wonderful evening, filled with outstanding music to kick-off the 2024/25 season at the Performing Arts Center.
Unable to attend? You can view the entire performance by visiting the Plainwell Performing Arts Facebook page.
Attention Trojan Community! We welcome you to join us for the PCS Field House Tour and Open House on Friday, October 25 from 5:00-6:30 PM. We are excited to share this new facility with our students, families and community! Superintendent Montange, Board of Education members and Building Administrators will be on-site to answer questions and share updates on the bond projects. We look forward to seeing you on Friday - GO TROJANS!
Buildings throughout the district have partnered with NexTrex to recycle 1,000 lbs of plastic. Please bring plastic that is clean, dry and free of food residue to bins at the front vestibule of the High School, Middle School, Cooper, Gilkey & Starr to help support the recycling challenge. For each 1,000 lbs. that are collected, buildings will earn a new NexTrex bench! GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Sophie Munch, who earned her 1000th dig yesterday at the varsity’s volleyball tournament. Way to go, Sophie! 👏🏼🏐
Congratulations to the PHS Girls Golf team who placed 13th at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals today. Ayla Jaeger achieved the best team score, finishing in 9th place! Congratulations on an outstanding season, Trojans! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼 ⛳️
Congratulations to Plainwell High School for being recognized on the 2024 AP School Honor Roll! For the second year in a row, PHS proudly holds the Bronze status on this prestigious list. Notably, the High School had 46% of seniors participating in at least one AP exam during high school, with 32% of the graduating class achieving a score of three or higher on at least one exam. Additionally, 2% of seniors took five or more AP exams! Great job, Plainwell High School - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Tonight, the Plainwell Cross Country teams concluded their Wolverine Conference season at a Conference meet held in Otsego. During the meet, the Trojans showcased impressive performances from both the boys and girls teams, including a remarkable 29 season or personal best times!
The boys' team secured a tie for second place in the meet (but lost the tiebreaker) and had three runners achieve All-Conference status. Congratulations to the Wolverine Conference Champion, Donovan Ryan (Junior), who went sub-16 minute for the first time ever with a 15:49. Joining Donovan as All-Conference were Billy Pipkorn and Trent Hansen. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The girls' team finished in third place, with two runners earning All-Conference recognition. Mai Nguyen and Claire Vos both broke the sub-20 minute barrier for the first time, achieving top 10 finishes.👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations to both teams - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 📣👏🏼
📣 CONGRATULATIONS COACH LEONARD! 📣 The Michigan High School Athletic Coaches Association (MHSCA) has selected Coach Rodd Leonard as the MHSCA State Boys Wrestling Coach of the Year. This well deserved recognition will be presented to Coach Leonard in November. We are incredibly proud and thankful to Coach Leonard for his commitment to the Trojan Wrestling program!
If you asked him, he would say this is a program award! Under his leadership, the coaching staff for Plainwell Wrestling provides our student athletes the opportunity to learn, challenge themselves and be the best teammate they can be! Way to go Coach Leonard - TROJAN PRIDE!
🎶📣 Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for securing 3rd place at the Rockford Invitational! 📣🎶 Competing against five other bands from across the state, the TMB is on track to make their fourth consecutive appearance at the State Finals at Ford Field. Their score of 73.7 on Saturday nearly matched last year's State Finals score, with three weeks still remaining in the season!
On October 26, the TMB will showcase their talent at the State Semifinals in Grand Ledge, competing against 11 other bands from the state for a chance to advance to the State Finals the following weekend. Way to go, TMB – PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The next PHS Blood Drive is on Thursday, November 7 from 11:00 AM-4:45 PM at Plainwell High School. To sign-up, please visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=PlainwellHS.
