It’s Homecoming Week! Join us TOMORROW (10/4) to support PHS and cheer on the Trojans at their 2024 Homecoming Parade beginning at 1:20 PM. Parade begins at PHS. Students, staff, PCS families and the community are welcome to join us for the parade to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week and to cheer on the Trojans prior to their football game against Three Rivers at 7 PM. GO TROJANS!
📣 More outstanding news from Trojan athletics! 📣 The JV Soccer team ended the season on a high note with a 7-0 victory over Vicksburg. Seven different players scored for the Trojans including Brady Leppard, Jon Schmidtke, Mack Hoffmann, Milan Mena, Bryan Lucas, Gibby Pettit and Avery Vyverman. Mack, Avery and Jon each also contributed an assist along with Logan Gabala, Koh Harada, Lucas Williams and Phil Mathis. Carson Vos earned the shutout in goal. The team finished 5-1 in conference play scoring 19 goals and conceding only 2. Way to go, Trojans! ⚽️👏🏼
📸 Courtesy of Aaron Hoffmann
🏆 Wolverine Conference Champions! 🏆
The PHS Varsity Soccer team has worked hard all season and it paid off! With an undefeated record of 6-0-1, we are proud to share that the team was crowned Wolverine Conference CHAMPIONS!
Huge thanks to the amazing players, coaches and supporters who made this season one to remember.
On to the next challenge - TROJAN PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼
📣 Next up on the Trojan athletic recognitions goes out to the PHS Girls Golf team! 📣 Yesterday, the team finished first place in their 18 hole Wolverine Conference Final but overall finished in second place with the point system for Wolverine Conference Championship! Yesterday's event was Plainwell at 375, Otsego at 377, Vicksburg at 379 and Sturgis at 379. Overall the Wolverine Conference Winner was Otsego, with Plainwell and Sturgis tied for second.
Individual recognition goes out to the following Trojan golfers!
- All Conference Honors: Ayla Jaeger
- Honorable Mention Honors: Anessa Jaeger, Emma Rayman and Sophia Beck
- All Conference Lowest Scoring Average: Plainwell's Anessa Jaeger had a scoring average of 40.9, which was a close second to Madison Webb from Sturgis who had a 40.1
- Top Four Trojans from 10/2 Conference Final: Ayla Jaeger 81, Emma Rayman 94, Anessa Jaeger 97 and Sophia Beck 103
Next up, good luck to the golf team as they head to MHSAA Regionals next Tuesday, October 8. Let’s go Trojans! ⛳️
📣 We have a lot to celebrate from Trojan athletics! 📣 First up, the Boys Tennis Team hosted the Wolverine Conference last night and the following players won:
- Number 1 Singles: Merlin Kistler defeated: Three Rivers.
- Number 2 Singles: Kevin Vicenzi defeated: Niles.
- Number 4 Singles: Jacob Skibbe defeated: Sturgis.
- Number 1 Doubles: Teagen Wilson and Andrew Hampton defeated: Edwardsburg, Three Rivers and Paw Paw. They are conference champs.
- Number 3 Doubles: Anthony Kolhoff and Brayden Triemstra defeated: Three Rivers.
- Number 4 Doubles: Alex Steele and Bryce Stoeffler defeated: Edwardsburg and Sturgis.
Pictured are Number 1 Doubles CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Teagen Wilson and Andrew Hampton! Overall, the Boys Tennis Team tied for 5th place in conference with Edwardsburg and Niles. Congratulations PHS Tennis - TROJAN PRIDE! 🎾
The Girls Swim & Dive team delivered an impressive performance, finishing a strong second to Otsego last night. The highlight of the evening was Otsego's Purple Night, a special event dedicated to honoring those who have battled or survived cancer and Parkinson's disease. Both teams wore purple caps to honor their loved ones.
Great swims by Sadie Boven who won the 50 & 100 freestyle, Ella Anderson who won the 200 IM and Mckenna Mitzel who won the 100 Breastroke. Great job to the entire team - TROJAN PRIDE! 👏🏼
The PHS JV Girls Golf team competed in the JV Championship tonight. It was a tough match, with the team finishing in 2nd place! For the Trojans, the team had three players finish in the top 14 positions!
- Hayden Steele had the lowest round (92) and finished in 1st place
- Avery Powell had a 107 and finished in 5th place individually
- Katie Pence had a 115 and finished in 14th place individually
Congratulations Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
Attention PHS families! As a reminder, Parent Teacher Conferences are tomorrow (Wednesday, October 2) from 3-7 PM. Please check your email for additional conference information.
Plainwell Community Schools welcomes the use of school facilities by the community for purposes directly related to the educational, civic, cultural, recreational, and social life of the community.
NEW THIS YEAR! To request the use of facilities at PCS, organizations must complete an online application at least 14 days in advance.
For rental facilities information, pricing, or to request the use of facilities, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/facility-rental.
BOND FORUM & MEET THE CANDIDATES: Join us for a Bond Forum and Meet the Candidates event on Monday, October 7 from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Administration Building (600 School Drive).
BOND FORUM:
We look forward to sharing information and answering your questions about the updated bond proposal.
MEET THE CANDIDATES:
We also invite you to meet and learn about the 2024 Board of Education candidates to prepare for voting. The 2024 PCS Board of Education has three openings and four candidates that will be on the November 5 ballot:
- JILL DUNHAM (Current Board Member)
- DEREK DUNN
- MIKE HOPSON (Current Board Member)
- TONY MCNEEL (Current Board Member)
For more information on the 2024 Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond. Thank you for your support of Plainwell Community Schools and the PCS Board of Education.
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on a strong 3rd place finish at the Portage Northern show on Saturday. The band had a 6 point increase from 2 weeks ago and only finished 4 points behind last year's state champions! Their next show will be at Rockford on October 12. Way to go, TMB - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🎶🎵
Congratulations to PHS Junior, Aidan Ranger, who competed in the MIHA (Michigan Interscholastic Horse Association) Regional Meet this weekend (September 27-29) and finished in first place (Regional Champion, Division D). Next up, he will be competing at the MIHA State Championship Meet from October 9-13 at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Way to go, Aiden - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼
FAQ: Why is there another bond proposal on the November ballot? What is different about this one?
As the May 2024 bond proposal was not approved by voters, we are still facing the same facilities issues...here are the steps we have taken since. We...
1. Surveyed the community for feedback
2. Re-evaluated our existing needs
3. Reduced the proposal by over $2 million
4. Revised the project list while still aiming to address our top-priority district facilities issues.
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond
Last night the PHS Golf team hosted the Plainwell Jamboree at Lake Doster. It was a very close competition for the team, finishing in 3rd place with a score of 186 behind Sturgis (182) and Vicksburg (185). This was their last regular season match. Next up they will compete in the League Championship on October 3. The Trojans were led by Ayla Jaeger 37, Avari Merica 48, Sophia Beck 50 and Emma Rayman at 53. Great job!
Congratulations to Sophie Munch who earned her 1000th volleyball kill tonight! We can’t wait to see what else she accomplishes during her time at PHS! From PHS Varsity Volleyball Coach (Megan Black), “Plainwell Volleyball is lucky to have a leader like her in our program”. Way to go, Sophie! TROJAN PRIDE! 🏐📣👏🏼
Today, both the Plainwell Boys and Girls Cross Country teams were victorious at the Bangor Invitational. Junior Donovan Ryan won his first ever invitational and was one of 5 varsity medal winners for the boys team. Also winning medals for the boys varsity team were Henry Cox, Trent Hansen, Billy Pipkorn and Jack Sherer.
In the Varsity Girls race, the champion Trojans were led by third place finisher Claire Vos and followed by other medal winners; Mai Nguyen, Hannah Erlandson, Gwen Todd, Emma Taggett and Alayna Ranney.
In the JV race, the boys medal winners were; Joseph Hoffman, Will Justice, Lex Ruimveld and Grady Erlandson. Girls medal winners were; Molly Bruggink, Samantha Corbin, Alison VanDyke, and Audrey Thom.
Next up for the Trojans is their lone home meet of the season on Tuesday with Three Rivers and Sturgis coming to Plainwell. GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the Varsity Football team on their 42-6 victory over Sturgis tonight! Lots of Plainwell Pride, with the cheerleaders leading the crowd and student section. It was a great week for Trojan Football, with five teams (7th, 8th, Freshman, JV and Varsity) all winning their games. Way to go, Trojans! 🏈👏🏼📣 PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Last night the girls golf team played at Angels Crossings in a Vicksburg Wolverine Conference Jamboree. Plainwell finished third behind Sturgis and Otsego. Plainwell’s individual leaders were Ayla Jaeger 42, Emma Taylor 47, Emma Rayman 48 and Anessa Jaeger 53. Great job, Trojans! ⛳️
Congratulations to the Varsity Soccer team on their win versus Zeeland West last night, 1-0! The goal was scored by Nolan Edgell while Levi Kalavitz had the assist. Jacob Bowden and the backline earned the shutout. Nice job, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼
Congratulations to the Freshman and JV football teams on their victories tonight over Mattawan and Sturgis! Freshman won 48-28 against Mattawan and the JV squad beat Sturgis 44-8. GO BLUE - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼🏈
