As a reminder, our Spring Break is from Thursday, March 30-Friday, April 7. We wish our students, staff and families a wonderful break! We look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Monday, April 10.
PLEASE NOTE: All PCS buildings and offices on the main campus will be closed on Monday, April 3 due to a planned power outage.
Have a great Spring Break and Go Trojans!
Earlier this week, students from the PHS Holocaust Literature I class toured the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills. During the visit, they had a guided tour focusing on the process of genocide, the individual lives of the victims, the dangers of indifference and the importance of being an upstander, not a bystander when we encounter hate in our own lives. Students heard from a second-generation speaker who shared about her father’s life as a child who dealt with antisemitism even before the war, life in the ghettos, the journey in cattle cars, life in Auschwitz and other camps, medical experimentations, the death marches and how he made a choice to escape one day before his group of thousands of prisoners were executed. It was a moving learning experience for our students.
Another OUTSTANDING performance last night at the PHS Musical: Mamma Mia! The final performance is TODAY (3/26) at the Performing Arts Center at 2 PM.
This is a show that you don’t want to miss, tickets are available online at plainwellschools.ludus.com or at the door one hour prior to the show.
What an amazing performance at opening night of Mamma Mia! Two shows remaining at the Performing Arts Center:
- Tonight (Saturday, March 25) at 7 PM
- Tomorrow (Sunday, March 26) at 2 PM
Join us for this outstanding production, tickets are available at plainwellschools.ludus.com or at the door one hour prior to each show.
It’s National Athletic Trainer month and we would like to recognize with gratitude the Plainwell High School Athletic Trainer Jessica Bakhuyzen for everything she does for our athletes. Mrs. Bakhuyzen has the biggest heart and cares about all of our athletes. She goes above and beyond each day and we are so lucky to have her at PCS. From all of us at PCS, THANK YOU to Mrs. Bakhuyzen for your dedication to our student-athletes! Trojan Pride!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Emma Balkema, on signing her letter of intent to play softball at Grace Christian University! We are incredibly proud of Emma's athletic achievements while at PHS and wish her all the best next year. From all of us at PCS, congratulations and best wishes to Emma! Trojan pride!
Congratulations to band students, Jacob Skibbe, Jenna Perez, Dyllan Crapo, Danielle Klein, Samantha Colvin, Alaina Ryan, Isabelle DeLaet, Donovan Ryan, Tyson Schoen and Caiden Schoen for their outstanding performances at MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble on Saturday. Between each of their events, they earned one second division rating and five first division ratings!
A special shout-out goes to Jenna Perez for participating in three events (a solo, a duet with Samantha and a trio with Alaina and Isabelle) and earning first division ratings with all of them! The solo performance is especially impressive when you consider that Jenna had to sight read, perform a prepared solo and have several prepared scales memorized!
Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
We are just a few days away from the 2023 Musical - Mamma Mia! Have you purchased your tickets? Three showtimes are 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 visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today, you don’t want to miss this amazing show!
Members of the Plainwell High School National Honor Society participated in the Kalamazoo Walk to End Homelessness run by Kalamazoo Housing Inc. this past Saturday, March 18. Due to the frigid wind chills and snow, the event was canceled, but members decided to brave the weather to walk anyway to help raise awareness of homelessness in Kalamazoo. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Way to go Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Yesterday (3/18), students from Plainwell High School participated in a regional Science Olympiad Tournament at Western Michigan University. More than 750 area middle and high school students participated in the event which was hosted by WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. It was a fantastic event and the participating students represented PHS very well. Congratulations to Jonathan Elliott, Abram Longcore, Justin Carpenter, Hiro Nguyen, Thai Nguyen, Isaac Veen, Jacob Erdody, Isabelle DeLaet, Henry Cox, Sophie Cox and Audrey Tood as well as their coaches, Mr. Bakalyar and Ms. Larson, on a great day at WMU! Below, please find the results from the day:
- Cell Biology - 6th place - Abram Longcore, Justin Carpenter
- Experimental Design - 5th - Isaac Veen, Hiro Nguyen
- Write it, Do it - 6th - Thai Nguyen, Henry Cox
- Anatomy/Physiology - 5th - Jacob Erdody, Abram Longcore
- Fermi Questions - 3rd - Thai Nguyen, Henry Cox
- Forensics - 3rd - Hiro Nguyen, Isabelle DeLaet
- Rocks and Minerals - 3rd - Isaac Veen, Jonathan Elliott
- Disease Detective - 5th - Audrey Todd, Hiro Nguyen
- Chemistry Lab - 5th - Isabelle DeLaet, Sophie Cox
- Astronomy - 3rd - Jonathan Elliott, Isaac Veen
- Forestry - 5th - Jacob Erdody, Abram Longcore
- Green Generation - 4th - Sophie Cox, Audrey Todd
- Dynamic Planet - 8th - Isabelle DeLaet, Isaac Veen
Way to go, Plainwell Pride!
ONE WEEK UNTIL OPENING NIGHT OF MAMMA MIA! Three showtimes available, get your tickets today for this outstanding show 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.
The PHS JV and Varsity Girls Soccer Scrimmages that were scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday, March 18) have been canceled.
As we approach Friday and the end of another school week, we wanted to share some progress pictures of the new Trojan pool and gymnasium project. During construction this week, they filled the pool tank with dirt. This part of the process both protects the tank and allows for safer processes over the tank in terms of scaffolding for upcoming metal and roofing work.
Want to check-in on the construction progress? We now have a live feed on our website to view the construction project. Visit plainwellschools.org and scroll to “BOND” to view the live feed video.
THANK YOU for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
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.
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.
