PHS ART CLASS: Mrs. Beltowski's beginning painting students at Plainwell High School explored the art of Neurographic Doodles. Students learned how to connect abstract shapes in a unified design. Watercolor techniques and layers of mixed media was added to create harmony and emphasis. Beautiful work, Trojans!
VIRTUAL COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID NIGHT: Attention PHS Families - please check out this information from the MI Student Aid Team regarding their upcoming Financial Aid Nights! This is a great opportunity for students and families who are looking for help paying for college to learn about available resources and options. For more information or to register, please visit https://bit.ly/3TFrMlB.
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: Mark your calendar to join us for a free concert featuring the 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs as they perform some of rocks biggest hits on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. We look forward to a great show by the PCS Choir programs!
IT (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) PROFESSIONALS DAY: We are a day late, but couldn't let it pass without acknowledging National IT (Information Technology) Professionals Day! We are so grateful for our IT team, who work hard each day to provide the best technology services for our students and staff! Thank you Thang, Evan and Devon for your constant hard work and dedication to PCS - you are so appreciated! Plainwell Pride!
GIRLS SWIM & DIVE: The PHS Girls Swim and Dive team would like to thank Otsego Swim & Dive for including them in the very special Purple Week. Both teams joined in wearing purple to honor those we have lost to cancer, those who are battling cancer and those who have survived cancer. Thank you to everyone who came out to support both teams and our communities.
CLASS OF 2024 DINE TO DONATE FUNDRAISER: Join us at Blaze Pizza for the Class of 2024 Dine to Donate fundraiser next week. Must present the flyer when ordering: https://5il.co/1i4oq.
- Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
- Time: 3-9 PM
- Location: Blaze Pizza at 5015 W. Main Street, Kalamazoo
TROJAN MARCHING BAND: Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for their outstanding start to the season at the Rockford Invitational yesterday! The TMB took 1st place in Flight 4 sweeping all caption awards! Their next competition is in 3 weeks at the Belding Invitational on October 8. Trojan Pride!
PHS FOOTBALL: Congratulations to the PHS Varsity Football team on their victory over Gull Lake High School (35-14) at their first home football game of the season! Trojan Pride!
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Join us for our upcoming Meet the Candidates event on Tuesday, September 27 at 7 PM to meet the 2022 Board of Education Election Candidates. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and submit questions to learn about the candidates to prepare for voting on November 8, 2022. Your vote matters, as the Plainwell Board of Education has four openings that will be on the ballot on November 8.
Unable to attend in person? The event will be available via livestream on the Plainwell Performing Arts Center Facebook page and on TrojanTV.net.
Thank you for your support of Plainwell Community Schools and the PCS Board of Education.
BUS ROUTE UPDATE FOR 9/16: The Secondary and Elementary Lion bus riders will be riding on the Dolphin bus this afternoon. Please note that this may cause delays in the PM bus routes. Thank you for your understanding!
PHS MARCHING BAND: Earlier this week, the PHS Marching Band participated in the Allegan County Fair Parade. These students did an awesome job while representing PCS at the parade! Trojan Pride!
PHS VARSITY FOOTBALL: Our first home Varsity Football game against Gull Lake High School is tomorrow (Friday, September 16) at Streidl Field with a 7:00 PM kick-off. Gates will open at 5:45 PM, but please plan to arrive early to avoid the long lines. We are strongly encouraging our Trojan fans to purchase your tickets and passes online before coming to the game by visiting phstrojans.com. Please note that this event is CASHLESS. We will be accepting credit and debit card payments at the FRONT GATE ONLY (off of Starr Road), but please anticipate a wait while processing payments.
We look forward to a positive and fun experience while cheering on the Trojans! As you select a seat for the game, please keep in mind that the student and band sections are seated on the northwest side of the bleachers.
We look forward to this first home game of the season - GO TROJANS!
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Plainwell Community Schools is excited to welcome our new Board of Education member Rex Hall. Mr. Hall was appointed at the September 13, 2022 meeting to serve on the Board of Education through December 31, 2022. Please join us in congratulating Mr. Rex Hall on his appointment to the Plainwell BOE!
UPCOMING CONCERT AT THE PAC: Tickets are available for the upcoming Allegan County Search and Rescue concert featuring Ronnie McDowell at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 PM. For additional details and ticket information, please visit allegancountysar.publicsafetypsa.com.
WELCOME BREAKFAST: Plainwell High School celebrated their new students with a new student breakfast this morning! We are exited to welcome these students to PHS - GO TROJANS!
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country team for their victory at the Delton-Kellogg Invitational last night. Winning medals for a top-25 performance were Josie Longcore, Grace Pettit, Emma Taggett, Hannah Erlandson, Claire Vos and Raya Mergen-Henry. Also kudos to Claire Vos and Anna Hall for running their season best times in last night’s heat! Way to go, Trojans!
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country team for their 3rd place finish last night at the South Haven Rustbuster Invite. The girls finished behind two top 5 teams in the state, with every girl who ran recording a season best time, including Emma Taggett who ran an all-time personal best. Josie Longcore, Emma Taggett, Hannah Erlandson, Raya Mergen-Henry, Gwen Todd and Claire Vos all won medals. Great job, Trojans!
As a reminder, we have two upcoming no school days: Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5. We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, September 6. Have a great weekend!
PCS FOOD SERVICE: Are you interested in sending money for food service? Account balances are available for review or to add money, at any time, using our automated web service by visiting https://plainwell.familyportal.cloud/. If you have not already registered for this service, you will need an active email account and the student ID numbers for each student you intend to register prior to completing the registration process. For more information on PCS' Food Service program, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/food-program-details.
PHS MATH TEAM BUILDING: The PHS students had some team building activities today in Algebra 1 and Geometry (solo stack challenge) and collecting data in statistics (blind stork task). Fun learning opportunities for the Trojans!
