EUROPE TRIP 2024: Interested in eating fondue in the Swiss Alps? Seeing a picturesque fishing town or two in northern Italy? Visiting the gorgeous French Riviera and Provence? Are you a PHS student who is interested in traveling to Europe mid-June 2024? All students are welcome, a few spots remain for this amazing trip. Please visit http://www.eftours.com/2570749er for details and to sign-up. Have questions? Please contact Julie Trahan: julie.trahan@plainwellschools.org.
TROJAN MARCHING BAND: Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on their fantastic performance at the Jenison Invitational! The TMB took 3rd place, but were within one point of 1st place! They also earned a Best Percussion Caption Award by a wide margin! The next show is the State Semifinal performance in Grandville on Saturday, October 29th! Way to go TMB - Plainwell Pride!
FALL CARNIVAL: It’s Carnival day! Join the Starr Parents Association at Starr Elementary today (October 22) from 12-4 PM for their Fall Carnival to enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting, carnival games (tickets are $.50 each), a pumpkin patch, crafts and more!
We look forward to seeing you for a fun and festive afternoon at Starr!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: The We Will Rock You Fall Concert was outstanding last night. The 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs rocked while performing some of rocks greatest hits. Here are some highlights from the awesome performance at the PAC - Plainwell Pride!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: It’s concert day! The Middle and High School choir programs have been working hard to prepare for their We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us tonight (10/20) for this free concert featuring the 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs as they perform some of rocks biggest hits at 7:30 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. We look forward to an awesome show by the PCS Choir programs!
COOPER MONSTER MASH: Mark your calendar to join us at Cooper Elementary for their 2022 Monster Mash - Halloween Costume Party next week. Wear your costume and enjoy trick or treating, food trucks and FUN on October 27 from 5-7 PM.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers will be asked to:
- Assist with setting-up tables and chairs
- Dress-up in costume to hand out candy
- General assistance
- Clean-up
Interested in volunteering? Please contact Cooperkoalas@gmail.com. Student volunteers will earn community service hours, so sign-up today to join us to help with this fun Halloween event!
ROOSTER, LION, TURTLE & DOLPHIN BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Rooster, Lion, Turtle and Dolphin Secondary (Middle & High School) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route beginning Thursday, October 20. Thank you!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT TOMORROW! We are just one day away from the We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us for this 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!
COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK: During College Application Week, PHS students have the opportunity to receive assistance with applying to colleges, creating an account to transfer transcripts and receive information about FAFSA. Students who participate have the opportunity to participate in a raffle all month long to win various prizes. It’s exciting to see Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders preparing for their future! Go Trojans!
PHS CROSS COUNTRY: The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams battled the difficult weather conditions this evening to compete against the Wolverine Conference teams for this season’s Conference meet in Edwardsburg.
The Boys team finished in 3rd place in the meet, which allowed them to finish in 2nd place overall for the season. Led by All-Conference runners Thai Nguyen, Isaac Veen and Liam Troutner, the boys placed their top 5 in the top half of the race.
The Girls team, who finished 4th in the regular season, pulled out a strong 3rd place finish with a solid pack of runners led by four time All-Conference senior Grace Pettit, which pushed the lady Trojans up to a tie for 3rd place in the overall standings for the Conference this season.
Congratulations to both teams - Trojan Pride!
STARR CARNIVAL: Join Starr Elementary this Saturday, October 22 from 12-4 PM for the Starr Fall Carnival to enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting, carnival games (tickets are $.50 each), a pumpkin patch, crafts and more!
WANT TO HELP? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Volunteers are still needed, if anyone is willing to help run a game or assist at the Carnival, please email the Starr Carnival planning committee at Jennifer.wright@plainwellschools.org. Student volunteers can earn community service hours and parents can earn free tickets for their kids.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday for a FUN afternoon!
PHS CHOIR RETREAT: The PHS Choir students recently had their retreat, where they enjoyed several activities and a trip to Air Way Fun Center. It was a great afternoon/evening for the students, as they spent time team building and having FUN!
SECONDARY CAT BUS UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Secondary (Middle and High School) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route for October 18 and 19. Thank you!
ACTIVITIES UPDATE (10/17): We are happy to share that all PCS afternoon/evening activities for today (Monday, October 17) will be held as previously planned. If any cancellations are needed, it will be communicated from the program coach or director. Go Trojans!
PHS GOLFER AT STATE FINALS: Congratulations to Renae Jaeger, as she ended her High School golf career while representing PCS at her fourth trip to the State Golf Finals this weekend. Her individual honors placed her in a tie for 13th place out of 112 golfers at MSU. Renae shot 89/82, among individual qualifiers her 82 was the second lowest score, competing strongly even in very difficult weather conditions. Congratulations on a great four year golf career at PHS, Renae! Trojan Pride!
NO SCHOOL TODAY (10/17): Plainwell Community Schools will have no school today due to a gas main being hit on the corner of South Main and Starr which has caused the intersection to be blocked and a gas outage to our buildings with no timeline on a possible all clear.
A decision on after school activities will be made by noon but we are hopeful that those will not be impacted.
CAT BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Monday, October 17. Thank you!
RHINO BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Rhino Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Monday, October 17. Thank you!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: We are just one week away from the We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us for this 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!
JV VOLLEYBALL: Congratulations to the JV Volleyball team on their win at the Ottawa Hills Invitational on Saturday (10/8). The team went 8-1 on the day. Way to go, Trojan Pride!
