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! 👏🏼🏈
Let’s go Trojan Volleyball! All three teams played great tonight, with the Varsity and Freshman teams coming away with WINS! 🏐 PLAINWELL PRIDE!
A great night for PHS Soccer, as the JV and Varsity Soccer teams both defeated Paw Paw in conference play - TROJAN PRIDE! ⚽️👏🏼 Highlights from the games include:
- The JV Soccer team earned a 6-0 win over Paw Paw to remain undefeated in the conference. Logan Gabala scored twice and Luke Williams had a goal and an assist. Gibby Pettit provided 3 assists and Drake Wilson, Mack Hoffmann and Ashton Kelley each contributed one goal!
- The Varsity soccer team came from behind to earn the conference victory over Paw Paw, 3-1. Goals were scored by Nate Launt (x2) and Levi Kalavitz with assists by Nate Launt, Drew Lewis and Gavyn Steele. Great job guys!
📢Coming this November: A revised bond proposal!📢
On November 5, voters in the Plainwell school district will consider an adjusted bond proposal to address continued facilities issues throughout the district:
- Safety & security risks in outdated windows and doors
- Turf & track past their useful life cycles
- Unequal access to gym space and scheduling issues across elementary schools
- High enrollment in our preschool programs, maxing out our aging classrooms
- Existing multi-use spaces are limited
- Inflation outpaced our careful escalation planning on current construction projects
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We are excited to share some interior progress pictures from the bond proposal construction at the new Fieldhouse. Currently, work is underway on the locker rooms and gymnasium floors.
It is so exciting to see this building come together and we look forward to seeing the Trojans compete in the new facility soon! Stay tuned for more updates as progress continues and we near the grand opening.
Our continued thanks to the Plainwell community for voting YES on the 2019 bond proposal!
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on their 1st place finish at their first competition of the fall season! The TMB had the highest score in Flight IV at the Kent City show along with a Best Music caption to go with that 1st place finish.
The show this year is called "One Man's Trash..." and features music from the Blue Man Group, the Jazz Mandolin Project, Sting and Macklemore. The next competition will be at Portage Northern on September 28.
Way to go, TMB - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🎵
📸 Courtesy of Kelly Rowe
The Plainwell Cross Country teams competed at the Ottawa Hills Invite in Grand Rapids yesterday. Against some of the best competition in the state, both the boys and girls teams finished in the top 10, with 70% of the PXC runners having season best times. In the boys varsity race, Henry Cox and Hiro Nguyen finished in the top 25 to earn medals. In the girls JV race, Alison VanDyke, Audrey Thom, and Brooke Carpenter all cracked the top 25 to earn medals. Way to go, Trojans!
Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Golf team who took second place at the Comstock Tournament on Thursday, earning a runner-up trophy in a very competitive invitational. The Lady Trojans had three top 8 medalists led by Freshman Emma Rayman who finished in third place with an amazing 88. Other medalists were Anessa Jaeger (92) and Harper Johnson (93). Top four finishes from PHS were Emma Rayman, Anessa Jaeger, Harper Johnson and Hayden Steele. Great job, Trojans! PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
Congratulations to PHS Volleyball on their victories last night against Edwardsburg. The Varsity team had a clean sweep winning 3-0 and the JV team won 2-1. Great job, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
📸 Courtesy of Gavin Heath
