Congratulations to the Plainwell Middle School 6th, 7th, 8th and Honors Choirs on their outstanding performances at their Choir Festival yesterday. They performed beautifully at the West Ottawa Performance Center. Plainwell Pride!
Plainwell Middle School educator, Geri Macklin, presented “A Veteran Goes Virtual: Tips and Tricks for Meeting Student and Teacher Needs in a Digital World” at this year’s MACUL conference in Detroit. Way to go, Mrs. Macklin!
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.
Recently, Chief Callahan from Plainwell Public Safety and PCS’ Resource Officer Mr. Farris, gave a presentation on cell phone and online safety to our 7th/8th graders. They shared great information about online safety and the digital footprint that exists for everyone. In addition, they shared the consequences of sharing/receiving inappropriate pictures and the long term impact it can have for those that engage in exchanging pictures. We appreciate the support from Chief Callahan and Officer Farris in educating our students to ensure they are aware of these issues and consequences.
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!
Students in Mrs. Oostdyk’s math classes at Plainwell Middle School had a Pi (π) Day Celebration. They had special activities and snacks to celebrate the day.
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.
Congratulations to Plainwell Middle School 6th graders Emily Skinner, Makayla Oele, Katherine Jepsen and Kalysta Mori, as well as Kendall Keeler from Cooper and their entire U12 Force team on their 2nd place finish at the MFA March Madness Soccer Tournament this past weekend. Way to go!
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!
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!
While our Swim & Dive team prepares for their State Championship Meet, we wanted to share a few bond construction update pictures from the Trojan Pool & Gymnasium. We can officially see the bottom of the pool…now we can envision future events for our Trojan athletes and community! We look forward to continuing to share updates as the construction progresses.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
As a reminder, we have a half day of school tomorrow (Thursday, March 9) and Friday, March 10 (end of second trimester). Have a great day, Trojans!
We are excited to share the 2023/24 School Year Calendar Highlights with you - https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/1029283. The full school year printable calendar will be shared with families soon. Have a great day and GO TROJANS!
Six Plainwell Robotics Club Middle School Teams participated in the Michigan State Robotics Tournament yesterday in Monroe, Michigan and two teams qualified for the VEX World Championship Tournament to be held in Dallas, Texas in April.
Highlights from the competition include:
Team "Bad Bananas" placed 13th of 54 teams and qualified by winning the Think Award for their work to develop and implement quality robot programming as part of their strategy to solve the game challenge. Pictured below are team members Luca Cassada, Blaine Rensi, and Parker Montange. They are coached by Sarah and Curtis Orr.
Team "Trial and Error" placed 25th and qualified by achieving a high Skills score during the Monroe event. The Skills score is the total points accumulated during a one-minute driver-controlled phase, and a one-minute autonomous phase. Pictured below are team members Liam Preuninger, Mai Nguyen, and Erica Klein. They are coached by Marie Tsuji.
Team “Demoted Rookies” placed 18th in the Monroe event. Team members are Mason Anderson, Kolton Johnson, Isaiah Looney-McPhillips, and Lucas Pauly. They are coached by Marcus Anderson.
Team “B.A.T..T.LE.” placed 28th. Team members are Alexander Billheimier, Elliott Johnson, Rori Rosati, and Joseph Sanderson. They are coached by Jeremy Sanderson and Brooke Billheimier.
Team “Three Engineers” placed 30th. Team members are Jackson Albrecht, Walker Clippinger, Caleb Williams, and Ayden Young. They are coached by Matt Clippinger
Team “The Hackers” placed 42nd. Team members are Hunter Crouch, Aiden Glass, Liam Greene, and Parker Stull. “The Hackers” are coached by Charles Crouch.
Congratulations and “thank you” to all of our students, coaches and parents for a most challenging, educational, successful and enjoyable year.
Earlier this week, Ellen Sponsler (MS Special Education Teacher) and Tracy Keesee (Elementary Special Education Teacher) presented at the CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) conference in Grand Rapids. The title of the session was "Working Smarter Not Harder: Leveraging 5 Evidence Based Practices for Specialized Health Instruction." Thank you for representing PCS so well Ms. Sponsler and Ms. Keesee. Plainwell Pride!
Due to winter weather, there is no open family swim tonight (Friday, March 3).
Yesterday, Plainwell hosted a Band Festival for MSBOA District XI. The event ran from 12:30-8:30 PM with bands and orchestras from all over Southwest Michigan coming to perform in our amazing venue. Each ensemble was judged on a prepared performance as well as sight-reading! Plainwell’s 7th and 8th grade Bands as well as the High School Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performed and received superior and excellent ratings. Way to make Plainwell proud, PCS Bands!
Attention families of Dog Secondary (6-12) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's morning bus route for today (March 3). Thank you!
This beautiful day calls for some progress pictures of the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. Exciting things are happening at PCS, today they poured the pool walls.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
