PCS ROBOTICS: Plainwell held their inaugural robotics tournament today! Congratulations to the coaches and students on their hard work and a great competition. A special thanks to Mr. Montange, Mrs. Stamos and Dr. Wright for volunteering to help run the event today! Trojan pride!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE: The students at Plainwell Middle School got creative in science class today! The 6th graders are currently studying thermal energy and the 7th graders are studying phase change, so today they made ice cream. What a great (and delicious) way to learn science!
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Plainwell Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th grade Girls Basketball teams had their season opening games last night against Otsego! The teams have been working hard in practice and played great to kick-off the season! Way to go, Trojans!
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Plainwell Community Schools is excited to welcome our new Board of Education member Ann Filkins. Mrs. Filkins was appointed at the January 17, 2022 meeting to serve on the Board of Education through the next election in November 2022. Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Ann Filkins on her appointment to the Plainwell BOE!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for January 17-23, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/630008.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for January 10-16, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/623848.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
RELATIONSHIPS FIRST: Upon returning from Winter Break, teachers at Plainwell Middle School focused on team building activities to re-establish relationships within their classrooms. In Mrs. Murphy’s class, students worked together on building castles out of index cards. It has been a great start to 2022 at PCS!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for January 3-9, 2022, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/617845.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
GIVING BACK: Over the last few weeks, the school buildings throughout the district participated in collecting items for the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project. Thank you to all that donated to help make this a successful project for families in our community!
In the Middle School, the Student Council coordinated loading up the donations to deliver to the Christmas Project and the National Junior Honor Society helped sort and package the donations to deliver to families. It was amazing to see our students come together to lend a hand during the holiday season - Trojan Pride!
SHOP WITH A HERO: It was an awesome night at the 2021 Shop with a Hero event at Meijer. On Wednesday, we gave out 100 - $100 gift cards to Meijer at our Shop with a Hero event. What a special time for the PCS students, as well as the heroes that helped them holiday shop. We are so grateful to our anonymous donor for providing this opportunity to our students every year, it touches the lives of so many. We are also very thankful to local heroes and volunteers for making this such a special event for the Middle School Students. THANK YOU to everyone that made this night so incredibly special!
MATH NATION: The Plainwell Middle School math programs were the recipients of free resources from Math Nation this year. Math Nation is a "Powerful, Interactive Tool" that provides videos, learning tools, workbooks and online support to students 24-hours a day. These materials provide our 6-8 grade students with all the necessary tools to succeed in math classes throughout middle school. A very special thank you to Math Nation for your support of Today's Learners and Tomorrow's Leaders.
PATRIOT'S PEN COMPETITION: Congratulations to Plainwell Middle and High School students - Hiro Nguyen (MS), Lillian Locker (MS), Audra Huberty (MS - not pictured), Dennis Redmond (HS) and Westin Ramsey (HS) who received awards from the Plainwell VFW Post 9377 for essays that they submitted for the Patriot's Pen competition. Hiro's first place essay will be entered in the district VFW Patriot's Pen competition. Congratulations to these students - Trojan pride!
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for December 13-19, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/607989.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
MI EXPLORATION CLASS: There are so many learning opportunities at PCS. Recently, students in Mr. Herbert’s Michigan Exploration Class at Plainwell Middle School have been working on refurbishing a piece of furniture. It has been a great experience and fun learning opportunity for these students.
8TH GRADE VARIETY SHOW: Plainwell Middle School finished their holiday performances last night at the 8th Grade Band and Choir Variety Show. It was a fun and festive evening, with wonderful musical performances! Thank you to the band and choir students and instructors for an outstanding concert!
6TH & 7TH GRADE CHOIR: The Plainwell Middle School 6th and 7th grade choir students performed a beautiful holiday concert earlier this week. Our students and instructors have worked very hard to prepare for this show and the end result was an outstanding holiday performance! Way to go 6th and 7th grade choir students, Trojan pride!
Next up is our 8th Grade Band & Choir Variety Show this evening (12/9) at 7 PM in the Performing Arts Center. Limited attendance of two people per student is encouraged. The concert will be live streamed for those that are unable to attend (link will be shared).
TROJAN THANKS: A very special thank you to Otsego United Methodist Church who delivered apple dumplings to our Middle School staff today. We are so thankful for their generosity and support of our educators and staff!
6TH & 7TH GRADE BAND: From rehearsals to the live performances, the Plainwell Middle School 6th and 7th grade band students performed a beautiful holiday concert last week. The students and instructors have worked very hard during the first trimester and it showed in their outstanding performances to kick-off the holiday season. Way to go 6th and 7th grade band students, Trojan pride!
Next up, our 6th and 7th Grade Choir programs will perform this evening (12/7) at 7 PM in the Performing Arts Center for their Holiday Concert. Limited attendance of two people per student is encouraged. The concert will be live streamed for those that are unable to attend.
THIS WEEK AT PCS: Stay up to date with the latest Trojan News with "This Week at PCS". Please check weekly for Montange's Message, as well as the latest news and updates from the district and school buildings. For This Week at PCS for December 6-12, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/602485.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT: The PHS Honors Choir did an outstanding job performing at the City of Plainwell’s Light Up the Night event this evening! Great job to these Trojans for bringing some beautiful music to this fun and festive evening in our amazing community. Plainwell pride!