🏆 MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 🏆 Congratulations to the Middle School Athlete of the Week: Brinleigh H.! Brinleigh’s cross country coach stated that “Brinleigh has run extremely well this season. She has dropped over a minute from her time. Her continued improvement and strong performances have made a significant impact, helping the girls team win two meets in a row”. Way to go, Brinleigh - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
📣 Homecoming Parade! 📣 Join us today (10/9) to support PHS and cheer on the Trojans at their 2026 Homecoming Parade. Parade leaves PHS at 1:20 PM - students, staff, PCS families, and the community are welcome to join us along the parade route to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week and to cheer on the Trojans prior to their football game against Stugis at 7 PM. 💙💙 GO TROJANS! 💙💙
Congratulations to the Varsity Soccer Team who secured the Wolverine Conference Co-Championship title tonight! The team came away with a big 2-1 win over Otsego to end the conference season tied with Edwardsburg and sharing the championship title.
Next up, the team will compete in districts beginning next week. GO TROJANS!
The excitement of Homecoming Week is in the air! Take a stroll downtown to see the local businesses showcasing their Trojan Pride, with artwork created by our amazing students. We’re excited to celebrate the Trojans tomorrow (10/9) during the Homecoming Parade (1:20 PM) and at the Homecoming Football Game (7:00 PM). Special thanks to the downtown businesses and our community for your support of the Trojans 💙 PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙
It was a great night filled with fun competition and Plainwell Pride at the 2026 Homecoming Spirit Week Powderpuff football game. 🏈👏 The night ended with the senior class celebrating a 7-0 victory, driven by Alayna Ranney’s impressive interception and sprint into the end zone for a touchdown, followed by Ella Petik’s successful extra point kick. 🏈👏
Following the game, the school spirit continued at the PHS student bonfire. It was an amazing night to celebrate being a Trojan!
Next up, check out these upcoming Homecoming Spirit Week activities:
💙 10/8: JV Soccer v. South Haven (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: Freshman Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: JV Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: Varsity Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 6:00 PM
💙 10/8: Varsity Soccer v. Otsego (H) at 6:30 PM
💙 10/9: Homecoming Parade - Starts from PHS at 1:20 PM
💙 10/9: Boys' Varsity Football v. Sturgis (H) at 7:00 PM
📣📣 Special shoutout to Rizzo Packaging and Nobis Agri Science for the pallets for this year’s Homecoming Week Bonfire. We greatly appreciate the support from our community - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
This week, the 7th-grade band set off on their annual Team Building Trip to TreeRunner Adventure Park in Grand Rapids!
During their adventure, students faced their fears of heights and most importantly, cheered each other on when things got tough! It was an amazing day of Trojans supporting one another, having fun, and making core memories!
🏈 POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL - 7:30 PM TONIGHT 🏈 The Homecoming Week fun continues, as the Juniors and Seniors get ready to face-off in their annual Powderpuff Football game tonight (10/7) 🕢 at 7:30 PM. 🕢 To build anticipation for the game, the two classes met in the hallways at PHS this morning, bringing extra fun and excitement to Homecoming week. This week has been filled with 💙 TROJAN PRIDE! 💙
Students in Mr. Rouse’s auto tech class have been disassembling a car. Through this hands-on experience, they have gained knowledge about the different components of the vehicle and have carefully set aside several parts to construct trainer cars. These trainer cars will be utilized to teach various maintenance functions later this school year.
With the car now completely disassembled, students are gearing up for the P-Town Beat-Down tonight! Following the Powder Puff game which begins at 🕢 7:30 PM 🕢, students will make their way to the Homecoming Bonfire where there will be a chance to assist the Class of 2028 in fundraising by taking a few swings at the car! PHS students are invited to come out, have some fun, and help with the P-Town Beat-Down, all for a good cause!
Students in Cole's 4th Grade Crew have just completed their third writing piece of the year. To celebrate this accomplishment, they enthusiastically shared their hard work from the Mystery Writing narrative unit with their classmates! In this project, students created their own thrilling theme park adventures, bringing their stories to life through details, engaging dialogue, and creative twists. We truly 💙 witnessing the remarkable success the Trojans are achieving in the classroom and are incredibly proud of the progress these young authors are making! We can’t wait to see the exciting adventure their writing journeys will take them next!
📣 NEXT STOP…STATE FINALS! 📣 The Varsity Girls Golf team punched their ticket to the D2 State Finals today! The team finished four shots behind the winner of today’s regional competition held at Bedford Valley, ending with a strong second place finish. Next stop, the team will compete at the STATE FINALS at Forest Akers West. Congratulations and best of luck, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The Gilkey Geckos wrapped-up their 🦎 Rock-the-Block 🦎 fundraiser and thanks to the support from their students, families and community, they raised over 🎉🎉 $40,500! 🎉🎉
To celebrate, the students participated in a parade through Plainwell, led by 🚒 Gun Plainwell Township Fire Department and 🚔 Plainwell Public Safety. A very big THANK YOU to our community for your ongoing support of PCS and Gilkey’s 2026 Rock-the-Block fundraiser! 👏👏
Students in Ms. Haines' class at Starr Elementary were thrilled to welcome some special guests from the Kalamazoo College soccer team. The players engaged with the students by reading stories, collaborating on art projects, and spending time together. What an incredible experience for these Rock Starr students!
Congratulations to the Girls Swim and Dive team who finished 7th this weekend at the D3 Invite. Special shoutouts and recognition go out to the following Trojans: 📣 Sylar Luckett qualified for state in the 200 and 100 free 📣 Maylie Hoffmann qualified for state in the 50 free and 100 backstroke 📣 Great swims by Adalyn Miller, Emily Skinner, Ellah Anderson and the rest of the team
💙 Homecoming Week Schedule! 💙 Homecoming week is underway and we are excited for a week filled with school spirit! 📣 Mark your calendar and join us throughout the week to show your PLAINWELL PRIDE at our Homecoming Week events. To view the events this week, please visit https://aptg.co/1G2pJF- GO TROJANS!
🎶 Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band! 🎶 Yesterday, the TMB earned a 1st place finish and swept all 3 caption awards at the Sparta Competition. This was the TMB's first competition after being pushed into a more challenging and competitive division for 2026 and they came through with a stellar performance! 👏👏
The next competition will be in Rockford on Saturday, October 17.
The Plainwell Girls Cross Country team competed at the Bulldog Classic in Otsego this morning. Seeded 10th going in, the Trojan ladies ran several season and career best times to finish 7th in the D2 race. 🏆 SCHOOL RECORD 🏆 Freshman Nya Hoffman was the race champion, running a Michigan Division 2 leading time of 17:29.8. With that time, Nya shattered the Plainwell XC school record of 17:55, set in 2017 by Makenna Veen. 🏅🏅 Also winning a medal, with a career best 17:56, finishing in 4th place, was junior Mai Nguyen. Mai’s time ranks as the fourth best in Division 2 for the season. It also moves Mai back into the #3 spot on the all-time PXC list! 👏👏 Along with Hoffman and Nguyen, season/all-time best times were run by a number of PXC girls. Molly Bruggink, Fiona Ryan, Brooke Carpenter, and Samantha Corbin all ran season best times; and Leigha Weldon, Samantha Zuziak, Norah Lawrence, Annie Wilkinson, and Lyla Curry all ran all-time personal bests. Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
💙 NATIONAL CUSTODIAN DAY 💙 Thank you to all the amazing custodians at Plainwell Community Schools! 👏👏 We greatly appreciate your dedication to providing a clean & safe learning environment for our students and staff! As a thank you, throughout the district, students and staff made special cards, signs and decorations to celebrate and show their appreciation to their building's custodians - from all of us at PCS - THANK YOU! 🤩
We are excited to share information on the 2026/27 Battle of the Books Program! This exciting quiz competition is designed for 3rd-5th grade students at Plainwell and nearby elementary schools. Participants will read six amazing books together, meet as a team from November-February to review and study the materials and then compete in a quiz bowl-style event on February 27, 2027. The goal of BOTB is to encourage reading, grow student's teamwork skills, and HAVE FUN!
More information and sign-up details will be shared through building communications soon. In the meantime, if your student is interested in participating or you are interested in becoming a coach, we invite you to attend the 2026/27 BOTB Informational Meeting.
🗓️ Tuesday, October 27
🕡 6:30-7:30 PM
📍Gilkey Elementary’s Media Center
We look forward to a wonderful BOTB season with the 🐨 Koalas, 🦎 Geckos, ⭐️ Rock Starrs, and surrounding elementary schools!
Plainwell Middle School's Creative Writing and Art Club classes had the wonderful chance to attend ArtPrize this week. It was an exciting field trip, giving students the opportunity to spend the day discovering the unique and beautiful artwork displayed in downtown Grand Rapids. 🎨
Each year, the PHS School Counselors hold individual meetings with every student on their caseloads. These “Minute Meetings” are designed to welcome our freshman students and provide an essential check-in for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. These sessions lay the groundwork for lasting student-counselor relationships that continue throughout the school year and during their time at PHS. We are grateful for our counselors and the personalized care and support they extend to all of our High School Trojans! 📚
