MIDDLE SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY: The students in Mr. Herbert’s Michigan Exploration and Tinkering classes have been learning about outdoor photography. It’s amazing to see the student’s creativity and eye for detail in these images taken throughout the Middle School property. Beautiful work, Trojans!
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 October 25-31, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/569237.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PHS MARCHING BAND: Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for their 2nd place finish at the Jenison Invitational on Saturday! The Trojans were only 4 tenths of a point out of first place behind a very good Edwardsburg marching band. Both Plainwell and Edwardsburg finished more than 3 points ahead of their other Flight IV competitors (a large margin in competitive marching band). They will go head to head again at the West Shore Invitational Semi-Final Competition at Sparta High School; the last competition before their first ever State Finals appearance at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, November 6th. Way to go PHS Marching Band, Plainwell Pride!
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER: The Middle School Boys Soccer teams had a big night Wednesday playing under the lights on Streidl Field. The blue team had an outstanding 5-1 victory and the white team won 3-2 in a last minute goal! The future of Plainwell Soccer is looking bright! Way to go, Trojans!
📸 courtesy of Ben Harrington
PHS FALL CHORAL CONCERT: It’s an exciting day for our choir programs, as they make their final preparations before the PHS Fall Choral Concert! Join us this evening (October 21) at 7 PM for the Plainwell High School Fall Choral Concert at the Performing Arts Center. The show will feature music from "The Wonderful World of Disney", as well as a special performance from the 7th and 8th grade choir programs.
LITTLE FREE ROBOT LIBRARY: Have you seen the Little Robots that are stationed outside of each of the elementary buildings? These Robots are home to the Little Free Libraries (LFL) which are stocked full of FREE books that are available to our early childhood/elementary (baby-5th grade) students and community members. Families are welcome to take a book without a donation or "take a book and leave a book", either way we encourage you to pick-up a FREE book for your child! The LFL Robots were purchased from the United Way to help promote literacy in our community, so please stop by one of our elementary buildings (Cooper, Gilkey or Starr) to pick-up a FREE book today!
CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION: The PCS teachers are always working hard to continue to learn the latest in education. Here are some of our elementary teachers who attended a Math Recovery Training recently. So thankful for our educators - their dedication to provide the very best education for the PCS students is second to none - THANK YOU!
TROJAN SWIM & DIVE: More news from the Trojans tonight! Congratulations to the Swim and Dive team who finished out their regular dual meet season with a win over Harper Creek! Congratulations to Riley Nugent who qualified for State in the 50 Free. Great swims by Madison Seibert, Grace Barth, Sophie Cox and Livy Perrin. Great dives by Taylor Seibert who won the event, Jadyn Erdody finished 3rd and Sarah Russell finished 4th. Way to go, Swim & Dive - what a great night for the Trojans!
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country team who finished in 2nd place at the Wolverine Conference meet tonight! This finish, combined with their regular season finish, allowed the team to finish in a tie for 2nd overall in the Conference. Mackenzie Hill (Senior, left) was crowned Conference Champion and Grace Pettit (Junior, right) was runner-up. Also earning All-Conference honors with her 20th place finish was freshman Hannah Erlandson. Way to go Trojan Cross Country, Plainwell pride!
WMU HONORS BAND: Congratulations to Autumn Gravelyn, McKenzie Johnson, Josie Longcore, Aidan Ranger, Donovan Ryan, Anna Schierbeek, Jacob Skibbe and Gwen Todd on their participation in the Western Michigan University Honors Band today! You made Plainwell proud!
GECKO TIE DYE FUN: Last Friday, the 5th grade students at Gilkey Elementary worked on a fun project while making tie dye tshirts! The students will be wearing their creations at the upcoming “Rock the Block” fundraiser at Gilkey on October 22. Thank you to the Gilkey Parents Club and all the volunteers who made this project possible for these students.
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 October 18-24, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/563518.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
HOMECOMING PARADE: What a great afternoon for the 2021 Homecoming Parade! Thank you to the students, families and community for showing your Trojan pride!
Reminder: Join us tonight as the Varsity Football team takes on Three Rivers at 7 PM for their Homecoming Football Game. Let's go, Trojans!
POWDER PUFF GAME: It was a great night at the 2021 Homecoming Spirit Week Powder Puff football game on Wednesday evening. The night was filled with fun competition, with the Juniors coming out on top with a 22-0 victory led by QB Maya Johnson. Way to go, Trojans!
📸 courtesy of Ben Harrington
SWIM & DIVE: Congratulations to the Girls Swim & Dive team who defeated St. Joe tonight 95-89. Great swims by our divers Sarah Russell, Taylor Seibert and Jadyn Erdody! Other great swims by Sophie Cox, Maggie Pierce, Sadie Bovin and Alyssa Maurer. Way to go, Trojans!
LEARNING ABOUT MEASURING AT STARR: Students in Mrs. Miller’s second grade class at Starr Elementary spent some time out of the classroom today learning about measurements. The students enjoyed the lesson while taking measurements in and out of the building. Keep up the great work, Rock Starrs!
HOMECOMING WEEK: To kick-off Homecoming week, Plainwell High School held an ASA High School No Hate Tour assembly sponsored by the Marines. The No Hate Tour is a group of professional BMX riders who are X Game medalists that encourage lessons in bully prevention. The event was held in the gym at Plainwell High School and featured high-flying BMX jumps and various stunts, including one featuring our very own educator Mrs. Kostanko, all while sharing stories and ways to stop bullying. It was a great way to kick-off this exciting week at PHS - a special thank you to the Marines and the professional BMX riders for an awesome experience for our students! For more information on the No Hate Tour, please visit: nohatetour.com.
SWIM & DIVE: Congratulations to the Girls Swim & Dive team who beat Marshall last night 101-89. Special recognition to Riley Nugent who set a new pool record in the 200 free. Congratulations to the diver relay of Taylor Seibert, Jadyn erdody, Sarah Russell and Addison Williams for winning their heat. Great swims by Brooklyn Herbert, Lauren Averill, Sophia Barth, Livy Perrin, Heidi Ragainis and the rest of the team. Best of luck to the girls as they travel to St. Joe on Thursday. Trojan Pride!
SPIRIT WEEK FUN: It’s Homecoming week and the elementary buildings are having lots of fun with different spirit days. Mrs. Funk's kindergarten class at Gilkey Elementary was a little sleepy during story time yesterday while wearing their cozy pajamas for pajama day. It’s great to see our students having fun while showing their school spirit! Way to go, Geckos!
TROJAN CONGRATULATIONS: Plainwell High School is proud to recognize Joel Butler and Ted Sherer for their Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students represent one of the top 50,000 scores nationwide out of 3.5 million test takers. Congratulations to Joel and Ted on this amazing accomplishment. Trojan pride!
