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!
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 11-17, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/557868.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
PHS MARCHING BAND: We would like to wish a huge congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for earning 1st place in MCBA's Flight IV competition in Belding today! The band also earned caption awards for Best Visual Effect and Best General Effect.
The band improved their score by six points from two weeks ago at Rockford scoring higher than Sparta, Fruitport, and overcoming a very good Godwin Heights band by more than 3 points!
The band's next competition will be in Jenison on Saturday, October 23.
Way to go PHS Marching Band, Trojan Pride!
STARR SAFETY: At Starr Elementary, their safeties are an integral part of their bus and cone duties. These students work hard to get their fellow students to their pick-up locations safely each day. This afternoon at pick-up, Peyton a 5th grade safety led the students in a game of Simon Says as they awaited their turn to leave the building. Thank you to Peyton and the other safeties for leading the Starr students each day! Way to go Rock Starrs!
TROJAN THANK YOU: We would like to extend our gratitude to Wolverine Hardwoods in Allegan for their donation of a truckload of oak wood to Plainwell Middle School! This donation will be used in Mr. Herbert’s Tinkering classes. Thank you for your generosity and support, it is greatly appreciated!
BOYS SOCCER WOLVERINE CHAMPS: Congratulations to the Boys Soccer Team on their 2-0 win over Otsego for the 2021 Wolverine Conference Championship for the 7th consecutive year! Way to go, Trojan Pride! ⚽️
TROJAN SWIM & DIVE: Very proud of our ladies Swim and Dive team who fought hard, but came up short in the pool last night against Allegan (94-92). Congratulations to the 400 free relay team (Isabelle Delaet, Sophie Cox, Sydney Harper and Riley Nugent) for qualifying for state. Riley Nugent had a PR in the 200. Sydney Harper had the race of the night coming from behind in the 500 free and winning the event! Great diving by Taylor Seibert who won the event. Other great swims by Kallie Arlington, Eliza Harris, Madison Seibert, Ella Way and Olivia Perrin. The team worked incredibly hard, had some close finishes and showed their Trojan spirit by supporting one another throughout the event! Way to go, Trojan Pride!
8TH GRADE BAND FIELD TRIP: It was a great day of fun and team building as Mr. Hepinstall and Mr. Hunt took the 8th grade band students on a field trip, where they explored and completed several ropes course activities. What an awesome adventure it was for these middle school students!
CHOIR RETREAT: Last week, the PHS choir students had an awesome time during their Choir Retreat. During the day, they rehearsed with guest conductors Mrs. Gilbert and Owen Rushford, announced their 2021-2022 Choir Presidents (Easton Saubek and Shayla Bright), completed team-building activities, enjoyed a pizza party at B.C. Pizza, went to see Dear Evan Hansen at M-89 Cinema and had an ice cream social courtesy of Plainwell Ice Cream. They finished the day with an open gym until 11pm at PHS. It was a fun-filled day for these students! A very special thank you to all that participated in making this such a special day for the PHS choir - Plainwell pride!
PHS GIRLS GOLF: Congratulations to the PHS Girls Golf team who took 2nd place at Regionals today while competing at Orchard Hills in Niles.
Pictured here with Coach Wandell is the 2021 Girls Golf Team: Cate Awe, Renae Jaegar, Anessa Jaegar, Nikki Faupel, Alison Martin.
A very special congratulations to Renae Yeager, who took 1st in Regionals.
GIRLS SWIM & DIVE: Congratulations to the Girls Swim & Dive team who beat South Haven on Tuesday night 106-75. Great swims by Ella Way, Audrey Todd, Madison Siebert, Livy Perrin and Sophie Cox. Congratulations to diver Ayla Gatehouse for competing in her first meet and getting her best score! Way to go, Trojans!
Best of luck to the girls as they compete in the Allegan Quad this weekend! Go Trojans!
GIRLS GOLF - WOLVERINE CHAMPIONS: Congratulations to the PHS Girls Golf Team who placed first at the Wolverine Conference Tournament! Renae Yeager is the Wolverine Conference Medalist, with the top score overall! Also congratulations to our Seniors (Cate Awe and Alison Martin) who are pictured with Coach of the Year, Wes Wandell! It was a great team win, with a close competition all the way to the end! Way to go, Trojans - congratulations on this awesome accomplishment - Plainwell pride!
BAND FIELD TRIP: Last week, the Plainwell Middle School 7th grade band students took a field trip to TreeRunner Adventure Park in Grand Rapids. It was a great day of adventure, team building and fun 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 September 27-October 3, 2021, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/546262.
Have a great week, Trojans and remember to "Work Hard & Be Nice to People"!
COOPER FUN RUN: On Friday, Cooper Elementary held their Fun Run fundraiser. It was a beautiful day for the students to enjoy an afternoon outside running, walking and enjoy popsicles! Thanks to the student's hard work and the generous donations by many, the fundraiser collected over $10,000! Thank you to all that donated to make this fundraiser an incredible success! Way to go, Cooper Koalas!
KAYAKING ADVENTURE: Last week, the students in Plainwell Middle School’s Michigan Exploration class took a kayaking adventure. It was a great opportunity and adventure to explore Michigan for the 8th grade students in Mr. Herbert’s class!
TROJAN CROSS COUNTRY: On Saturday, the Trojan Boys and Girls Cross Country teams had a very successful trip to Bangor for the Bangor Invite. The girls were crowned champions after placing their top 5 runners in the top 7 overall and had 8 medalists overall. The boys team was runner up with the top 5 boys all getting medals. Way to go, Trojans!
PHS MARCHING BAND: Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band for an outstanding performance on Saturday at the Rockford Band Invitational! The band returned to the MCBA for the first time in two decades and made some noise 🎶 against new competition! The band beat the Edwardsburg band in competition and missed out on 1st place by a tenth of a point to Godwin Heights! The band also won two caption awards, Best Visual Performance and Best General Effect.
The next competition is in Belding on October 9th. Keep up the hard work Trojan Band! Plainwell Pride!
TROJANS SUPPORTING TROJANS: The JV soccer team watched and cheered on the Plainwell Middle School soccer teams last night. What a great way to show their support to the future high school soccer players! Great teamwork, everyone - Trojan Pride! ⚽️💙
GILKEY GENEROSITY: A very special thank you to the Mori family who hosted a fundraiser and donated supplies to Gilkey Elementary’s students and teachers! We are incredibly grateful to this amazing family and our awesome community for your support of our district, school buildings, students and community! Plainwell Pride!
