To beat the heat, the Central Office team delivered popsicles to the Cooper and Starr students and staff today! Everyone enjoyed the special treat and a little break during the first full day of learning.
PHS students and community please join us at Streidl Field beginning at 5:45 AM with homemade tailgate signs, canned goods and excitement to be showcased on Football Frenzy Tailgate with WoodTV on Thursday, August 29.
Attention Trojans! Did you know that PHS and WoodTV have teamed up for a Tailgate Football Frenzy? Join us for a Food Drive to support Good Hands Plainwell by donating canned or boxed food until August 29. On August 29, WoodTV will be at PHS to showcase the food drive collection, while cheering on our teams and student groups during their Tailgate Frenzy! Donations are being accepted at the PHS and PAC Main Entrances. GO TROJANS!
WELCOME BACK! It was a great day at PCS as we welcomed back our students for the 2024/25 school year! It was awesome to see our classrooms and hallways filled with students who are eager and ready to learn. We are looking forward to a great year at PCS - GO TROJANS!
SMILE...we would love to see your back to school pictures. Thank you to all that have already shared your back to school photos. If you are interested in sharing your first day photos, please email elizabeth.gallagher@plainwellschools.org today - we may feature them on an upcoming social media post and/or in one of our upcoming district publications.
The PHS Varsity Girls Volleyball team won the silver bracket at the Lakeshore Invitational this weekend. The team had big wins against Caledonia, Grandville, Grand Ledge, Kenowa Hills and Dewitt. Way to go, PHS Volleyball - TROJAN PRIDE! 🏐
On Friday, the PHS Girls Golf team won 4th out of 22 teams at the Thornapple Kellogg Invitational. They finished the day with a team score of 355 with Ayla Jaeger winning 2nd individually with a score of 75. Also counting towards the team score were Emma Rayman (90), Harper Johnson (94) and Anessa Jaeger (96). Way to go PHS Golf team! ⛳️
Congratulations to the PHS Varsity Tennis team on their victory over Kalamazoo Central 5-3 on Friday. Way to go Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Check out the following results from the Trojans!
Singles:
No. 1 - Kevin Vicenzi, Plainwell def. Michael Kubiak, Kalamazoo Central, 6-4 , 6-3
No. 2 - Merlin Kistler, Plainwell def. Justin Nguyen, Kalamazoo Central, 6-1 , 6-0
No. 3 - Benjamin Hudok, Kalamazoo Central def. Trevor Velting, Plainwell, 6-1 , 6-0
No. 4 - Owen Voelker, Kalamazoo Central def. Bryce Stoeffler, Plainwell, 6-4 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Andrew Hampton & Teagen Wilson, Plainwell def. Jamison Merkling & Gavin Cullifer, Kalamazoo Central, 6-2 , 6-1
No. 2 - Austin Susens & Lincoln Benson, Plainwell def. Jared Gumbis & James Whitman, Kalamazoo Central, 7-5 , 1-6 , 10-4
No. 3 - Benjamin Burkhart & Ryan VanAvery, Kalamazoo Central def. Anthony Kolhoff & Brayden Triemstra, Plainwell, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 4 - Sean MacRitchie & Alex Steele, Plainwell def. Lincoln Hoffman & Cameron Merkling, Kalamazoo Central, 6-5 , 7-6 (5)
We are excited to welcome the PCS students back to school tomorrow (Monday, August 26) for a half day. We look forward to seeing the Trojans back in the buildings to begin a great year of learning! PCS Families - please check your email for back to school information, reminders and updated transportation information.
SMILE...we would love to see your back to school pictures. Please email elizabeth.gallagher@plainwellschools.org to share your student’s first day of school photos with us - we may even feature them on social media and/or in one of our upcoming district publications.
Wishing our students, staff and families a great 2024/25 school year - GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the PHS JV Volleyball team who won 9 out of 10 sets at the Vicksburg JV tournament yesterday and secured first place at the Comstock tournament today. GO TROJANS! 🏐
Last night, the PHS Girls Cross Country team ran outstanding at the Grand Rapids South Christian Under the Lights race. In their race, with many Division 1 schools, the Trojans pulled off a Top 10 team finish. Helping lead the team were medal winners Josie Longcore, Mai Nguyen and Claire Vos. Way to go Trojans! 👏🏼
Due to staffing, the PCS Pool is closed tonight (Friday, August 23) for open swim. Our pool staff looks forward to seeing you at a future open swim! GO TROJANS!
Check out this great activity to support the Savage Family! Cardio drumming class THIS SATURDAY, August 24 at 9:30 AM at Fit Body Boot Camp. For more information or to sign-up, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0949AFA929A02-50197643-fitbody. If you have a ball and sticks please bring them, they have a limited number of rentals available. All proceeds will be going to the Savage family.
We are ready to begin another great year of learning and growing at Plainwell Community Schools. We look forward to welcoming our students and staff back in the buildings to begin the 2024/25 school year on Monday, August 26 (half day).
We are happy to share some back to school reminders with you, please visit https://5il.co/2udba to learn more. You can also visit plainwellschools.org/page/back-to-school for additional back to school reminders.
GO TROJANS!
Attention Lifelong Leaners! All community senior citizens and retirees are invited to join us for a free and fun Lifelong Learners event to meet the new program directors: Andrea (PCS) and Renee (OPS). Join us for a Cookout in the Park on Thursday, September 19 beginning at 12:00 PM. The event will take place at Thurl Cook Park in the picnic table area (near the pickleball courts and dog park). Please bring a dish to pass and enjoy an afternoon cookout, followed by a pickleball demonstration. Hot dogs, beverages & tableware will be provided.
Congratulations to Autumn Gravelyn for achieving her 1000th career volleyball assist tonight! This is a huge accomplishment by Autumn, who is a junior at PHS. We look forward to a great season for her and the PHS Volleyball team - TROJAN PRIDE! 🏐
As we prepare for Back to School on Monday, August 26 (half day), we wanted to share the following reminders from our transportation department:
1. Bus riders should be out 10 minutes before their pick up time.
2. If you do not have a designated bus stop listed on the transportation route, your student can go to the nearest bus stop to be picked-up.
3. If you had a stop last year and you do not see it listed, please find where it would fall within the route schedule on the first day, bus route updates will be made as needed.
4. Please be aware that stops may be adjusted or updated based on overall ridership for each route.
5. Elementary families: Please note that during the first couple weeks of school as the bus routes get established, the buses usually leave the elementary buildings later than normal for the PM routes, causing students to arrive home later than normal.
6. Take note of what bus students are picked-up on in the morning, as well as asking the driver where drop-off will be in the afternoon.
7. Thank you to all who have updated PowerSchool to register your student for PCS Transportation, as that is the first step to ensuring your student has busing for the 2024/25 school year. PLEASE NOTE: The Bus Right and PowerSchool systems do not automatically sync, all students must be entered in manually by the Transportation department to add your student to a bus route or for you to receive an email from BusRight. If these steps are not complete, please let us know. PLEASE NOTE: We are aware that the BusRight app is not currently displaying pick-up or drop-off times. We are working closely with the BusRight team to get this repaired as quickly as possible. For now, please view the bus routes listed in this email.
8. If you have an elementary student at Gilkey or Starr, please ensure that they know their drop-off building for the AM route.
9. Families can check their email for 2024/25 back to school transportation information.
The elementary playgrounds at Cooper and Starr are complete! Thanks to the community’s support on the 2019 bond, the Koalas and Rock Starrs will soon be enjoying many fun recess adventures when school begins on Monday, August 26 (half day).
Two for Two! The Plainwell Varsity Girls Cross Country team won their second invitational of the season last night at the Three Rivers Big Hill Invitational. The Trojans placed their top 7 runners in the top 24 overall to score 45 points to beat the other 15 teams. Leading the way for the Trojans (and finishing 3rd overall) was senior Claire Vos, with Emma Taggett, Josie Longcore, Mai Nguyen, Hannah Erlandson, Alayna Ranney and Gwen Todd rounding out the Trojans’ top seven.
In the JV race, freshman Molly Bruggink started her PXC career off with a race victory, while running fast enough to win a seventh place freshman medal against the varsity times.
The ladies hope to continue their early season excellence on the XC course on Friday evening at the GR South Christian Under the Lights Invitational. GO TROJANS!
Congratulations to the PHS Soccer team on a hard fought, but much deserved TEAM victory over a well-organized and resilient Wayland squad, 5-1 last night.
Highlights of the Match include a stunning free-kick goal and some of our best possession-based soccer to date. We are proud of the team for their hard work and determination!
In addition, the Varsity team has been recognized as one of the Preseason Top 20 Teams in D2! 👏🏼⚽️
The internet at PCS is currently down district wide. We apologize for the inconvenience, building communications will be delayed until the internet has been restored!
The PHS Soccer teams started their season at Streidl Field on Friday night. The Varsity team defeated Mattawan 3-0, while the JV team tied with Mattawan 1-1. Great job, Trojans! ⚽️
📸 courtesy of Gavin Heath
