The students and staff at Cooper Elementary had lots of fun celebrating their 100th day of school today. They had a special dress up day and enjoyed lots of 100th day activities.
Registration is open for the 2024 Summer Youth Volleyball Camp! PHS Volleyball invites students in 1st-12th grade to join them for a volleyball camp from June 10-13 at Plainwell High School. Cost is $50 per player. To register, please scan the QR code or visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs.
The 2024 Battle of the Books competition is coming soon! Teams of 3rd-5th graders from Hopkins, Martin, Otsego and Plainwell Elementary Schools are set for Battle Day on Saturday, February 24. Teams have worked hard to read and study six different books and are now ready for the book battle at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Battles will be held at 8:00 am, 9:15 am, 10:30 am and 11:45 am and the top two teams from each battle advance to the Grand Battle at 1:30 pm.
Unable to attend? All the Battles will be live streamed. Visit the Plainwell Performing Arts Center Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/PlainwellPAC) or YouTube - TrojanTV: @PHSTrojanTV (https://www.youtube.com/@phstrojantv) to view the competition.
Good luck to all the teams - wishing you a great Battle Day!
On May 7, 2024, PCS will be pursuing a new bond proposal to continue to improve our facilities and offer the best educational experience possible for our students, families and staff. This bond will support 42 million in new projects and allow the completion of current projects that have seen significant cost increases due to inflation. NO TAX RATE INCREASE - if approved by voters, there is to be no tax rate increase expected over the current tax rate.
The bond will focus on five key areas:
- Safety & Security
- New Early Childhood Center
- Gym Additions
- Replacement Tennis Courts
- Completing Current Projects
For more information on the 2024 Bond, details on the proposed projects and FAQs, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond. For questions, please contact Superintendent Matthew Montange at matthew.montange@plainwellschools.org.
Recently, we recognized our Senior Basketball Players at their home game against Otsego. In between the Varsity Basketball games, we celebrated Mackenzie Topp, Brooklyn Timpe, Shawn Nelson and Kyan Betts for Senior Night. TROJAN PRIDE!
📸 Courtesy of Diane Kanous
Four middle school teams from the Plainwell Robotics Club (The Wrecking Crew, Trial and Error, HOW 'BOUT NO and Engineering Unicorns) ended their 2023-24 competition season at the VEX State Championship Tournament held at the Grandville Competition Center on Saturday, February 17. The four teams were among the 48 teams invited to participate in the event — a significant achievement for these eleven students, seven of whom competed in VEX robotics for the first time this season.
Four PHS Boys Wrestlers are headed to STATE! Congratulations to the following wrestlers for their strong finish at Regionals and qualifying for the MHSAA Individual State Finals at Ford Field on March 1 and 2:
- 3rd place Adin Young
- 4th place Austin Gyorkos
- 4th place Michael Gonyeau
- 4th place Rickey Lynch
Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Congratulations to PHS Wrestlers, Aurora Wanamaker, Avery Lynch and Madison Nieuwenhuis, who are REGIONAL CHAMPS! Next up, they will compete at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at Ford Field.
The PHS Wrestling coaches also received special recognitions, Travis (Coach of the Year) and Jay (Assistant Coach of the Year) - CONGRATULATIONS!
What a great day for PHS Wrestling - TROJAN PRIDE!
Congratulations to the Middle School Divers who participated in the Dive meet this morning at the PCS Pool. Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
DISTRICT CHAMPS! Congratulations to the PHS Cheer team who won Districts (Division 2) tonight at Gull Lake HS! Thank you to all that came out to support the Trojans! PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Congratulations to our January Starr Elementary Students of the Month! Each month, Starr teachers select students and staff who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In January, the students who were selected did an awesome job with engagement and giving their best effort. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Abigale Westerhouse, on signing her letter of intent for the Cheer and Stunt Team at Central Michigan University! We are incredibly proud of Abigale’s athletic achievements while at PHS and wish her all the best next year at CMU. From all of us at PCS, congratulations and best wishes to Abigale! TROJAN PRIDE!
The Lifelong Learners held another great event yesterday. Partnering with Otsego and Christian Neighbors, they held a bingo event at the Admin Building at Otsego Public Schools. Local retirees and senior citizens enjoyed an afternoon of bingo, great snacks and prizes. Thank you to OPS for hosting this wonderful event for the Lifelong Learners!
For more information on the Lifelong Learners program, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/lifelong-learners.
It’s School Resource Officer Day and we can’t let the day pass without recognizing our AMAZING School Resource Officer, Mr. Farris. We are incredibly thankful for all he does for our school and community every day! He goes above and beyond for our students, school and community - please join us in sharing a big THANK YOU to Officer Farris!
As a reminder, our Mid-Winter Break is from Friday, February 16-Monday, February 19. We wish our students and families a wonderful break. We look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Tuesday, February 20. Have a great break and GO TROJANS!
Attention PHS Class of 2024 Students and Families! Please take a few minutes to review the 2024 Senior Graduation Informational Packet by visiting https://5il.co/2euqj. Included in this packet is information regarding graduation and other important dates to note.
Mark your calendar! The 2024 graduation ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 PM at Streidl Field! GO TROJANS!
The Young Fives from Cooper Elementary had so much fun yesterday! They celebrated Valentines with graphing fruit snack hearts, using beads to make a pattern on a heart, counting and stacking candy hearts, creating hearts and other shapes with marshmallows and decorating heart cookies. It was a day full of fun learning festivities!
Students in Ms. Adams’ 3rd grade class at Cooper Elementary made and delivered valentines to Alamo Nursing Home today. Their mission for the morning was to “spread joy.” Way to go, Koalas! ❤️
To celebrate the 101st day of school Mrs. Gonyeau’s first grade class at Starr Elementary incorporated fun into many different subject areas. Students made dalmatian headbands, they listened to a story, wrote about dalmatians, they rolled dice 101 times to tally which numbers had the most and least amount, they did jumping jacks/other exercises for 101 seconds and they played a listening game called "Doggie Doggie Where's Your Bone!" It was a great day of fun and learning for these Rock Starrs!
The Kindergarteners at Gilkey Elementary are learning about different types of measurement. Yesterday, they were exploring weight by taking time to explore and compare the weight of different objects in their classroom. Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!
