Plainwell Community Schools - Today's Learners Tomorrow's Leaders

Congratulations to the Boys Swim and Dive team who competed in their first meet of the season over the weekend at the Cereal Bowl Relays. The 500 relay team of Brayden Triemstra, Alex Steele, Sam Harper, Austin Susens and Henry Cox finished 3rd overall. The Dive team of Brandon Courtney and Phillip Mathis finished 3rd and Sam Harper qualified for State in the 200 free. The boys swim again on Wednesday at Otsego for the SCC relays and then in Grand Rapids next Saturday. GO TROJANS!

Beginning tomorrow (12/4), we will begin accepting donations for the 2023 Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project and there are several opportunities to donate through December 15. Throughout the district, we are collecting donations for the food drive and many buildings have special opportunities for their students to participate in donating, please check for communications from your students building for more information. Thank you in advance for your support of the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project!

Great day for Trojan Cheer as the Middle School, JV and Varsity teams all took 1st place at the Cheer Fest competition at PHS! Way to go Trojans, Plainwell Pride! 💙

Always lots of excitement in Plainwell Athletics! 💙Tonight our Cheer team is practicing and preparing for their competition tomorrow, while the Wrestling team is getting pictures. Join us tomorrow for our Cheer Fest Competition beginning at 10 AM. For tickets, please visit: https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/athletic-tickets.

Congratulations to PHS Dive Coach, Lynne Seibert, who was voted MISCA Zone 6 Dive Coach of the Year! Thank you Mrs. Seibert for your dedication to PCS and the PHS Dive Team! TROJAN PRIDE!

The Plainwell Middle School Basketball team had some special guests at their game earlier this week - the Michigan State University Men’s Golf Team! The team came to watch and support Cam Larsen in his game! Larsen, an eighth grader who was was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at nine years old, has been paired with the MSU Men’s Golf Team through Team Impact, a program that “matches children facing serious illness and disability with college sports teams, creating a long-term, life-changing experience for everyone involved”. Cam had a successful night winning the tip off and scoring 16 points! Special thanks to the MSU Men’s Golf Team for your support of Cam and joining us to cheer on the Trojan Basketball team!

Join the PHS Girls Basketball team to support local families in our community during the holiday season. As a team, they will be collecting monetary donations that will go 100% towards the sponsorship of families in our community this holiday season. The goal is to provide families with a full Christmas dinner and gifts under their tree. There are two ways to donate: 1. Please join us on December 8 at the Plainwell Girls Basketball game where they will be collecting monetary donations to support their Holiday Giveback! 2. Donate online by scanning the QR code. Please see a Girls Basketball player or coach for more information! Thank you in advance for your support - Go Trojans!

Are you interested in purchasing a vintage or 2023/24 yearbook? PHS has a variety of yearbooks available for purchase dating back to 1976. For more information or to purchase a new or vintage yearbook, please scan the QR codes.

On Tuesday, 47 students were inducted into the National Honor Society at Plainwell High School. Congratulations to all of the students for their demonstration of scholarship, leadership, service and character. Go Trojans!

Our Middle School Cheer team worked hard all summer long fundraising for new uniforms. Last night all their hard work paid off and they received their new uniforms for the 23-24 season! Their first competition will take place this Saturday at Plainwell High School, good luck and GO TROJANS!

Attention Plainwell & Otsego community retirees & senior citizens! We are excited to announce another fun Lifelong Learners event! Register today to join us for the Lifelong Learners Casino Lunch & Play event on January 18, 2024. Attendees will meet at Gun Lake Casino (1123 129th Ave, Wayland) for fun, friendship and fellowship beginning at 11:00 AM. Cost is $7.95 + 18% gratuity per person and includes a $10 buffet credit & $10 slot credit. Register today by scanning the QR code, calling 269-685-8911 (PCS Community Education) or emailing jason.herbert@plainwellschools.org. Try your luck...we bet it’s going to be a great time!

Are you looking for a great present for your Trojan? Gift idea = ✔️! We are excited to welcome back the Mother/Son Hockey Night as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Allen Americans in the 40th Annual Green Ice Game on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 PM. Mothers and sons will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, a FREE knit hat and a voucher for a FREE game of bowling at Airway Fun Center! Tickets are available for $17/adults, $14/kids (12 and under). Transportation is not available & parking is $5 per car at the event. Interested in tickets? Tickets are purchased through K-Wings and will be picked-up at Wings Event Center. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly. For more info, please visit

We are excited to announce that beginning this winter PHS Athletics will have their first ever Girls Wrestling Team! We want to welcome back Travis Reardon, a familiar face to our wrestling community, as the Girls Wrestling Coach! We are excited to see this program grow under the direction of Coach Reardon! Let's go Trojans!

The Trojan Aquatic Club (TAC) registration and tryout event that was originally scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 30 from 5:30-6:30 PM.

We are excited to share the Plainwell Middle School Students of the Week! We are proud of your hard work and dedication. Way to go, Trojans! Nyra (8th Grade): Nyra is not only a fabulous student, but she is very kind, respectful and helpful to her fellow classmates. When working in pairs, she helps them with understanding the material and also with pronunciation of vocabulary. It has been an absolute pleasure to have her in my Spanish class! Addisyn (7th Grade): Addisyn is a thoughtful, caring and kind citizen in the class. She always greets me with a smile and "Hello!" followed by a genuine inquiry of my well-being. Addisyn always takes care to complete her work, asks questions when she needs assistance, participates in class discussion and activities, and seeks out extension activities. She regularly shares about thoughtful things that she selflessly does for her friends and about how she helps out at home. Addisyn is a role model to others and a pleasure to have in class! Nicholas (6th Grade): Nicholas is a thoughtful citizen in the classroom. He always listens intently, begins his work right away, and asks questions when needed. Nicholas regularly participates in class discussion and eagerly shares about his makerspace-type projects that he completes outside of school. When a classmate is in need of help, Nicholas readily offers his assistance and then returns to his work. I appreciate his willingness to accept and apply feedback, his responsible conduct in the classroom and his fascination for learning! Throughout the year, we look forward to continuing to share our outstanding Middle School Students of the Week! GO TROJANS! Special thanks to our Student of the Month sponsors: Fly Inn, Mayor's Joint, Barbed Wire Cafe and Taqueria San Francisco. We greatly appreciate your support of PCS and our students - Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!

As we continue to monitor the weather and travel conditions, we wanted to provide an update on afternoon/evening activities at PCS. PHS ATHLETICS: - Only Varsity practices will take place, please look for information from your coach for additional practice information. - Cheer pictures and senior athletic banner pictures are postponed, date TBD. Additional information will be shared with families soon. - The Home Boys Basketball games will be played tonight as previously scheduled. TROJAN AQUATIC CLUB: - TAC registration and tryouts are canceled for tonight and rescheduled for Thursday, November 30 from 5:30-6:30 PM. NHS INDUCTION CEREMONY: - The NHS Induction Ceremony is still scheduled for 7:00 PM today. To prevent students from driving to school twice, the ceremony practice that was originally scheduled for 2:30 PM has been moved to 6:00 PM at the PAC. ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES: - For all other activities, please look for communications from your student's coach or advisor for additional information for afternoon/evening plans.

Due to snow and winter weather condItions Plainwell Community Schools is closed today (Tuesday, November 28). The SAFE Program will open at 7:30 AM at Starr Elementary only. We wish our students, staff and families a safe snow day!

As we continue to share some highlights from the fall sports season, we would like to congratulate our Girls Cross Country team on a great season. They had a win at the Niles Invite and a runner up finish at the Delton-Kellogg Invite. Injuries led to an up and down conference season, but the girls performed when it counted and finished third in the most competitive Wolverine Conference meet ever! Almost all the girls ran all-time PRs at some point in the season and nearly every girl won at least one medal throughout the various races! Way to go , Trojans! Some post season highlights include: - Josie Longcore earned All-Conference, All-County, All-Region, and Academic All-State accolades, and represented PXC at the State meet in November - Emma Taggett earned All-County status with her top-15 finish at the county meet - Josie Longcore and Raya Mergen-Henry were named Co-Most Valuable Runners for this season - Megan VanDyke was named Most Improved Runner - Gwen Todd was named Most Dedicated Runner

We 💙 our community! Thanks to a partnership with Otis Outdoors, last week Starr Elementary staff members were able to deliver nearly 30 Thanksgiving meals to families! Every year, Otis Outdoors does a community-wide food drive to donate Thanksgiving meals. We are so thankful for all the support in making sure these families had a wonderful holiday!

As a reminder, registration and swim tests for the upcoming Winter Trojan Aquatic Club (TAC) program are tonight (11/27) and tomorrow (11/28) from 5:30-6:30 PM at the PCS Pool. For more information on the TAC program, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs.