As our students travel throughout the state for competitions, our amazing bus drivers are there to provide safe transportation. A very special shout out and THANK YOU to our amazing bus drivers for your constant dedication to our district and for keeping our students safe each and every day! Pictured here are PCS bus drivers with Superintendent Montange at Ford Field for the Trojan Marching Bands State Championship competition. 💙🚌💙
Students in Mr. Herbert’s Tinkering class at Plainwell Middle School made homemade board games and had so much fun playing them. Such great creativity!
Congratulations to the Plainwell Middle School Robotics team "Trial and Error" who won first place at the Grandville Robotics Tournament held on Saturday, at their new Competition Center. The team placed 13th after seven qualifying matches and were invited to join the 3rd place alliance by Team "Pinkalicious" from Grandville for the eight-alliance final round playoff. The two teams defeated the 1st place alliance in the final match 69-45. Team "Trial and Error" members Malachi and Hunter are pictured with their robot and championship trophy. They are coached by Charles Crouch. Way to go, Malachi and Hunter - Plainwell Pride!
Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band on their outstanding performance at the State Championship competition today! The TMB performed at Ford Field where they finished in 8th place. Way to go TMB, we are incredibly proud of your hard work this season - PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙🎶💙
And they’re off! This morning, we had a send off for the PHS Boys CC team and Josie Longcore from the PHS Girls CC team as they head to the Cross Country State Finals at the Michigan International Speedway. Good luck today, Trojans!!
Thank you to all that joined us to support the PHS Cross Country team! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙
FORD FIELD BOUND! Best of luck to the Trojan Marching Band as they head to the State Championship tomorrow (11/4) at Ford Field! The TMB will perform at 2:22 PM. From all of us at PCS - GOOD LUCK TMB!!! 💙🎶💙 Interested in heading to Ford Field to watch their performance? The ticket booth and gates open at 7:00 AM. Tickets are available the day of the event at Ford Field (Cash & Credit Cards): Adults - $28 and Students/Senior Citizens - $25. Ford Field Parking Facilities - $8. 📸 courtesy of Ryan Lindsey Photography
STATE BOUND! Good luck to the PHS Boys CC team and Josie Longcore from the PHS Girls CC team as they head to the Cross Country State Finals tomorrow (Saturday, November 4).
Let’s show our Trojan Pride - join us as we send off the Cross Country runners beginning at 9:00 AM tomorrow morning (11/4) at the PHS Athletic Entrance.
GOOD LUCK AND GO TROJANS! 💙
Our Varsity Volleyball team played great at the District Finals tonight but came up short losing to a strong Otsego team, 3-0! We’re proud of the PHS Volleyball team for a great season! Thank you to all the Trojan fans for showing lots of Plainwell Pride!
PCS is excited to share our new additions in our Transportation Department - TWO NEW BUSES! 🚌 Mrs. Kim (Cat bus) and Mrs. Krissy (Dolphin bus) got new buses today!
Earlier this week, several PHS students had the opportunity to attend the Schools to Tools Mobile Field Trip. Plainwell was the first stop for the program, which is run by the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights. Throughout the experience, students were introduced to various trades through several carpenter/millwright stations and virtual reality experiences. For more on the field trip, check out this feature by WoodTV: https://www.woodtv.com/news/allegan-county/traveling-program-introduces-west-michigan-high-school-students-to-the-trades/.
Have you heard...there are two tutoring options available at the Middle School this year: TutorMe and After School In-Person Tutoring. Both options are available for 6-8th grade students who are looking for homework assistance or for support in a specific class. Please check your email for more information. For questions, please contact Jason Herbert at jason.herbert@plainwellschools.org.
The Kindergarten classes at Starr Elementary visited Bumbleberry Acres earlier this week as part of their Fall Celebration. Students had a fun time feeding animals, going on a wagon ride, picking out pumpkins, exploring the corn maze and much more! What a fun adventure for the Rock Starrs! ⭐️
Trojan Fans - Join us tonight (Thursday, November 2) as the PHS Varsity Volleyball team competes in District Finals. The Trojans will take on Otsego High School beginning at 6:00 PM at Otsego. For tickets, please scan the QR Code. LET’S GO TROJANS! 💙🏐💙
The PHS Varsity Volleyball team is heading to the District Championship! Tonight they beat Pennfield HS 3-0 to advance to the finals tomorrow night (Thursday, November 2) at Otsego HS beginning at 6:00 PM. Let’s go Trojans! 💙🏐💙
Good luck to our Seniors and Swim & Dive team as they travel to Harper Creek for the SCC Championship Meet tomorrow and Friday! GO TROJANS! 💙
The Cooper students in Young 5's and Kindergarten had a field trip to Gull Meadow Farms yesterday. They had a great fall day while enjoying picking apples and exploring the farm. 🍏🐨🍎
Exciting week for Trojan Athletics! Congratulations to Mason Meert on winning MLive’s Athlete of the Week! Mason is a PHS Senior who's recent "sacrifices and leadership" helped lead the Plainwell Varsity Soccer team to the Regional Finals. Way to go, Mason - TROJAN PRIDE! To view the MLive article featuring Mason, please visit: https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/10/mason-meerts-sacrifices-leadership-exemplify-plainwell-soccers-special-playoff-run.html?outputType=amp.
Our community showed an extraordinary amount of Trojan Pride this week. Thanks to their support and votes not only was Mason recognized as the Athlete of the Week, but Andrew Eldred (Soccer), Gage Truitt (Soccer), Logan Beauregard (Soccer), Henry Cox (Cross Country) and Ayla Jaeger (Golf) were also on the leaderboard. Of the top 7 MLive Athletes of the Week, PHS had 6 athletes represented - WOW!! We are proud of our Trojans for representing PHS so well and thankful to our community for showing lots of support and PLAINWELL PRIDE! Congratulations to Mason, Andrew, Gage, Logan, Henry and Ayla for this amazing recognition - GO TROJANS! 💙
PHS has a new addition - a bench outside honoring Darlene Kohn. What a special reminder for all that enter PHS of the wonderful impact she had on our students and school community during her 47 years of dedicated and wonderful service at PCS!
Our elementary classes had so much fun celebrating Halloween today! Students enjoyed lots of fun, laughs, special activities and treats! We hope our students, staff and families had a safe and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃🎃🎃
The Gilkey students had so much fun at their Halloween Parade. The snowflakes and chilly weather didn't stop the Geckos from enjoying their Halloween costume parade. Thank you to all that braved the cold weather to cheer on the Geckos.
