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

To end Staff Appreciation Week, Plainwell High School rolled out the red carpet! To honor their VIP staff members, they were greeted by some of their biggest fans - students, administrators and colleagues - as they made their way down the red carpet to cheers and many thanks! It was an awesome way to show the staff how much they are appreciated at PHS! We 💙 our staff! Today is the last day of Staff Appreciation Week, if you get a chance, please share a ”THANK YOU” to the amazing PCS staff! GO TROJANS!

Join us for Lake Doster Golf Lessons where students will receive instruction & learn the fundamentals of the game of golf! Registration is open for all three sessions for beginners: Ages 7 to 15 and Intermediate: Ages 9 to 17. Cost is $65 per session. Clubs & balls are provided if golfers do not have their own. For more information, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs. To register, please visit plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/.

The Cooper Koalas had lots of fun celebrating their staff this week. The Cooper Parents Club showed appreciation to staff by starting the week out by chalking the sidewalk on Monday. They also have provided breakfast, lunches, charcuterie, as well as a soda and dessert bar. Snacks and drinks were stocked in the lounge daily and special treats were left at each teachers door each day to help "lift them up". It was a fantastic way to celebrate our amazing staff members!

The Plainwell Middle School 6th grade band and jazz band had a wonderful concert tonight. The students have worked hard all year and gave an amazing performance at the Performing Arts Center. If you missed the concert, you can view the entire performance by visiting the Plainwell Performing Arts Facebook page.

Staff Appreciation Week continues with more awesome celebrations. To recognize staff appreciation week at Starr Elementary, the Parents Association is showing how “SAND-sational” their staff is each and every day! Throughout the week, they have treated their staff to special treats, lunches, gift cards and more! We 💙 our staff! Please take a moment to say THANK YOU to your favorite staff member this week! We are so grateful for their daily dedication to PCS. Trojan Pride!

It was another great evening of Kindergarten and Young 5 fun at Starr Elementary’s Round-up last night! Students enjoyed exploring the school to learn all about becoming a Rock Starr! If you were unable to attend, you can still join us this evening (Thursday, May 11 from 4:30-6 PM) at Cooper Elementary to meet the staff, sign-up for readiness testing, receive vision & hearing screening information and enjoy special activities while learning about our district! For more information or to begin the enrollment process at PCS, please visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.

It was a fun evening filled with amazing performances at the “Collage 2023: A Senior Celebration". It was an awesome evening for the 2023 seniors to celebrate their choir accomplishments while at PHS! 🎶 Interested in viewing the concert? You can view the entire show by visiting the Plainwell Performing Arts Center Facebook page.

PHS Sophomore, Sarah Lagenour, is working to become the first female Eagle Scout in Plainwell! For her Eagle Scout project, she will be beautifying the High School where she will landscape the PHS sign as well as by the office entrance. We can't wait to see her hard work come together. Thank you Sarah for your efforts in improving our school community! Interested in supporting Sarah's mission to beautify PHS? Please contact Principal Dr. Wright at jeremy.wright@plainwellschools.org for more information on how to donate to this special project.

The Plainwell High School Holocaust Literature II class visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. During their visit, they asked very thoughtful questions to a hologram of a survivor who survived Auschwitz. They also toured the museum, made a pledge to be an upstander and also took a virtual reality trip to Auschwitz with Fritzie Fritzshall who was one of 600 workers in a factory. Ms. Fritzshall was the youngest in the group and vowed to tell their story, so every day each woman gave her a crumb of their portion of bread to help her survive. It was a great and memorable trip for these PHS students!

The Plainwell Middle School 6th grade choir students had a great field trip to Miller Auditorium to see Madagascar with Ms. Quillian today. It was a great experience for these Trojans!

We had lots of fun at Gilkey Elementary’s Kindergarten and Young 5 Round-up last night! Students enjoyed a scavenger hunt around the school to learn all about becoming a Gilkey Gecko! If you were unable to attend, you can still join us for one of our Round-up events to welcome the 2023-24 Kindergartener and Young 5 students to Plainwell Community Schools. Join us this evening (Wednesday, May 10 from 4:30-6 PM) at Starr Elementary or tomorrow (Thursday, May 11 from 4:30-6 PM) at Cooper Elementary to meet the staff, sign-up for readiness testing, receive vision & hearing screening information and enjoy special activities while learning about our district! For more information or to begin the enrollment process, please visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.

Plainwell Middle School 8th grade families, please mark your calendar for Friday, June 2 from 5-6:30 PM for the 8th Grade Celebration. Join us to celebrate the 8th grade class with celebration boards, followed by a special event for the 8th grade students which will include music, games, ice cream, a photobooth and lots of fun. For more information, please see communications from the Middle School. We look forward to celebrating the 8th grade class on June 2! GO TROJANS!

Throughout the district, the special recognitions continue for our AMAZING staff! To honor the Gilkey Geckos, Principal Bilodeau made a special video: https://youtu.be/HIxNQyJ-ecs. In addition, Gilkey Parents Club gave staff the VIP treatment with special treats and different activities to recognize how awesome they are and how much they are appreciated for all they do for our students and district! We 💙 our staff! Please take a moment to say THANK YOU to your favorite staff member this week! We are so grateful for their daily dedication to PCS. Trojan Pride!

Recently, nine Plainwell High School students entered their woodworking projects into the Regional competition for MITES (Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society). Congratulations to 6 of the 9 students whose projects finished in the top 4 of their category! These students will go on to participate in the State Finals this week at Wings Stadium. Here are the results from the Regional Competition: - Mason Meert/Jackson Powell: Shuffle Board - 1st place - Ryan Reid: Hand Carved Bluegill - 1st place - Brooklyn Timepe: Adirondack Chair - 2nd place - John Lambert: Adirondack Chair - 3rd place - James Berg, Brooklyn Timepe & Ryan Scalpon: Walnut/Maple Bench - 2nd place - Henry Seaver & Bryce Cherghzan: Oak Bench - 3rd place - Gabriel Schoonhoven: Bench/Picnic Table - Honorable Mention - Tyler Preuss: Cooler - 6th place - Lucas Lyons: Cooler - Honorable Mention Congratulations to all nine entries and best wishes to those that will be competing at the State Finals - Plainwell Pride!

Our Kindergarten and Young 5 Round-up events begin TONIGHT! Join us for one of these special events to welcome the 2023-24 Kindergarten and Young 5 students to Plainwell Community Schools. Students/families can: Meet the staff, sign-up for readiness testing, receive vision & hearing screenings (limited availability) and enjoy bus rides, crafts, story time and more! Three Round-up options available: - Tuesday, May 9 at Gilkey Elementary from 4:30-6:00 PM - Wednesday, May 10 at Starr Elementary from 4:30-6:00 PM - Thursday, May 11 at Cooper Elementary from 4:30-6:00 PM For more information or to begin the enrollment process, please scan the QR code or visit: plainwellschools.org/page/kindergarten.

On Friday, Plainwell Corners Preschool held a special Grandparents Day event. It was a beautiful and fun day filled with special activities, a letter scavenger hunt, snacks, playground fun and lots of bubbles. It was a great day, filled with lots of smiles, for all that were able to attend!

Join us TONIGHT (May 9) as PHS Choir presents "Collage 2023: A Senior Celebration!" The celebration featuring all PHS Choirs, Honors' Choir and Senior Soloists will begin at 7pm in the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. Free of charge and open to the public.

The Plainwell Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th grade Choirs, along with the Honors Choir performed at the State Choir Festival. It was a wonderful day filled with amazing music performed by these talented Trojans! Plainwell Pride!

Throughout the district, we are celebrating our AMAZING staff! At Plainwell Middle School, they celebrated last week in many special ways. Their Parent Group had a massage therapist come in and the PMS staff could sign up for 15 minute massages. They also stocked a snack station and provided desserts. Staff were also treated to a special breakfast and a taco bar lunch provided by the Principal Stamos and Assistant Principal Manting. We 💙 our staff! Please take a moment to say THANK YOU to your favorite staff member this week! We are so grateful for their daily dedication to our students and district. Trojan Pride!

Our Middle School Track team had a great competition against Edwardsburg last week. While they came up a little short, there were several athletes that broke middle school records. Special congratulations to: - 70 Meter Dash - Alayna Ranney and Evi Coutu - 200 Meter Dash - Alayna Ranney and Sylar Luckett - 4x200 - Alayna Ranney, Erica Klein, Sylar Luckett and Evi Coutu - 4x400 - Brady Lentz, Braeden Asbeury, Logan Swartz and Greyson Veltman Way to go, Trojans!!