Congratulations to the Boys Swim and Dive team who had the best ending to their season over the weekend at the D3 State Meet. Highlights from the event include:
- Sam Harper finished 3rd in the 200 free and finished 2nd in the 500 free earning him ALL-STATE honors in both individual events.
- Jacob Westdorp finished 9th in diving.
- Andrew Miller came back second day in the 100 free placing 15th.
- The relay team of Lucas Boven, Tyler Keator, Andrew Miller and Sam Harper finished 12th in the 400 free relay.
- The boys finished 18th in state overall out of 33 teams.
We are so proud of the hard work and dedication from the PHS Swim and Dive team this season - TROJAN PRIDE!
Congratulations the the PHS Choirs for their outstanding performances at their Festival yesterday! The judges were all very impressed by the difficulty of their repertoire as well as the level at which the choirs performed it. They scored a Division I rating (which is the highest available score) which qualified them to perform at the State Choral Festival in May. Way to go, Plainwell Choirs! Trojan Pride!
To view their performances, please visit:
O Magnum Mysterium: https://youtu.be/rsbUXIc1i_c
Gaudete: https://youtu.be/MMQkhb-VDM4
Due to the snow day, the half day that was originally scheduled for today will be moved to Monday, March 13. This will allow our secondary students to finalize their exams to end the second trimester.
For families that utilize the SAFE program, please note that the SAFE program will not be available after school in the elementary buildings on Monday, March 13.
Have a great day, GO TROJANS!
Due to snow and winter weather conditions, Plainwell Community Schools is closed today (Friday, March 10). The SAFE program and Early Childhood Education Center will open at 7:30 AM.
We wish our students, staff and families a safe snow day!
Join us on Friday, March 10 for Plainwell’s 2023 Art Hop to stroll through shops in downtown Plainwell and enjoy various artist creations. Over 80 pieces of Plainwell High School student art will be featured at Design Street and Elementary art will be on display at Ransom District Library, so please join us in supporting our Trojan artists on Friday from 5-8 PM.
It’s game day - REGIONAL FINALS! Join us tonight (Thursday, March 9) at Three Rivers High School as the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team takes on Holland Christian in the Regional Finals. Tip off is at 7 PM. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255. LET’S GO TROJANS!!
While our Swim & Dive team prepares for their State Championship Meet, we wanted to share a few bond construction update pictures from the Trojan Pool & Gymnasium. We can officially see the bottom of the pool…now we can envision future events for our Trojan athletes and community! We look forward to continuing to share updates as the construction progresses.
Our continued thanks for voting “YES” on the 2019 Bond Proposal! We appreciate our community’s support of Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders! Plainwell Pride!
The Rock Starr 3rd and 4th graders from Starr Elementary took a fun field trip yesterday! They enjoyed a Star Wars-themed symphony at Miller Auditorium, put on by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. What a special day and fun opportunity for these students!
Good luck to the PHS Boys Swim & Dive State Team as they travel to Oakland University to compete in the D3 State Championship Meet on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Good luck to Brent Hart, Tyler Keator, Andrew Miller, Sam Harper, Jacob Westdorp, Lucas Boven and Brandon Courtney. TROJAN PRIDE!
As a reminder, we have a half day of school tomorrow (Thursday, March 9) and Friday, March 10 (end of second trimester). Have a great day, Trojans!
Reading is magic! March is reading month and to kick-off the month, all three elementary buildings (Cooper, Gilkey and Starr) had a special magic show. Magician Alan Kazam visited each building, which provided a magical time for our elementary students.
Congratulations to the PHS Girls Varsity Basketball team on their overtime win against Olivet High School 46-42 in the first round of Regionals tonight. Way to go Trojans! Next up, they will play in the Regional Finals on Thursday (3/9) at Three Rivers High School. PLAINWELL PRIDE!!
We are excited to share the 2023/24 School Year Calendar Highlights with you - https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/1029283. The full school year printable calendar will be shared with families soon. Have a great day and GO TROJANS!
The Starr Elementary Parent's Club sponsored the February Student of the Month Breakfast. Each month, Starr teachers will select one student who they felt did an outstanding job throughout the month. In February, the students who were selected did an awesome job including others. Way to go, Rock Starrs!
It’s game day! Join us tonight (Tuesday, March 7) at Three Rivers High School as the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team takes on Olivet in the first round of Regionals. Tip off is at 7 PM. To purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255. LET’S GO TROJANS!!
The Gilkey Gecko Choir had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the K-Wings game this weekend! The students did an outstanding job! Special thanks to Mr. Oostdyk, Mrs. Fazio and all of the parents for your support of this special opportunity for these Gilkey students! Great job, Geckos!
Boys Basketball Districts kick-off this week, right here at PHS! Join us for any of the upcoming games to support our local athletes and Trojans! The Boys Varsity Basketball team will play in the first round of Districts tonight (Monday, March 6) at 7 PM. For tickets, please visit https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10255.
Six Plainwell Robotics Club Middle School Teams participated in the Michigan State Robotics Tournament yesterday in Monroe, Michigan and two teams qualified for the VEX World Championship Tournament to be held in Dallas, Texas in April.
Highlights from the competition include:
Team "Bad Bananas" placed 13th of 54 teams and qualified by winning the Think Award for their work to develop and implement quality robot programming as part of their strategy to solve the game challenge. Pictured below are team members Luca Cassada, Blaine Rensi, and Parker Montange. They are coached by Sarah and Curtis Orr.
Team "Trial and Error" placed 25th and qualified by achieving a high Skills score during the Monroe event. The Skills score is the total points accumulated during a one-minute driver-controlled phase, and a one-minute autonomous phase. Pictured below are team members Liam Preuninger, Mai Nguyen, and Erica Klein. They are coached by Marie Tsuji.
Team “Demoted Rookies” placed 18th in the Monroe event. Team members are Mason Anderson, Kolton Johnson, Isaiah Looney-McPhillips, and Lucas Pauly. They are coached by Marcus Anderson.
Team “B.A.T..T.LE.” placed 28th. Team members are Alexander Billheimier, Elliott Johnson, Rori Rosati, and Joseph Sanderson. They are coached by Jeremy Sanderson and Brooke Billheimier.
Team “Three Engineers” placed 30th. Team members are Jackson Albrecht, Walker Clippinger, Caleb Williams, and Ayden Young. They are coached by Matt Clippinger
Team “The Hackers” placed 42nd. Team members are Hunter Crouch, Aiden Glass, Liam Greene, and Parker Stull. “The Hackers” are coached by Charles Crouch.
Congratulations and “thank you” to all of our students, coaches and parents for a most challenging, educational, successful and enjoyable year.
BIG NEWS FROM FORD FIELD! Congratulations to our Individual Wrestlers who had a PHENOMENAL competition at the State Finals this weekend at Ford Field! Trammel Robinson is 3rd in the State in his weight class, Adin Young is 6th in the State in his weight class, Avery Lynch is 3rd in the State in her weight class, Coach Rodd Leonard was voted the D2 Coach of the Year for the STATE and…
MADDY NIEUWENHUIS IS THE STATE CHAMPION!!
Way to go Trojan Wrestlers - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
The Plainwell High School Honors’ Choir gave an outstanding performance of the National Anthem at the WMU vs. CMU basketball game last night! What a spectacular performance, way to go Trojans! Plainwell Pride!
