COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK: During College Application Week, PHS students have the opportunity to receive assistance with applying to colleges, creating an account to transfer transcripts and receive information about FAFSA. Students who participate have the opportunity to participate in a raffle all month long to win various prizes. It’s exciting to see Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders preparing for their future! Go Trojans!
PHS CROSS COUNTRY: The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams battled the difficult weather conditions this evening to compete against the Wolverine Conference teams for this season’s Conference meet in Edwardsburg.
The Boys team finished in 3rd place in the meet, which allowed them to finish in 2nd place overall for the season. Led by All-Conference runners Thai Nguyen, Isaac Veen and Liam Troutner, the boys placed their top 5 in the top half of the race.
The Girls team, who finished 4th in the regular season, pulled out a strong 3rd place finish with a solid pack of runners led by four time All-Conference senior Grace Pettit, which pushed the lady Trojans up to a tie for 3rd place in the overall standings for the Conference this season.
Congratulations to both teams - Trojan Pride!
STARR CARNIVAL: Join Starr Elementary this Saturday, October 22 from 12-4 PM for the Starr Fall Carnival to enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting, carnival games (tickets are $.50 each), a pumpkin patch, crafts and more!
WANT TO HELP? VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Volunteers are still needed, if anyone is willing to help run a game or assist at the Carnival, please email the Starr Carnival planning committee at Jennifer.wright@plainwellschools.org. Student volunteers can earn community service hours and parents can earn free tickets for their kids.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday for a FUN afternoon!
PHS CHOIR RETREAT: The PHS Choir students recently had their retreat, where they enjoyed several activities and a trip to Air Way Fun Center. It was a great afternoon/evening for the students, as they spent time team building and having FUN!
SECONDARY CAT BUS UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Secondary (Middle and High School) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route for October 18 and 19. Thank you!
ACTIVITIES UPDATE (10/17): We are happy to share that all PCS afternoon/evening activities for today (Monday, October 17) will be held as previously planned. If any cancellations are needed, it will be communicated from the program coach or director. Go Trojans!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Do you have a 3rd-5th grade student who loves to read? Registration is now open to sign-up for the 2023 Battle of the Books program! Join us for a fun extra-curricular reading activity where students work as a team to read and study the following seven selected books before competing in a quiz bowl type battle in February 2023:
- Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
- The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
- Hello Universe by Erin Kelly
- Three Times Lucky by Shelia Turnage
- Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
Interested in participating? Please contact your students' elementary building to register. Registration is open, teams are being formed at your elementary through November 4.
Need more information? Join us for an informational Battle of Books meeting this Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 PM at Gilkey Elementary's Media Center or via zoom. To request a Zoom link, please contact julie.potter@plainwellschools.org.
PHS GOLFER AT STATE FINALS: Congratulations to Renae Jaeger, as she ended her High School golf career while representing PCS at her fourth trip to the State Golf Finals this weekend. Her individual honors placed her in a tie for 13th place out of 112 golfers at MSU. Renae shot 89/82, among individual qualifiers her 82 was the second lowest score, competing strongly even in very difficult weather conditions. Congratulations on a great four year golf career at PHS, Renae! Trojan Pride!
NO SCHOOL TODAY (10/17): Plainwell Community Schools will have no school today due to a gas main being hit on the corner of South Main and Starr which has caused the intersection to be blocked and a gas outage to our buildings with no timeline on a possible all clear.
A decision on after school activities will be made by noon but we are hopeful that those will not be impacted.
CAT BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Cat Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Monday, October 17. Thank you!
RHINO BUS ROUTE UPDATE: Attention families of Rhino Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Monday, October 17. Thank you!
READING BUDDY PROGRAM: Two classes at Starr Elementary have started a special reading buddy program. The students in Mrs. Turner's fourth grade class will visit the students in Mrs. Fillar's Kindergarten class once a month to read and work together on a special reading activity. What a great way for these students to get to know each other and grow their social and academic skills. Way to go Rock Starrs!
COOPER THANK YOU: Cooper Elementary and the Cooper Parent's Club would like to thank all that donated to make the 2022 Cooper Fun Run fundraiser an incredible success, including a special thank you to Lon Sparks Timber for being a top donor! Way to go, Cooper Koalas!
TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: Attention families of Rabbit and Rooster Elementary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding these bus routes. Thank you!
FALL CHOIR CONCERT: We are just one week away from the We Will Rock You Fall Choir Concert. Join us for this free concert featuring the 7th, 8th, PHS Choirs and PHS Honors Choirs as they perform some of rocks biggest hits on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 PM at the Plainwell Performing Arts Center. We look forward to a great show by the PCS Choir programs!
COOPER FUN RUN: We are excited to share that the Cooper Elementary Fun Run fundraiser collected over $11,000! Cooper Elementary thanks all donors, including a special thanks to Sleeman’s Service for being one of the top donors to the 2022 Fun Run! Way to go, Koalas!
STARR WRITE OUT: Students in Mrs. Amaezechi’s fourth grade class at Starr Elementary have been participating in the National Writing Project “Write Out”. Today they made mini notebooks called “Zines”, went outside and wrote a mini book about how trees talk to each other. What a great day to be creative outside! Nice job, Rock Starrs!
COOPER KINDERGARTENERS: Students in Mrs. Kessler’s Kindergarten class at Cooper Elementary have been busy decomposing numbers this week. Learning is so much fun! Keep up the great work, Koalas! 🐨
JV VOLLEYBALL: Congratulations to the JV Volleyball team on their win at the Ottawa Hills Invitational on Saturday (10/8). The team went 8-1 on the day. Way to go, Trojan Pride!
COOPER FUN RUN: On Thursday, Cooper Elementary held their Fun Run fundraiser. It was a beautiful day for the students to enjoy running, walking and popsicles! Thanks to all that made this a successful event, especially Robert Keorkunian from Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial for being one of the top donors to the 2022 Fun Run.
