Congratulations to Plainwell Robotics Club's elementary school VEX IQ teams who had another successful weekend. Gilkey team "Gearheads" and Cooper team "TP Titans" joined forces and won the VEX IQ Robotics Tournament at Charlotte. The "Gearheads" placed first and the "TP Titans" placed 2nd after nine matches in the Qualifying Round. The two teams then formed the 1st place alliance and defeated the 2nd place alliance 98-97 in the Final Round. As a result of their win, the teams have received invitations to the State Elementary School VEX IQ Championship Tournament to be held at Monroe County Community College on March 11. Thirty-one middle and elementary school teams from central Michigan participated in the event, including four other PRC teams. Starr team "Robo Sharks" finished the tournament in 5th place and Gilkey team "Robot Guardians" finished eighth. Gilkey team "The Gecko Bots", and Starr team "Short Circuits" finished the Qualifying Rounds in 26th and 27th place.
PRC's Cooper team "The Rocket" had a very successful day, too. They chose to participate in the VEX IQ Tournament at Traverse City - another elementary and middle school event - where they placed 7th (of 33) after the Qualifying Round and finished 5th in the tournament's Final Round.
Congratulations to all seven team's members, coaches, and parents!
While the Plainwell students had the day off today, the PCS staff attended a special training. It's amazing to see our staff continuing their education to provide the very best for our students. Today, they were in training with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to learn more about how our district can best support all students. Thank you to the PCS staff for continually striving to provide the very best for Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders!
As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, January 16. We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, January 17.
Have a great weekend - Go Trojans!
It's School Board Recognition Month! To start the month, we would like to take a moment to recognize a special member of the Trojan Community! On December 31, 2022, after 15 years serving on the Board of Education, Mrs. Amy Blades stepped down as the BOE President. Amy has provided our students and district with great leadership and dedication throughout her time serving. We are endlessly grateful for her constant commitment to providing the very best for our students, staff and families. Mrs. Blades, THANK YOU for all your years of sharing your time, knowledge, expertise and caring heart with the staff and students at PCS. From all of us at Plainwell Community Schools - THANK YOU for your outstanding service to the Trojan Community and best wishes on your next adventure! TROJAN PRIDE!
Registration is still open for the 2023 Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 11 from 6-8 pm at Plainwell Middle School for K-6th grade students. Join us for a fun and special evening at PCS. To register, please visit https://plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/. Registration closes at midnight on Friday, February 10.
Please note, there will be no water on the main campus at PCS tomorrow (Wednesday, January 4). Have a great day and Go Trojans!
Wishing the PCS Students, Families, Staff and Trojan Community a wonderful holiday season filled with joy & happiness! From all of us at PCS - Merry Christmas!
Our classrooms at Cooper, Gilkey and Starr had lots of holiday fun prior to leaving for winter holiday break. From gingerbread creations, to sock exchanges, to fun and games, there were lots of smiles and laughs for our elementary students.
Prior to break, students in Mrs. Martin’s 4th grade class at Cooper Elementary visited different classrooms throughout their building to give a readers theater performance. Way to go, Koalas!
All evening activities have been canceled for today (Thursday, December 22, 2022). This includes TAC, Hoopsters, Volleyball Lifting and all other activities/practices. Stay safe and Go Trojans!
It’s official, Winter Break is here! As a reminder, our Winter Holiday Break is from Thursday, December 22-Friday, January 6. We wish our students and families a wonderful and happy holiday break. We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Monday, January 9.
From all of us at PCS - Happy Holidays!
This morning Officer Farris and Mrs. Keorkunian from Cooper Elementary delivered holiday cheer to Cooper’s adopted family. Way to go, Koalas!
Throughout the month, several of our buildings have enjoyed various dress-up days. Today, the students at Cooper Elementary had Grinch day! Based on their smiles, he certainly wasn’t able to steal any holiday joy from the Koalas!
Yesterday, the Cooper Koalas had a special visit from the Kalamazoo College Women's Basketball team. Several of the teammates helped in classrooms throughout the afternoon. It was a great experience for the Cooper students to learn from these athletes. A special thank you to the Hornets for your time, what an amazing opportunity it provided our students!
It was a fun morning at Gilkey, Cooper and Starr Elementary Schools as the Middle and High School Choirs performed for the students. The performance included a number of classic holiday songs, as well as a special appearance from "Olaf". It was a fun morning for all the students involved, the smiles were priceless!
Our Sharp Shooters 5th-8th grade Basketball teams participated in their end of the season tournament this weekend! Congratulations to the coaches and players on a great season!
- 5th grade won the Silver Division and went 3-0 (Coaches Scott Wagenaar and Josh Gilkison)
- 6th grade won the Silver Division and went 3-0 (Coach Perry Truitt)
- 7th grade went 2-1 and made it the Gold Division Championship game of their division (Coaches Jason Trahan and Seth Weldon)
- 8th grade finished in 1st place by going 3-0 and won the Gold Division Championship and the 8th grade overall championship (coaches Hank Overway and Jim VanAtter)
Congratulations to our Robotics Teams from Cooper, Gilkey and Starr Elementary Schools that participated in the VEX IQ Robotics Tournament at Jenison Junior High School on Saturday, which was the first tournament for many of the students, coaches and parents.
After eight matches in the Qualifying Round, Cooper team "The Rocket" placed 3rd out of 52 teams and Cooper team "TP Titans" placed 25th. After the Final Round, the two teams placed 6th and 11th, respectively. Also pictured are Starr team "Robo Sharks", and Gilkey teams "The Gecko Bots", "Robot Guardians", and "Gearheads". Congratulations students, coaches and parents!
Congratulations to Plainwell’s 5th grade Sharp Shooters Basketball team who won all three games last night in the Sharp Shooters tournament against Lakeview, Lawton B and Climax-Scotts. Way to go, Trojans!
The 2022 Plainwell High School Spectrum Concert is sold out! For those that did not purchase tickets, the concert will be available via live stream on the Plainwell Performing Arts Center Facebook page (on 12/20 at 7 PM). We look forward to this amazing holiday concert from the PHS Band and Choir programs!
The Plainwell Robotics Club had a very busy and very successful tournament schedule over the weekend. Six middle school teams competed in a 38 team event at Grandville High School, five high school teams competed in a 39 team event at Napoleon High School and one elementary school team competed in an 18 team event at Napoleon High School.
The Middle School Trial and Error team was presented with the Design Award and received an invitation to the State Middle School Championship Tournament to be held in Monroe, MI in March. The Design Award is presented to a team that has demonstrated a strong combination of ingenuity and innovation in designing and documenting their robot. Team members are Erica Klein, Mai Nguyen, Liam Preuninger and Lucas Stoll. They are coached by Marie Tsuji.
The High School So Many Problems team received the Amaze Award, which is presented to a team that has built an amazing, high-scoring robot that clearly demonstrates overall quality. This is the second consecutive tournament that this team has earned this award. Team members are Sam Bacon, Owen Ferris and Danielle Klein.
The Elementary Rocket team had a very successful tournament at Napoleon. Ending in 9th place after the qualifying matches is impressive and finishing tied for 3rd place in the finals is even more so!
We are very proud of our robotics students at every level!
