We are excited to announce that tickets are now available for our upcoming Family Hockey Night at Wings Event Center (3600 Vanrick Drive, Kalamazoo). Join us as the Kalamazoo Wings face off against the Wheeling Nailers at their Lavender Ice Game.
🗓️ Saturday, November 28
🕖 7:00 PM
ℹ️ Families can look forward to enjoying the game, a $5 concession voucher, a complimentary knit hat, and a voucher for a free game of bowling at Airway Fun Center
🎟️ Ticket Information: Adults $17 and children $13, plus FEVO fees
🚘 Transportation is not available and parking is $10 per car at the event (cash only) or $8 in advance online
🏒 For additional information or to purchase tickets, please scan the QR code or visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs. Please note, the deadline to purchase tickets is November 26 at midnight.
What a spectacular evening for the 2026 PHS Homecoming Football Game! Friday night was filled with school spirit and TROJAN PRIDE! Here are some highlights from the event:
🎶 Outstanding performances by the PHS Band and Choir
🏈 A well played football game against Sturgis under the lights
🎉 Recognition of the 2026 Homecoming Court: Freshman: Andrew Barrows and Alayna Bernard, Sophomore: Cole Dunlop and Kaelyn Seibert, Junior: Dan Groner and Nyra Cross
📣 Announcement of the 2026 King and Queen Nominees: Chase Bergsma, Liam Harris, Trever Allen, Landon Naas, Jordyn Erdody, Morgan Lord, Dylan Guarisco, and Alayna Ranney
👑 Crowning of the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen: Landon Naas and Alayna Ranney
💙 Streidl Field was filled with school spirit, thanks to our enthusiastic Trojans fans and the fantastic PHS cheerleaders
What a wonderful week of Homecoming festivities! A heartfelt thank you to our students, staff, families, and community for your support – PLAINWELL PRIDE!
📸 Courtesy of Ryan Lindsey Photography
Dinner tonight = ☑️! Join us from 5:00-8:00 PM this evening (10/12) for a Dine to Donate fundraiser at Culver’s to support the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project.
As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, October 12. We look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Tuesday, October 13. Have a great weekend - GO TROJANS!
Trojan spirit was all around at the 2026 Homecoming Parade! What a great afternoon for the parade - thank you to the students, staff, families, and community for joining us and showing your PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙
Next up, the Varsity Football team takes on Sturgis at Streidl Field tonight at 7 PM at the Homecoming Football Game. 🏈 Let's go, Trojans! 🏈
📣 Homecoming Parade! 📣 Join us today (10/9) to support PHS and cheer on the Trojans at their 2026 Homecoming Parade. Parade leaves PHS at 1:20 PM - students, staff, PCS families, and the community are welcome to join us along the parade route to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week and to cheer on the Trojans prior to their football game against Stugis at 7 PM. 💙💙 GO TROJANS! 💙💙
Congratulations to the Varsity Soccer Team who secured the Wolverine Conference Co-Championship title tonight! The team came away with a big 2-1 win over Otsego to end the conference season tied with Edwardsburg and sharing the championship title.
Next up, the team will compete in districts beginning next week. GO TROJANS!
The excitement of Homecoming Week is in the air! Take a stroll downtown to see the local businesses showcasing their Trojan Pride, with artwork created by our amazing students. We’re excited to celebrate the Trojans tomorrow (10/9) during the Homecoming Parade (1:20 PM) and at the Homecoming Football Game (7:00 PM). Special thanks to the downtown businesses and our community for your support of the Trojans 💙 PLAINWELL PRIDE! 💙
It was a great night filled with fun competition and Plainwell Pride at the 2026 Homecoming Spirit Week Powderpuff football game. 🏈👏 The night ended with the senior class celebrating a 7-0 victory, driven by Alayna Ranney’s impressive interception and sprint into the end zone for a touchdown, followed by Ella Petik’s successful extra point kick. 🏈👏
Following the game, the school spirit continued at the PHS student bonfire. It was an amazing night to celebrate being a Trojan!
Next up, check out these upcoming Homecoming Spirit Week activities:
💙 10/8: JV Soccer v. South Haven (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: Freshman Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: JV Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 5:00 PM
💙 10/8: Varsity Volleyball v. Sturgis (H) at 6:00 PM
💙 10/8: Varsity Soccer v. Otsego (H) at 6:30 PM
💙 10/9: Homecoming Parade - Starts from PHS at 1:20 PM
💙 10/9: Boys' Varsity Football v. Sturgis (H) at 7:00 PM
📣📣 Special shoutout to Rizzo Packaging and Nobis Agri Science for the pallets for this year’s Homecoming Week Bonfire. We greatly appreciate the support from our community - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
🏈 POWDERPUFF FOOTBALL - 7:30 PM TONIGHT 🏈 The Homecoming Week fun continues, as the Juniors and Seniors get ready to face-off in their annual Powderpuff Football game tonight (10/7) 🕢 at 7:30 PM. 🕢 To build anticipation for the game, the two classes met in the hallways at PHS this morning, bringing extra fun and excitement to Homecoming week. This week has been filled with 💙 TROJAN PRIDE! 💙
Students in Mr. Rouse’s auto tech class have been disassembling a car. Through this hands-on experience, they have gained knowledge about the different components of the vehicle and have carefully set aside several parts to construct trainer cars. These trainer cars will be utilized to teach various maintenance functions later this school year.
With the car now completely disassembled, students are gearing up for the P-Town Beat-Down tonight! Following the Powder Puff game which begins at 🕢 7:30 PM 🕢, students will make their way to the Homecoming Bonfire where there will be a chance to assist the Class of 2028 in fundraising by taking a few swings at the car! PHS students are invited to come out, have some fun, and help with the P-Town Beat-Down, all for a good cause!
📣 NEXT STOP…STATE FINALS! 📣 The Varsity Girls Golf team punched their ticket to the D2 State Finals today! The team finished four shots behind the winner of today’s regional competition held at Bedford Valley, ending with a strong second place finish. Next stop, the team will compete at the STATE FINALS at Forest Akers West. Congratulations and best of luck, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Congratulations to the Girls Swim and Dive team who finished 7th this weekend at the D3 Invite. Special shoutouts and recognition go out to the following Trojans: 📣 Sylar Luckett qualified for state in the 200 and 100 free 📣 Maylie Hoffmann qualified for state in the 50 free and 100 backstroke 📣 Great swims by Adalyn Miller, Emily Skinner, Ellah Anderson and the rest of the team
💙 Homecoming Week Schedule! 💙 Homecoming week is underway and we are excited for a week filled with school spirit! 📣 Mark your calendar and join us throughout the week to show your PLAINWELL PRIDE at our Homecoming Week events. To view the events this week, please visit https://aptg.co/1G2pJF- GO TROJANS!
🎶 Congratulations to the Trojan Marching Band! 🎶 Yesterday, the TMB earned a 1st place finish and swept all 3 caption awards at the Sparta Competition. This was the TMB's first competition after being pushed into a more challenging and competitive division for 2026 and they came through with a stellar performance! 👏👏
The next competition will be in Rockford on Saturday, October 17.
The Plainwell Girls Cross Country team competed at the Bulldog Classic in Otsego this morning. Seeded 10th going in, the Trojan ladies ran several season and career best times to finish 7th in the D2 race. 🏆 SCHOOL RECORD 🏆 Freshman Nya Hoffman was the race champion, running a Michigan Division 2 leading time of 17:29.8. With that time, Nya shattered the Plainwell XC school record of 17:55, set in 2017 by Makenna Veen. 🏅🏅 Also winning a medal, with a career best 17:56, finishing in 4th place, was junior Mai Nguyen. Mai’s time ranks as the fourth best in Division 2 for the season. It also moves Mai back into the #3 spot on the all-time PXC list! 👏👏 Along with Hoffman and Nguyen, season/all-time best times were run by a number of PXC girls. Molly Bruggink, Fiona Ryan, Brooke Carpenter, and Samantha Corbin all ran season best times; and Leigha Weldon, Samantha Zuziak, Norah Lawrence, Annie Wilkinson, and Lyla Curry all ran all-time personal bests. Way to go, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!
Each year, the PHS School Counselors hold individual meetings with every student on their caseloads. These “Minute Meetings” are designed to welcome our freshman students and provide an essential check-in for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. These sessions lay the groundwork for lasting student-counselor relationships that continue throughout the school year and during their time at PHS. We are grateful for our counselors and the personalized care and support they extend to all of our High School Trojans! 📚
🎄 Trojan Families! 🎄 Are you interested in applying for holiday assistance through the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project? Online enrollment is open now through November 13.
Interested in supporting the Plainwell Volunteer Christmas Project? Mark your calendar for these upcoming important dates:
🗓️ October 12: Culvers Dine to Donate from 5:00-8:00 PM
🗓️ December 1-17: School Food Drives (more information will be shared through building communications)
You can also learn more about this incredible program that supports Plainwell families by visiting:
https://www.plainwellchristmas.org/get-involved.
What an incredible week it has been for the Plainwell Girls Golf team! 🏆 Earlier this week, they achieved a remarkable milestone by setting a conference record for the lowest Conference Tournament Team Score, finishing with an impressive 346!
In addition, four outstanding players made it onto the All-Conference Team: Avery, Sam, Emma, and Ayla. Notably, Ayla earned the Outstanding Golfer award and, if the record book holds true, she may have also surpassed the previous conference record of 37.42 for the lowest season average with a 37.4.
Next up, the team will compete at Regionals at Bedford Valley! Congratulations and good luck, Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE! ⛳️
Plainwell Community Schools is committed to creating a safe and secure learning environment for our students and staff. As part of this dedication, we are thrilled to welcome a new member to our safety team: Nick Kaechele. In his role, he will join Bob Farris and Jean Freeman (Ginny) in enhancing safety and security throughout our school community.
You might have spotted Mr. Kaechele throughout the district this school year alongside Mr. Farris and Ms. Freeman (Ginny), the next time you do, please take a moment to extend a warm “Welcome to Plainwell”. 💙
