The Trojan Ski Team (Plainwell & Thornapple Kellogg) wrapped up their season in a big way! From carving it up at the Clare Invitational at Shanty Creek, to celebrating Senior Night at Bittersweet honoring our seniors Mark Gielincki and Gerrit Taber, to battling it out at Regionals at Cannonsburg, they ended their season with TROJAN PRIDE!
This team represented both of their schools throughout the season with grit, growth and great sportsmanship - GO TROJANS!
As a reminder, tickets are still available for the Mother and Son Hockey Night! Join us as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Indy Fuel in the Annual Green Ice Game!
📅 Saturday, March 14
🕖 7:00 PM
ℹ️ Mothers and sons will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, a free knit hat and a voucher for a free game of bowling at Airway Fun Center!
🎟️ Tickets are available for $20.68/adults, $16.16/kids (12 and under). PLEASE NOTE: Children's tickets will show up once you are on the screen to select your seat.
🚘 Transportation is not available and parking is $10 per car at the event (cash only) or $8 in advance online (https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1054802/).
Interested in tickets? Tickets are purchased through K-Wings and will be picked-up at Wings Event Center. To purchase tickets, please visit https://www.gofevo.com/event/Plainwellschool2. Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly. Deadline to purchase tickets is March 9 at 11:59 PM.
We look forward to a wonderful evening at the 2026 Mother and Son Hockey Night!
Congratulations to the Plainwell Freshman Girls Basketball team on their impressive win over Kalamazoo Central tonight (42-17). 🏀 PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🏀
Celebrating Snowcoming: A Week of School Spirit! We had an amazing time celebrating Snowcoming. Throughout the district, buildings were filled with school spirit. Highlights from the week include:
👕 Our school buildings all organized special dress-up days, including: Pajama Day, Sports Day, Dress Like a Teacher Day, School Spirit Day and many more!
🏐 The Juniors faced off against the Seniors in the annual testosterone volleyball game, where the Seniors showcased their strength with a decisive 3-1 victory.
📣 On Friday, PHS hosted a pep assembly to honor our winter athletes and introduce the 2026 Snowcoming Court:
- Freshmen: Izik Lambert and Lileigh Goodacre
- Sophomores: Gavin Rayman and Claire Bradley
- Juniors: Trever Allen and Dylan Guarisco
- Snowcoming King Nominees: Grady Nugent, Caleb Braybrooks, Hiro Nguyen and Aidan Ranger
- Snowcoming Queen Nominees: Sam McDaniel, Anna Hall, Alayna Eldred and Brooklyn Wagenaar
🏀 The Field House gymnasium buzzed with Trojan Pride on Friday night as the Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball teams took on Otsego.
👑 During the game, our 2026 Snowcoming King and Queen were crowned. Congratulations to Chib Amaezechi and Lydia Roberts for being named Snowcoming King and Queen!
🎶 The week concluded in a vibrant neon-themed Snowcoming Dance, where the seniors celebrated with a special dance to their song, "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac.
📸 Snowcoming Court pictures Courtesy of Ryan Lindsey Photography
The PHS Boys Basketball team played their final home game of the season last night against Gull Lake. The Trojans won 52-41 🏀 PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🏀
The Women’s Wrestling team competed at Districts yesterday, where they finished in 2nd place out of 28 schools as a team. The following wrestlers qualified to move on to regionals next week! GO TROJANS!
🥇 1st Madison Nieuwenhuis
🥇 1st Avery Lynch
🥇 1st Evi Coutu
🥈 2nd Aurora Wanamaker
🥈 2nd Ana Sofia Vega
🥉 3rd Sophia Vega
🏅 4th Kim Strobel
Do you know someone who has made a difference in our district? We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Outstanding People for Education Award.
🍎 About Outstanding People for Education: The purpose of the Outstanding People for Education award is to honor and recognize people in public education who are excelling in their field and/or making an impact in the quality of education in Allegan County.
🍎 Examples of whom you might nominate: A teacher or classroom aide; an administrator, secretary or board of education member; a bus driver, custodian, food service or other school support staff; a social worker, therapist, or consultant; a volunteer or community member who supports education.
🍎 To submit a nomination for the 2026 Outstanding People for Education award, please scan the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/y8UX42khgQRbs7rXA. PCS will accept nominations through Friday, March 13.
Congratulations to the Varsity Wrestling Team on winning their District Championship! The Trojans beat Gull Lake in the District Championship 51-21 to secure a trip to Team Regionals. Next up, they will travel to Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg on Wednesday, February 18 to chase a Team Regional Title. GO TROJANS!
Plainwell High School Band students performed on Saturday at MSBOA District XI Solo & Ensemble. Out of the 17 events, 9 of them walked away with second division medals and 6 others earned first division medals qualifying them for State Solo & Ensemble in March! Students that qualified for State include seniors Brooklyn Barrows, Jules Whitney, and Rachel Sherer; juniors Laynie Harris, Aiden Glass, and Kohler Smith; sophomores Joshua Pembrook, Astrid Boyer, Tessa Dunckel, and Elba Trowbridge; and freshman Olivia Blakely. Congratulations to all for your hard work and fantastic performances!
We are excited to share that tickets are now available for the 2026 PHS spring musical: "Hadestown". There are three showtimes available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 27 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 28 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 29 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available! To purchase tickets, please visit plainwellschools.ludus.com.
The PHS Girls Wrestling team competed on Friday in the Girls Southwest Conference Wrestling Finals. The event featured teams from various conferences, including Wolverine, I-A, SAC, SMAC and Southwest 10, with a total of 212 wrestlers participating. PHS secured an impressive 2nd place, with Madison Nieuwenhuis and Evangeline Coutuearning earning the title of Conference Champions in their weight classes! TROJAN PRIDE!
The PHS Boys Wrestling team finished 2nd in the Wolverine Conference today! Individual Conference Champs are Austin Gyorkos and Dylan Nieuwenhuis. Congratulations Trojans - PLAINWELL PRIDE!!
📣 Wolverine Conference Champions! 📣 Congratulations to both the JV and Varsity Cheer teams for securing FIRST PLACE at the Wolverine Conference Finals this evening! The Varsity team is proudly led by nine PHS seniors who were also recognized tonight. TROJAN PRIDE!
As a friendly reminder, there is no school from Thursday, February 5-Monday, February 9 for Mid-Winter Break. We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Tuesday, February 10.
We wish our students, staff and families a wonderful break.
🗓️ 2026/27 School Year Calendar 🗓️ We are excited to share the 2026/27 School Year Calendar Highlights! Please visit https://5il.co/3tmi3 to view the document.
Shoutout to the PHS seniors for crushing their FAFSA goals! To celebrate, they enjoyed popcorn and candy bars for FAFSA completion. Great job, Trojans!
Seniors - mark your calendar, there is another FAFSA and Scholarship Night on Wednesday, February 18 from 5:30-7:00 PM at Plainwell High School.
Congratulations to PHS Senior, Drew Rayman, on signing his letter of intent to golf at Northwood University. We are incredibly proud of Drew's athletic achievements while at PHS and wish him all the best next year. From all of us at PCS, congratulations and best wishes!
The Trojans Boys Basketball teams competed against Edwardsburg tonight. Both the Freshman and Varsity teams won, with the Freshman team winning 46-42 and Varsity 50-43. GO TR🏀JANS!
A friendly reminder! Join us tomorrow (2/3) for a heartfelt dedication ceremony as we honor Mr. Ryan Meert by renaming the gymnasium at Plainwell Middle School to “The Ryan Meert Memorial Gymnasium”. The ceremony will begin at 4:45 PM, followed by the Middle School Wrestling Meet.
If you are unable to attend, we will share the dedication ceremony at the following links after the event:
🔗 https://www.facebook.com/PlainwellPAC
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/@phstrojantv
🔗 Trojantv.net
🔗 https://player.nfhsnetwork.com/#/events/plainwell-high-school-plainwell-mi/evtcd47cd7bb9
We are also making efforts to try to stream the video live, at the same links, during the presentation.
The Trojan Ski Team (Plainwell/Thornapple Kellogg) powered their way to a 3rd-place finish in their conference race at Timber Ridge last week! Their strong seniors, Mark Gielincki and Gerrit Tabor, led the way with consistency on the slopes, while Corben Harrington (freshman) and Ben White (junior) delivered great runs that helped lock in their podium finish. A special shout-out to PHS Principal, Mr. Marvin Taylor, for braving the cold to come cheer on all the Trojans!
