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!
The Plainwell High School Robotics teams had tremendous success last weekend at their State Championship Tournament. Teams Flourescent Bananas (Aiden Mallory, Tyler Vlietstra and Kevin Vicenzi) and So Many Problems (Danielle Klein, Sam Bacon and Owen Ferris) competed last Sunday against 75 of the top teams from across the state. Team Flourescent Bananas played strong defense in their matches and finished 2 of 7 in the qualifying rounds, with a qualifying rank of 30 out of 38 teams in their division. Unfortunately they were not selected for an alliance in the playoff rounds. Team So Many Problems relied on a strong autonomous program and all around performance to win 6 of 7 qualifying matches and were ranked 2nd of 39 teams in their division. They captained the second ranked alliance in the playoff rounds and made it to the division semifinals, just one win shy of qualifying for the Worlds tournament.
Both teams also received some press attention at the event, with Fluorescent Bananas being featured in a Flint Journal article on the event, and So Many Problems being interviewed for the YouTube channel RoboZone Show.
Flint Journal article:
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2023/02/high-schooler-designed-robots-compete-at-michigan-championship-in-flint.html
RoboZone Video:
https://youtu.be/lgkdM7SjySQ
The Robotics Club would like to thank their many volunteers and sponsors of the 2022-2023 season for their support of the robotics program. Go Trojans!
2022-2023 Sponsors:
Axis Automation
Bennett Family Agency
Buist Electric
Cedar Run Decoy Co.
Disher
Flowserve Corporation
Grandpa Joe’s Italian Kitchen
Johnson Controls
Miller Welding Supply
Plainwell Counseling Center
Quality Air
DISTRICT CHAMPS! Congratulations to the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team on their win over Otsego tonight in the Distict Finals 51-41. Way to go, Trojans! Plainwell Pride!
Due to winter weather, there is no open family swim tonight (Friday, March 3).
Due to the potential winter weather, the MHSAA District Finals Girls Basketball game scheduled for tonight (3/3) has been moved to 5:30 PM. Join us this evening to cheer on the Trojans as they take on the Otsego Bulldogs in District Finals.
Need tickets? Please scan the QR code or visit gofan.co/app/school/MI10251. Good luck and GO TROJANS!!
Yesterday, Plainwell hosted a Band Festival for MSBOA District XI. The event ran from 12:30-8:30 PM with bands and orchestras from all over Southwest Michigan coming to perform in our amazing venue. Each ensemble was judged on a prepared performance as well as sight-reading! Plainwell’s 7th and 8th grade Bands as well as the High School Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performed and received superior and excellent ratings. Way to make Plainwell proud, PCS Bands!
The PHS Varsity Basketball team had a great win over Edwardsburg last night 49-42! It was a great game and a big win going into Districts next week. Way to go, Trojans! Plainwell Pride!
Attention families of Dog Secondary (6-12) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's morning bus route for today (March 3). Thank you!
It’s a great day to be a Plainwell diver! Congratulations to Jake Westdrop and Brandon Courtney for their outstanding dives at Regionals tonight. Both qualified for the State Meet which will take place next weekend! Trojan Pride!
The Individual PHS Wrestlers are STATE BOUND! Good luck to Madison Nieuwenhuis, Avery Lynch, Austin Gyorkos, Steele Madison, Trammel Robinson and Adin Young who are chasing titles tomorrow (Friday, March 3) at Ford Field! Wrestling starts at 10:30 AM. Want to cheer on the Trojans? Click the links below for all session or individual tickets:
- Individual Tickets: ticketmaster.com/michigan-high-school-wrestling-finals-mhsaa-tickets/artist/2973837
- All Session Tickets: am.ticketmaster.com/detroitlions/MHSAA-Wrestling-All-Session
From all of us at PCS - GOOD LUCK, TROJANS!
In last night's first round of Districts the PHS Varsity Girls Basketball team beat Parchment 63-29. Grace Pettit led the team with 12 points and Maya Johnson had 10. Way to go, Trojans!
Next up, the team will be playing tomorrow (Friday, March 3) at Parchment in the District Finals at 7 PM against Otsego! To purchase tickets, please visit gofan.co/app/school/MI10251. GO TROJANS!!
Good luck PHS Divers Jake Westdorp and Brandon Courtney who will be competing in the Regional Diving Meet today at Hamilton. Join us to cheer on the Trojans, to purchase tickets please scan the QR code or visit gofan.co/app/events/885156?schoolId=MHSAA. Best of luck to Jake and Brandon in their quest for the state meet! Trojan Pride!
This beautiful day calls for some progress pictures of the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. Exciting things are happening at PCS, today they poured the pool walls.
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!
Join us tonight (Wednesday, March 1) as the PHS Girls Varsity Basketball team competes in the first round of District play at Parchment High School against the Parchment Panthers at 7pm. Tickets are available by scanning the QR code or visiting: gofan.co/app/school/MI10251. Good luck - GO TROJANS!
Plainwell Community Schools is excited to share that tickets are now available for our upcoming musical: Mama Mia! There are three showtimes available at the Performing Arts Center:
- Friday, March 24 at 7 PM
- Saturday, March 25 at 7 PM
- Sunday, March 26 at 2 PM
Online tickets are available by scanning the QR code or by visiting plainwellschools.ludus.com. Get your tickets today for this amazing show!
PHS senior, Michael Griffey competed at the Michigan Indoor Track and Field State Championships where he had an outstanding weekend earning All-State honors in three events. Michael finished 3rd in the discus with an indoor PR of 152-2, broke the 60 foot barrier throwing 60’8” in the 25lb weight throw to earn State Runner-Up and in the shot-put, Michael took 7th with a toss of 52’4”. Michael was 1 of only 2 throwers to earn All-State in 3 events. Way to go, Michael - Trojan Pride!
Congratulations to the Boys Swim & Dive team who finished 2nd at the SCC Conference Championship meet. Highlights from the event include:
- Sam Harper finished first in the 500 free and set a new conference record.
- Jacob Westdorp placed 1st in diving and Brandon Courtney finished 3rd, they will advance to the Regional diving competition this Thursday at Hamilton. Phil Mathis finished 10th in diving.
- Andrew Miller qualified for State in the 100 free.
- The 200 free relay of Lucas Boven, Tyler Keator, Andrew Miller and Sam Harper qualified for state along with the 400 free relay of Andrew Miller, Lucas Boven, Alex steel and Sam Harper.
- Other all-time great swims by Nolan Lindsey, Hiro Nguyen, Hunter VanHeest, Ben Sparks, Brent Hart, Davis Nooney, Joseph Hoffman, Lorenzo Oriente, Simone Segrafredo, Brayden Triemstra, Henry Cox and the rest of the team.
What a great competition for our Trojan Swim & Dive team - Plainwell Pride!
Last chance! Do you know someone who has made a difference in our district? We are now accepting nominations for the 2023 Outstanding People for Education Award, nominations will be accepted through March 1.
For more information or to nominate someone from PCS, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/996944.
Join us for a Bond Renovation Open House at Plainwell Middle School on Monday, March 6 from 5:30-6:30 PM. All are welcome to attend this special event to see all the bond renovation updates at the Middle School. The Board of Education meeting will follow in the new Middle School Media Center. We look forward to sharing all of the wonderful things happening at PMS.
PCS is excited to welcome Brian Huberty as the new Head Football Coach at Plainwell High School! “My family and l are beyond excited to be coaching back in Plainwell. This is the community I was raised in, teach in, and live in and have a passion to see it be successful”, words from Plainwell High School’s new Head Football Coach Brian Huberty. Brian has taught for 20 years in the Social Studies department and is currently the Instructional Coach for our teaching staff at Plainwell High School. Coach Huberty brings numerous years of coaching experience from Plainwell, Wayland and Parchment. He has been a head coach at all different levels in football, along with assistant and head coach at the varsity level. Coach Huberty also played baseball in college and brings head coaching experience from baseball and softball. During the interview process, he stood out as a leader that believes in building trust and relationships with his players. Through those relationships they work together with the coaching staff and community to build a strong, hard working, positive culture.
Coach Huberty is extremely detail oriented and focused on providing the best experience for our athletes. He has a vision for Plainwell Football that he is excited to share with our football program, along with parents and community members. Coach Huberty will be meeting with our athletes very soon. We’ll also have a Meet and Greet in the spring.
Welcome home Coach Huberty. We’re excited to have you here in Plainwell. Welcome aboard and GO TROJANS!!
