Attention families of Dolphin Elementary and Secondary (K-12) bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route tomorrow (February 21). Thank you!
Plainwell Middle School’s Eco Club went on a field trip to the South Kent Waste & Recycling Center, Kent County Waste to Energy Facility and Recycling & Education Center. Students saw how our trash can be made into clean energy. They also learned how recycling gets sorted and how the landfill helps manage our waste. Everyone learned so many new things and had a wonderful experience.
Students in Ms. Termeer’s 6th grade Science class at Plainwell Middle School had a fun (and delicious) experiment today. They made slushees as part of their thermal energy unit! Thank you Ms. Termeer for providing this fun learning opportunity for our Trojans!
As a reminder, our Mid-Winter Break is from Friday, February 17-Monday, February 20. We wish our students and families a wonderful break and look forward to welcoming the PCS students back to school on Tuesday, February 21.
Construction continues on the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. It’s so exciting to see the progress and imagine this future facility. Pictured here are some progress pictures of the construction on the bottom of the pool and foundations.
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!
It’s National School Resource Officer Day and we couldn’t let the day pass without recognizing our amazing School Resource Officer, Mr. Farris. We are incredibly thankful for all he does for our school and community every day! He goes above and beyond for our students and school community - THANK YOU, Officer Farris!
REMINDER! Attention families of Turtle Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route tomorrow (February 16). Thank you!
The Plainwell Middle School students had a special visit from Motivational Speaker, Anthony "TJ" Tyus, on Friday. Mr. Tyus is a character development coach, author, educator and personal trainer who provides uplifting speeches and presentations to students, athletes and beyond all over the country. Students learned about his "no excuses philosophy to encourage the hard work it takes to realizing your dream". His training helped our students prepare for their next opportunity. Special thanks to TJ Tyus for visiting PCS to share your story with our 6-8th grade students.
Plainwell Middle School held their second all-school party of the year yesterday. Students had a fun afternoon with swimming, crafts, activities, open gym, dancing and snacks. A special thanks to the Parents Group for putting together an awesome event for our Middle School students - the event was a hit!
Attention families of Turtle Elementary and Secondary bus riders, please check your email for an important update regarding your student's bus route on Thursday, February 16. Thank you!
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.
For more information or to nominate someone from PCS, please visit https://www.plainwellschools.org/article/996944.
The Middle School Honors Choir, 6th grade Band and Directors Mrs. Perrin and Ms. Quillian visited each of our elementary buildings to talk about next year’s music options for our incoming 6th grade students. It was a great experience for our Koalas, Geckos and Rock Starrs!
We are less than a week away from the 2023 Daughter Dance! Registration is still open for this special event on Saturday, February 11 from 6-8 pm at Plainwell Middle School for K-6th grade students. Join us for a fun evening at PCS. To register, please visit https://plainwell.revtrak.net/Community-Ed-Rec/. Registration closes at midnight on Friday, February 10.
As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, February 3). Have a great weekend - GO TROJANS!
This afternoon, 6th graders from Plainwell Middle School stayed after school to make Valentines for Vets. Special thanks to Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. Hegedus for coordinating this special project.
Congratulations to Nancy Doorlag on her retirement from Plainwell Middle School! Thank you for your 17 years of dedication to the Trojan community! Plainwell Pride!
January is School Board Recognition month and before the month ends, we would like to take a moment to thank our Board of Education for their dedication to our school district. They work tirelessly to provide the best for our staff, students and families; including their hard work with the ongoing bond projects. Pictured here are Andrea Barrows, Julli Bennett, Jill Dunham, Rex Hall, Jr., Mike Hopson, Anthony McNeel and Shannon Zabaldo (also pictured is our former BOE President, Amy Blades) who helped break ground on the new Trojan pool and gymnasium. Thank you to each of our Board members for representing PCS so well - you are greatly appreciated!
Please note! There is no Open Family Swim at the PCS Pool on Friday, February 3. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming our families back for Open Swim on Friday, February 10.
Students in Mr. Herbert’s Tinkering class at Plainwell Middle School invented, built and presented their own board games. It was a great opportunity for the students to show their creativity - awesome job, Trojans!
The Plainwell Robotics Club's High School Team "So Many Problems" and their alliance partner, Jenison High School Team "Sinking Slowly", finished first in the Hudsonville VEX Robotics Tournament on Sunday and have qualified to participate in the Michigan VRC High School State Championship Tournament to be held at Kettering University on February 26. The team placed third after the Qualifying Round and captained the 2nd place Alliance. Team members pictured are (L/R) Owen Ferris, Danielle Klein and Sam Bacon.
Middle School Teams "The Hackers", "Demoted Rookies" and "B.A.T..T.L.E." finished the Qualifying Round in 6th, 11th and 20th place respectively.
Congratulations to everyone.
