Security best practices recommend glazed windows and secure door sidelites, two elements that the bond would fund. Don't forget to vote by November 5!
More information available at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
📢 Early Voting Begins Today! 📢 Don't wait...vote NOW! For voting info, please visit michigan.gov/vote. For information on PCS' Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
REMINDER! Join us TONIGHT (Friday, October 25) for the PCS Field House Tour and Open House from 5:00-6:30 PM. We are excited to share this new facility with our students, families and community! Superintendent Montange, Board of Education members and Building Administrators will be on-site to answer questions and share updates on the bond projects. We look forward to seeing you soon - GO TROJANS!
Attention Trojan Community! We welcome you to join us for the PCS Field House Tour and Open House on Friday, October 25 from 5:00-6:30 PM. We are excited to share this new facility with our students, families and community! Superintendent Montange, Board of Education members and Building Administrators will be on-site to answer questions and share updates on the bond projects. We look forward to seeing you on Friday - GO TROJANS!
The Field House progress continues. In the past week, various interior and exterior projects have been finished, such as installing the Trojan on the building's exterior and completing the staining of the gymnasium floor. The Trojans will be competing in the new Field House soon and we owe it all to the Plainwell community for supporting the 2019 bond proposal!
As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Friday, October 11). We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Monday, October 14. Have a great weekend and GO TROJANS!
Our facilities are aging! Learn more about the issues we're facing in safety & security, preschool facilities, elementary gymnasium space, turf & track, existing construction projects and other infrastructure by visiting plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We are excited to share that we will be hosting the first ever Family Hockey Night at Wings Event Center on Saturday, November 30 at 7:00 PM. Join us as the Kalamazoo Wings take on the Toledo Walleye at their Lavender Ice Game. Families will enjoy the game, a $5 concession voucher, free knit hat and a voucher for a free game of bowling at Airway Fun Center. Tickets are available for $17/adults, $14/kids (12 and under). PLEASE NOTE: Children's pricing ($14) will show up once you are on the screen to select your seat. Transportation is not available and parking is $5 per car at the event. Interested in tickets? Tickets are purchased through K-Wings and will be picked-up at Wings Event Center. To purchase tickets, please visit https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Plainwellschools2. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are assigned seats, so if you are going with friends or a group, please plan accordingly. Deadline to purchase tickets is November 25 at 11:59 PM.
TONIGHT (10/7) - BOND FORUM & MEET THE CANDIDATES: Join us for a Bond Forum and Meet the Candidates event tonight (Monday, October 7) from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Administration Building (600 School Drive). BOND FORUM: We look forward to sharing information and answering your questions about the updated bond proposal. MEET THE CANDIDATES: We also invite you to meet and learn about the 2024 Board of Education candidates to prepare for voting. The 2024 PCS Board of Education has three openings and four candidates that will be on the November 5 ballot: - JILL DUNHAM (Current Board Member)- DEREK DUNN- MIKE HOPSON (Current Board Member)- TONY MCNEEL (Current Board Member)For more information on the 2024 Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond. Thank you for your support of Plainwell Community Schools and the PCS Board of Education.
Have you voted yet? Absentee ballots are now available - don't forget that we're on the ballot too! For a breakdown of the ballot language and the projects that the bond proposal would fund, visit our website: plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
Trojan spirit all around at the 2024 Homecoming Parade! What a great afternoon for the parade - thank you to the students, staff, families and community for showing your Trojan pride! 💙
Next up, join us at Streidl Field tonight as the Varsity Football team takes on Three Rivers at 7 PM at the Homecoming Football Game. Let's go, Trojans! 🏈
Work continues on the gymnasium floors in the new Field House…here are some progress pictures and a rendering of the finished design. We are excited to see this building come together and we look forward to cheering on the Trojans in the new facility soon!
Our continued thanks to the Plainwell community for voting YES on the 2019 bond proposal!
It’s Homecoming Week! Join us TOMORROW (10/4) to support PHS and cheer on the Trojans at their 2024 Homecoming Parade beginning at 1:20 PM. Parade begins at PHS. Students, staff, PCS families and the community are welcome to join us for the parade to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week and to cheer on the Trojans prior to their football game against Three Rivers at 7 PM. GO TROJANS!
Plainwell Community Schools welcomes the use of school facilities by the community for purposes directly related to the educational, civic, cultural, recreational, and social life of the community.
NEW THIS YEAR! To request the use of facilities at PCS, organizations must complete an online application at least 14 days in advance.
For rental facilities information, pricing, or to request the use of facilities, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/facility-rental.
BOND FORUM & MEET THE CANDIDATES: Join us for a Bond Forum and Meet the Candidates event on Monday, October 7 from 5:30-6:30 PM at the Administration Building (600 School Drive).
BOND FORUM:
We look forward to sharing information and answering your questions about the updated bond proposal.
MEET THE CANDIDATES:
We also invite you to meet and learn about the 2024 Board of Education candidates to prepare for voting. The 2024 PCS Board of Education has three openings and four candidates that will be on the November 5 ballot:
- JILL DUNHAM (Current Board Member)
- DEREK DUNN
- MIKE HOPSON (Current Board Member)
- TONY MCNEEL (Current Board Member)
For more information on the 2024 Bond Proposal, please visit plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond. Thank you for your support of Plainwell Community Schools and the PCS Board of Education.
FAQ: Why is there another bond proposal on the November ballot? What is different about this one?
As the May 2024 bond proposal was not approved by voters, we are still facing the same facilities issues...here are the steps we have taken since. We...
1. Surveyed the community for feedback
2. Re-evaluated our existing needs
3. Reduced the proposal by over $2 million
4. Revised the project list while still aiming to address our top-priority district facilities issues.
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond
📢Coming this November: A revised bond proposal!📢
On November 5, voters in the Plainwell school district will consider an adjusted bond proposal to address continued facilities issues throughout the district:
- Safety & security risks in outdated windows and doors
- Turf & track past their useful life cycles
- Unequal access to gym space and scheduling issues across elementary schools
- High enrollment in our preschool programs, maxing out our aging classrooms
- Existing multi-use spaces are limited
- Inflation outpaced our careful escalation planning on current construction projects
Learn more about the proposal at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We are excited to share some interior progress pictures from the bond proposal construction at the new Fieldhouse. Currently, work is underway on the locker rooms and gymnasium floors.
It is so exciting to see this building come together and we look forward to seeing the Trojans compete in the new facility soon! Stay tuned for more updates as progress continues and we near the grand opening.
Our continued thanks to the Plainwell community for voting YES on the 2019 bond proposal!
PCS Families - please check your email for a letter from the district.
Let’s take a moment to highlight our Summer Food Service Meet Up and Eat Up Program. Throughout summer, our AWESOME Food Service team served breakfast and lunch daily at Gilkey Elementary, as well as provided weekly grab and go meal bags (seven days worth of breakfast and lunch meals) from PHS each Wednesday. Thanks to participation from PCS families, from June-August, the program served 18,160 breakfast meals and 18,497 lunch meals.
Special thanks goes out to our families for their support, as well as the Food Service team for providing exceptional service to our families throughout summer! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 👏🏼
