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.
🍁 FALL FEST IS TOMORROW! 🍁 Join us at Starr Elementary’s Fall Fest tomorrow (October 5) from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Enjoy a day of fall fun with live music, food, raffles, carnival games and much more!
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!
Mark your calendar to join us at Starr Elementary’s Fall Fest on Saturday (October 5) from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Enjoy a day of fall fun with live music, food, raffles, carnival games and much more!
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.
SPIKERS REGISTRATION REMINDER! Registration is still open for our upcoming Spikers Volleyball program for 3rd-6th graders. The goal of the Spikers is to experience the sport, understand the rules and have fun! Program runs from October 22-November 30. Cost is $60 per athlete. To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs (registration closes October 1). 🏐
Calling all PCS 3rd-5th graders! Have you heard about Battle of the Books? Battle of the Books is a book-based quiz competition for 3rd-5th grade students at Plainwell and surrounding elementary schools. Students read six incredible stories together and then compete in a quiz bowl type competition in March 2025. More information and sign-up details will be shared with students soon.
Interested in participating this year? Join us for an Informational Meeting to learn more about Battle of the Books on Monday, October 21 from 6:30-7:30 PM at Gilkey Elementary’s Media Center.
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
Students in Mrs. Youngs’ and Mrs. Bunker’s Young 5 classes took a field trip to Gull Meadow Farms last Friday. While there, they went on wagon rides, picked and learned about apples, enjoyed donuts and cider, all while playing and exploring the grounds at Gull Meadow Farms. When they returned to school, they made applesauce in their classrooms with some of the apples they picked from the orchard. It was a great day for our Young 5 students, family and staff. 🍎
Students at Starr Elementary have been enjoying their new playground equipment. Thanks to the support from our community on the 2019 bond proposal, the Rock Starrs have been able to enjoy many fun outdoor adventures this school year.
Work will continue on projects like this and will further enhance opportunities for the PCS students with the approval of the November 5 bond proposal. Learn more at plainwellschools.org/page/2024-bond.
We are excited to share that registration is open for our upcoming Youth Kickers Soccer program for K-5th graders. The goal of the Kickers program is to experience the sport, understand the rules and have fun! Program runs from October 26-December 14. Cost is $60 per athlete.
To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs (registration closes October 24). GO TROJANS! ⚽️
📢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!
We are excited to share that registration is open for our upcoming Spikers Volleyball program for 3rd-6th graders. The goal of the Spikers is to experience the sport, understand the rules and have fun! Program runs from October 22-November 30. Cost is $60 per athlete. To register, please scan the QR code or visit plainwellschools.org/page/youth-programs (registration closes October 1). 🏐
PCS Families - please check your email for a letter from the district.
The Rocket Football season is underway with games kicking-off this weekend. It was a great start to the season for our youngest Trojan football players! PLAINWELL PRIDE! 🏈💙
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! 👏🏼
