Pentwater Public Schools

The Pentwater Police Department and Oceana County Sheriff's Dept. are collaborating on a WATER SAFETY DAY! It is scheduled for Saturday, 6/15/24, from 11am - 2pm at the Pentwater Marina! This is a super fun event with light refreshments and educational material distributed; life jackets will also be distributed until they run out! "Fun, Sun, Education and Police. That's the best combo."

REMINDER: Students are dismissed at 11:30am on Monday, 6/10, thru Wednesday, 6/12/24 for JH/HS Semester 2 exams. Last day of school is Wednesday, 6/12/24! Have a wonderful summer break!

Congratulations to our JH/HS Science teacher, Erika Fatura, for being selected as the AACT teacher of the month for June! Click the link below to learn more... https://teachchemistry.org/news/aact-member-spotlight-erika-fatura

235 books went home with elementary students yesterday from our final Book Swap of the year. Happy summer reading, everyone!

Learn what it takes to fly! Youth pilot camp information for the summer!

Wow, we couldn't have asked for a better end of year field trip with our 2nd Graders! The weather turned out beautiful. We had a super fun time on Mac Woods Dune Rides and climbing Little Point Sable Lighthouse. Thank you, parents, for your help and taking the time to be with us. It was a quiet and relaxed bus ride back to school. Many happy, tired kids. You're welcome :) Mrs. Fleming - 2nd Grade Teacher

Junior high students attended an interdisciplinary field trip to Muskegon! We learned about paleontology at the Lakeshore Museum, learned about John Stewart Curry at the Muskegon Museum of Art and enjoyed a Mexican lunch at Los Amigos!

As the seasons change, it is important to stay healthy! Check out the District Health Dept. #10 newsletter for Summer 2023-2024!

4th Grade Artists had an amazing visit to the Michigan Legacy Art Park on Monday!

Our first grade class took a trip to Up North Garden Center on Monday, 6/3! They learned about the different plants and how they take care of them. They ended the field trip by planting their own flower to take home (pictured - some of our 1st grade students with their own plant!)

Book Swap Reminder

The season concluded for Pentwater Varisty Softball as they fell to White Cloud in the second District game this Friday, May 31. White Cloud's strong hitting accompanied by a handful of errors from Pentwater put the Falcons into an early hole. A scorching single by Charlie Swanger in the bottom of the third after Karina Oliveraz got on base put pressure on White Cloud.. However, the Indians were able to stop the rally and seal the victory 20-0. Thank you all for your support this season and we look forward to next year as our young team continues to grow and compete. Final Record: 3-10

Our five Falcons had a great showing at the State Track & Field meet today held in Hudsonville. Abe VanDuinen placed 3rd in the 1600 with a time of 4:20.87 and 7th in the 800 with a new PR time of 1:59.10 which is also a new school record. Both finishes earned him All-State honors. Mitchel Daniels placed 18th in the 3200 with a new PR by three seconds finishing in 10:13.34 . The 4 x 100 relay team of Mitchel Daniels, Ben Merten, Logan Fatura and Chase McGuire-VanGills also set a new PR today with a time of 46:98. The athletes enjoyed a fun night going out to dinner, swimming, and playing at an arcade. Thank you to the Sports Boosters and Pentwater Athletics (Ralph Baker) for supporting this opportunity for our kids. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our team throughout this entire season. A special thanks to Coach VanDuinen for all of her hard work as my assistant coach. I would also like to thank Jesse Rodriguez and Yumi Nyberg for dedicating their time to helping the program. Lastly, thank you to all of the families and friends of the athletes. Supporting the needs of 27 takes a lot! You all have had a hand in helping this Falcon team fly higher. We are grateful for your continued support. Go Falcons!! 💜💛

Wishing this group of boys the best of luck today at the Division 4 state finals meet in Hudsonville. Go Falcons!! 💜💛

PPS celebrated our spring sport athletes on Thursday, 5/30, with much success and growth on the baseball and softball fields, track fields and golf courses throughout West MI. Well done! We announced the following recipients for their athletic contributions during the 2023-2024 school year with our annual athletic awards: Abigail Hughes - David VerBerkMoes Mental Attitude Award Aubrie Adams - Mel Anderson Award for Most Improved Female Athlete Mitchel Daniels - Harold Shaw Award for Most Improved Male Athlete Charlotte Swanger - Outstanding Female Athlete Trey Johnson - Randy VanGills Award for Outstanding Male Athlete Abe VanDuinen - Tom Sturr Memorial Track & Field Award Karina Olivarez - 8th grade student 6-sport varsity athlete recognition Congratulations to all of our student athletes for 2023-2024! Did you know that 75% of our 7th-12th grade students participated in an MHSAA athletic sport during 2023-2024?

Dr. Karaptian's family has graciously extended an invitation to the PPS family and community to celebrate his retirement. The celebration will take place on Saturday, 6/29, from 4pm-7pm, at the beautiful Pentwater Park Place! Thank you!

Officer Mirelda Tokarczyk, our school resource officer, spent time with our 2nd grade students reading the book, "Officer Buckle and Gloria" by Peggy Rathmann. Officer Mirelda also shared some summer safety tips with the students! We appreciate our school resource officers, Officer Tokarczyk, Officer Mitchel and Chief Hartrum!

Junior high and high school exams for Semester 2 will take place on Monday, June 10, thru Wednesday, June 12. On these days, school will dismiss at 11:30am for ALL students and Grab-n-Go lunches will also be available for ALL students. Buses will depart from the school at approximately 11:40am. Our last day of school is Wednesday, 6/12/24!

PPS welcomes Mrs. Jenna Oleneack!

Senior, Abe VanDuinen, competed in the Distance Night Under the Lights located at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. There were 10 open and 3 elite heats in the 1600! Abe competed in the fastest of the elite heats. He placed an amazing 6th place out of a total of 278 runners. This earned him a medal and a new school record of 4:18.66, breaking his old record of 4:20.39! We are so proud of you for this outstanding accomplishment!