Pentwater Public Schools

Art students worked with Mentors at the Artisan Learning Center on Monday and created in a variety of media including welding, wood shop, ceramics, stained glass and paint on canvas. Thank you volunteers!

Save the Date: Saturday, September 30th. The Pentwater Athletic Boosters are hosting their annual golf fundraiser at Oceana Country Club. Last year's outing was a lot of fun and a great fundraiser for our student-athletes. More details to come, but one that I wanted to share right away, the Hole-in-One golf cart prize will be back this year!

College Planning Night!

Congratulations to all of our 2nd - 4th grade students who participated in the annual spelling bee on Friday, 4/7/23! 2nd Grade: Lucas Roberts, Grace Powers, Jane VerVelde, Amelia Skinner, Kennedi Haight, Hadley Swanger, Kayla Oomen, Atticus Nugent (3rd Place), Grace Thurston-Cox (2nd Place), and, Lukas Soltes-Frick (1st Place) 3rd Grade: Charlotte Cook, Destiny Acosta, Evie Bouye, Emajene Arambula, Caroline Cross, KaRynn Boutell, Elsa Vanderstelt, Mia Acosta, Cyniah Haight (3rd Place), Porter Jaeb (2nd Place), and, Maple Prescott (1st Place) 4th Grade: Karoline Slotegraaf, Carter VanDuinen, Kessie Roebuck, Jordy Miller, Colton Jorissen, Amaya Fuentes, Dylan Towne (3rd Place), Oliver Nugent (2nd Place), and, Lauren Macher (1st Place)

Camp Good Grief!

Job Postings for 2023/2024!

Pentwater 6th, 7th and 8th are invited!

March 2023 Newsletter!

Ready, Set, Go! Pediatric Health Clinic visit with Spiderman and Elsa at your local health department office!

Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break! School resumes on Monday, 4/3/23!

The Reading Month Book Swap was a huge success! 171 books went home with new children today. Thank you to the students and families who sent in extra books to share with others. Your kindness was much appreciated. Happy reading!

Thank you to the Win With Wellness Program for the new My Plates and pedometers! They will be going home with elementary students today.

2023-2024 Preschool Roundup!

Pentwater Quizbowl Middle School division went to Hart Middle School for their 1 competition of the year. We put together 2 teams to play against Walkerville and Hart who both also put up 2 teams. We came in second in a close final match of a difference of 10 points which is 1 question. I am SO proud of them!

Fitness Center Hours During Spring Break: Thursday, 3/23: 6am - 12pm Friday, 3/24: Closed Monday, 3/27, thru Friday, 3/31: 6am - 12pm A friendly reminder that the fitness center is not open on weekends.

Our high school band has had a busy couple of weeks with MSBOA festival and a home performance, especially some of our juniors in the band. Abie, Mackenna and Eliana received a 1 rating at solo and ensemble which earned them an invitation to All Star Band hosted at McBain where they performed with 82 other musicians and a wonderful guest conductor. Additionally, Saturday, 3/18, was the State level of Solo & Ensemble where musicians are held to an even higher standard. Abie VanDuinen performed his trombone solo, “Maid of the Mist” and received another division 1 superior rating! A special thank you to Diane Larson for being our piano accompanist for both S&E performances. Way to go, Falcons! We are very proud of your hard work and dedication to the musical arts!

The Book Swap is Coming!

Congratulations to Junior Emily Schwarz for taking the top prize at West Michigan Student Showcase in the Solo/Duo Category! Emily performed a solo dance performance to "Ms" by Alt-j! For earning first place in this category, Emily was awarded $1000 and a medal! Great job to all of our students that represented Pentwater Public Schools: Academics - Grace Stoneman; Athletics - Abie VanDuinen and Anna VanDuinen; Literary Arts - Eliana Mandarano, and, Emily Schwarz - Performing Arts Solo. The West MI Student Showcase has been a staple along the lakeshore for nearly 42 years. This annual celebration showcases close to 250 students from 35 different school districts throughout Muskegon, Ottawa, Oceana, Newaygo and Mason Counties. Well done, Emily, and all of the Pentwater student representatives!

Come one, come all, to the Pentwater PTCO Carnival this evening, Friday, 3/17/23, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Each elementary class has put together raffle baskets, some awesome prizes!

Pentwater Mental Health Break Day - Find Your Joy! Students in grades KG-12th enjoyed our Mental Health Break days on Thursday and Friday, 3/16-3/17! Mental health break days nurtures an awareness of mindfulness practices in all ages with the aim of creating lifelong interest and engagement in whole self wellness. We thank our partner, Oceana County Community Foundation, as well as those organizations with information booths, District #10 Health Dept. as well as Community Mental Health. We thank Settle Into Stillness for their willingness to come share with our students!