Pentwater Public Schools

Pentwater Quizbowl attended its first in-person competition since 2020 on Saturday. This was also our first invitational competition in several years. We learned a lot and had fun. There were 15 teams total in the small school's division. Pentwater came in 8th in our division. We played nine rounds in total and heard 150 toss-up questions. Eli Cook placed 22nd out of 78 students for answering questions correctly; his average points per toss-up was 23.33. Evalena Jeruzal was next highest in 27th place; her average points per toss-up question was 19.33. Aubriana Foster, Abby Hughes, Samantha Schaefer, and Lauren Davis also competed and were very much assets to the team. Maggie Jorissen also got to come along and see how the High School competitions look; she was a great reader of practice questions during downtime. I am incredibly proud of how they did, especially since this was their first in-person competition other than Middle School. I am grateful to the parents who made this possible by driving them and spending the day with us, supporting the kids in this competition. https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/standings.jsp?tournament_id=14226

Congratulations to our elementary January and February Students of the Month: January - Porter Rinehart (KG); Emily Vazquez (1st); Hadley Clark (2nd); Caroline Cross (3rd); Sutton Stone (4th); Izzy Kolenda (5th); and, Shyra Bigsby (6th)! February - Evalee Anderson (KG); Sebastian Mitchell (1st); Hadley Swanger (2nd); Evie Bouye (3rd); Sage Mozader (4th); Xaria Davis (5th); and, Scarlett Reid (6th)! Well done!

Need an excuse for a Date Night? Forms are going home today for NHS "Babysitter Night"!

Congratulations to Theo who earned a certificate of completion, along with other staff members, from the Crisis Prevention Institute in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention! Theo was such a "good boy" during the training that he so impressed the trainers with his obedience and attentiveness that they felt he had to get recognition for his participation! "This certificate is awarded to Theo for his exceptional participation in CPI training held at Pentwater Public School. Theo's compassion and ability to support staff and students is a tremendous asset. Theo has a special way of using his nonverbal skills to support and de-escalate."

Congratulations to the following JH/HS students for being Students of the Month for January 2023: Margaret Jorissen (8th); Bodey Lawler (8th); Isabelle Powers (10th); and, Ana Garcia Carrillo (11th)! Great job!

The girls varsity basketball game at Baldwin on Thursday, 2/23/23, has been canceled, thank you!

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Good evening, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday February 23rd due to inclement weather conditions.

Tonight's (2/22/23) Boys JV & Varsity Basketball games against Mason County Eastern @ Mason County Easter have been canceled. The games will be made up on February 28th @ Mason County Eastern with JV starting at 6:00 pm.

Good evening, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday February 22nd, due to impending weather and potentially hazardous road conditions.

Hi families! Our school is participating in the life-saving community service project, Kids Heart Challenge. Register your student today and help families in our community learn Hands Only CPR! Start by clicking the link and finding our school: www.heart.org/khc Then register your student and complete Finn’s Mission! It can all be done on the Kids Heart Challenge APP on your phone. Thank you for supporting this life-saving mission!

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Please see the attached image for the updated Girls Basketball District draw. Pentwater Lady Falcons will take on Walkerville on Monday, 2/27 at 7:00pm. Tickets will need to be purchased on GoFan for this event. No passes are allowed at a District event.

Boys and Girls Basketball District draws have been announced. Please see the attached images for the draws. Dates and times will be posted in the next few days. Tickets will be available to purchase at: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI10166 Stay tuned for updated dates and times. Go FALCONS!

The JV/Varsity boys basketball game scheduled against Manistee Catholic Central at home on Friday, 2/1/7/23, is a go; the JV game will begin at 6pm! Go, Falcons!

Good Evening, Pentwater Public Schools will be closed, Friday February 17, 2023 due to weather and poor road conditions. The decision about tomorrow evening's basketball game will be made later Friday afternoon. Also due to the school closing, the fitness center will also be closed tomorrow. Thank you and have a safe weekend! Dr. K

The Pentwater Lake Association sponsors a Keepers of the Lake speech contest. On 12/11, six students from Mr. Magrath's speech class answered the challenge to research and make presentations on topics related to the health of our lakes. The six students who participated were Eliana Mandarano (11th), Evalena Jeruzal (12th), Anna VanDuinen (12th), Grace Stoneman (12th), Audrey Kieda (12th), and Kaleb Brown (10th). The students shared interesting and helpful information accompanied by engaging visual support. Cash prizes were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and all participants received certificates of participation. First place and $125 was awarded to Grace Stoneman for, "Pollution, but What's Our Solution?"; second place and $100 went to Eliana Mandarano for "Invasive Species and the Great Lakes"; and third place and $75 went to Evalena Jeruzal for "Enemies of Our Lakes: Invasive Species". We are incredibly proud of all the students who participated. Thank you to all of the students, Mr. Magrath, Betty Pleva, PLA education committee chair, and the Pentwater Lake Association and judges for providing this awesome opportunity for high school students.

This is a great opportunity for your family to have fun reading and exercising outdoors.

Please Support Pentwater Esports by buying a T-Shirt. Orders are due by 2/24 at the end of the school day. Additional order forms will be in the office.

Please see the attached flyer regarding Officer Gomez and Tall Cop Says Stop webinar. Topics for this webinar include: -Current drug trends seen online -What your kids are learning from their peers online -Education on the dangers of social media (and how to protect youth) For more information regarding this very informative seminar, please click on the attached flyer.