Our Community Pride Day was a success! The rains from the early morning cleared and our students were able to get a lot of cleaning done around the village! You could see your students at the Pentwater Historical Museum, Mears State Park, Pentwater VFW hall, Pentwater library, Pentwater Park Place, Artisan Center, various village gardens, cemetery, Methodist church, as well as various private residences 'sprucing' up these areas before the summer season begins! Thank you to the students, you all did amazingly well and even had some fun! Thank you to those that assisted and directed our workers: Terry Roach and members of the Pentwater Historical Society, Lynne Cavazos , Jenni Cisler, Sue Hopp, Harry Babcock, Mary Barker, Paula Aerts, Jim Carlson, Manny at the State Park, John Faas and, our amazing staff!
The class of 2024 for their last day of school.
Thank you to Pentwater House of Flavors and Storybook Village for hosting our kindergarten students on their field trip today! Great fun and exploration of the wonderful activities that we have here in our village!
rideunited. Ride for a cause. Make a difference - United Way of the Lakeshore Oceana County Family Fun Ride!
Register today for the FREE AgriScience Summer Camp with our very own science instructor, Mrs. Erika Fatura!
On Wednesday afternoon, Pentwater Baseball faced off against the Brethren Bobcats in a doubleheader. Malachi Bigsby pitched the first 3 1/2 innings of Game 1 before Kaleb Brown took over to close it out. Doubles from Brody Austin, Abram Kieda, and Kaleb Brown propelled the Falcons to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. Consistent hitting and smart base running secured a 13-6 victory for the Falcons.
Game 2 mirrored the start of the first, with Brody Austin pitching a complete game. Contributions from all players, including impressive hits from Kyle Oomen and Ben Wisenbaugh, led to a decisive 13-2 win.
Our seniors commandeered our staff parking lot this morning, Thursday, 5/16, while eating their breakfast and and playing cornhole as a "senior prank"! We think Dr. K was having a little bit too much fun!
Pentwater Varsity Softball had a double header at home this Wednesday, May 15, against the Brethren Bobcats. Game 1 started off strong with a double by Mandi Sayles who was later driven in by Kenna Hasil. Untimely errors and a few key hits by the Bobcats brought the second half of the game out of reach as Pentwater lost in game one 12-2.
The second game was much closer as Pentwater was able to tighten up the defense, limiting unforced errors. Although the Falcons hit the ball hard, the Bobcat's strong defense stopped any momentum from happening. Pentwater's lone run came off the bat of Aubrie Adams who laced a single up the middle for an RBI after Kenna Hasil's line drive triple in the gap to right field. The final of game 2 was 6-1.
Official Record: 2-9
Congratulations, Pentwater Class of 2024, from the Oceana College Access Network!
https://youtu.be/YcCFw9xaOL4?si=M8WKOAQb3dZWfOb1
Reminder: Students are dismissed at 11:30am on Friday, 5/17, and there is no school on Monday, 5/27, in observance of Memorial Day!
Our students honored Dr. K's retirement with a surprise celebration on Tuesday, 5/14! Dr. K is retiring at the end of June to be a "full time" Papa to Archie, Leo and the newest, Lainey Lynne! Attached is the video that we shared with Dr. K with a few tears!
https://youtu.be/bCYulfpV5VE
The varsity track team took time today to have some fun leading up to our Regional meet on Saturday! A puzzle race, hula hoop pass and paper airplane contest were the events of the competition. Congratulations to the winning team of Ben, Abie, Mackenna, Laura and Anaviolet!
Eliana Mandarano is the daughter of Markus Mandarano and Angela Mull. Eliana plans on attending Aquinas College with a major in psychology and a minor in music performance. She later plans on obtaining a Ph.D. in clinical psychology while performing clarinet on the side. Go, Saints!
Hennessy Hovey is the daughter of Roger Hovey and Pasha Ruggles. Hennessy plans to go into the food industry as a server; bartend for a few years to save up money. She then plans on moving to warm Arizona. "Work, Travel, Save, Repeat." - Unknown.
Mitchel Daniels is the son of Chris and Monica Daniels. Mitchel plans to go into aerospace or mechanical engineering at either Western Michigan University or the University of Michigan. "To boldly go where no man has gone before." - Captain Kirk
The Pentwater Falcons traveled to Mason County Central to compete in the MOM (Mason, Oceana, Manistee County) meet. There was a lot of competition, but it was great to see all of the area talent come together from the three counties. Abe VanDuinen broke his own school record again in the 1600 with a new time of 4:23.73. In total, the Falcons earned 13 places, 4 medals, and 17 personal records! Next up is Regionals on Saturday in Brethren.
-1st Place-
Abe VanDuinen - 800m 2:01.02 and 1600m 4:23.73 (PR) -New School Record-
Mitchel Daniels - 3200m 10:22.15 (PR)
-2nd Place-
Bailey Case - 3200m 14:10.92
-4th Place-
Logan Fatura - Shot Put 38’ 6.5” (PR)
4x800m Relay (Ireland Breitner, Lily Smith, Abby Hughes, Bailey Case) 12:43.07 (PR)
-5th Place-
Mackenna Hasil - Shot Put 27’ 2”
4x100m Relay (Lily Smith, Karina Olivarez, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 59.69
4x400m Relay (Lily Smith, Lexi Smith, Bailey Case, Anaviolet Jeruzal) 5:29.50
-6th Place-
Logan Fatura - Discus 107’ 0”
4x100m Relay (Trey Johnson, Ben Merten, Logan Fatura, Chase McGuire-Vangills) 47.49 (PR)
4x200m Relay (Alejandra Advincula Serrano, Laura Bortoluzzi Vieira, Eliana Mandarano, Jojo Mannor) 2:25.40
-8th Place-
Abby Hughes - 3:08.89 (PR)
-Personal Records-
Alden Grondsma - 400m Dash 1:14.90
Sam Gaylard - Shot Put 24’ 3” and Discus 69’ 11”
Anthony Acosta - 400m Dash 1:16.35
Chase McGuire-Vangills - 200m Dash 26.22
Abby Hughes - 1600m 6:49.66
Ireland Breitner - 1600m 7:21.22
Michelle Smith - 800m 3:37.58
Lexi Smith - 400m Dash 1:14.36
Anaviolet Jeruzal - 800m 3:39.29
Karina Olivarez - Discus 64’ 10”
Emily Schwarz is the daughter of David and Nicole Schwarz. Emily plans to attend the University of Michigan to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a minor in business. Go, Blue!
Ava Palacios is the daughter of Tarra Perez. Ava plans to take time off and work. She also plans on looking into taking a photography class at West Shore Community College.
We celebrate National Police Week 2024 and thank our school resource officers: Chief Laude Hartrum and
Officers Mirelda Tokarczyk and Darwin Mitchell! Your Pentwater schools' family appreciates all that you do!
Pentwater Public Schools celebrates our "Falcon Moms" and all of the other special women in our lives, hug your moms today and every day!
