Pentwater Public Schools

Mrs. Voss wants to remind you to read every day.

Makaylah Cornelisse, daughter of Jana and Craig Cornelisse, is a 2020 Pentwater graduate. Makaylah will be attending Grand Valley State University in the fall and will be majoring in photography! Congratulations and good luck to Makaylah!

Please take a look at the attached images regarding information on the Bridge Card/Double Up Food Bucks program. The Double Up Food Bucks program will match Bridge Card sales up to $20 a day a family shops at participating farmers markets in FREE Michigan Fruits and vegetables. For Double Up Food Bucks Markets www.westmichiganfarmmarkets.org .

Northwest Michigan Health Services Announces New Shelby Drive-Up COVID Testing Site Testing Details: - Monday thru Thursday 10am to 4pm, by appointment only (Northwest Michigan Health Services, 119 S. State St., Shelby, MI 49455 - across from Lakeshore Hospital) COVID Testing Appointment Hotline: 231-642-5292 To learn more about how community health centers in Michigan are responding to COVID-19, please visit https://bit.ly/CHCResponse

Cassie, Cormany, daughter of Vicky Hackett and the late Mike Cormany, is a Pentwater High School 2020 graduate! Cassie plans to attend a community college to earn an Associates degree in Social Work. We think you will be great and are very proud of you!

Terra Cluchey, daughter of Wendy and Tim Cluchey, is a Pentwater Class of 2020 honors graduate! Terra will be completing a two year cosmetology apprenticeship program through Gayle's Salon and Spa! Upon completion of the program, Terra will be able to take and pass the state licensing exam for cosmetology! Way to go, Terra!

Hey Falcons! We miss you! We hope you are well. Keep reading & exercising your brain and body. We hope to be together soon! Stay safe! Love, your Pentwater family!

Mackenzie Breitner, daughter of Mary Ann and Chris Bush, and Jeremy Breitner, is a Pentwater Class of 2020 honor student who will be attending Alma College in the fall to study neuroscience in order to pursue her dream of becoming a trauma surgeon. Mackenzie will also be a member of the Alma Scots' Varsity Golf team as well as in their choir. Well done, Mackenzie!

Please click the image below to view this weeks "Student Shout-outs!"

Pentwater Public Schools is proud of our Class of 2020 and we will be highlighting each graduate during the next month! Jaxon Anderson, son of Cathy and Kevin Anderson, is an honor graduate and plans to attend West Shore Community College over the next year or so. Jaxon would like to do some undetermined traveling and then attend a larger university for poetical or musical studies.

The Pentwater PTCO would like to support students with their reading during their homeschooling time. The Pentwater PTCO has partnered with Hansen Foods to offer 1 FREE Donut to each Pentwater elementary student for meeting their reading goal. Reading goals will be decided by parents. When a student achieves the goal, parents may request the coupon at Pentwater packet pick-up on Mondays through May. Bring the donut certificate to Hansen Foods to redeem 1 FREE Donut per child. Donut Reading Certificates Expire May 31, 2020!

Congratulations to Health Department Dental Health Poster Contest Winners: 1st Place: Nicole Daniels 2nd Place: Haley Powers 3rd Place Tie: Belle Powers & Nora McTiernan 1st Place Elementary: Alexis Reilly

Good afternoon, Pentwater Public School students who currently receive free and reduced meal benefits will be receiving special cash benefits for food. The attached document details who, how much and when these benefits will begin. Thank you!

Good afternoon, Attached is a letter from our Assistant Principal, Lisa Wagner, regarding grading clarification/s for JH/HS students during the school shutdown. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Wagner

BAND SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Mercedy Sayles  Instrument: Bass Clarinet  Favorite Band Piece: My favorite piece from band would have to be Nevermore, by Brian Balmages. It was a really fun piece to play and I loved how much the low voices would get to come out.  Best Band Memory:  My favorite part of band was always getting ready for a concert because behind the scenes we would all be like mentally preparing ourselves for what we were about to do. Why Music is Important: Music is important to me because it lets you let your emotions go and have fun times or serious times no matter how stressful everything around you is. Plans for the Fall: My plan for next fall is to go to West Shore Community College to go into Agriculture Operations. 

Happy Earth Day from the Green Schools Club! 🌏

BAND SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Terra Cluchey  Instrument: Saxophone  Favorite Band Piece: My favorite band piece was Jungle Dance, by Brian Balmages because it was just challenging enough for me that I always learned something new each time I played it. It also made me want to dance!  Best Band Memory: My favorite band memory was getting a one at band festival this year. I just had such a blast playing music with my fellow seniors! Why Music is Important: Music has always been something very special to me. My father taught me to play the guitar and sing at a very young age, but band gave me the opportunity to find my true love, the Saxophone! Plans for the Fall: I’m going to be continuing my apprenticeship at Gayle’s Salon and Spa to obtain a license in cosmetology!

Earth day 2020 is this Wednesday, April 22nd! On behalf of the Pentwater Green Schools Club, here are several activity ideas to help celebrate! Please share out what you did! Happy Earth Day! 🌏 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Vg5l52Ofufu63dfElhutZboSotQpcHXmmCrk8CgFyU

BAND SENIOR SPOTLIGHT! Makaylah Cornelisse Instrument: Clarinet   Favorite Band Piece: My favorite piece that we played is one hundred percent Nevermore, by Brian Balmages. It was an intense and fun piece and the audience and the band both loved it.  Best Memory from Band: My best memory of band is when the band was making hand puppets in the projector light while we were waiting for our district rating.  Why Music is Important: It’s a good way to express feelings and it helps our ability to not only express how we’re feeling but the emotion that the piece we’re playing depicts.  Plans for the Fall: This fall, I am going to attend Grand Valley State University. I will be majoring in photography and going for my Bachelor’s of Arts degree. 

Hey all you Pentwater students and families!  I know that over the past several weeks, my days have been filled with the sounds of different playlists that Spotify generates for me based on my current listening interests - as I’m sure your days have, too! In times of uncertainty, happiness, relaxation, honestly… you name an emotion… my playlist finds a way to shape the experience that I’m having.  Students of all ages, moms, dads, siblings, friends, cats, dogs, and most importantly, music makers, I challenge you to email me an image of one of the following and I will create a new post next week with your Songs/Albums of Quarantine 2020 (school appropriate of course!!!), no explanation needed: -Your top/favorite song/album right at this moment. -Your top/favorite songs/albums in a collage (I’d try to keep it to 5 images… but you’ll see that I chose 6, I just couldn’t limit it anymore!) The arts have a way of finding us all during extraordinary times and tend to shape our experiences for the better. Let’s share with each other our top song(s)/album(s) of Quarantine 2020 by sending images to me! Here’s mine! Please send images to hhunsberger @ pentwater. k12. mi. us  Happy Listening,  Ms. H