Pentwater Public Schools' Job Posting: Full-Time Secondary English and/or Social Studies teacher. Please share with those who may have an interest in joining the PPS family!
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 athletic award recipients announced on Wednesday, 5/28!
Thomas Sturr Outstanding Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Logan Fatura
David VerBerkMoes Mental Attitude Award: Kaleb Brown
Mel Anderson Award for Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year: Mandi Sayles and Josephyn Mannor
Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year: Lauren Davis
Harold Shaw Award for Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year: Logan Fatura
Randy VanGills Award for Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year: Trey Johnson and Michael Carlson (Michael's mom, Kathy, accepted the award on his behalf as Michael was competing in golf regionals!)
We also congratulate our scholar athletes who excelled in the classroom as well as the playing field! Scholar athletes for 2024-2025 are: Freshmen - Amelia Barter, Gavin Macher, Breeya Mandarano, Karina Olivarez, Kyle Oomen, Sophie Paczkowski, Ben Roberson, Abbigail Roberts, Emma Werkema-Grondsma, Ben Wisenbaugh, Tyler Zimmer; Sophomores - Anthony Acosta, Bailey Case, Rodney Grondsma, Aiden Henry, Anaviolet Jeruzal, Margaret Jorissen, Lila Merrill, Alexis Smith, Lily Smith, Michael Smith; Juniors - Aubrie Adams, Brody Austin, Lauren Davis, Logan Fatura, Abigail Field, Samuel Gaylard, Alden Grondsma, Abram Kieda, Josephyn Mannor, Bode Powell, Wyatt Roberts, Michelle Smith, Charlotte Swanger; and, Seniors - Jonathan Arnouts, Kaleb Brown, Michael Carlson, Elijah Cook, Trey Johnson, Nathan Macher, Matilde Pacifico, Isabelle Powers, Rolando Salgado, Mandi Sayles and Nicholas Sharpe-Murphy! Well done, PPS athletes! Well done, PPS athletes!
Our 2025-2026 district calendar is now available!
What is agriscience and where can you find it in your community? Get ready to learn from local agriscience professionals about their careers at an AgriScience Everywhere camp during summer July 2025. This camp, with instructor Erika Fatura, introduces students going into grades 5-8 (2025-2026 school year) to hands-on activities that require teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving along with visits to local agriscience companies! Register online today, space is limited - the cost is free!
The Pentwater Falcons traveled to Mason County Central for a single game matchup. The Lady Falcons came out aggressive with Karina Olivarez and Aubrie Adams on early. Mandi Sayles then drove in Olivarez with a sac fly to center. Adams later scored on a wild pitch. Sadly, that was all the Falcons could score and the game was lost 17-2. However, the ladies kept it positive and great catches were made by Isabel Babbin at second, Paige Sadenwater in right, and Lauren Davis in center. The Falcons head to districts next at MCE (opponent determined at tonight's MCE vs. White Cloud game) with a game start time of 10 am.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 - Pentwater Public School Falcon alumni!
Do you have a 3 or 4-year-old child ready for Preschool in the Fall?
We are offering Open Enrollment next week! Walk in between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27th, or Thursday, May 29th to enroll your child in our PRESTART or PRE-K program.
5-day Pre-K is also available! If you cannot make these dates, contact Amy Roberson at (231) 869-4100 ext. 239 to schedule a time to meet.
If you would like to learn more about our programming, visit www.pentwaterpreschool.com
Pentwater Public Schools remembers and honors our military personnel and their families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces; freedom is not free! "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them. - Franklin D. Roosevelt"
The graduation ceremony this evening at 7pm will be livestreamed through Facebook!
We had a wonderful turnout at our Family Fun Night/Parent Cafe on Thursday, May 15. Parents engaged in conversations and learned how to set healthy limits on technology for their children. Kids enjoyed learning new math games and reading a new book in the Elementary Bookwalk. They received math games to take home and were also given a free copy of "How to Catch a Star", which was the book they read together at the event. Children also learned about our amazing solar system in a unique traveling planetarium.
Thank you to the following people who made the event extra special: Sara Jeruzal, Justine Aultman, Phil Santellan, Brian Dotson, Meg Brown, Tracey Laaksonen, Mary Baker and James Mueller and our many Pentwater high school student volunteers.
Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony is this evening, Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 7pm , in the school gymnasium. The doors will open at 6:30pm. Thank you!
We are now accepting schools of choice applications for the 2025-2026 school year!
Heather Bernard from Gift of Life Michigan recently visited Mrs. Fatura’s biology classes to discuss the crucial role of organ donation and the transplantation process. Her engaging presentation emphasized the significance of the donor registry and the profound impact it has on saving lives.
Students had the unique opportunity to handle and examine human specimens, including a heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas and liver. The discussion also covered tissue transplants, with samples of corneas, ligaments, tendons, and bone provided for examination. To deepen their understanding, students experienced what it feels like to have corneal blindness through specialized glasses. It was a very informative presentation!
For more information, you can visit https://www.giftoflife.org/
The JH track meet scheduled for Tuesday, 5/20, in Kent City, has been canceled! Thank you!
Pentwater varsity softball finished up conference play this Monday in a double header against Mesick. Pentwater fell in the first game 11-6, despite out-hitting Mesick 10 to 8. Paige Sadenwater, Karina Olivarez and Mandi Sayles collected multiple hits in this game to lead the charge offensively. Karina Olivarez caught three runners stealing, as she limited Mesick's run game.
Mesick's bats came alive in the second game as Pentwater struggled to limit the damage, falling into a hole in the second inning. Mandi Sayles was able to keep the hot hitting alive, hitting two sharp singles. The Falcons showed life in the bottom of the third, with hits up and down the line-up led by Emma Werkema-Grondsma, Charlie Swanger and Alazae Acevedo. The rally was not enough however as the Falcons fell 26 to 11.
2nd Place Team for Pentwater at Benona Invitational on Friday, 5/16/25, with some impressive scores from our freshmen! Highlighting Gavin Macher locking in his short game dropping some long putts and chipping them close finishing with 3 Pars and a Birdie to place our 4th score (82)! Top of the leaderboard was Bode Powell shooting an impressive (70) with 5 Pars and 2 Birdies to earn 3rd place in the tournament! Edgar Vazquez chipped his way to 4th place overall and 3rd on our team’s score (71) with 8 Pars! Mikey Carlson’s 5 pars and 2 birdies (75) earned him 8th place podium as well! Highlight to Aiden Henry for most improved from last year in this tournament! Dropping 14 strokes finishing (95) with 9 bogies! Great improvement!
2025 Youth Tennis Clinic sponsored by the Pentwater Tennis & PickleBall Club
Class of 2025 Senior Graduate Spotlight: Rolando Salgado is the son of Rolando Salgado and Tamara Alltop. Rolando plans on attending Ferris State University in the fall to study dental hygiene. He plans to get his degree so he can help people.
Class of 2025 Senior Graduate Spotlight: Michael Carlson is the son of Kathy Richards and Jeff Carlson. Michael plans on attending Northwood University in the fall to play basketball with the Timberwolves! Michael will be studying business management.
Community Pride Day 2025! The weather advisory was averted and our 20th annual community pride day took place on a beautiful Friday morning under clear blue skies! Our students are required to accrue 40 community pride hours as a part of their graduation requirements and every spring we schedule a community pride day to give an opportunity to earn some of these hours. You can see PPS students around the village doing various tasks beautifying our village. You can see them at the state park, the historical museum, the VFW hall, the artisan center, the township library, the township office, the Methodist church, various village gardens (water tower, village green, Channel Lane Park, Park Place, North Park garden) as well as some private homes for lawn care assistance. Our 8th grade crew also do some work on the school grounds. The goal of our community pride day requirement is to foster a sense of pride in community! The crew in the village green were given a sweet reward with thirst quenching slushies from HOF!
