4th and 5th grade artists made small woven baskets today in art class with the help of Artisan Center volunteers!
🌟 Exciting Announcement! 🌟 Introducing Carrie Jeruzal, the star of this week's Pentwater Staff Spotlight! 🌟 Get ready for a series of amazing features shining a light on the incredible talents within our team. 🦅 Stay tuned for more! 🚀 #PentwaterSpotlight #TeamHighlight 🌟👏💜💛💜💛
This week's staff spotlight shines on Carrie Jeruzal. Carrie is our K-12 Art Educator, Spanish and Art Club Co-Advisor, and a CTE Educator Academy Mentor. Originally from Ludington, Michigan, Carrie graduated from Ludington High School before earning her BA from Hope College and her MA from Western Michigan University. Her family includes her husband Chris, daughters Evalena and Anaviolet, son Christopher, and their Jack Russell Terrier, Susie.
When asked what makes her “Falcon Proud,” Carrie expressed pride in the amazing student artists at Pentwater, saying she loves seeing the art they create each day. She also appreciates the school’s outstanding academic offerings and commitment to the fine arts. Though she doesn't have a specific catchphrase, she often finds herself saying, “It’s time to clean up,” a common refrain for an art teacher. Carrie's advice for artists comes from Edgar Degas: “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
An interesting fact about Carrie is that she has visited the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Thank you, Carrie, for your hard work and dedication at Pentwater Public Schools.
What a day the Falcons had at the regional track & field meet today in Brethren. It was a scorcher and definitely a struggle to keep everyone cool and hydrated but we were able to have a ton of success!
In total we had... 4 state qualify event with five athletes
15 places 30 medals
15 PRs Boys - 42 points (5th)
Girls - 30.5 points (8th)
This has been such a fun team to coach! We are so grateful for each and everyone of them who show up with a positive attitude every day ready to put in the work. It is truly an hour and privilege to have the opportunity to coach such amazing kids!
- 1st Place - State Qualify: Abe VanDuinen - 800m 1:59.61 (PR) - New School Record and 1600m 4:21.13 (PR) - New School Record!
-2nd Place - State Qualify: 4x100m Relay (Mitchel Daniels, Ben Merten, Logan Fatura, Chase McGuire-VanGills) 47:00 (PR)
-3rd Place Logan Fatura - Shot Put 41' 2.25" (PR)
Mackenna Hasil - Discus 91' 7" and Shot Put 28' 4"
- 4th Place 4x800m Relay (Ireland Breitner, Lily Smith, Abby Hughes, Bailey Case) 12:38.46 (PR)
- 5th Place Ben Merten - 200m Dash 12:18 (PR)
Lexi Smith - High Jump 4' 5" (T5) (PR)
Bailey Case - 3200m 14:38.42
- 6th Place Mitchel Daniels - 3200m 10:26.48 - State Qualify!
- 7th Place 4x100m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Karina Olivarez, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 59:49
4x200m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Karina Olivarez, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 2:08.24
4x400m Relay (Lily Smith, Lexi Smith, Bailey Case, Anaviolet Jeruzal) 5:51.54
- 8th Place Abe VanDuinen - 3200m 10:32.65
- Personal Records
Alden Grondsma - Long Jump 12' 1" Sam Gaylard - Shot Put 27' 4" and Discus 73' 3"
Anthony Acosta - 400m Dash 1:15.80
Michael Smith - 400m Dash 1:13.18 Abby Hughes - 800m 3:05.01 and 1600m 6:43.98
Laura Bortoluzzi Vieira - 100m Dash 16.3
Congratulations to the boys 4 x 100 for qualifying for state. The team is Logan Fatura, Chase McGuire-Vangills, Mitchel Daniels and Ben Merten!
Congratulations to Mitchel Daniels for qualifying for the state meet in the 3200.
Congratulations to Abe VanDuinen for qualifying for the State meet in the 800. He placed 1st with a PR time of 1:59.61, which also breaks his own school record!
Congratulations to Abe VanDuinen for placing 1st at Regionals in the 1600 run with a time of 4:21.13. This also sets a new school record! Abe is headed to the State meet on June 1st!
Congratulations to Alexis Lathrop who, as a 7th grader, broke the middle school record in the 55 meter hurdles in a time of 10.53. The old record was 10.68, set by Whitney Becke in 1998!!; 26 years ago! Congratulations, Alexis!
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
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
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!
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!
