Pentwater Public Schools

The Pentwater Green Schools Club spent the afternoon at the Lake Michigan Camp. While there, they planted dune grass and cleaned up the beach. It was a great way to celebrate Earth Day while giving back to our community. Go Falcons!

Pentwater Public School celebrated Earth Day in a variety of ways. The morning started out with members of the Green Schools Club reading stories to the students in grades K-12 with an Earth friendly theme. Later in the day, students watched movies about nature and enjoyed popcorn compliments of the PTCO. Students in grades 7-12 watched a movie called “The Elephant Queen'' about a herd of elephants navigating their way through a drought. It was a great day to remind students about the wonders of nature and the importance of taking care of our planet.

Please note the changes to our meet and greet as well as the interview schedule for Tuesday, 4/23/24. There will be an opportunity for the community to meet the candidates with a forum at 3:20pm in Room #303 with Craig Barter and then a forum opportunity with Anne Fowler at 3:40pm in the small gym/cafeteria. The revised Principal/Superintendent finalist interview schedule for Tuesday, 4/23/24, will be as follows (interviews will be held in Room #303): 1. Anne Fowler (Head of School - Hillsdale Preparatory School): 5pm 2. Craig Barter (Assistant Principal - Pentwater Public School): 6:15pm We hope to see you there! The board meeting/interviews will be available via Zoom with the following link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88078892681?pwd=VzVnUFFDTGwyeXFoa0JyaEprSHBMUT09 Meeting ID: 880 7889 2681 Passcode: 745926

The Falcon Tracksters ran at the Panther Small School Invitational today. With a total of 12 teams competing, the girls team came in 6th with 32 points and the boys team was also 6th with 43 points. In total, we had 15 personal records set tonight! Abe VanDuinen broke a long-standing school record in the 800 running a time of 1:59.98, beating the previous record of 2:01 set by Mike Ledesma in 2001! That now marks a total of 4 school records for Abe including the 1600, 3200, 800 and the record in cross country. Congratulations Abe! A huge congratulations to these top finishers and personal record setters! Go Falcons! -1st Place- Abe VanDuinen - 800m 1:59.98 School Record Abe VanDuinen - 1600m 4:40.76 -2nd Place- 4x100m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Lauren Davis, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 1:00.93 -3rd Place- Logan Fatura - Shot Put 37’ 6” Mitchel Daniels - 800m 2:17.23 Mitchel Daniels - 1600m 4:58.45 Mackenna Hasil - Shot Put 27’ 0.5” 4x200m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Karina Olivarez, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 2:13.70 -4th Place- Mackenna Hasil - Discus 79’ 7” Bailey Case - 3200m 14:55.57 (PR) -5th Place- Trey Johnson - High Jump 5’ 6” Logan Fatura - Discus 97’ 0.5” (PR) Lauren Davis - 100mH 20.05 Lauren Davis - 100m Dash 15.36 (PR) 4x800m Relay (Ireland Breitner, Lily Smith, Abby Hughes, Bailey Case) 13:37 (PR) -6th Place- Logan Fatura - 100m Dash 12.51 4x100m Relay (Logan Fatura, Michael Smith, Abe VanDuinen, Trey Johnson) 55:11 -Personal Records- Alden Grondsma - 200m Dash 33.63 Rodney Grondsma - Discus 38’ 10.5” Michael Smith - Long Jump 13’ 2” and 200m Dash 33.38 Laura Bortoluzzi Vieira - Shot Put 18’ 1” Anaviolet Jeruzal - 800m 3:59 Jane Howard - 100m Dash 23.40 Lily Smith - 400m Dash 1:20.43 Karina Olivarez - Shot Put 22’ 7.75” 4x400m Relay (Lily Smith, Lexi Smith, Bailey Case, Anaviolet Jeruzal) 5:53.31

Thank you to local creative writing enthusiast, Tim Scovill, for working with 2nd and 3rd grade students on writing and then illustrating poetry.

The Falcons baseball team traveled to Bear Lake on Thursday night for a league doubleheader. In the first game, Kaleb Brown pitched five innings, walking only one batter. Jonny Arnouts caught several fly balls in center field, helping to keep the team competitive. However, the Falcons struggled offensively and lost the game 10-0. In the second game, Brody Austin pitched five innings and achieved five strikeouts. Malachi Bigsby made a couple of catches at shortstop, and Jonny Arnouts secured two more in center field. Despite their efforts, the Falcons' bats remained quiet, and they lost the second game 13-0.

Pentwater Softball came out strong against the Bear Lake Lakers with nine runs in the first inning. Sloppy play from both teams led to a tight back and forth first game with Pentwater's final push ending just short falling to the final score of 25-20. A combination of rain and light suspended game 2 after just one inning with Pentwater leading 6-3, highlighted by back-to-back triples from Charlie Swanger and Mandi Sayles. Official record: 2-3

We hope to see you there!

The Pentwater Varsity track team had their first WMD Jamboree at Mesick tonight. At this point we don’t have the final scores of the meet, but the girls team scored 40 points and the boys 87. It was great to finally be able to compete as an almost full team. We were just missing 4 athletes tonight! In total we had 25 personal best performances! Congratulations to Jane Howard, Rodney Grondsma and Alden Grondsma for competing in their first ever track meet! Here are the results of the meet! Congratulations Falcons!! -1st Place- Abe VanDuinen - 800m 2:02.41 (PR), 1600m 4:31.79 Ben Merten - 300mH 49.51 Kaleb Brown - Long Jump 17’ 2” 4x100m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Lauren Davis, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 59.91 4x200m Relay (Aubrie Adams, Karina Olivarez, Lexi Smith, Mackenna Hasil) 2:09.41 -2nd Place- Kaleb Brown - 400m Dash 54.28 Trey Johnson - High Jump 5’ 4” Logan Fatura - Shot Put 38’ 2.25” (PR) Lauren Davis - 300mH 57.44 (PR) -3rd Place- Kaleb Brown - 100m Dash 12.05 Logan Fatura - Discus 93’ 0” (PR) 4x200m Relay (Logan Fatura, Ben Merten, Michael Smith, Trey Johnson) 1:49.78 Lauren Davis - 100mH 19.83 4x800m Relay (Ireland Breitner, Lily Smith, Anaviolet Jeruzal, Bailey Case) 14:29.83 -4th Place- 4x100m Relay (Logan Fatura, Ben Merten, Michael Smith, Trey Johnson) 51.73 -5th Place- Lauren Davis - 200m Dash 30.49 (PR) Mackenna Hasil - Discus 76’ 8” 4x400m Relay (Lily Smith, Lexi Smith, Bailey Case, Anaviolet Jeruzal) 5:57.61 -6th Place- Kaleb Brown - 200m Dash 25.12 Mackenna Hasil - Shot Put 26’ 4.5” Bailey Case - 1600m 7:11.21 -Personal Records- Alden Grondsma - 100m Dash 15.36, 800m 2:55.47, Long Jump 11’ 1.25” Rodney Grondsma - Shot Put 16’ 4.75”, Discus 32’ 3” Laura Bortoluzzi Vieira - 100m Dash 16.88, 200m Dash 35.93 Jojo Mannor - 100m Dash 17.56, 200m Dash 36.83, Long Jump 9’ 8.5” Jane Howard - 100m Dash 23.65, Long Jump 5’ 0” Aubrie Adams - 200m Dash 32.91 Anaviolet Jeruzal - 800m 4:09.89, Long Jump 10’ 1” Karina Olivarez - Discus 59’ 11”

Congratulations to senior Abby Hughes for being selected as 2024 Pentwater Education Association's Academic All Star! Abby and her parents, Shelby and Jon, were honored tonight at a banquet hosted by MEA Region 13-b at WSCC.

The Falcons baseball team dropped 2 tough games to a seasoned Marion team on Monday. In the first game, Malichi pitched 4 1/2 innings and was relieved by Brody to finish the game. We picked up a couple of walks, mixed with a single by Malichi and Jonny, we were just unable to get anything going. End of game 1 17-0. In game 2 Kaleb pitched 2 1/2 innings, and Brody finished the last 1 1/2. Jonny laid down a nice bunt to get on base getting the game started, but was left stranded on base. Brody hit a single in the 4th and was driven in when Kaleb hit a double giving us our 1 run. final score 16-1 Our next contest is Thursday vs Bear Lake at Bear Lake

Pentwater Falcons opened conference play against Marion, falling 14-1 in game 1 (5 innings) and 16-1 in game 2 (4 innings). Mandi Sayles shined at the plate with a line drive double into the right centerfield gap and single in the first game while Aubrie Adams pitched her debut in the second. Although the Falcons fell to the Eagles, players showed their immense growth this season and are poised for their next contest. Varsity Softball will be on the road this Thursday, 4/18, taking on the Bear Lake Lakers. Official Record: 2-2

The Varsity Softball 2024 Home Run Derby was a success! Mackenna Hasil hit the furthest ball at 225 feet 6 inches! Our winners were: Michelle Angell-Powell (225' 6" hit by Kenna Hasil) Erika Fatura (201' 1" hit by Kenna Hasil) Larry Brown (198' 1" hit by Mandi Sayles)

Reminder of the upcoming Principal/Superintendent interview schedule/s for Monday, 4/15, and Tuesday, 4/16

The Spanish and Art club made it home with a special thanks to all of our community partners! They had the fastest EVER re-entry into the United States as a result of the group t-shirts as well as a little luck and a lot of great manners! "Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building after seeing Italy." - Fanny Burney (1752-1840) English Novelist and Playwright

The Spanish and Art club students ended their Italy trip by traveling to Rome where they walked around the city center and then toured the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Amazed faces were the result of their visit to St. Peter's Basilica. They also saw the very famous Pieta, sculpted by Michelangelo in 1498! The group will be traveling back to the United States on Sunday, 4/14, exhausted but so grateful for the opportunity to tour Italy with its delicious foods, stunning architecture and rich history! Thank you to all those that supported our group in this latest adventure!

The Spanish and Art club adventurers visited Assisi, Italy where they learned that Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels) and San Francisco (Saint Francis) were the namesakes of Los Angeles, CA, and San Francisco, CA. More places to explore!

Announcement of Principal/Superintendent Candidates

The Pentwater Public Schools' Board of Education is pleased to announce the six candidates to be interviewed for the Principal/Superintendent position. We hope to see you there and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Thank you! These interviews will be made available virtually via Zoom: Monday, 4/15/24: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89837725496?pwd=cnZta1Z5aUZSQm8ycVhITjVWU2ltUT09 Meeting ID: 898 3772 5496 Passcode: 780356 AND Tuesday, 4/16/24: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81857974987?pwd=bDhkU2tiMjQyaUZIcmt5U254MU4xZz09 Meeting ID: 818 5797 4987 Passcode: 174806

ANNOUNCEMENT: The home baseball and softball game versus Brethren scheduled for today, Thursday, 4/11/24, has been canceled and rescheduled for Thursday, 5/16/24, in Pentwater at 4:15pm! Thank you!