Congratulations to Senior Artist Haley Powers for earning a Silver Key for her, “Juliet Dress,” and an Honorable Mention for her mixed fibers on canvas, “I Can Dress Myself,” in the 2022 West Central Michigan 2022 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Competition. Visit the virtual exhibit at chrysalis-guava-j6h4.squarespace.com
Students in Mrs. Fatura’s forensic science class had the pleasure of having Dean Schultz of the Ludington Car Ferry come and give a talk about his dog Dara. Dara is an explosives detection dog. Dean talked about the training involved and the type of work they do for the car ferry. It was very interesting and they even did a demonstration involving hiding a sample in the room. Dara was able to track and find it! A big thank you to Dean and Dara for taking time to share their work with us.
ANNOUNCEMENT: The boys JV and Varsity basketball games versus Marion on Friday, 2/11/22, has been canceled. Thank you!
Good morning, Pentwater Public School and the fitness center will be closed today Friday, February 11 due to weather and poor road conditions.
The decision as to whether or not after school activities will run, will be made later this afternoon.
REMINDER: There is no school on Monday, 2/14/22, for mid-winter break. The fitness center will be open from 6am-12pm on Monday, 2/14.
Good morning, Pentwater Public Schools will be closing today, Monday February 7, 2022 due to icy road conditions.
Be safe!
Project Act is providing free antigen tests to residents of eligible communities while supplies last.
Visit this website https://accesscovidtests.org then enter your zip code to see if your area is eligible(which Pentwater is). Then enter your information and you will be sent a test kit box with 5 tests per order.
Allow 1-2 weeks and it will come in Amazon packaging. Only 1 order per household will be allowed.
Do not wait, order your kits now while supplies last.
Dr. K
As we head into Friday, Purple and Gold Day, what a great finish to our Homecoming Spirit Week! A big shout out to Cosmic Candy, Home of Pentwater Popcorn, for donating close to 500 packages of flavored popcorn to share with our Falcons, we live in a great community!
ANNOUNCEMENT: The JH girls basketball game scheduled at MCE for Wednesday, 2/2, has been changed to a start time of 4:30pm, not 5:30pm. Thank you for your understanding!
Oceana Cross Country Ski Association News and Dues for 2022 - Upcoming Free Winter Events!
Congratulations to our 2022 Homecoming Court!
Get your Pentwater Falcon Spirit Band today!
Our 3rd & 4th graders enjoyed a fun, beautiful morning cross country skiing! A huge Thank-You goes out to the Oceana County Cross Country Skiing Association for this wonderful opportunity.
The varsity girls basketball game versus Fruitport and the JH girls basketball game versus Marion have been canceled for Monday, 1/24/22.
Brethren Schools has had to cancel the JV/Varsity boys basketball game scheduled at Pentwater on Saturday, 1/22/22.
If interested, please contact Ralph Baker, Athletic Director.
Homecoming Spirit Week will be held Monday, 1/31, thru Friday, 2/4. Dress up days are as follows:
Monday: Pajama Day!
Tuesday: Country vs Country Club Day!
Wednesday: Class Color Day! (Elem-Neon; 7th-Red; 8th-Orange; 9th-Pin; 10th-White; 11th-Blue; 12th-Black; Staff-Green)
Thursday: Nursery vs Nursing Home Day!
Friday: Purple and Gold Day!
JV/VGBB Homecoming Game: Thursday, 2/3, versus Marion
JV/VBBB Homecoming Game: Friday, 2/4, versus Walkerville
There will be a Homecoming dance held on Saturday, 2/5/22, from 8pm-11pm!
January 17, 2022
Tonight the Pentwater Public Schools Board of Education voted to follow the CDC/MDHHS’s new isolation and quarantine guidelines, which go into effect immediately.
The new guidelines reduce the amount of time a person who tested positive for COVID-19 has to isolate from 10 days down to 5. The infected person must remain masked from days 6-10 while in school. The new guidelines also reduce the quarantine period for those who were identified as close contacts from 10 days down to 5.
Regarding the new quarantine periods for Close Contacts, Pentwater does participate in the Test To Stay (TTS) program, which will allow a person who has been identified as a close contact (in a school situation only) to participate in having a Rapid Antigen Test administered before school for first 5 days, if the results remain negative, the student can continue to attend school. If the close contact were to test positive, they would need to start their isolation period.
With this said, any student who is currently out of school for isolation and/or quarantine and has been so for at least 5 of the initial 10 days, may return to school tomorrow. If they have not yet completed their initial five days they must do so before coming back to school. Please contact me if you have questions about their return dates.
It is also important to make you aware that our School Board reviews our masking protocols every month to determine their course of action based on the CDC/MDHHS recommendations and the areas positivity rates. Our school board has decided to continue with our required mask mandate for all students, staff and guests at this time and will once again review the policy during the February board meeting.
The last bit of information that I want to make clear is with our Athletic Modified Masking protocol. If an athlete has tested positive, they would only have to isolate for the 5 days and can return to school on day 6. However, they would be required to continue wearing a face mask even while playing in the game for at least the second 5 days of their initial 10 day period. After they have completed their 5 days of isolation and 5 days of masking, they would be allow to once again follow the original Athletic modified masking protocol.
Respectfully,
Dr. Scott Karaptian
Tomorrow, Friday, January 14th, the JV girls basketball game has been canceled. The varsity girls will now play Mesick beginning at 6pm.
Pentwater Public Schools' Semester Schedule Reminder: Please note that students will be dismissed at 11:30am on Wednesday, 1/12, Thursday, 1/13, and Friday, 1/14, due to JH/HS semester exams. We will provide a tech prep bus for those students going to the career/tech center on these days in the afternoon. Thank you!