“Where Everybody is
Somebody!”
Mary C. Marshall, Superintendent
Lisa Wagner, Curriculum Director
www.pentwaterschools.net
A WORD FROM SUPERINTENDENT MARSHALL
SPRING ISSUE
Volume 7 Issue 3
Happy spring!
This season of hopefulness and light brings us closer to our highest of school holidays: graduation. Our fourteen seniors are
looking at each other and their building a little differently as they battle senioritis and begin to come to terms with the transition
that is around the corner. Right now they are busy with college applications, FAFSA, college visits, acceptance letters, preparing
for scholarship interviews, and coming to terms with what next year might look like without the classmates they have known for
so many years sitting near them. They are surrounded by teachers and administrators who help to guide them through the
process and families who are probably equally nervous (and ready) for this next phase. It is an exciting and odd time in a
young adult’s life. We hope they all know how proud we are of each of them.
We would like to invite you to our graduation ceremony on Friday, May 27 at 7 PM in our gym. This celebration is for the entire
community, and if you have never attended, you really should join us to help us launch these amazing young men and women
off to the next exciting phase of their lives. You may also be interested in joining us for our incredible awards ceremony on
Monday, May 23 at 6 PM as we recognize many students for their accomplishments this year and award tens of thousands of
dollars of scholarships from our community. Both of these events are reasons to be proud of the community support behind our
kids.
We also hope to see you at the Memorial Day Parade as our band proudly and patriotically honors our fallen soldiers. We hope
you wave to us when you see us working to beautify the village on our Community Pride Day. We invite you to check out our
website calendar and join us for a track meet, a baseball game, or a golf match. We just want you to know how much we
appreciate your support throughout the school year, and it is in the spring that we reflect on the impact you have had in helping
us throughout the year. Thank you for all that you do for us!
Mary Marshall,
Superintendent, Principal
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES EACH CHILD TO SUCCEED BOTH
ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY AS A MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS—(4.0 MP2/S1—ALL CAPS;
4.0 S1—Low Caps; 4.0 MP2—Low Caps; MP2 or S1 Honor Roll– Low
Caps)
7th Grade: Elizabeth Arnouts, Blake Bringedahl, Dean
Bromley, Justus Bromley, Ally Bruursema, Delaney Bryce,
Michael Combs, Alexandria Drechen, Barbie Grondsma, Khole
Hofmann, Jhordan Miller-Rowe, Justine Murphy, Lucas
Quinteros, Paige Ruggles, Ethan Wilkinson
8th Grade: MACKENZIE BREITNER (4.0), TERRA
CLUCHEY (4.0), WILL KOLENDA (4.0), GANNON
MCDONOUGH (4.0), Julien Nyberg (4.0), Jaxon Anderson,
Makaylah Cornelisse, Seth Davila, Hanna Hernandez, Mika
Hugo, Mitchael Kenney, Cienna Ruggles, Mercedy Sayles
9th Grade: STEPHEN BOYKO (4.0), JULIA HALL (4.0),
GLENN MILLER (4.0), MADELINE REITSMA (4.0),
MAX STONEMAN (4.0), MADELINE WAGNER (4.0),
Franklyn Adams, Jadin Barnard, Madison Bateson, Travis
Franklin, Hannah Gebhart, Meagan Grondsma, Austin Hofmann,
Kalana Hofmann, Taylor Ruggles, Justice Verschueren
HOMECOMING 2016—
Homecoming Spirit Week was held the week of
February 1—February 5 with the dance on
Saturday, February 6! Each day, students
competed in games and fun activities! Dress up
days for the week were: Monday (Pajama Day);
Tuesday (Character Day); Wednesday (Camo Day);
Thursday (Throw Back Day) and, Friday (Purple and
Gold Day)! Our girls basketball teams hosted
competition on Thursday versus Mason County
Eastern with the annual Pink Out game. The boys
basketball teams hosted Walkerville on Friday
evening and the cheer team, coached by Andrea
Gallie, entertained the crowd with an
excellent cheer routine.
Homecoming court for 2016 were Princess Julia
Hall, Prince Glenn Miller, Queen Chyanne Smith and
King Connor Patterson. Class Representatives were
10th Grade: JORDYN GUETZKA (4.0), JENNY
Alexis Berry, Linnea McDonough, Glenn Miller, and
OLIVAREZ (4.0), Allison McGregor (4.0), Brianna Adams,
Daniel Adkins. Senior court was Emily Gebhart,
Brandon Adkins, Daniel Adkins, Trent Bringedahl, Dominic
McKinney, Kylee Patterson-Skuse, Jocelynn Rodriguez, Jackson
Sophia Nyberg, Jacob Emick Free, and Steven
Sheets, Billy Sproul, Iain Stewart, Taylor Wilkinson
Peterson.
11th Grade: LINNEA MCDONOUGH (4.0), JILL MILLER Crown bearers were Lillian Bouye, Alexis Smith,
(4.0), JAKE QUINN (4.0), Grace Alvesteffer, Crystal Bromley, Braxten Bearden and Rodney Grondsma!
Anna Hofmann, Damon Martz, Phillip Stone, Jacob Whitford
12th Grade: EMILY GEBHART (4.0), Chyanne Smith
(4.0), Jacob Emick Free, Carrie Griffis, Sarah Jewett, Lillian
Knudsen, Sophia Nyberg, Rita Panozzo, Connor Patterson,
Steven Peterson
BE NICE!
We thank student council and TOPPC (The
Oceana Prevention Partnership for Change)
members for organizing and planning the NICE
assembly held on Friday, January 29, 2016, for our
7th—12th grade students. NICE is an acrostic for
Notice, Invite, Challenge, Empower! Special
guest, Rick Chyme, presented a motivating
discussion with our students. Be Nice is a
positive, anti-bullying initiative designed to spread
awareness surrounding the issues of bullying and
the importance of treating people with civility
community wide. By creating awareness, we will
minimize and reduce the devastating effects of
bullying such as depression and suicide. This
program is a part of the Mental Health Foundation
of West Michigan’s Live—Love—Laugh initiative!
DISTRICT BAND FESTIVAL—
PENNY WARS—
Congratulations to our high school band on
receiving a “1” rating at district band festival on
Thursday, March 3, 2016. The band will now
perform at the state band festival in April. This is the
19th consecutive year that our high school bands
have achieved this level of excellence!
Congratulations to Mr. Dan Root and to the band for
this achievement! Congratulations also goes to our
junior high bands in receiving a “2” rating at district
band festival! Pentwater Schools celebrates the arts
and humanities in creating an enriching educational
experience for our students! We invite the community
to enjoy this excellence at our spring band concert to
be held on Thursday, May 12, at 7:00 p.m.
Thank you to all of our students and families who
donated during our “Penny Wars” competition during
the week of 2/8—2/12/16! All funds donated were
sent to Flint Community Schools to purchase bottled
water for the students! The students raised $559.67
with our 2nd grade classroom collecting the most
pennies! Students helping other students in need is a
tremendous learning opportunity!
Thanks to Senator Geoff Hansen for visiting some of
our elementary students to encourage them to read!
He encouraged our third grade students to read to
their siblings as well as reading for their own pleasure
and learning.
KINDERGARTEN 2016—
Kindergarten roundup will be held on Wednesday,
April 13, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. Children who will reach
the age of 5 on or before September 1, 2016, are
eligible for enrollment. All students enrolling in
Pentwater Schools are required to provide
immunization records, a certified birth certificate, and
proof of residency (lease agreement or mortgage
documentation plus one other piece of
documentation, i.e., utility bill, etc.). If you have any
questions, please contact the school office at
869-4100 or refer to our website. Dinner will be
provided.
On Monday, March 14, 2016, three Pentwater students
competed in the “You Be The Chemist” competition
held at the WSESD. Julien Nyberg (8th), Aiden
Shotwell (6th) and Jacob Arnouts (5th) represented
Pentwater at this year’s competition!
Congratulations to the PTCO raffle winners to date:
Teresa Veine, Ken Adams, Mike Kenney, Christen
Ferwerda, and Bill Kolenda!
A handmade quilt made by local artisan, Amy Shotwell,
was also raffled at the PTCO Carnival on Friday,
3/18/16!
Our juniors show their excitement as they explore
college and career options at an awesome expo at
Shelby High School! The Oceana College Access
Network (Oceana CAN!) hosted a College and Career
Fair for all Oceana County high school juniors on
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 at the Shelby High School.
The goal of the fair was to create a critical link
between the classroom and the workplace by allowing
all Oceana County high school juniors the opportunity
to explore various career options and higher education
pathways in order to make informed educational and
career choices.
Pentwater Public School
600 E. Park Street
Pentwater, MI 49449
www.pentwaterschools.net
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Pentwater, MI 49449
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Postal Patron
SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES—Ashley Wojtas, A.D.
**Dates/Times are subject to change, please refer to website for up-to-date information
VARSITY BASEBALL:
VARSITY GOLF:
4/11:
4/12:
4/18:
4/22:
4/25:
4/28:
Brethren Home 4pm
McBain NMC Away 4pm
Baldwin Home 4pm
McBain NMC Home 4pm
BRCCA Away 4pm
Walkerville Home 4pm
4/12:
4/15:
4/19:
4/25:
4/26:
5/3:
5/2:
5/3:
5/9:
5/12:
5/16:
5/19:
5/24:
North Muskegon Away 4pm
BRCCA Home 4pm
MCE Home 4:30pm
Onekama Away 4:30pm
Brethren Away 4:30pm
Shelby Away 4:30pm
Hart Away 4:30pm
5/5:
5/10:
5/11:
Golden Sands 4pm
Golden Sands 4pm
Lakeside Links 4pm
Oceana Golf Club 1p
Heathlands 4pm
Manistee National
4pm
Highlands 4pm
Lakeside Links 1pm
Oceana Golf Course
3:30pm
VARSITY TRACK & FIELD:
JH TRACK & FIELD:
4/9:
4/13:
4/15:
4/20:
4/27:
5/4:
5/6:
5/20 or
5/21:
4/18:
4/25:
Kingsley TBA
Onekama Jamboree 4pm
MCE Relay 4pm
MCE Jamboree 4pm
Brethren Jamboree 4pm
Conf. Meet @ Onekama 4pm
Bobcat Relays 2pm
Regionals TBA
5/2:
5/9:
5/17:
MCE Jamboree TBA
Onekama Jamboree
TBA
Brethren Jamboree
TBA
Brethren Conf. Meet
TBA
Medal Meet @ MCE
4pm
Thanks to another successful “Pink Out” game!
This game has become an annual tradition to raise
awareness and funds for the American Cancer
Society and the Susan G. Komen Foundation! This
year, funds were shared with a local family
impacted by the diagnosis of cancer.
Congratulations to the following students for
participating in Showcase 2016 on Wednesday,
March 16, 2016: Academics—Emily Gebhart;
Athletics—Jacob Emick Free and Linnea McDonough;
Visual Arts—Hannah Gebhart.
Congratulations to Raven Millard for participating in
the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation state
competition on Friday, March 4, 2016.