October 2, 2017
If you happen to be at PCMS today, you might wonder why so many teachers are wearing t-shirts with a giraffe on them! It's an important lesson, especially on a day when many of us...
October 2, 2017
Plainfield Schools Superintendent Scott Olinger announced today that Jacki Rogers, kindergarten teacher at Brentwood Elementary, has been named assistant principal for Central and...
September 28, 2017
Earlier this evening, members of Plainfield @Rotary, representatives from the @TownOfPlainfield, and @PCSCQuakers, gathered at Friendship Gardens to honor Plainfield's 2018 Teache...
September 26, 2017
The YMCA Camp in St. Paul, Indiana, better known as Flat Rock, recently hosted 90 Van Buren fifth graders, along with their teachers and chaperones. This overnight trip, similar...
September 25, 2017
Pictured in photo above, left to right: Dylan Miller, Maxwell Tetrick, Sidrah Badar, Daniel Zoss, Benjamin Crum
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced th...
September 22, 2017
After a 23-year span that saw numerous changes in education and board governance, School Board member Mark Todisco will lend his talents to another cause. Todisco was named Wednes...
September 14, 2017
As we transition to the season of pumpkin spice everything, the transition of the space on the southeast corner of Clarks Creek Elementary is no less exciting. No more chlorine sm...
September 13, 2017
Two Plainfield High School students were honored today with the news that they’ve been recognized as semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), and will c...
September 11, 2017
A few years ago, Clarks Creek Elementary introduced a new Patriot Day tradition: Silent Dismissal. In an elementary school with more than 900 children, silence at any time is unus...
September 11, 2017
Three of Plainfield's four elementary schools began the day with school-wide parades of local heroes: veterans and active duty service-people, and first responders. And the fourth...
September 8, 2017
The saying, “it takes a village to raise a child,” has been used in many scenarios, and we often use it in public education, as well. Teachers are on the front line with our stude...
September 5, 2017
Today is the day!
Every PCSC student and staff member will receive a #QuakerFace to bring home with them today. On the back, you’ll find some simple instructions and an ex...
September 2, 2017
Making gas. A tornado in a box. Using a compass to complete a scavenger hunt. A lesson in nutrition that included creating a dolphin (out of a banana). Coding. Learning about drop...
September 1, 2017
Let’s face it – most of us have great respect for teachers, and we know they are really, really smart. Sometimes we know how smart they are by the strange words and phrases they u...
August 24, 2017
The weather and eclipse path may not have combined for a perfect solar eclipse experience in Plainfield this week, but the lessons learned are likely to remain with students, espe...
August 14, 2017
On Monday, August 21 Indiana residents will be able to witness the rare occurrence of a Total Eclipse, where the moon will completely cover the sun. This will be the first Total E...
August 9, 2017
While gathering photos for an upcoming Kindergarten & New Parent Forum (August 17, 6 pm at the PHS Auditorium), I spent some time at Brentwood yesterday afternoon. It would be har...
August 7, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 7, 2007. PLAINFIELD, IN
We have been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that an arrest has been made in the cyberterrorism case ...
August 1, 2017
If you are having trouble logging into the Here Comes the Bus mobile app, we seem to have figured out a work-around. Go to their website (https://herecomesthebus.com/ ) and lo...
July 31, 2017
While it's true that the First Day of School (#FDOS) isn't until tomorrow, TODAY was the first day back, officially, for teachers and many of our support staff. And per tradition,...