
September 17, 2018
Pictured above, left to right: PHS Principal, Mel Siefert; 2019 National Merit Scholarship Competition Semifinalist Victoria Kinnaman; PHS Guidance Counselor, Jaleen Royer; PHS D...

September 13, 2018
Seventeen years after 9/11, most students have no real memory of the events that unfolded as our world changed. But thanks to the efforts of our elementary teachers and principals...

September 10, 2018
Meet Courtney Carmichael, a PHS grad who has taught 2nd grade at Central Elementary for eight years. In addition to her daily teaching responsibilities, Courtney serves as a spo...

September 6, 2018
Nearly six weeks into the school year, students and construction workers continue to do their work, with little overlap or disruption. The 4th grade classes recently moved bac...

September 6, 2018
It's hard to catch every LQA class in their classrooms at the same time, between recess, bathroom breaks, hallway activities and lunch. But yesterday, there was plenty of cuteness...

September 4, 2018
Meet Rachel Freeman, who teaches Algebra and Geometry at Plainfield High School. With 13 years experience, Rachel is beginning her 11th year at PHS after two years in Mooresville....

August 31, 2018
Vision, strategic plans, annual goals - such business-y terms. In Plainfield, we like to imagine. And a couple of years ago, a little bit of imagining began a journey that led to ...

August 26, 2018
Reading is the basis of so many things that we do, and helping children learn to love, and yes, find the JOY in reading can set them on a path to lifelong success, and adventures....

August 22, 2018
It was an afternoon of endless weather changes: rain, sun, muggy and hot, breezy and cool, clear and cloudy skies. But the PCMS and Greenwood girls golfers made the best of it in ...

August 20, 2018
Meet Tanya Cox, who teaches Kindergarten at Van Buren Elementary. She is beginning her 15th year with our youngest students, having started back in the days of half-day Kindergart...

August 17, 2018
Not only did the Duke Energy Foundation make a grant of $25,000 to The Imagination Lab last fall, but last Friday they brought the organization's executive leadership team to see ...

August 17, 2018
It's just a typical Friday at PCMS, where 6th, 7th and 8th grade students are wrapping up their third week of the new school year. Navigating the building? Second nature. Getting ...

August 14, 2018
The volleyball season got underway this evening when the Quakers swept Pike in three sets.

August 13, 2018
Meet Ana Romo, Instructional Aide for English Language Learners at Clarks Creek Elementary School. After holding a similar position at Brentwood for two years, Ana is beginning...

August 11, 2018
When 1975 PHS graduate Dennis Gibbs thought about his passion for cycling and the role it plays in his grandchildren's lives, he decided to do something to help share that passion...

August 6, 2018
Meet Brian Planker, 8th grade English and Language Arts teacher at Plainfield Community Middle School. Brian has spent 28 years in the classroom, all of them at Plainfield! Bria...

August 1, 2018
Even a rainy day couldn't dampen the spirits of children and teachers today, as nearly 5800 students filled the halls of Plainfield schools for the first day of the 2018-2019 acad...

July 30, 2018
As teachers settle into their classrooms and finish all of the hours of required pre-FDOS (First Day of School) training, I wanted to share a few photos from this morning's welcom...

July 30, 2018
Meet Lexi Hollingsworth, a PHS graduate who has taught first grade at Central for four years. In addition to teaching, Lexi serves on the Science and Accelerated Reading committe...

July 27, 2018
Today we wrap up our weekly summer updates, as students return to our halls and classrooms on Tuesday - and we are ready! But one last time, let's recap what's been happening this...