Middle School of Plainville

A new “UBI Student Financial Center” officially opened at Plainville High School on May 11th, with a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the milestone. The credit union branch, affiliated with the UBI Federal Credit Union, offers a variety of services for Plainville students and staff including account opening, learning real-world banking skills, understanding what an ATM is and how it works, and building smart money habits for the future. Additionally, Plainville High School students will have the opportunity to be considered for internship and job shadow opportunities related to the credit union operations. 

lainville Community Schools and Central Connecticut State University once again partnered to host the "Go Baby Go" event at Plainville High School on May 1st, during which toy ride-on cars for children with special needs were modified, refurbished, and presented to local families

The Plainville Community Schools Fine Arts Department is sponsoring their annual town wide art show to honor the creative achievements of Plainville students. The Plainville Public Library has generously provided exhibition space for the show throughout the library. The art show is open to the public through May 20th during regular library hours.

On March 27th, members of the Plainville High School Tri-M Music Honor Society attended the inaugural Tri-M Day at the Hartford Convention Center. Held during the Connecticut Music Educators Association’s (CMEA) annual All-State Conference, the event featured performances by the state’s top high school musicians, collegiate workshops, and leadership keynotes. The Plainville High School student group collaborated with peers from across the state to brainstorm ways to strengthen the high school's music community.

Plainville Community Schools is informing families of an important upcoming change to kindergarten eligibility requirements that will take effect beginning with the 2027–2028 school year.

Plainville Community Schools’ volunteer mentors and student mentees enjoyed an evening filled with games, activities, and friendly competition at the district’s annual “Mentor Fun Night” held March 4th at Plainville High School. Celebrating the mentor program’s 35th year, this year’s “Minute to Win It” themed event was hosted by Volunteer Coordinator, Sue Bradley, and offered mentors and mentees the opportunity to connect and have fun together outside of the regular school day. Mentor Fun Night was funded in part through the generous support of both the Elizabeth Norton Trust Fund and VFW Madley Roberts Post No. 574, whose contributions helped make this special evening possible.

Plainville High School won the Vocabulary.com national "Vocabulary Bowl" for Fall, 2025 for the state of Connecticut! PHS ranked #1 among Connecticut high schools, #49 among high schools nationwide, and #91 among all schools in the United States!

Several school district programs and initiatives received additional support this year, thanks to grants received from the Elizabeth H. Norton Trust Fund.

Plainville High School senior, Ayo Ayodele, has been named a QuestBridge National College Match Scholar, matching with Boston College for a full, four-year scholarship including tuition, room, board and fees, according to Principal, Jennifer DeLorenzo. Ayodele is the first Plainville High School student to become a QuestBridge Scholar.

The Plainville school district's Reading Partners program received a generous donation from the UBI Federal Credit Union, to purchase books for this year's holiday event for program participants. Now in its 27th year, the Reading Partners program continues to foster a love of reading among Plainville elementary school students. Pictured is Plainville Community Schools' Volunteer Coordinator, Sue Bradley and UBI Federal Credit Union Vice President of Marketing, Fred Brown.

Middle School of Plainville art students together with faculty members Laura Meehan and Lori Vigue recently visited the New Britain Museum of American Art. The students participated in an educational tour and art discussions focused on works by influential American women artists, learning about their contributions to the art world. The day concluded with a creative printmaking workshop, where the students got hands-on experience, drawing inspiration from the pieces they had seen throughout the museum to design and create their own original works of art.

The November Plainville Community Schools “All-Star” award winners were recognized at the November 10th Board of Education meeting. They include: Middle School of Plainville faculty members Jemima Armistead and Kim Coyle. The “All-Star” award recognizes students, faculty, staff and community members who go above and beyond in modeling the school district’s Portrait of the Graduate characteristics and demonstrating excellence in alignment with the school district's goals.

The Plainville school district has been recognized with several awards from the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), according to Superintendent of Schools, Brian Reas.

The Middle School of Plainville's seventh graders enjoyed an "Octoberfest" on October 30th. Throughout the day, students participated in a variety of activities aligned to various subject areas including Pumpkin Globe painting (Social Studies) , writing letters to members of the Plainville Senior Center (English Language Arts), Scale-a-Skeleton (Math) and making Slime (Science). The Octoberfest activities were made possible thanks to donations and support from Lessard Lanes, Stew Leonards, and PHS Class of 1963 alumnus, Mr. James Pestillo .

Eleven Plainville students received the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents’ (CAPSS) Superintendent / Student Recognition Award and Certificate of Excellence at the annual Superintendent’s Award Presentation held on October 30th, during a luncheon at J. Timothy’s restaurant.