On January 14th , members of the Plainville High School Choirs presented a coffeehouse style performance featuring solos and small group performances with a culminating piece including the full choir. The performance took place in the choir room at Plainville High School and featured lighting, sound, and graphic design from the Music and Media Technology classes at the high school. "This was truly a student organized event with students practicing and performing all of the music and students designing and running the technical aspects of the performance," said Plainville High School Choir teacher, Todd Helming. Audience members were captivated by the array of colors and amazing singers within the Plainville High School community. "This performance rivals what I would see in a professional concert," shared one audience member.

The January Plainville Community Schools “All-Star” award winners were recognized at the January 13th Board of Education meeting. They include: PCS Bilingual Teacher, Nicole Baker, Plainville High School Special Education Paraeducator, Sarah Clark, Linden Street School Special Education teacher, Elizabeth Rosenthal, Linden Street School Social Worker, Stacia Montague, Linden Street School Tutor, Fransiola Baci, and Linden Street School Special Education Paraeducator, Jamie Haas. 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.

Plainville Community Schools once again participated in “PJ Day for the Kids” on December 13th, raising funds to support pediatric cancer research and children fighting cancer at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford. This year, the Plainville school district raised over $8,450, placing the school district in the Top 5 in Connecticut for fundraising this year.

Several school district programs and initiatives received additional support this year, thanks to grants received from the Elizabeth H. Norton Trust Fund. Volunteer Coordinator, Sue Bradley, received a grant to support the district’s volunteer-based Mentor Program. Specifically, the grant funding will support the annual “Mentor Fun Night” event in March, where district volunteer mentors will gather with their student mentees to participate in a “magic” themed, interactive evening of fun, outside of their traditional weekly mentoring sessions at school.

On January 3rd, 2025 Linden Street School hosted their first-ever induction ceremony into the Linden Street Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS). Principal, Melissa Orfitelli, and advisors, Sarah Baker, Cristine Bravado, and Anais Rosario, honored twelve outstanding students who have exemplified the qualities that they strive to cultivate in the school community—character, scholarship, leadership, service, and citizenship

Fourth and fifth grade students from all three Plainville elementary schools attended the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Elementary Leadership Conference at Asnuntuk Community College College in Enfield on January 6th. Students had the unique opportunity to develop 21st century leadership skills through various activities and working with students from other school districts. The students were engaged in hands-on activities that focused on creative problem solving, communication, decision making, and productive thinking.

Students in the Middle School of Plainville's VEX Robotics program, under the direction of faculty member and advisor, Camille Westfall, participated in the Connecticut STEM Academy’s 2025 VEX Robotics Competition on January 4th at Quinnipiac University. The Plainville students joined more than 30 middle school teams for the competition, and took home the “Teamwork Award”.

The Plainville Adult and Continuing Education program received $500 from 4imprint’s “one by one® Grant." Funds will support special edition adult bucket hats, produced by 4imprint, and will be given to the first 25 enrollees in the mandated adult education program, Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education. This group of adult English language learners partake in weekly community field trips. The hat’s design features a hand drawn school bus with the words “Learning on the Go!” created by Adult Education student, Dylan Johnson. Kelley Whitlock, Office Professional, oversaw this community service project while Johnson spent many hours developing and fine tuning the design. Whitlock commented, “ The hats will provide a talking point which may lead to beautiful conversations about 4imprint, and our collaboration, cultures, citizenship, and languages. Jill O’Brien, Plainville Adult and Continuing Education Coordinator added, “The hats will provide a symbolic message to the community: it’s never too late to seek learning opportunities.” The Plainville Adult and Continuing Education Spring Semester’s Program Guide will be mailed to all Plainville residents in late January.

Middle School of Plainville (MSP) students had an exciting Snow Spirit Week, leading up to the school community's first Winter Wonderland Celebration. Students had the opportunity to sign up to participate in a variety of festive and creative activities to celebrate the season. MSP Art teachers, Laura Meehan and Lori Vigue hosted a group of student artists who created beautiful hand painted canvas winter landscapes.

The Plainville High School Physical Education Department recently hosted a "Breakfast Of Champions" for all ninth and tenth grade students who passed all four sections of the Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment.

Linden Street School Kindergarteners and their guests participated in a “Gingerbread House Family Event” on December 19th! The “Lindy Café” was filled with fun, creativity and a lot of sweet materials for decorating the gingerbread houses!

On December 18th, the Louis Toffolon Elementary School Choir, under the direction of Toffolon Music Teacher Greg Wilfrid, went on their annual Holiday Caroling Field Trip! There are 49 fourth and fifth graders in Toffolon's Choir, which rehearses before school on Wednesday mornings. The Choir traveled to Apple Rehab Plainville, the Plainville Senior Center, the Jerome Home, and Arbor Rose in New Britain to spread holiday cheer with holiday carols.