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Congratulations to the Penn Quiz Bowl team for winning the St. Joseph Valley League Tournament and maintaining a perfect record. Good luck in the state finals in March!
Spectrum, Penn's literary journal, received the rank of Superior-Nominated for Highest Award by the National Council of Teachers of English. Only 78 of 425 entries were nominated for this highest award. Congratulations to advisor Mary Malloy and the Spectrum students for receiving this honor!
Student athletes participate in national signing day
Eleven talented Penn High School student athletes participated in national signing day events at Penn High School on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Families, coaches, and students celebrated the culmination of years of hard work and a bright future at the college level. Here is a list of the Penn students, the colleges and/or universities they will be attending and their sport:
Scholastic Art Awards for 2009-2010
Congratulations to the Penn High School students who have been chosen as Scholastic Art Award winners this year. The Scholastic Art Awards is the largest and longest running competition for junior and high school students in the country. There are three levels of awards: Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. Gold Key winners advance to competition at the national level in New York City. Click on the link for a listing of the students and the honors they received:
Jazz ala Mode offers musical entertainment and dessert!
Jazz ala Mode 2010 takes place on Friday, February 12 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Penn High School Cafe. Doors open at 7 p.m. with music provided by a jazz combo until the evening begins.
Entertainment will be provided throughout the night by the Discovery Middle School Jazz Band, the Concord High School Jazz I Band, and the Penn High School Jazz Ensembles. In addition to all of the great jazz music you will be listening to throughout the night, you can have all of the dessert you can eat!
Penn named Best Buy by Indiana Chamber of Commerce
In December 2009, Penn was also ranked as one of the 135 Best Buy High Schools in the Indiana Chamber's publication Indiana's Best Buys - An In-Depth Look at Hoosier High Schools report. This report recognizes those Indiana high schools that have excelled academically while providing the greatest value for Hoosier tax dollars. The goal of the report is to celebrate excellence and encourage improvement.
New immunizations required for students in grades 6-12 next year
Important Information From the Health Office
ISTEP+GQE Spring Retest
Attention PHS Juniors and Seniors:
The ISTEP+GQE Spring Retest Window is March 9-11, 2010 for juniors and seniors who have not received a passing score on the math or English GQE exam.
Update on school safety at Penn
Here is a summary of our ongoing school safety initiatives at Penn High School:
National Honor Society Tutoring
If you or your student are interested in receiving tutoring from a National Honor Society tutor...
Drug Free Zone
This is a reminder that Penn High School is a drug-free zone and we will not tolerate drugs in our school. As part of our ongoing drug prevention program, we will be conducting random drug searches with trained dogs throughout the school year. If you are caught with drugs, you will be arrested and recommended for expulsion. We are committed to a safe school environment at Penn

