Glenn Northern, who has guided Penn bands to a nationally […]

Glenn Northern, who has guided Penn bands to a nationally regarded status, will hand over the conductor’s baton at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Northern’s retirement was announced by Penn High School Principal Dr. Sean Galiher.
Northern has carved out a remarkable legacy in his 36-year journey as an educator.
Serving the Penn-Harris-Madison community for 24 years, Northern has been the Director of Bands and Fine Arts Academy Leader for the past 14 years. Prior to that, he was the assistant band director at Penn for 10 years.
“My twenty-four years at Penn have been the highlight of my teaching career,” Northern said. “The students, colleagues and parents have been a joy to work with. I will miss everyone very much. I am so proud to have been a part of life at Penn High School for all of these years.”
Complete story: https://penn.phmschools.org/2025/03/28/18797/
5 days ago

The Penn High School Advanced Jazz Ensemble qualified for the ISSMA State Finals for the fourth time in school history.
Penn’s Jazz Ensemble competed in the ISSMA Jazz State qualifier event at Goshen Junior High School.
Penn earned a spot as one of only nine groups from across the state of Indiana.
The State Jazz Finals will be held Friday, March 21, at Pike High School in Indianapolis.
3 weeks ago

Penn placed second at the State Speech competition.
Winning State Championships for Penn were Sarah Ahmed and Chris Chen.
Story: https://penn.phmschools.org/2025/03/10/penn-speech-places-second-at-state/
3 weeks ago

Penn High School student Noah Teeple placed in the Top 5 of the Live News Anchor event in the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters state competition.
The PNN Broadcast earned Penn a fourth-place finish in the state.
Story: https://penn.phmschools.org/2025/03/10/18657/
3 weeks ago

Good Luck to Penn’s Speech Team at the State Competition !!!!
4 weeks ago

Penn High School Theatre presents “The SpongeBob Musical” on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, at 3 p.m.
A Photo Gallery is posted below.
Tickets are $12 online, and $14 at the door.
Visit the URL for ticket info and a photo gallery - https://penn.phmschools.org/2025/03/06/the-spongebob-musical/
4 weeks ago