PHM Education Foundation Awards Multiple Grants to Penn High School

Penn High School is celebrating the support of the PHM Education Foundation (PHMEF), which awarded several grants to enhance learning opportunities across various subjects. Jennifer Turnblom, Executive Director of PHMEF, visited Penn to present the grants, benefiting students, teachers, and programs across the school.

To see all the grants given, click here.

Microscope for All Learners

• Recipient: Zachery Lopez
• Award: $479.00
• This grant will fund a microscope to enhance hands-on learning for students, ensuring all learners have access to advanced tools for scientific exploration.

Refurbished Preschool Play Area

• Recipient: Kaylee Wetzel
• Award: $419.38
• Funds will be used to refurbish and install new play equipment, including a sandbox, outside of Door K for the Penn Preschool. The project is in partnership with Penn Construction, creating a safe and engaging outdoor environment for young learners.

You Can’t Swipe This Screen – Screen Printing Basics

• Recipient: Alex Dunfee
• Award: $3,373.58
• Digital Design students in grades 9-12 will have the opportunity to learn the screen-printing process, one of the most common methods for printing on fabric. Students will design and produce their own screen-printed shirts and collaborate with other student organizations to create custom products.

Tinker and Thrive – 3D Printing for Focused Students

• Recipient: Kyle Marsh
• Award: $4,936.56
• This grant will fund the purchase and installation of 3D printers in all 11 elementary schools with teacher leaders, while also involving Penn students in grades 9-12. Students who use fidget toys for focus and classroom accommodations will have the opportunity to design and create personalized tools using 3D printing technology.

Learning by Induction

• Recipients: John Gensic, John Fitch, Rachael Meyers, Brian May, Steven Sanders
• Award: $1,347.74
• This grant enables a collaboration between Penn’s STEM and Culinary Arts (FACs) programs. With modern, energy-efficient induction cooking equipment, culinary students will explore practical cooking applications while science students use thermal cameras to study the technology’s real-world impact in the kitchen.

You Can’t Swipe This Screen – Screen Printing Basics

• Recipients: Alex Dunfee
• Award: $3,373.58
• Provides students the opportunity to learn the screen printing process in class (one of the most
  common ways to print on fabric.) Students will design and make their own ink-based screen
  printed shirts and have the opportunity to collaborate and produce products with other student
  organizations within Penn High School.

These grants demonstrate Penn High School’s commitment to innovative, hands-on learning experiences that integrate technology, creativity, and collaboration across disciplines. Congratulations to all the grant recipients, and thank you to PHMEF for making these opportunities possible!