Early College Thanksgiving Meal Photo Gallery
Penn’s Early College Academy held its annual Thanksgiving Meal.
A Photo Gallery is posted below.
Competition Play 2024 Photo Gallery
Dual Credit offers opportunities for Penn students to earn college credits
Would you like to start earning credits toward your college degree and have Penn High School cover the tuition?
The Penn High School College-Based Dual Credit (CBDC) Program is a way for high school students to begin college coursework and/or prepare for a career.
Students take classes at area colleges and online and will receive a college transcript from their respective college. These are actual college classes, taught by college professors. Penn is able to pay for CTE (career and technical classes) in the areas of business, architecture, communication, public health and more.
Colleges establish the course offering and days/time the classes are in session. Students may choose an area that matches their intended college major, their career plan or personal interest area. This is also a great opportunity for parents/guardians and students
to save on college tuition expenses. In fact, through new Indiana legislation, even materials such as textbooks and required lab equipment can be reimbursed by Penn. For a list of some of the options available, please look here.
We offer a Pharmacy Technician Certification program through Indiana University at South Bend for SENIORS only. This class is offered February through mid April at IUSB on Mondays and Wednesdays. While it doesn’t receive college credit, you do receive high school credit. Also, when students complete the program they receive a certificate of completion which students can use to apply for their State license through the Indiana Pharmacy Licensing agency. Courses in the CBDC program will meet one of the requirements for the Academic and Technical Honor Diplomas.
If you are interested in learning more or in taking a class next year, make sure counselors add College Based Dual Credit to your schedule for the Spring and you will also need to sign up for the college class(es) of your choice. To know how to do this, please see Mrs. Black in the IMC during G3 or G4, or email her at dblack@phm.k12.in.us.
Penn Students volunteer at Feed the Hungry event during Fall Break
Penn High School students were involved in a Service Project during the recent Fall Break.
Students involved in Key Club participated in a Feed the Hungry event on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
A Photo Gallery is posted below.
Graduation orders due Thursday, Oct. 31
The Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025 is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, June 9, at the University of Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion.
Read the attached PDF for important information from Jostens: Penn Senior Parent Letter
Kaleidoscope Concert 2024 Photo Gallery
Penn High School hosts its annual Kaleidoscope Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
The concert featured bands from Penn High School, as well as bands from Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation middle schools – Discovery, Grissom and Schmucker.
A Photo Gallery is posted below.
Kaleidoscope and Orchestra concerts scheduled for Oct. 15 and Oct. 16
Penn hosts third annual College and Career Fair
Penn High School hosted its third annual College and Career Fair, sponsored by the Penn-Harris-Madison Education Foundation.
A Photo Gallery is posted below.
More than 1,500 Juniors and Seniors benefitted from the event.
A total of 55 colleges and businesses registered for the College and Career Fair at Penn. Guest speakers also talked about choices and opportunities students have after high school graduation.
According to P-H-M Education Foundation Executive Directory Jennifer Turnblom, the College and Career Fair at Penn brings in schools and companies with post-high school educational opportunities, whether it be in a traditional classroom, enlistment opportunities, apprenticeship program or skills training.
This community partnership offers organizations colleges and businesses the opportunity to meet students from one of the best high schools in the state and share the opportunities they have for them.
This is also a fundraiser for PHMEF and helps support programs like the Kingsmen Art Gallery, Robotics and some of the P-H-M Education district-wide programs in the elementary schools.
Turnblom said that PHMEF is especially grateful to Penn High School Principal Dr. Sean Galiher and Assistant Principal Josiah Parker for their support of this event and its continued growth.
Six Penn students named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Penn High School Principal Dr. Sean Galiher announced that six Penn students have achieved the prestigious status of being named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.
Stanton Barnes, David Guarraci, Calum Jessop, Hannah Kang, Stanley Liew and Proshun Nishorgo are among 16,000 Semifinalists nationally in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring.
“We couldn’t be prouder of these students for being selected as National Merit Semifinalists,” Dr. Galiher said. “This prestigious achievement reflects their hard work and dedication, along with the support of the outstanding teachers they’ve had throughout their time at P-H-M schools.”
More than 1.3 million Juniors took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2023, which is the initial screening of program entrants.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
Penn Robotics Teams awarded grants from Indiana Department of Education
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation Robotics programs have been awarded a grant of $53,600 by the Indiana Department of Education. The grant is for 15 teams at eight different P-H-M schools.
The P-H-M proposal was selected from more than 145 grant proposals submitted for this competitive funding opportunity. The DOE stated that its review team was impressed by Penn’s plan to design, construct, program, and operate robots in competitions sponsored by non-profit organizations with the goal of increasing Indiana student interest in STEM.
Penn’s two Robotics Teams each received $14,000 from the grant.
Other P-H-M schools and the benefitting Robotics teams are:
- Grissom (2 existing teams, $5,000)
- Horizon (2 existing teams $6,137.50)
- Elm Road (2 existing teams, $6,137.50)
- Meadows Edge (1 new team, $3,175)
- Walt Disney (1 new team, $3,175)
- Northpoint (4 new teams, $12,800)
- Bittersweet (1 new team, $3,175)
Penn’s portion of the grant pays for team registration and supplies for building competition robots.
“We are incredibly honored and deeply grateful to announce that Penn High School’s two FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) teams have received a generous grant from the Indiana Department of Education to cover the registration costs for the 2024-2025 season,” Penn First Robotics Coach Kyle Marsh said. “This support is not only a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students, mentors, and volunteers but also a recognition of the transformative power of STEM education.
“This grant ensures that our teams can continue to innovate, collaborate, and compete at the highest level, while nurturing the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders,” Marsh continued. “We are humbled by this opportunity and remain committed to representing our school, community, and sponsors with pride and excellence.
Thank you to all who made this possible. Your belief in our students is inspiring, and we look forward to making the most of this incredible opportunity.”
For the existing teams, the grant pays for coaching stipends, team registration, competition registration, game specific materials, and supplies for building competition robots.
Most of their supplies will be updating and replacing used parts, tools, storage, and new parts needed for the new game.
Funds will also be used for transportation to events.
The new teams will use the grant money to pay for coaching stipends, team registration, competition registration, game specific materials, and supplies for building competition robots.
Most of their supplies will be start-up kits, tools, storage, and game specific parts.
Funds will also be used for transportation to events.
“The grant allows existing P-H-M Robotics teams to continue excelling and meet the cost of participating, new robotics teams to meet the extra costs of starting up, and for P-H-M to pay coaches a stipend for all the work they put into robotics teams,” Penn High School Assistant Principal Josiah Parker said. “The grant is really removing barriers for schools to give students opportunities to excel in STEM. It also helps build a pipeline of students with experience and who are excited about Robotics to the high school and eventually into STEM-related fields in our community.”