Penn’s Grace Szklarek and Lyvia Li each shot a 42 on the Knollwood Back East course, leading the Penn Girls Golf team to a sweep of Glenn and Adams in Northern Indiana Conference action on Monday, Aug. 7.

Penn finished the match with a 176, followed by Glenn with a 234 and Adams with a 256.

Li and Szklarek each shot a 42. Abbey Hamilton shot a 45, Ryen DeToro shot a 47, and Kelsey Collins shot a 59.
 

One of the most exciting celestial events is coming up the afternoon of Monday, August 21 and

P-H-M wants our students to be prepared and experience the Great American Solar Eclipse. 

What makes the Great American Solar Eclipse so great? This is the first major total solar ceclipse across the continental U.S., West to East Coast, since June 8, 1918!

The northern Indiana area is not in the total eclipse pattern. However, starting at 1:00 p.m., moving east, we’ll be able to see maximum coverage (about 88%) at around 2:22 p.m. with the eclipse concluding about 3:46 p.m. Still something extraordinary for our students and families to witness!

Because the first day of the 2017-18 school year is not until Wednesday, August 23, PTOs from all our 15 schools partnered with the P-H-M DVT and Planetarium to send home free “eclipse shades” with all of  our 10,700 students the last week of school back in June. DVT Director Melinda O'Malley also prepared this P-H-Mstudent/parent fact sheet and guide for watching the eclipse safely.

We encourage our students and families to experience this wonderful event, but to do  so safely! If your child has misplaced their “eclipse shades,” here are some resources to find/purchase new ones (some of these resources, but not all, are providing solar watching glasses for free; some payment and pre-orders may be required):

• Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse! seminar, Saturday, August 12, 2017, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m., University of Notre Dame DVT- Jordan Hall: See a simulation of the eclipse in Notre Dame's unique 50-foot planetarium and digital theater. Learn about historically interesting eclipses and how the moon's place in the solar system makes these events so spectacular. Discover how to view the eclipse safely, and receive free eclipse viewing glasses. 

  The event is free and appropriate for all ages, but TICKETS ARE REQUIRED! Click here to get your tickets.

• Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library has a small number available for free, call  574-259-5277 for more information
• Saint Joseph County Public Library is hosting a Solar Eclipse Viewing party on August 21 at the downtown branch on 304 S. Main Street, South Bend. Glasses are free of charge to use only if you attend the viewing party.
• NASA’s website has a listing of reputable vendors of safe solar filters & viewers

P-H-M DVT/Planetarium Director Mindy O'Malley will be in Carbondale, IL on August 21 for the GreatAmericanEclipse. She'll be posting pictures and video that you won't want to miss! Be sure to click here to like and follow PHM DVT & Planetarium Facebook page and then logon on August 21 to experience the eclipse with Mrs. O’Malley.

Be safe and enjoy the viewing, the next total solar eclipse viewable in North America is not until April 2024!

Penn’s Lyvia Li placed third and the Penn High School Kingsmen Girls Golf Team placed 10th as a team in the prestigious State Preview at the Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel.

A Photo Gallery provided to the Penn Athletic Department is posted below.

Westfield won the event with a score of 309. Penn placed 10th with a score of 348.

Li placed third with a score of 73.

Penn (348): Lyvia Li 73, Grace Szklarek 86, Abbey Hamilton 85, Ryen DeToro 104, Kelsey Collins 134.

Coach Eric Bowers’ Penn High School Boys Tennis Team will be looking to continue its tradition of excellence.

Penn owns 15 consecutive Sectional Championships, and 22 in program history.

A Photo Gallery of the Penn Boys Tennis team at practice is posted below.

Penn opens the 2017 Boys Tennis season at Warsaw on Thursday, Aug. 17. Click here for the 2017 Penn Boys Tennis schedule.

Penn placed third in the Leo Lady Lions high school golf invitational on Thursday, Aug. 3.

Lyvia Li led the Kingsmen with a score of 81.

TEAM SCORES: 1. Homestead 322, 2. NorthWood 349, 3. Penn 362, 4. Carroll 397, 5. NorthWood B 412, 6. Leon 421, 7. Bellmont 429, 8. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 432, 9. Fremont 500, 10. Fort Wayne Canterbury no score.

PENN (362): Lyvia Li 81, Grace Szklarek 86, Abbey Hamilton 89, Ryen DeToro 106, Kate Burnett 123.

Penn High’s volleyball team, coached by Sarah Hendricks, finished last season ranked No. 5 in the final regular-season Coaches Poll.

A Photo Gallery of Penn Volleyball on the first day of practice is posted below.

Penn, which owns two State Championships in Volleyball, finished last season with a 31-3 record. The Kingsmen were the Northern Indiana Conference Champions.

Penn opens the 2017 Volleyball season at home on Tuesday, Aug. 15, against NorthWood. Click here for the 2017 Penn Volleyball schedule.

Fans can purchase Penn Athletics Season Passes by clicking here.

Penn dominated it its Northern Indiana Conference opener defeating New Prairie and Jimtown in action on Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Penn finished the match with a 170, followed by New Prairie (237) and Jimtown (258).

PENN (170): Lyvia Li 39, Grace Szklarek 41, Abbey Hamilton 41, Ryen DeToro 49. 

Penn will host a Walk-Around from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Students and families are welcome to tour Penn High School and meet club representatives in preparation for the first day of School.  

Freshmen Mentors will be available to provide assistance and guided tours.

Here is a link to the Building Map to help you at the Walk-Around.

New Kingsmen Spirit Gear clothing will be available during the Walk-Around. The bookstore will NOT be open for anything else that day.

The BUS INFORMATION letter will be going out the week of Aug. 14 to all who have requested bus transportation. Students who do not need transportation will not get a letter.  

Parents can call Transportation at (574) 258-9565 or utilize our transportation tool called infofinder i located on the PHM website for information. Use infofinder i and then if that does not provide the information needed, call transportation after Aug. 17. Parents should contact Transportation if their student will not be using the bus for the 2017-2018 school year.

Another valuable tool on the PHM website that parents can sign-up for is called "Here Comes The Bus" which is GPS information on the location of the bus to which your student is assigned.

If you are going to change your bus route, you must contact Brenda Chaffee  at 574-258-9524 or contact Brenda Chaffee through email. If you will have a new address, parents/guardians must provide two proofs of your new address to the school for your bus route to be changed. You must also contact the school if you are no longer needing a bus route due to driving next year; or if there is a change in an alternate pick-up address.  

Penn High’s Kingsmen placed third in the Penn Invitational on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Penn shot a 366.

Team scores: Homestead 320, Fort Wayne Dwenger 337, PENN 366, Northridge 366, Manchester 389, Bremen 390, Elkhart Central 410, Concord 415, Marian 430, New Prairie 436, Jimtown 437, South Central 500

PENN (366): Lyvia Li 84, Grace Szklarek 82, Abbey Hamilton 90, Ryen Detoro 105 , Kelsey Collins 132.