VARSITY FOOTBALL

Friday, Aug. 26 – at Merrillville, 7:30 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL

Saturday, Aug. 27 – vs. Merrillville, 11 a.m.

FROSH FOOTBALL

Saturday, Aug. 27 – vs. Merrillville, 1 p.m.

BOYS/GIRLS XC

Saturday, Aug. 27 – Penn Invitational, 9 a.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – at Washington (at Elbel), 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 24 – vs. Mishawaka/Riley (at Knollwood), 4:30 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER C TEAM

Wednesday, Aug. 24 – Elkhart Central, 5 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER JV

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – vs. Marian, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 25 – at Mishawaka, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 – at Warsaw, 10 a.m.

BOYS SOCCER VARSITY

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – vs. Marian, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 25 – at Mishawaka, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 – at Warsaw, noon

GIRLS SOCCER JV BLACK

Monday, Aug. 22 – vs. Marian at Invaders stadium, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 24 – vs. Mishawaka, 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER VARSITY

Monday, Aug. 22 – vs. Marian at Invaders stadium, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 24 – vs. Mishawaka, 7 p.m.

TENNIS

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – vs. Mishawaka, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 24 – Chesterton, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 – Northridge/Crown Point/Marion, 9 a.m.

FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL

Thursday, Aug. 25 – at Riley, 6 p.m.

JV VOLLEYBALL

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – vs. Concord, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 25 – at Riley, 6 p.m.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Tuesday, Aug. 23 – vs. Concord, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 25 – at Riley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27 – at Plymouth tournament, 9 a.m.

The Penn girls soccer game, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 22, at Marian, has been moved to the Invaders Soccer Club Facility.

Marian’s soccer field is unplayable due to the heavy amounts of rain in the past week.

The Invaders Soccer Club is located at 55200 Pine Rd. in South Bend.

Junior Varsity action is set to start at 5:30 p.m., and the varsity match will follow.

The game will be on at the Invaders stadium field, so there is grandstand seating.

Brats & sauerkraut! Dogs & chips! Great food will be served hot off the grills at P-H-M’s annual community football tailgate party! 

Join us on Friday, August 19, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. under the big tents behind the Educational Services Center (ESC) at 55900 Bittersweet Rd., Mishawaka. 

There’s plenty of time to grab dinner for the family, visit with friends and then get to your seats inside TCU Freed Field before the 7:30 p.m. kick-off. 

The Penn Kingsmen will take on the Valparaiso Vikings in the season home opener.

The P-H-M Community Tailgate, hosted by the district’s central office staff and administrators, is a tradition now in its 29th year. The event is open to the public and all are welcome. Tickets are $3.50 and are sold onsite, not in advance.

Dr. Jerry Thacker and P-H-M administrators will be on hand and they look forward to meeting members of the community and P-H-M families. 

Penn student-athletes will participate in 25 events this week.
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The annual Penn High School Powder Puff game is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28. The informational meeting/sign-up is Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Penn High School Cafeteria. Click here for a schedule of practices and important information and forms to participate in the game.

Penn High School’s state championship girls basketball program will conduct a community-sponsored girls basketball league for girls in Grades 3-8. The league begins on Sunday, Sept. 11. Sign-up is on Sunday, Aug. 28 in the Penn High School Arena from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Junior League is for girls in Grades 3-6, and the Senior League is for girls in Grades 7-8. Click here for the Junior League (Grades 3-6) schedule and registration information. Click here for the Senior League (Grades 7-8) schedule and registration information.

Penn High School Principal Steve Hope announced several new appointments/changes for the start of the 2016-2017 School Year. The Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees approved (Monday, Aug. 8, 2016) Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker’s appointment of Randy Williams as Associate Principal at Penn High School. Along with Mr. Williams, Mr. Hope has named three new Academy Leaders: Laura McKenzie will serve as the Freshman Academy Leader, Shannon Gray will be the Health and Human Services Academy Leader, and Josiah Parker will be the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Academy Leader.

Mr. Williams is returning to Penn after serving as Principal at both Madison and Walt Disney Elementary Schools. He will lead Student Services as Associate Principal.

Graduating with academic honors as the salutatorian at South Bend LaSalle High School, Mr. Williams then earned a degree in Education with a Science Endorsement at Indiana University. He graduated with distinction at Indiana University, and earned a Master’s in Education at Ball State.

“Mr. Williams is adept at building relationships, de-escalating tempers and helping students focus on learning,” Mr. Hope said. “His skills in these areas will serve us all well as he leads Student Services.”

Mr. Williams will also serve as the school safety specialist and work with McKenzie in leading the Freshman Academy. His wife, Bridget Williams, is the assistant athletic director at Penn High School. He coached baseball, girls basketball, softball at Penn, South Bend St. Joseph, and Elkhart Central, and also coached the Quiz Bowl team at Penn.

Ms. McKenzie was born and raised in Atlanta. She started her career at Georgia Federal Savings and Loan, and began to mentor and tutor students in her spare time.

After moving to Indiana, she began a career in education. She will continue to teach Math in addition to serving as the Freshman Academy Leader.

“Ms. McKenzie takes great delight in our students thriving and having the common language of the CTL literacy training,” Mr. Hope said.

Health and Human Services Academy Leader Ms. Gray, who teaches English/Language Arts, is a graduate of South Bend John Adams High School and Valparaiso University. She earned her Master’s in Education from Indiana University South Bend.

Ms. Gray has served as a Professional Learning Community Leader for English 11, English 10 and English 9.

“Ms. Gray has mentored many new teachers and has the great ability to create cohesive, high-functioning teams,” Mr. Hope said. “She is eager to support all teachers at Penn.”

Mr. Parker will be the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy Leader. Mr. Parker is one of the leaders of the heralded “Hand Of Grace” project in which Penn students created prosthetic arm for a third-grade Madison Elementary student using 3-D printer technology.

Mr. Parker is a 2002 graduate of Lakeland High School in LaGrange, Ind. He graduated from Ball State University as an architecture major and transitioned to a degree in Engineering and Technology Education.

 “Mr. Parker’s goals are to connect our classes and students to projects within our community, create a STEM learning community where classes work collectively on projects, and help teachers find resources and funding to support the amazing things that they do in the classroom,” Mr. Hope added.

Penn High School will open its doors to incoming students and families from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 20, for the annual Walk Around. Students and families may enter Penn High School for the Walk Around through Doors A, B and C.

One purpose of the Walk Around is to give students the opportunity to walk through their schedule to find classes before the first day of school, which is Wednesday, Aug. 24.

Brief parent meetings at the Walk Around will be conducted at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. in LGI-A.

“The Walk Around is a great way to ease the nerves of incoming freshmen by meeting a Freshman Mentor to walk them through their schedule,” Penn High School counselor Marni Cronk said. “Students can also pick up Penn Spirit Wear, courtesy of the Booster Club.  Also, many clubs will be represented, so students have a chance to explore opportunities at Penn and get involved!”

National Night Out is celebrated by hundreds of communities across the United States on the first Tuesday in August. 

The annual event—now in its 33^rd year—brings together members of local law enforcement and the communities they serve in a free evening of food, fun and fellowship.

This year Michiana will celebrate National Night Out at Penn High School on Tuesday, August 2. 

The event will be from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. with all activities on Penn’s football practice field, adjacent to TCU Freed Field on the east side of the high school. 

Sponsored by St. Joseph County Police, along with other local businesses and community partners, there is no charge to park or attend. 

The weather forecasters are predicting a perfect summer evening, so plan to get out and get in on the fun!