Students, are you interested in possibly becoming a teacher one day?

Did you know you can do "student teaching" at P-H-M elementary schools while still in high school?!?

Hear from a couple of current P-H-M teachers who are former Penn Cadet Teachers then talk to your counselor …

Kingsmen Juniors & Seniors … would you believe that you can make a #PHMExcellence difference in the life of a PHM elementary student during Study Hall?!?

Watch this video to learn more about Penn's partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph County, then talk to your counselor NOW so that you can participate in the program next school year!

Penn High School students Melina Tzanetatos and Camryn Murphy each were honored with Silver Medals in the Scholastic National Art competition.

Both Tzanetatos and Murphy were Gold Key winners in Regional competition to qualify for Scholastic National consideration.

Tzanetatos, a Senior, won the National Silver Medal Award in Photography for her work, “Sleep and Dream.” Her Penn Art Instructor is Betsy Dunham.

Murphy, a Junior, won the National Silver Medal Award in Drawing and Illustration for her work, “Nest.” Her Penn Art Instructor is Barb Miller.

Established in 1923, the Scholastic Awards are the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers across American and the largest source of scholarships for young artist and writers.

Nearly 350,000 students participated in this year’s Scholastic competition. There were 2,800 National Medals awarded.

Penn High School student Nick Padrnos and Marian High School student Jeff Murphy earned the second-place Wild Card Award in the district Innovate WithIN competition, and have a chance to win $10,000 for their business! Padrnos and Murphy teamed up to create the “WebR Design Company.” Their company will offer small businesses lower priced, but high-quality alternatives to develop professional websites, social media, and other promotional material.

Check out Padrnos and Murphy’s idea and help them reach the State Finals by voting at https://innovatewithin.org/wildcards/387. You can cast a vote daily!

The team with the most votes get to Pitch in the State Round for a chance to receive $10,000 to put towards their business! So make sure to vote for Padrnos and Murphy every day!

The competition started on Friday, March 8 as teams from Penn, Adams, Mishawaka, St. Joseph and Marian competed in a Business Pitch event in Plymouth sponsored by Innovate WithIN, which partnered with Ball State to create an opportunity for high school students to pitch their businesses. Judges determined which groups advanced for a chance at the $10,000 grand prize.

The Penn High School Boys Basketball Team’s historical run for the State Championship came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday, March 16. The Kingsmen reached the Class 4-A Semi-State taking on No. 1-ranked Carmel, but lost 71-42 (click to see the photo gallery below, and click to read the game highlights).

The Kingsmen finished the season 24-4. Several records were broken with this storied season:

• Head Coach Al Rhodes won his 600th career win over Washington (71-56) on December 13, 2018. Coach Rhodes is  only the 14th coach in Indiana High School Boys Basketball history to have 600 career wins!
• Senior Noah Applegate wrapped up his Kingsmen career with 1,709 points! Back in January, Applegate surpassed the 1,433 mark set by Keith Berkey (1960-64) 55 years ago to become Penn’s All-Time Leading Scorer. 
• Senior Drew Lutz became just the seventh player in Kingsmen Boys Basketball history to reach the 1,000-point mark. Lutz hit the milestone with a dramatic 4-point play during Penn's run to the IHSAA Sectional Championship.

The Kingsmen had a few heart stopping moments that got them to the Semi-state. To claim the Regional Championship the Kingsmen battled it out to the bitter end in a buzzer-beater 74-72 victory against Northridge on March 9 (click to read the game highlights). Earlier in the day the Kingsmen pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Chesterton 49-42 (click to read the game highlights). The Regional Championship win was the seventh Regional Championship for Penn and the first since 2006.

The Kingsmen enjoyed their Sectional Crown win on their home court on March 2. All-State candidate Noah Applegate scored 27 points leading the team to a 63-60 victory over South Bend Adams. The Sectional Championship is the16th in Penn Boys Basketball history and the first since 2014 (click to read the game highlights).

To get a shot at the Sectional Crown, Penn (ranked No. 9) had to go up against South Bend Riley (No. 10) on February 26. Penn came out on top of this nail biter on top with a close 50-48 victory. Senior Kegan Hoskins scored 12 points and also fought for nine rebounds. Hoskins made a stunning play in the fourth quarter, sprinting the length of the court and soaring for a blocked shot to snuff a Riley fastbreak. Senior Kingsmen players Beau Ludwick & Drew Lutz hustled for 10 points each. Lutz also had eight assists (click to read the game highlights).

The leadership of the team’s six seniors—Noah Applegate, Kegan Hoskins, Beau Ludwick, Drew Lutz, Gavin Ruth, and Drew Schneider—during the season was unparalleled. Applegate, Ludwick and Lutz will continue their student athletic careers at the collegiate level playing basketball. Applegate at Hillsdale (Mich.) College, Ludwick at Holy Cross College, and Lutz at Bethel College. Hoskins will play baseball at Kankakee (Ill.) Community College.

Read more about the Kingsmen amazing run for the 2019 IHSAA Class 4-A State Championship on The Pennant website, on Twitter, and Facebook … your place for Penn High School athletic news!

*To download high resolution jpg files from the photo gallery below, just simply click the “DOWNLOAD” button on the bottom right-hand corner of the photo while viewing it in the Photo Gallery function. We are happy to provide this service to you free of charge.

Penn High School’s Varsity Winter Guard turned in its best showing since 2004, placing third in the State at the IHSCGA (Indiana High School Color Guard Association) State Finals at Center Grove High School on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

The JV1 Guard placed 10th in its class (Class Regional A). This is the first time that this group has placed in the State Finals.

The Penn Winter Guards are under the direction on Jen Buckholz, Andy Mroczek, Megan Clinedinst, Melissa Shull, Caryn Reynolds, Gretchen Fox, Mary Seel and Tori Utech.

The South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on the campus of The University of Notre Dame on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

The SBYSO will be performing Music from Howard Shore's orchestral soundtrack to “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”

Guest performers include soprano soloist Maureen McMullan, as well as our very own Penn High School Choir! Maureen McMullan is the Concert and Event Producer for External Affairs at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

This afternoon (Friday, March 15) McMullan took time out of her busy schedule to be a guest lecturer for the Penn Choir as they prepare for this Sunday’s performance. She worked with students on posture, breathing techniques as well as giving a visual representation of the different ways in which we sing.

If you would like to see Maureen McMullen and the Penn Choir, Tickets for the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra Gala concert start at $17 and must be purchased prior to the event.

To download high resolution jpg files from the photo gallery below, just simply click the “DOWNLOAD” button on the bottom right-hand corner of the photo while viewing it in the Photo Gallery function. We are happy to provide this service to you free of charge.

Penn High School’s Symphonic Orchestra Strings placed fourth in the prestigious National Orchestra Cup, held at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the National Orchestra Cup. Click to see the photo gallery posted below.

Penn students performed IV. Rondo, from Serenade in G, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber; and Fugue, from Prelude and Fugue for Strings, by Vittorio Giannini.

“This was a fun trip, loaded with lots of places to go, things to see, and the kids performed wonderfully,” Penn Orchestra Instructor Anne Tschetter. “ We scored fourth overall, ahead of all the Texas schools, but behind the California Schools.

“The performance was not only a great experience, but confirmed what talented students we have at Penn!” Tschetter said.

Penn High School Semi-State Boys Basketball tickets ($10 each) are now on sale in the Athletic Office from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 7:30 a.m. -12 p.m. on Friday.

Penn plays Carmel at 3:45 p.m. on Sat., Mar. 16, at Lafayette Jefferson H.S. Fan bus $5.

A fan bus is available for Penn students at a cost of $5 a person.

• Cost a person: $5 for bus. $10 for ticket. Payable in the athletic department before 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15.
• Departure from Penn: Door D at 12 p.m.
• Return: 8:30 p.m. to Door D.
• Food not provided. Bring money for food at game.
• Wear Black!

Two of Penn’s Speech State Finalists, Lyvia Li and Abhinav Kotaru, reached the quarterfinals of the State Finals during competition Saturday, March 9, and Sunday, March 10, in Fishers, Ind.

Li advanced to the quarterfinals in Impromptu and in United States Extemporaneous speaking.

Kotaru made it to quarterfinals in Discussion.