Penn High School’s Chamber Cafe will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.

The Chamber Cafe will be held in the IMC, and is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Admission is $2.

The Symphonic and Chamber Orchestra members will be performing small ensembles and a few solos in a fun and relaxed setting.

Come in and enjoy coffee, tea, and snacks will listening to a variety of music styles from classical, to pop and ragtime.  
 

Penn High School Soccer Coach Jeff Hart has been named the 2017-2018 Central Section Coach of the year for Girls Soccer.

Hart was nominated by the Indiana High School Athlete Association for the award, and named Indiana’s Girls Soccer Coach of the Year. The Central Sectional award, which includes Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin, is presented by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Hart guided Penn to back-to-back State Championships in 2016 and 2017.  Penn has also earned six NIC titles, seven Sectional Championships and Four Regional Championships.

Penn was named the Top Drawer National Champion in 2017, and the Top Drawer National Runner-up in 2016.

Hart has coached 21 All-State players and 62 Academic All-State players.

Three of the players that Hart developed, played at Power 5 Conferences last season as Freshmen in 2018.

Kristina Lynch, who was named the National high school player of the year in 2017, helped Florida State win the National Championship in Women’s Soccer in 2018. Brooke Van Dyck played for Notre Dame, and Mackenzie Wood played for Northwestern.

Hart has a 125-18-13 record in seven seasons at Penn. He has two State Championships and one State Runner-up finish. The Kingsmen boasted a 50-game unbeaten streak (2016-2018). He has been named the Northern Indiana Coach of the Year five times, the District Coach of the Year four times, the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year twice, and the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Regional Coach of the Year twice.

Penn High School’s Dance Team placed first in the Class AAA competition held at Fort Wayne Northrop High School on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

Penn’s Rachel Wobbe placed third in the Senior Solo.

Penn High School students excelled at the University of Michigan Model United Nations competition held Jan. 11-12, 2019, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Robert Zhang was named Outstanding Delegate at the competition, and Evan Futa earned Best Delegate honors.

Siddharth Das, Michelle Kwok, Evan Futa and Laura Gerber earned Verbal Recognition honors.
 

The Penn High School Orchestras and Choirs will present a Madrigal Dinner, “Princess Grace of Knockerdown”, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17, 18 and 19, 2019.

The event is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. in the Studio Theater.

Tickets for the dinner and the show are $25. This includes open main floor seating and a catered dinner by The Skillet. Tables seat up to six people. Dinner tickets must be purchased online at least one day before the show.

Tickets for the show only are $10, and include theatre-side seats and back seats. Show-only tickets may be purchased online or at the door.

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets.

Come join Penn’s talented musicians, singers, actors, servers for a fabulous show and meal.

The performance is centered around the character Princess Grace, who is cursed – she hurts and knocks down everyone who comes in contact with her. The King and Queen are desperately trying to get her married. Can any of the three suitors survive Grace? Can anyone break the curse?

Penn High School earned its third consecutive Indiana High School Girls Wrestling Association State Championship on Friday, Jan. 11, at Hamilton Heights High School.

Jaden Johnson (88) & Kylei Gray (152) won individual State Championships.

Penn dominated the event, racking up 116 points to claim the Team State Championship. Bloomington South placed second with 47 points, and New Haven was third with 46 points.

PENN RESULTS

88: 1. Jaden Johnson.

120: 5. Anjali Pant.

126: 3. Zoe Nurenberg.

132: 6. Emma Ringer, 8. Carmyn Pollock.

152: 1. Kylei Gray, 4. Damola Idowu.

160: 3. Aiesha Helepa.

170: 2. Amanda Feder.

182: 6. Alexis Schirf, 7. Zoie Quam.

195: 3. Andelisia Henry.

220: 3. Sadie Kunze.

285: 2. Katie Selis.

The first day for students of the 2019-2020 school year is Wednesday, August 21, 2019 and the last day for students is Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Other important dates include:

• September 2, 2019: Recess Day – Labor Day
• October 25 & 28, 2019: Fall Recess Days
• November 5, 2019: Recess Day – General Election
• November 27-29, 2019: Thanksgiving Recess Days
• December 23-Jan. 3, 2020: Winter Break
• January 20, 2020: Recess Day – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• February 17, 2020: Recess Day – Presidents’ Day
• April 6-10, 2020: Spring Break
• May 5, 2020: Recess Day – Primary Election
• May 25, 2020: Recess Day – Memorial Day

Click here for a one-page pdf copy of the 2019-2020 school year calendar.

If you need copies of the 2018-2019 school year and activity calendars, please click here.

Two former Penn High School students, Travis Fraser and A.J. Turczynski,  were part of an Elkhart Area Career Center Team that earned honors at the 2018 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow "Showdown at PRI" World Championship in Indianapolis. Fraser and Turczynski each graduated in 2018.

The Team Engine and Performance Warehouse placed sixth in the nation, earning each team member $22,500 in scholarship dollars. The Team Howards Cams placed 12th in the nation, earning each team member $15,000 in scholarship dollars.

Penn High School’s annual Snowball Dance will be held from 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Join your fellow Kingsmen for an incredible 2019 Snowball experience.  The theme for the 2019 Snowball Dance is the Crystal Ice Palace.

Tickets are $25 per person, which includes all-you-can drink lattes, coffees, frappucinos, as well as a delectable dessert bar, dancing, and of course some special "surprises" throughout the evening.

Click here to purchase tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at Penn outside of the Cafeteria only on Thursday, Jan. 17, and Friday, Jan. 18. Please note $1.95 service fee will be charged by Eventbrite for tickets purchased online.

Bring a date, a group of friends, or come solo.

The entrance for the dance will be at Door C. The dance will be held in the Main Arena and West Balcony.

*Be sure to check your confirmation email for the link to make your song requests in advance.

*Also please note that this year shoes WILL BE ALLOWED. Students will not need to remove their shoes. A tarp will be on the Arena floor to protect the court, but students will be able to keep their shoes on.

Parent Volunteers are needed for the Winter Dance. Sign up to volunteer here.

Penn Robotics Team 135 is once again holding workshops for 1^st ​- 8th grade students over two days of Winter Recess (Thurs., Dec. 27 & Friday, Dec. 28).

Creative Workshop 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Suggested Age: 1^st ​- 3^rd graders. Price: $80.00. A camp that  stretches the creative mind! Students are given a design challenge to complete over the course of two days. Students will be using K’NEX to build a solution to the stated problem. They will be on teams that will design, create, and improve upon their concept. While having fun in an exciting environment, the emphasis is always on the process of design to build, while always improving on previous ideas! On Friday students will have the opportunity to test their concepts against the other teams within the workshop. Parents are also welcome to attend the Parent Show which will take place the last 15 minutes of the workshop on the December 28th. High school robotics students will be mentors during these two days of fun!

Applied Workshop 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Suggested Age: 4^th – 8^th graders. Price: $80.00. This camp is geared towards students who want to expand their knowledge in designing and manufacturing! This workshop is also geared towards students who can follow instructions and are comfortable behind computer software. Over the two days, students will be designing 3D parts on the computer that can be brought to life with many CNC Machines. Students will have the opportunity to use the 3D printer, CNC Laser Cutter, the CNC Router, and many other tools/machines in the Penn Robotics Lab! High school students will be mentoring and helping students with their 3D computer designs and machining their parts.

Click here to sign-up and pay online today!