Penn High School Principal Sean Galiher and Counseling Center Director John Westra announced that eight Penn students have earned the distinction of being a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Amy Bernard, Xi (Chelsea) Chen, Aidan Kaczanowski, Brandon King, Tingyi Lu, Corey Wang, Eric Wood, and Tianle Zhang have been named National...Read more

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...Read more

Penn High School Ceramics Instructor Becky Brown put on a pair of orange welder’s gloves that reached up to her elbow. She then opened the door of a kiln that cooled off from a fiery temperature of more than 2,000 degrees, and took out shining bowls that beamed a dazzling...Read more

Penn High School STEM Academy students participated in the fifth annual Manufacturing Day in South Bend experience in October. The event provided area high school students an opportunity to tour various local manufacturers and meet with current employees to discuss careers in the field. “Manufacturing Day is a valuable experience...Read more

Penn High School’s Spell Bowl Team, coached by Kate O’Brien, qualified for the 2018 State Championships by scoring an 82 at the Plymouth Regional on Saturday, Oct. 26. Penn will compete for a State Championship on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Loeb Playhouse on the University of Purdue campus. Competition...Read more

Penn High School Principal Sean Galiher and Director of Counseling John Westra announced that 10 Penn students have been named National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholars. Ammaar Basher, Ella Boardley, Michael Cha, Micah Focht, Noah Reynolds, Ioannis Samoilis, Carly Scopel, Jacqueline Sekan, Zachary Simon and Alvin Wang earned the elite academic...Read more

Penn High School AP History Instructors Dominic Ball and Patrick Barrier conducted a “Rocktoberfest” learning activity that centered on the significant social, political, cultural and historical moments of the 1980’s. Students produced videos of 1980’s newscasts, performed popular songs from the period, and gave speeches on key political or social...Read more