Would you like to start earning credits toward your college degree and have Penn High School cover the tuition?

The Penn High School College-Based Dual Credit (CBDC) Program is a way for high school students to begin college coursework and/or prepare for a career.

Students take classes at area colleges and online and will receive a college transcript from their respective college. These are actual college classes, taught by college professors. Penn is able to pay for CTE (career and technical classes) in the areas of business, architecture, communication, public health and more.

Colleges establish the course offering and days/time the classes are in session. Students may choose an area that matches their intended college major, their career plan or personal interest area. This is also a great opportunity for parents/guardians and students
to save on college tuition expenses. In fact, through new Indiana legislation, even materials such as textbooks and required lab equipment can be reimbursed by Penn. For a list of some of the options available, please look here.

We offer a Pharmacy Technician Certification program through Indiana University at South Bend for SENIORS only. This class is offered February through mid April at IUSB on Mondays and Wednesdays. While it doesn’t receive college credit, you do receive high school credit. Also, when students complete the program they receive a certificate of completion which students can use to apply for their State license through the Indiana Pharmacy Licensing agency. Courses in the CBDC program will meet one of the requirements for the Academic and Technical Honor Diplomas.

If you are interested in learning more or in taking a class next year, make sure counselors add College Based Dual Credit to your schedule for the Spring and you will also need to sign up for the college class(es) of your choice. To know how to do this, please see Mrs. Black in the IMC during G3 or G4, or email her at dblack@phm.k12.in.us.

Penn High School students were involved in a Service Project during the recent Fall Break.

Students involved in Key Club participated in a Feed the Hungry event on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

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Penn-Harris-Madison is thrilled to announce that Kathy Green, a dedicated P-H-M bus driver for over 22 years, has been named the Culver’s Bus Driver of the Month for October 2024!

While today’s presentation was made at Elsie Rogers, Kathy drives a bus for Bittersweet, Elsie Rogers and Schmucker Middle School and is beloved at each school.

Kathy’s long-standing commitment to safety and her warm, friendly atmosphere on the bus have earned high praise from parents across the district.

We’re grateful to Culver’s and the P-H-M Education Foundation for supporting this monthly recognition, which celebrates the vital role our bus drivers play in the community. Thank you, Kathy, for exemplifying #PHMExcellence on the road every day!

You can nominate your favorite bus driver here, phmexcellence.com/PHMBusDriverNomination.

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This morning (Wednesday, Oct. 23) representatives from Riley Children’s Foundation visited Penn High School to thank members of Kingsmen Court, Penn students and staff for their generosity. 

If a school raises $5,000 or more they earn “Red Wagon Status”, which allows the school to design a license plate that will go on a red wagon at Riley Hospital for Children. Families who visit Riley for care are able to use the complimentary red wagons to transport their children and belingings to doctor visits.

Last year Kingsmen Court organized the “Turkey Legs” competition, during which teachers wear shorts and/or dress up in costumes in the days leading up to Thanksgiving Break, and collect money from students and staff with all proceeds going to Riley Children’s Hospital.

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The Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2025 is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, June 9, at the University of Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion.

Read the attached PDF for important information from Jostens: Penn Senior Parent Letter

Penn High School hosts its annual Kaleidoscope Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

The concert featured bands from Penn High School, as well as bands from Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation middle schools – Discovery, Grissom and Schmucker.

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Penn High School hosted its third annual College and Career Fair, sponsored by the Penn-Harris-Madison Education Foundation.

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More than 1,500 Juniors and Seniors benefitted from the event.

A total of 55 colleges and businesses registered for the College and Career Fair at Penn. Guest speakers also talked about choices and opportunities students have after high school graduation.

According to P-H-M Education Foundation Executive Directory Jennifer Turnblom, the College and Career Fair at Penn brings in schools and companies with post-high school educational opportunities, whether it be in a traditional classroom, enlistment opportunities, apprenticeship program or skills training.

This community partnership offers organizations colleges and businesses the opportunity to meet students from one of the best high schools in the state and share the opportunities they have for them.

This is also a fundraiser for PHMEF and helps support programs like the Kingsmen Art Gallery, Robotics and some of the P-H-M Education district-wide programs in the elementary schools.

Turnblom said that PHMEF is especially grateful to Penn High School Principal Dr. Sean Galiher and Assistant Principal Josiah Parker for their support of this event and its continued growth.

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Penn High School Principal Dr. Sean Galiher announced that six Penn students have achieved the prestigious status of being named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.

Stanton Barnes, David Guarraci, Calum Jessop, Hannah Kang, Stanley Liew and Proshun Nishorgo are among 16,000 Semifinalists nationally in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring.

“We couldn’t be prouder of these students for being selected as National Merit Semifinalists,” Dr. Galiher said. “This prestigious achievement reflects their hard work and dedication, along with the support of the outstanding teachers they’ve had throughout their time at P-H-M schools.”  

More than 1.3 million Juniors took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of 2023, which is the initial screening of program entrants.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.