The Penn Counseling Center is seeking students in Grades 9, 10, & 11 to serve as Freshmen Mentors for the 2020-2021 school year.

The Counseling Center is looking for students who consider themselves to be a good role model and would like to take on a leadership role. Mentors help the incoming freshmen feel comfortable and accepted as they transition to high school. You will go through a training day, so you are prepared to welcome the freshmen and facilitate lessons on various topics. Students must be in good standing in regards to attendance, grades (no D's/F's), and discipline. 

Applications are due Monday, March 23. We do not accept late applications.

Click here for the application form.

The message below was sent out to all P-H-M staff and families the afternoon of March 12, 2020.

Dear P-H-M Families and Staff,

Based on Governor Eric Holcomb’s announcement released at 4:28 p.m. today, all P-H-M students will not report to school tomorrow Friday, March 13 and Monday, March 16, 2020. These days will be recess days (no eLearning will be conducted on these two days). Students and families should be prepared to begin extended eLearning beginning on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

All P-H-M staff are to report to their normal work location at normal times on Friday, March 13 and Monday, March 16 to help prepare the district for extended eLearning days.

More details to come for respective staff groups and families. Please be patient with us as we work through these details.

Sincerely,
Dr. Jerry Thacker​
Superintendent of Schools

Penn High School qualified eight students for the Indiana Speech State Championships on Saturday, March 14, 2020. The event is scheduled to be held at Fishers High School.

Representing Coach Jeremy Starkweather’s Speech Team are:

• Manaal Buchh in prose
• Adalia Qazi in Radio Broadcasting
• Charles Johnson in International Extemporaneous speaking
• Brock Trump and Lyvia Li in United States Extemporaneous speaking
• Kemal Perdana in Informative
• Abhinav Kotaru and Nathan Hurbough in Discussion.

Penn High School Sports Journalism student Brayden McMillen took photos at the Penn Boys Basketball Game vs. Merrillville on Friday, Feb. 27, 2020. 

McMillen’s Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn High School student Evan Rosswurm placed first in CAD 3-D Engineering at the Indiana Technology Student Association competition at Purdue University.

Also placing for Penn:

Anthony Vacarro – 3rd Technology Problem Solving, 3rd On Demand Video

Elliot Jang and Daniel Shin- 3rd Debating Technology Issues

Carl Xu, Zichu Wang, Derick Shi – 3rd Engineering Design

David Wang and Joey Meier- 5th place Technology Problem Solving

Anna Huber, Anna VanAvermaete, and Joey Meier – 4th Coding

Aaron Jackson – 2nd Debating Technology Issues, 3rd Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 3rd On Demand Video 

Vivek Patel – 2nd Debating Technology Issues, 3rd Technology Problem Solving, 3rd Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 3rd Prepared Presentation, 3rd On Demand Video

Penn High School placed first overall in Academic Super Bowl Competition at Warsaw on Monday, March 9, 2020.

Penn teams placed first in Math and Social Studies.

Placing second in the competition were the Science, Fine Arts and Interdisciplinary teams.
 

Penn High’s Boys Basketball team battled Warsaw in the Class 4-A Elkhart Sectional on Friday, March 6, 2020. The Kingsmen suffered a 58-54 overtime loss.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn’s Intramural Basketball League has its own version of March Madness.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

The Penn Boys Basketball Team defeated Elkhart Central 52-51 in the opening round of the Boys Basketball Sectional at Elkhart’s historic Northside Gym on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

P-H-M is excited to offer Naviance to students in grades 6-12. Naviance is a college, career and life readiness web-based platform that helps identify and align students' individual strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, including college and careers. Naviance was built for students to learn about who they are as learners, what their interests and strengths are, and then tie their personal interests and strengths to potential career pathways and colleges.

Starting in the Spring 2020 semester, students in 6th-12th grades will be doing two to four learning activities through the Naviance platform as part of Phase I of our Naviance launch.

During the 2019-2020 school year specifically, in middle school, students will engage in Naviance during social studies, and high schoolers will engage in Naviance during English for 11th & 12th graders, science for 10th graders, and PCC for 9th graders.

Students will have access to Naviance using their Clever credentials, and parents can have access to their student's account using their child's Clever credentials as well.

Please click here to access the presentation used at a parent informational meeting on March 2, 2020 for additional information.

We are pleased to offer this robust tool to continue to support your student to reach his or her potential and set them on a path toward success!