By GARRETT WENZEL

Penn’s Kingsmen came through in the clutch to win a critical Northern Indiana Conference Boys Soccer showdown, beating the archrival South Bend St. Joseph Indians, 1-1 (5-4) in a shootout on Thursday, Sept. 21.

Micah Craig drilled the Kingsmen’s only regulation goal on a penalty kick.

Micah Craig, Brandon Stahl, Daniel Gries, Jack Demske and Sammy Atkins all scored in the shootout.

Evan Mercurio made a sensational save to seal the deal for the Kingsmen.

The Kingsmen are now 12-1-2 on the year, 8-1 in NIC play.

By GARRETT WENZEL

The Kingsmen volleyball team faced off against the Crimson Chargers from Elkhart Memorial on Thursday, Sept. 21. The Kingsmen swept the Chargers 3-0 with scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-17.

Alysaa Torres powers Penn with 13 kills, Italia Fields had 8 kills, Rachel Ruppert had 7 kills.

Naomi Williams had an enormous 29 assists in the Kingsmen victory.

Rachel Hickey lead Penn with 21 digs, Naomi Williams and Julia Beers had 14 digs, Sophia Cruz had 12 digs, and Kylee Hixenbaugh had 10 kills.

Penn High School’s Girls Soccer Team, ranked No. 1 in Class 3-A, defeated South Bend St. Joseph, ranked No. 5 in Class 2-A, 2-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn defeated South Bend St. Joseph, 30-14, in high school football action on Friday, Sept. 22.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

The Chromebook insurance deadline has been extended until Friday, Sept. 29, for Penn High School students.

Students must bring their Chromebook to the ITC (in the IMC) and get a Building Technician's approval to be insured.

Payment, then, must be made in the Bookstore.

Insurance is $25.

Without insurance, students will be charged for repairs.

The annual Superintendent’s Luncheon is coming soon! On October 17, 2017, P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker will give his State of the Corporation address to parents, business, community and education leaders.

The luncheon, hosted by the  P-H-M Education Foundation, is a District fundraiser and also a chance to say thank you to all of the partners who have made grant funding possible. Those grants help make many important programs for P-H-M schools possible.

The featured speakers this year will be former Bethel men’s basketball head coach Mike Lightfoot and his wife, Jacci Lightfoot. Mike and Jacci will speak about how their new calling to lead was fueled by their passion for education and athletics.

For tickets, please click here to pay online. For more information, contact Amber Kennedy at 254-2893 (ext. 10721).

Penn High School’s Boys Soccer Team beat Bremen, 8-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

The Penn Boys Tennis Program honored its Seniors during a pre-game ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn High School’s Girls Soccer Team, the defending state champions in Indiana, honored its seniors on Monday, Sept. 19, when the Kingsmen played Bremen.

Penn won the game 9-0.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn High School will host the 27^th annual Carnival of Bands on Saturday, Sept. 23.

The event is an invitational competition that does not count in any type of tournament competition for the State Marching Band Finals. It is an opportunity to perform and be evaluated by a panel of experienced adjudicators.

A total of 32 bands from across northern Indiana will perform, starting at 12:53 p.m.

Penn’s Marching Kingsmen will perform at 10:10 p.m. 

“We are proud to host one of the largest invitational Marching Band events in the State of Indiana this year,” Penn Fine Arts Academy leader Glenn Northern said. “Our parents, staff and students do a wonderful job of organizing, and hosting over 30 bands on our campus in a single day. It is a great display of teamwork sportsmanship and friendship.”

The Carnival of Bands Schedule lists the performance time for each of the 32 participating schools.

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