Instructions For Parents

“Register My Athlete“ allows parents to register their athletes for sports online. Here are some basic steps to follow when registering your athlete for the first time:

Create an Account: Begin by creating your account by clicking the “Create An Account” button. After filling in the required information the system will automatically log you in and you will be required to accept the terms of use. (your email will become your user name).

Find Your School: You will find your school by selecting your state and and then the school. Click on the school to continue to the next step. 

Add a new athlete: The next step is to add an athlete. You can do so by clicking the “My Athletes” tab on the left-hand side of the page or by clicking “Add Athlete” underneath the “My Athletes” tab. This only needs to be done once during your athlete’s entire career at a school. The information entered here will carry over from year to year. This information includes your athlete’s contact information and medical information.

The athlete’s profile: After you’ve created your athlete you will be brought to their Profile page. This page is a summary of their info and involvement.

Register for a sport: Click “+ Register For A Sport” to begin registration, you will be asked to choose which sport your athlete is registering for.

Your registration checklist: This page shows the status of your athlete’s registration. You will be asked to complete several steps to complete registration including agreeing to documents, and completing the physical.

Physicals: Physical documents should be completed by the parents (or medical professionals as needed). Parents have the ability to upload these physical documents to the system. Uploaded documents will need to be verified by the admin at the school prior to be accepted as complete.  (If a document upload is rejected for any reason, the parent will receive an email with the rejection reason.  After the error has been corrected, parents will be able to re-upload the document for verification.)

Complete registration: Your registration is complete once all items on the checklist have been completed.

After registration: After registration is complete, you can login at any time to view the Status of your athlete and their participation on the team. Please note, there will be a delay in posting the confirmation of your payment.

Additional athletes: Under the same account, repeat steps 3-9 to register additional athletes. 

Future seasons & years: Once your athlete has been added to your account, you only need to follow steps 5-8 to register them for another sport.

Register My Athlete Tech Support

• Email Support: support@registermyathlete.com
• Phone Support: 435-213-1601
• Phone Support Hours: Monday – Friday:  8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (MST)

A few hours after being introduced to his team as the Kingsmen’s new Head Football Coach, Pete Riordan was introduced to the South Bend sports media in his first news conference. News outlets in attendance were WHME-TV, WSBT, WNDU, ABC 57, and the South Bend Tribune. Students from PNN (Penn News Network) and The Pennant were also present and participated. Click here to see the full news conference. Click here to see a full photo gallery below.

Here are some highlights of the news conference. Penn High School Athletic Director Jeff Hart introduced Coach Pete, who made a few short remarks before opening up the discussion with reporter questions.

Also taking reporter questions were retiring Coach Cory Yeoman and Hall of Famer Chris Geesman. 

Returning Penn players Vinny Freeman and Kellen Watson also spoke to how excited they are to have Coach Pete take over. In the clip below Freeman talks about the sense of family that Coach Pete invoked at this morning’s team meeting.

Watson is also on the Penn Track & Field Team; as a member of the 4×100 team, Watson was one of the players that broke the school record. Watson was last year’s backup quarterback!

Click here to see the full news conference.

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In the book “Penn High School Remembered”, which was published by the South Bend Tribune, there is a photo and a story recounting the time that Penn student Dini Cox interviewed Dr.  Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963. 

“An Interview To Remember
Lloydine “Dini” Cox. a 1965 Penn High graduate, got the interview of a lifetime when she went to the Town Tower Motel in South Bend to talk to Dr. Martin Luther King on October 18, 1963.

Dini was a reporter for Penn Points, the school newspaper. Bill Gould, a photographer for the school paper, captured this great photo.

The two of them also finagled an interview with John Johnson, the editor of Ebony Magazine, that same year. Dini pretended to be a reporter for The South Bend Tribune and was then allowed to talk to Dr. King. After telling Dr. King that Penn High School had only one black student, he encouraged our community to integrate our schools with a “new” method called desegregation – something we had never heard of at the time.

But within l0-15 years later, the South Bend Community School Corporation began their busing program to bring diversity to all the schools. That was one
of Dr. King’s major points to achieving racial balance for the next generation.

After graduation from PHS, Dini attended Defiance (Ohio) College, where she planned to study journalism, to ultimately become a foreign correspondent. She was told at that time by many professors, that women were not going to be hired to cover war zones, no matter how qualified they were. She then changed her major to Speech & Hearing Therapy and attended Purdue Campus in Fort Wayne, and also IUSB.

Dini returned to the South Bend area in 1978, after having a plant and garden business in Muncie, Ind. She married Thomas Miller from South ,Bend and is now enjoying a bit of an early retirement, with time to enjoy all the important things in life, like her three daughters and three grandchildren. Dini’s eldest daughter, Jessica Miller (Barnhart), was also a writer for the Penn Points newspaper (which changed its name to The Pennant), from 1989-1991.”

“Penn High School Remembered” recounds the history of Penn High School from 1958-2008 in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary.

The Showcase will be held from 6–8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4 (“Snow Day” will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, 6–8 p.m.)

This year the IDOE honored Penn High with the Excellence in College Readiness Award for being #1 in the state with the most students earning ICC (Indiana College Core) or AGS (Associate of General Studies) certificates earned! Click here to read more about Penn’s Points of Excellence.

Penn High School’s exceptional learning opportunities and programs will be on display for prospective and current students at the 2023 Penn High School Showcase.

Incoming Freshman click here for additional details.

Sophomore Scheduling information click here.

The Showcase allows incoming Freshmen (current Eighth Graders) and prospective move-ins, along with their families, to have the opportunity to tour Penn, meet with staff and students, and hear about the all the college and career readiness opportunities Penn offers through its eight Academies.

All prospective Penn students and current Penn 9-11 graders and their families are welcome to join us to learn about classes and clubs they can look forward as Penn students.

Student Last Names A-L (it is suggested you enter through Doors B, C, or D)

• Begin in the CPA at 6 p.m. to hear a presentation from administrators and counselors.
• After the presentation, families can tour the building, visit open classrooms, talk to staff & students.

Student Last Names M-Z (it is suggested you enter through Doors A, M, or L)

• Begin by touring the building, visiting open classrooms, talking to staff & students.
• Report to the CPA at 7 p.m. to hear a presentation from administrators and counselors.

Penn High School is filled with so many opportunities that the choices can be overwhelming. This is a great time to speak to teachers and current students about course options. Some classes will be available to see live in action!

 Besides the Live Classrooms, students and parents are encouraged to visit the Academy booths, which will be set up around the building, to gain information into the Academy structure at Penn High School. Teachers representing both Academy and elective classes will be available to answer questions and provide information. We will also have representatives of the Early College Academy, Exceptional Education and the Elkhart Area Career Center. We will also have tables with club representatives set up in the Sunshine Hallway. Stop by to see the many club and extracurricular activities available to Penn students.

Penn Administrators and Freshmen Counselors will give presentations about Penn, both what to expect, support structures, and information about four-year planning. Last names A-L will attend the presentation at 6 p.m., while last names M-Z will have this opportunity at 7 p.m. Counselors will also be on hand to answer questions and meet with students and families.

Your involvement in your child’s education is vital to making their high school experience a positive one. We value your participation in decisions related to planning your child’s class schedule. A collaborative effort between parents, students, teachers and counselors is essential and represents P-H-M’s “Triangle of Success!”

Incoming Freshman click here for additional details.

Sophomore Scheduling information click here.

On Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry between Mishawaka and Penn High School was renewed at Everwise Freed Field at Penn High School. The last time the two teams met up was Oct. 18, 2019.

The rematch lived up to all the pre-game anticipation and excitement, and ended with a Kingsmen victory of 28-7 over the Cavemen. The magic of “Friday Night Lights” & the “Return of the Backyard Brawl” was captured in this video. Take a look … 

Pictures from the Community Tailgate can be found in this Facebook album, click here.

On Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry between Mishawaka and Penn High School will be renewed at Everwise Freed Field at Penn High School.

Click here for everything you need to know before heading to the big game!

2023 Community Tailgate:

• Before the game starts, everyone is invited to the Community Tailgate!
• Time: 5-6:30 p.m.
• Cost $6
  • Includes Hot Dog, Brat or Burger, Chips, Cookie & Drink

Ticket Information:

• Presale tickets are $6
  • Presale tickets can be purchased online here
• Tickets at the gate are $7
• Tickets may be purchased in the Athletic Office until noon on Friday, August 25th
• Pre K and younger are FREE
• Children in grades 8 and younger MUST be accompanied by an adult
• No Reentry!

Show your support by purchasing a limited edition shirt for the game.  Orders can be placed at: gottogettees@gmail.com for $15 each (and picked up at Penn the next day) or shirts can be purchased at the Penn Bookstore.

This is the first meeting since 2019, watch the video below to see some photos from 2017, 2018 and 2019!

Each year the Penn High School students enrolled in Childhood Development classes offer the two unique programs described below for preschoolers in our community.  

We encourage you to take advantage of PLAYSCHOOL and TODDLER TIME if you have young children in your household, and to tell your friends as well!

Toddler Time

Click here for the Toddler Time enrollment form.

For children ages 1 – 3 and a parent or caregiver. It is led by the students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education classes and is designed to help them learn about the toddlers through direct interaction and observations.  It is FREE for the toddler and caregiver!

Dates and times: 

If you sign up for a group, we plan on you attending each day listed at that time. You are welcome to sign up for more than one! For Example: if you would like to go everyday, you can sign up for both the G3 Orange group & B3 Blue Group, or G4 Yellow Group & B4 Blue Group. Parents can sign up for more than one group.

Gold Dates:  Dec. 5, Dec. 7, Dec. 11, Dec. 13
 Black Dates: Dec. 6, Dec. 8, Dec. 12, Dec. 14

G2 RED GROUP TIMES: 10:10-11:10 a.m.
G3 ORANGE GROUP TIMES: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
G4 YELLOW GROUP TIMES: 2-3 p.m.
B2 GREEN GROUP TIMES: 10:10-11:10 a.m.
B3 BLUE GROUP TIMES: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
B4 PURPLE GROUP TIMES: 2-3 p.m.

Playschool

Click here for the Playschool Enrollment form.

Child Development students are in charge of creating intellectual, social, emotional, and physical lesson plans and games to engage 3 – 4-year-old children.  It is a wonderful, hands-on experience for these eager students to incorporate all that we have discussed throughout the school year. In addition, it is a great opportunity for young children to have interaction with fellow peers.  

Enrollment is for  toddlers from ages 3-4, and they must be potty-trained. There is a one-time enrollment fee of $10 per child as we do provide snacks/supplies.

If you sign up for a group, we plan on you attending each day listed at that time. You are welcome to sign up for more than one! For Example: if you would like to go everyday, you can sign up for both the G3 Orange group & B3 Blue Group, or G4 Yellow Group & B4 Blue Group. Parents can sign up for more than one group.

Gold Dates:  April 10, April 12, April 16, April 18, April 22, April 24, April 26, April 30, May 2, May 6, May 8, May 10

Black Dates: April 11, April 15, April 17, April 19, April 23, April 25, April 29, May 1, May 3, May 7, May 9, May 13

G2 RED GROUP TIMES: 10:10-11:10 a.m.

G3 ORANGE GROUP TIMES: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

G4 YELLOW GROUP TIMES: 2-3 p.m.

B2 GREEN GROUP TIMES: 10:10-11:10 a.m. 

B3 BLUE GROUP TIMES: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

B4 PURPLE GROUP TIMES: 2-3 p.m.

Additional notes:

It is very important that children be dropped off on time for PLAYSCHOOL and picked up on time afterwards! 

A small circle drive at the southeast corner of the high school (enter off Jefferson Road) provides PLAYSCHOOL parents convenient access to the PLAYSCHOOL entrance at Door K, where high school students are stationed to assist parents. This map will help you find your way.

If you do not want your child’s picture taken and possibly posted on social media for observation and education purposes (children’s names are never listed), please note that on the enrollment form. We will make sure your privacy is respected. 

Playschool 2

Click here for the Playschool enrollment form.

For potty-trained children, ages 4-5, gearing towards kindergarten. Student-led lesson plans with stations and routines. 

Dates: First Semester September 19- December 21. Second Semester January 23- May 9. 

Times: 

Option #1 Wach’s Group: 8:30-9:45 a.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday. $50 Per Semester

Option #2 Wetzel’s Group: 8:30-11:15 a.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday. $100 Per Semester

Additional notes:

• It is very important that children be dropped off on time for PLAYSCHOOL and picked up on time afterwards! 
• A small circle drive at the southeast corner of the high school (enter off Jefferson Road) provides PLAYSCHOOL parents convenient access to the PLAYSCHOOL entrance at Door K, where high school students are stationed to assist parents. This map will help you find your way.
• If you do not want your child’s picture taken and possibly posted on social media for observation and education purposes (children’s names are never listed), please note that on the enrollment form. We will make sure your privacy is respected. 

Both TODDLER TIME and PLAYSCHOOL give the Child Development students at the high school an opportunity to plan intellectual, social, and physical development-based lessons, teach these lessons, and observe behaviors of young children.  

Both programs are part of Penn High School’s Health and Human Services Academy and are under the direction of certified teacher Kylee Wetzel.  Mrs. Wetzel can be reached at (574) 259-7961, extension 20788 or click here to email Kylee Wetzel.

Becky Wachs also teaches Toddler Time and Playschools. Click here to email Bechy Wachs. 

Follow Toddler Time and Playschool on Twitter @PennFACS , Facebook at @Kylee Wetzel and Instagram at @mrswetzel.phm.

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The Visual Arts Department held their annual AP Studio and Senior Art Show & Sale on May 19th, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Penn High School cafeteria.

Students from the Penn Orchestra played beautiful live music as student artists and their guests enjoyed viewing a culmination of artwork by our advanced senior art students celebrating their outstanding high school art careers.

Artists represented work from all of our visual arts programs including ceramics, digital/graphic design, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.

The 31^st annual Penn Dance Classic will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, and 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19.

A Photo Gallery of Dress Rehearsal is posted below.

The performances will be at Penn’s Center for Performing Arts (enter at Door C).

Tickets are $5 each and are available online at Ticketracker.com.