Penn DECA students qualify for International competition

Penn’s DECA business club excelled at the state DECA competition in Indianapolis on March 5.

A total of 37 Penn students qualified for the International Career Development Competition in Orlando, Fla., April 22-25. Students in the Top 4 of their event qualify for Internationals.

Placing first at state for Penn were Chris Chen (Independent Business Plan); Anna Craig, Soha Jahangir, Zoya Turk (Innovation Plan); Faith Bayingana, Chiara Von Eschenbach, Anita Hartland (Integrated Marketing Campaign-Product); Kenna Kelsey, Taylor Little (Integrated Marketing Campaign-Service); Matthew Deahl Stanley Liew (Hospitality Services TDME). 

State results:

Business Services Operations Research: Chole Fischer, Ella Smoker 3rd place

Buying and Merchandising Operations Research: Michael Greenlee, Jude Roach 9th place

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research: Stanton Barnes, Calum Jessop, Wasi Rasul 2nd Place

Business Growth Plan: Emily Jin 4th place

Franchise Business Plan: Joel Bell, Aadil Qasim: 2nd Place. Jaden Shim, Jayden Wang, Felix Zhang 6th place

Independent Business Plan: Chris Chen 1st place. Elizabeth Eshowsky 4th place

Innovation Plan: Anna Craig, Soha Jahangir, Zoya Turk, 1st place. Amrit Kaur, Cameron Poznanski, Rhea Rakhra 3rd Place. Reese Clark, Elizabeth Huchko, Lillian Norris 6th place.

International Business Plan: Adam Ho, Ali Nasser, Ethan Rendell 5th place. Maria Goffinet, Olivia Nijim, Audrey Wise 6th place

Start-up Business Plan: Sarah Ahmed, Areej Arif, Jennifer Yang 2nd Place

Integrated Marketing Campaign: Larissa Evans, Alexis LeDonne 4th place. Lyla Sharpe, Sophie Sharpe, Angelina Smith 9th place.

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Product: Faith Bayingana, Chiara Von Eschenbach, Anita Hartland 1st Place. Zaina Arain, Avery Ferris, Lucy Salwin 4th place.

Integrated Marketing Campaign-Service: Kenna Kelsey, Taylor Little 1st Place. Mason Botka 3rd Place. Albert Lee, Anthony Wang 6th Place. Ishita Masetty 7th place. Owen Black, Connor Schmitt, David Son 10th place

Hotel and Lodging Management Series: Layla Berry 8th place

Human Resources Management Series: Lana Ealdama 8th place

Restaurant and Food Service Management Series: Ansar Fitwi 6th place

Buying and Merchandising TDME: Ryan Cloonan and Max Scheidler 3rd Place

Entrepreneurship TDME: Ben Doster and Will Tang 2nd Place

Hospitality Services TDME: Matthew Deahl Stanley Liew, 1st Place. 

Marketing Management TDME: Wesley Harper and Nicky Schnabel 2nd Place

Sound of the Season Choir Concert scheduled for Dec. 8-10

Sounds of the Season: Wintertide Awakes”, will be presented Dec. 8-10 at the Penn High School Center for the Performing Arts.

The performances on Thursday, Dec. 8, and Friday, Dec. 9, are set to start at 7:30 p.m.

The performance on Saturday, Dec. 10, is scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

Click the link for details and tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/447961020864441/447961037531106/

Turkey Legs Fundraiser underway

Penn High School’s annual Turkey Legs contest is underway as various teachers and staff members raise funds to benefit Riley Children’s Hospital.

Teachers wear shorts and/or dress up in costumes in the days leading up to Thanksgiving Break, and collect money in school from students and staff.

This year’s articipating teachers/staff members include:

  • Kyle Berres
  • Bennett Blazo
  • Endesha Bonner
  • Matt Cates
  • Vince DeDario
  • Sarah Dwigins
  • Annie Eutsey
  • Derrick Fairbotham
  • John Gensic
  • Jose Gutierrez
  • Fran Haughee
  • Sarah Hendricks
  • Delicia Huckleberry
  • Sandy Hunter
  • Ben Kase
  • Daire Lafleur
  • Bailey Mott
  • Glenn Northern
  • Matthew Rollins
  • Ally Starkweather
  • Jeremy Starkweather
  • Kaylie VanGalder
  • Hillary Huan Wang
  • Angela Yarrell

Students are encouraged to donate any spare change they may have when they see their favorite participating teacher in the hallway during passing period or in class.

P-H-M schools have a long standing tradition of holding various fundraising activities for Riley (click to learn more about the Bike-a-Thon fundraiser Madison Elementary held in October). At Penn, the annual Dodgeball Tournament has benefited Riley; and in 2018, Penn’s Dance Marathon for Riley raised more than $25,000!

PHM Schools Polling Locations on Nov. 8

Election Day

Penn students win National Scholastic Art Awards

Two Penn High School students were named winners of National Scholastic Art Awards.

Images of the artwork are posted below.

Nina Pulja, a Junior, won a Silver Medal for her photograph, “Nightmares”.

Rayah Coomes, a Sophomore, won a Silver Medal for her oil pastel drawing, “Fractured Land”.

Penn honors Senior and Junior Academic Achievement Award winners

Penn High School principal Sean Galiher honored Seniors and Juniors who were named Academic Achievement Award winners for the 2021-2022 school year.

Students earn the Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a grade-point average of 3.5 or better over four or six semesters, without receiving a D or an F. 

Take a look at the video below!

Click here for a list of the Seniors and Juniors who were named Academic Achievement Award winners.

Three Penn students win Full Scholarship to Purdue University

Three Penn students have been selected to receive full scholarships to Purdue University!

Jake Huemmer, Johnnay Johnson, and Nikita Amin all applied and were chosen as part of the Posse Scholars program earning them full tuition and leadership scholarships from Posse partner colleges and universities. Click here to learn more about the Posse Scholarship Program.

Jake, Johnnay, and Nikita were selected from 1,300 nominations to become a recipient of the Posse Scholarship. As a part of Purdue University Posse, they become a member of a larger network of over 10,000 Posse Scholars and Alumni nationwide.

Later this month the students begin pre-collegiate Training (PCT). This is a seven-month program in which the Posse Scholars will train in leadership, academic success, team building, and cross-cultural communication. The sessions run from January through July to help prepare the students for when they attend Purdue Fall 2022.

The Posse model is based on concept that if a group of students go off to college they would “back each other up.” This idea became the impetus for a program that has identified, recruited and trained more than 10,000 students setting them up for academic success and building on their leadership potential.

Vanderbilt University was the first school to partner with Posse awarding scholarships to five students. Posse Scholars have awarded more than $1.6 billion in scholarships from 64 partner institutions, including Purdue University.

Congratulations to Jake, Johnnay, and Nikita on being selected to this prestigious program!

Penn Boys Bowling Team wins Sectional

The Penn High School Boys Bowling Team on the Sectional Championship on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.Penn Bowling Team.

The Kingsmen advance to Regional competition.

Nathan Brazeau won the individual Boys' Sectional Championship, and Elise McDonald was runner-up in the Girls' Sectional.  Ethan Rubio and Nick Adams were also in the Top 8.  All of them, along with the team, will move on to regionals next weekend and represent Penn. 
 

Penn Poms to host one-day clinic on Saturday, Jan. 29

Penn Poms will host a one-day clinic on Saturday, January 29, 2022.

The Poms clinic participants (pre-K through eighth grade) will learn a dance routine during the day on Saturday, Jan. 29, that will be performed at the Penn High School boys basketball halftime that night. The clinic cost is $35 per student.

Click here for details.

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COVID Testing Walk-in Clinic for P-H-M Students & Staff

COVID Testing Walk-in Clinic

If a student, teacher, or staff member is symptomatic or quarantined due to exposure, they may receive a free BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for the COVID-19 virus. This program uses Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW tests provided by the federal government.

The IDOH has recently revised the school site testing criteria due to the limited supply to only test the following groups:

  • Symptomatic students Pre-K through grade 12

  • Symptomatic teachers and staff members age 50 and above.  

Where can they be tested:

  • The walk-up clinic will take place at the P-H-M Bank Locker Room Building located on the corner of Bittersweet and McKinley Hwy (US20) near Penn High School. Entry is off McKinley Hwy.

  • No appointment is necessary.

  • The clinic will be open when school is in session on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. AS LONG AS TESTS ARE AVAILABLE. The Clinic may need to close early on the days it is in operation as the number of available tests per day may vary due to the national shortage. 

  • We will only test a student accompanied by a parent/guardian.

  • Please bring the completed consent form to the clinic at the time of testing. Click here to download and print the consent form.