Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse

Opened for student use January 2026, the 80,000 sq. ft. Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse will increase the amount of active learning space available before, during, and after the school day for academic programming and most importantly increase the total amount of space for all students to participate in extracurricular, co-curricular, and intramural offerings.

The facility is named in honor of longtime, retired P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and his wife Donna who served on the PHM Education Foundation Board for a 19 years.

It’s a multi-use facility offering added space for Penn High School students to not only hone their athletic skills, but it will also provides a safe, climate controlled space for Marching Band and Color Guard to practice. Middle school students form P-H-M’s three feeder schools participating in Future Kingsmen speed and agility training will also use the facility. 

For more on all the opportunities this new Fieldhouse provides not only Penn students, but all P-H-M students, click here.

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FIELDHOUSE FEATURES

Track

• 6-Lane Indoor 200 Meter Track
• Pole Vault Area
• Two Long Jumps Runways and Pits
• High Jump Area
• Two Shot Put Throwing Areas with Net Protection

Basketball/Volleyball

• Two Wood Floor Courts
• Two Courts on Resilient Playing Surface
• Main Competition Court
• Accommodate Four Games Simultaneously

Baseball/Softball

• Four Batting Cages
• Fielding and Throwing Areas

Student groups

• Physical Education Classes
• Athletics Teams
• Marching Band and Color Guard
• Cheer and Dance
• Student Intramurals
• District/School Events and Activities
• Robotics
• Youth Camps
• Middle School Future Kingsmen Training and Lessons

First floor

• Fieldhouse/Indoor Track: 54,239 SF
• Secured Entry
• Lobby
• Concessions
• Two Locker Rooms
• Two Dressing Rooms
• Training Room
• Storage

Second floor

• Student Commons
• Observation Overlook of Fieldhouse
• Two Classrooms/Conference Rooms
• Two Locker Rooms
• Two Dressing Rooms

Divider curtains

• Allow Simultaneous Events
• Provide Separation Between Wood and Resilient Courts

Support features

• Event Parking (200 spaces)
• Bus Parking
• Covered Entry

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