New Assistant Principal Named

At the June 26th P-H-M Board Meeting, existing P-H-M administrators and new hires were introduced and welcomed by the School Board of Trustees.

Several of the positions were previously announced on June 20 and May 31. The following appointments were new: Derrick White to Assistant Principal of Penn High School and Lucas Fry to Assistant Principal of Schmucker Middle School.

Mr. Fry joined Penn in 2011 as a U.S. History, Government and Anthropology Teacher. He became dean of students in 2013. He now joins Schmucker Middle School as one of their two assistant principals.

Derrick White joins the P-H-M administrative team bringing 20 years of experience in the educational field, most recently as Assistant Principal at Riley High School. Before that, Mr. White served as Principal of the Navarre Intermediate Center for 10 years. He has also served as an assistant principal and dean of students at John Adams High School. He taught and Social Studies at Adams and Jackson Intermediate Center and was a seventh grade Special Education teacher at Navarre.

Mr. White has a wealth of experience in the area of instruction and professional development, participating in and leading a number of initiatives with South Bend Schools. He holds a Bachelors of Science in History and a Masters in Secondary Education from Ball State University, and earned his Administration Certification in Education Administration from Indiana University South Bend. A graduate of the Indiana Principals Leadership Academy (IPLA) and a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Mr. White is also affiliated with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and worked with Community Foundation of St. Joseph County.

Mr. White will be joining Principal Sean Galiher, who was appointed May 31^st, and the rest of Penn teachers and staff as they welcome students back to school on Wednesday, August 23, 2017.