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Penn High School hosted the Penn-Harris-Madison CultureFest on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The third annual event, sponsored by Penn's ENL program, showed the uniqueness of the P-H-M community. Under the direction of Penn instructors Lauren Burnett, Bonnie Wolfgang and Korinne Hazen-Brown and the contributions of clubs, club sponsors, students, families, and community members, CultureFest 2025 was a tremendous success ...

After nearly two decades leading the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker has announced his retirement, effective in July 2025. In a heartfelt letter sent this morning to P-H-M teachers, staff, students, and families Dr. Thacker shared his decision to step down after a remarkable 53-year career in education (click here to read the letter). “Dr. Thacker’s vision of excellence helped shape P-H-M into ...

The Penn High School Advanced Jazz Ensemble qualified for the ISSMA State Finals for the fourth time in school history. Penn's Jazz Ensemble competed in the ISSMA Jazz State qualifier event at Goshen Junior High School. Penn earned a spot as one of only nine groups from across the state of Indiana. The State Jazz Finals will be held Friday, March 21, at Pike High ...

The Penn Team finished State Runner-Up in Class Triple A at the Indiana Speech State Finals. PENN HIGHLIGHTS Discussion- State Champion Sarah Ahmed Sarah Ahmed — 1st Place Sarah Rooney — 3rd Place Dramatic Interpretation Ella Glassburn — 6th Place Impromptu Speaking Chris Chen — 4th Place Akul Bhambhani — 6th Place International Extemporaneous Speaking Akul Bhambhani — 2nd Place Stanley Liew — 3rd Place ...

Penn High School student Noah Teeple placed in the Top 5 of the Live News Anchor event in the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters state competition. Teeple was one of six students chosen throughout the state to participate in this prestigious event. His performance was judged upon delivery, story transitions, talking to audience, vocal credibility, gestures and mannerisms, confidence, professional appearance and overall impression. Click ...