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No students may walk between Thacker Fieldhouse and Penn/Schmucker

No students should be walking between the Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse and Penn High School/Schmucker Middle School. FIELDHOUSE TRANSPORTATION Before School (Speed and Agility): Tuesdays & Thursdays | 7:20–7:50 a.m. (high school) - Three buses will be on-site to transport student-athletes back to the high school afterwards for those who do not drive. Parents will drop off at the fieldhouse for training and ...

People of Penn Gets “Facelift”

Have you ever noticed the large scale (12.5 feet tall by 8.5 feet wide) "People of Penn" graphic in the sunshine hallway? It was installed in 2011. Last year, then Penn Principal Dr. Sean Galiher reached out to the graphic design program about making a second iteration. Graphic design student Morgan Kukla (now a senior) was handpicked for this project due to her outstanding talent, ...

Penn celebrates Academic Achievement

Penn High School Rachel Fry and Penn-Harris-Madison Supt. Dr. Heather Short honored Penn students for their Academic Achievement at a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at the Penn Boys & Girls Basketball doubleheader. A Photo Gallery is posted below. Penn honored 846 students with an academic letter, which is awarded to students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher after their fourth and ...

Penn’s Masetty selected to U.S. Senate Youth Program

Penn's High School's Ishita Masetty has been selected to represent Indiana at the 64th annual United State Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. She is one of two students from Indiana selected for the honor, which includes a $10,000 college scholarship. Masetty is a Senior at Penn. She serves as the Mayor's Liaison for the Mishawaka Youth Advisory Council, and co-leads Indiana Women IN Tech ...

Ribbon Cutting for Penn High School’s Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse

On Wednesday, January 14, members of the P-H-M Board of School Trustees, P-H-M and Penn High School administrators and coaches, P-H-M Education Foundation Board Members, community partners, student-athletes, guests and members of the media gathered to officially open the 80,000-square-foot multi-use student facility (click here to see a brochure with specs & details). It was also a time to honor retired, long-serving Superintendent Dr. Jerry ...