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Penn Choir Director named to Michiana “Forty under 40” 2024 Class

South Bend Regional Chamber announced Wednesday, April 10, 2024 their 2024 “Forty under 40” class and for the 12th time in 17 years, P-H-M teachers or staff members have made the list! This year’s honorees are Betsy Alwine, Dyslexia Specialist for all Penn-Harris-Madison schools, and Andrew Nemeth, Director of Choirs at Penn High School. Michiana Forty under 40 is a distinguished initiative that highlights the ...
Penn High School's Spring Musical "The Music Man" (Feb. 28, 2024)

P-H-M Named 2024 Best Community for Music Education

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation was named among the 2024’s Best Communities for Music Education (​BCME) in the country by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for the 11th year in a row! P-H-M is among only 17 Indiana school districts, out of about 300, that made the list. Now in its 25th year, the 2024 Best Communities for Music Education program has recognized 583 ...

Dance/Pom Team auditions set for April 22-25

Penn High School Pom/Dance Teams will be filling positions for the JV, Varsity, and Competition teams. Tryouts are open to current 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. If you are going to be a senior for the 2024-2025 season, you must make Varsity or higher. Seniors cannot be on a Junior Varsity team. Tryout Dates: Monday, April 22: 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Main Arena at ...
FireWires Team

Penn Robotics Students Competing in FIRST World Competition

A group of six Penn students, members of the 8-member Team 12014/The FireWires will be competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in Houston April 17-20. FireWires is a community based team through GEARS. Click here to read an article that ran in the South Bend Tribune on March 31, 2024. The FireWires Team is the Indiana State FTC champions and has qualified for the ...

Culver’s Bus Driver of the Month

We're happy to introduce PHM bus driver Tim Tretheway, as the Culver's Bus Driver of the Month for March 2024! Tim drives for Prairie Vista Elementary School and Penn High School. Transportation consistently receives compliments about Tim from coaches, teachers, and other leaders regarding trip efficiency and his willingness to help! The surprise took place at Prairie Vista on March 27, 2024 as he waited ...