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Record-Breaking Penn Homecoming Raises $152,000 for P-H-M Education Foundation

Penn High School’s Homecoming weekend (October 2–3) was one for the record books! With approximately 12,000 families and community members joining Friday’s festivities and more than 2,000 students attending Saturday’s Homecoming Dance, the celebration raised a record-breaking $152,000 for the P-H-M Education Foundation (PHMEF). What began as a traditional high school celebration has grown into a community-wide event bringing together students, families, alumni and supporters ...

Penn High School students learn crane safety

Rick Stephens from Hoosier Crane service visited Penn High School Civil Construction students to talk about the use of cranes in the industry, and discuss safety, communication and career opportunities. Students also practiced techniques on a Jib Crane at Penn. A Photo Gallery is posted below ...

Penn Rocketry Club members participate in World Space Week

To celebrate World Space Week, Penn Rocketry Club members built and launched their own model rockets along with a 1:100 scale replica of the ULA Vulcan Rocket, generously gifted to use through a grant with ULA and ESTES rocketry. AP Physics students learning about Force and Newton’s Laws heard Penn Rocketry executive Jacob Pennington explain the basics of the rocket flight before going outside to ...
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P-H-M Board Member Larry Beehler Receives Indiana Outstanding Board Service Award

The Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA) has named Larry Beehler, a member of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation Board of School Trustees, as the recipient of the 2026 Indiana Outstanding Board Service Award. A longtime advocate for public education, Larry Beehler has dedicated 40 years of service to the Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees, helping guide one of Indiana's highest-performing school corporations through decades of growth, ...
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Penn High Schools students cook up a winner at Michiana Chili Cook-Off

Congrats to Penn Instructor John Fitch and his Culinary Arts students for an incredible showing at the Michiana Chili Cook-off on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Ironworks Plaza in Mishawaka. Chef Fitch's students earned 1st Place - People's Choice, Most Unique Recipe (2nd year in a row), and Best Overall Student-made chili. Penn keeps control of the traveling trophy for the next year ...