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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 ...

Penn High School students honored as Commended Scholars

Members of the Penn High School Class of 2027 were recently honored by Principal Rachel Fry for earning status as Commended Students in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Penn’s Commended Scholars include: James Casper Johnson Chen Sobrin Fitwi Mia Helm Landen Hendricks Brady Higginbotham Ava Hurley Anton Kozelichki Cathlyn Kulba Ava Lightburn Addison Singleton Allison Sommers Haley Steinway Noah Teeple Claire Woolman Aaron Yoon ...
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Penn High School boasts 15 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists

Penn High School Principal Rachel Fry announced that 15 members of the Class of 2027 have been named Semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, earning recognition among the nation’s highest-achieving high school students. Penn’s National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists are: Sonya Cheng Danielle Ciliberti Rayna Doland Michael Holmes Trey Johnson Leena Khan Lee Lehtomaki Alexis Luebke Riley Miles Benedict Putman Ethan Schafer Anthony Scott ...
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P-H-M in the State’s Top 5% with Spring 2026 ILEARN results

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation (P-H-M) proudly shares the outstanding performance of its students on the Spring 2026 ILEARN assessment, as released by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). P-H-M students outperformed the state average again by 21.5 percentage points in English Language Arts (ELA) and 18.2 points in Mathematics. This achievement places P-H-M in the top 5% of public school corporations passing both ELA and math ...

P-H-M Homecoming 2026 Details

Attention P-H-M families and community members! Mark your calendars for the annual Homecoming Celebration on Friday, October 2, 2026. The Homecoming Dance for students only will be Saturday, October 3, 2026. More details on the dance, including ticket information is coming soon. Friday, October 2, 2026 This event is made possible through the generous support of the P-H-M Education Foundation, Presenting Sponsor "Drive and Shine" ...