How do you take away younger students’ worries? With a worry monster of course! Bittersweet Kindergarten teacher Ms. Jenni McCarthy has been reading Rosie Greening’s book “The Very Hungry Worry Monsters” to her class. The book is full of fun illustrations featuring friendly monsters that eat worries and make them...Read more

Penn Robotics Team 135 is planning on spreading a little holiday cheer this year! They’re calling on Penn and P-H-M students, families, staff, and members of the public to drop off toy donations. They are requesting electronic toys that have lights, make sounds, or have movements when a button is...Read more

For weeks, we’ve been documenting the joint student project to build a larger than life Hulk Halloween wheelchair costume for 4-year-old Zephan Cantu from Elkhart. The local news coverage of the story got the attention of CBS Evening News producers and CBS National Correspondent Don Dahler . They visited Penn...Read more

Six weeks of hard work from countless Penn High School teachers, students and professionals who volunteered their time all lead up to the reveal event this past Saturday, Oct. 19, at A Rosie Place for Children for Zephan Cantu and his family. Everyone was anxious and excited … Zephan and...Read more

Some big news came out of Dr. Thacker’s annual Superintendent’s Luncheon held on Tuesday, Oct. 15 … In a surprise announcement made by P-H-M Education Foundation Executive Director Mari Linn Wise, Penn 2011 alumna and World Championship Wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt (and the rest of the 300+ luncheon attendees) learned that...Read more

So much more than just a football game, Friday nights are a time when the whole community can come together to support a common cause. From our band members to our community volunteers to to the energetic student section … nothing is better than Friday Nights under the Lights!Read more

On Friday, June 7 , 868 students will graduate from Penn High School in Commencement Ceremonies at Purcell Pavilion on the University of Notre Dame campus . Held earlier in the week (June 4th and 5th), Penn started a new tradition for the graduating class … taking the students back...Read more