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Penn Educational Assistant named 2025 Certified Employee of the Year

Penn Educational Assistant named 2025 Certified Employee of the Year

Penn High School Educational Assistant Whitney Hall received a well-deserved honor this morning when Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker announced that she has been named the 2025 Classified Employee of the Year for Penn-Harris-Madison. Dr. Thacker, PHM and Penn Administrators, a few of Whitney’s co-workers, and of course students were all in the classroom waiting to surprise Whitney when she returned after a “meeting.” She was ...

Deahl, Liew place second at DECA Internationals

Penn High School students Matthew Deahl and Stanley Liew placed second at the International DECA competition in the Hospitality Services Team Role Play catetory at the DECA International Career and Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. Photos posted below "Matthew and Stanley achieved the very incredible feat of placing second overall in their event and making it on stage at International DECA," Penn DECA Sponsor Kyle ...

Penn Choir, Orchestra, Band all qualify for ISSMA State Finals

For only the second time in Penn High School history, Penn's Choir, Orchestra and Band have all qualified for the Indiana State School Music Association state finals. ISSMA held its state qualification contests at four regional locations across the state on Saturday, May 3. Penn's Orchestra qualified for the 16th time since 2003. The Orchestra will perform at Pike High School in Indianapolis at 11:15 ...

Penn Theatre students, instructors earn WAVE nominations

Penn High School's exceptional Theatre students and instructors earned recognition for their talents and efforts with numerous WAVE Award nominations from Lake Michigan College. This annual WAVES event, modeled off of the Tony Awards, celebrates outstanding work in area high school musical productions. This year, 12 different schools from 5 counties are participating. Penn High School's production of "The SpongeBob Musical" earned a total of ...
Unveiling of the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems) – Tania Bengtsson Center for Performing Arts

Unveiling of Penn’s Renamed EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems) – Tania Bengtsson Center for Performing Arts

Right before Penn's Spring Band Concert on Thursday, May 1, 2025 was a perfect time to unveil the sign for the newly renamed EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems) – Tania Bengtsson Center for Performing Arts (Bengtsson CPA for short). P-H-M parent and Penn Band parent Tania Bengtsson donated $50,000 to P-H-M Education Foundation’s Naming Rights Campaign to have Penn’s CPA renamed after her business EOS (Entrepreneurial ...