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Penn students present at State Science Fair

Penn High School students participated at the State Science Fair hosted by Indiana University-Indianapolis on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Presentations included: Eleanor Niemier 9th grade: Cisplatin Effects on Gene Expression in Lung and Colon Cancer Viosa Hernandez 9th grade: How do iPhones, iPads and WiFi affect the development of living organisms? A case study of Raphanus Sativus and Lepidium Sativum Ethan Doane 12th Grade: Fighting ...

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Penn Science Olympiad students earn Top 10 finishes at state

Penn Science Olympiad earned its first Top Ten finishes in two events at the Science Olympiad State competition at Northridge High School. • Iniya Christopher & Alishba Syeda — 6th in Disease Detectives • Joanna Lin & Emily Pearson — 8th in Botany Penn's season included a third-place finish at the Regional ...

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Sreeja Bhattacharjee earns Scholastic National Silver Medal

Penn High School student Sreeja Bhattacharjee is a 2026 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards national winner. Bhattacharjee is one of 12 students nationwide to earn a National Silver Medal. She is Penn's first Scholastic National winner since 2016. Bhattacharjee won the Silver Medal for her portfolio "Earthbound" and her short story "Over Easy." Caelea Armstrong is the sponsor of Penn's Literary Magazine, "Spectrum", and is ...

Schafer Gear Works representatives Kelly Lowry and Alex Beagles pictured with Superintendent Dr. Heather Short and Vice President Ryan McCullough after the PHM School Board approved renaming Penn High School Robotics Lab the Schafer Gearworks Robotics Lab as part of the PHMEF Naming Rights Campaign

Schafer Gear Works Names Penn Robotics Lab

Schafer Industries (click here to visit the company website) named the Penn High School robotics lab as part of the P-H-M Education Foundation's Naming Rights campaign (click here for more information on this program). Schafer Gear Works donated $25,000 payable over 5 years. The lab will now be known as the Schafer Gear Works Robotics Lab. Penn robotics and Penn graphic design students designed the ...

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Penn Freshmen Explore Future Careers at JA JobSpark Expo

Approximately 300 Penn High School freshmen stepped outside the classroom this week to explore future career possibilities at the JA JobSpark Career Expo, held at the Century Center in South Bend. Joining hundreds of students from across the Michiana area, Penn students took part in hands-on activities designed to introduce them to real-world careers and local industries. The interactive format gave students a chance to ...