When school must be cancelled or delayed due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted on Penn-Harris-Madison’s main website http://www.phmschools.org/. Announcements are also made on the following television stations: WSBT (Channel 22), WNDU (Channel 16), WSJV (Channel 28), and ABC (Channel 57). Or, you can listen to WSBT radio (960 AM, 101.5 FM), WNDU radio (1490 AM or 92.9 FM), WRBR (103.9 FM), or WYBT-B100 (100.7 FM).

Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for winter weather. Recess is generally held outdoors when the temperature (with wind chill) is above 0 degrees. Children are on the playground for approximately 20 minutes. Winter coats, hats, boots, and gloves are essential for children to stay warm and comfortable during recess.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized 304 schools as 2010 National Blue Ribbon Schools and Northpoint Elementary School was one of seven schools in Indiana that merited this prestigious award. The schools--254 public and 50 private--will be honored at an awards ceremony November 15-16 in Washington, D.C. In the past 28 years, more than 6,000 of America's schools have received this coveted award.

Northpoint Elementary School has been recognized as a 2010-2011 Indiana Four Star School by the Indiana Department of Education. Only 162 schools out of 1,780 public schools earned the recognition.