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Congratulations to Northpoint MathCON finalists! On May 23rd, the students traveled to Chicago to compete in the MathCON Nationals. Two of our students earned the highest scores in the state for 4th and 5th grades: Alan J. Sonya L. Discovery Middle School placed 2nd overall nationally in the 6th grade division. A student was named National Champion for all 6th graders; two others earned Honorable ...

Eleven Penn-Harris-Madison third grade students have been recognized as National Math Stars nominees through a partnership with the Indiana Department of Education. The students earned the distinction by scoring in the top 2% of all third grade students in Indiana on the mathematics portion of ILEARN. The National Math Stars Program is a nationwide initiative that recognizes and supports exceptional young mathematicians through academic enrichment, ...

Congratulations to Northpoint Elementary 5th Grade teacher Jen Payne on receiving a P-H-M Teacher Impact Award! Payne was recognized after her students achieved the highest overall growth in the district for Grade 5 Math from Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 3. Her students demonstrated an impressive 133-point growth, outperforming all other Grade 5 Math classes across P-H-M. Principal Lorraine White and Superintendent Dr. Heather Short surprised ...

Spring 2025 ILEARN Assessment Results Outstanding Achievement Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation (P-H-M) proudly shares the outstanding performance of its students on the Spring 2025 ILEARN assessment, as released by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). P-H-M students outperformed the state average by an impressive 20 percentage points in the percentage of students passing both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. This achievement places P-H-M in the ...

Carly Taylor thought she was heading to the Northpoint Elementary School library to help Principal Lorraine White with an issue. Instead, she walked into a room filled with second graders, colleagues, and cameras, all there to surprise her with the news that she had been named Penn-Harris-Madison’s 2026 Employee of the Year. The celebration, organized by Principal White, included Superintendent Dr. Heather Short, district administrators, ...