The first day back for the school of the 2018-19 school year for Penn-Harris-Madison schools was Wednesday, August 22. Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and Penn Principal Sean Galiher were up early to do live interviews on local South Bend TV stations.

Dr. Thacker then began his annual 15 schools in 3 days tour. Longtime Board Member Larry Beehler accompanied Dr. Thacker on the first two days. Take a look at their visits …

Today was New Teacher Orientation for Penn-Harris-Madison. 

Northpoint is welcoming 3 new teachers.

Click to get more details on P-H-M’s Penn's New Teacher Class of 2018.

The 2018-19 District Activities Calendar will be mailed around August 9 and 10 to all P-H-M families. 

It lists key school and district events throughout the year. 

To get a jump start on your planning and to know all your schools’ important Back-to-School dates, click here to download a pdf copy.

Want a quick one pager of the 2018-19 School Year or want to import P-H-M’s Google Calendar to yours? Click here for more calendar and scheduling resources.

If you are a hard worker, a team player, and want to get better at basketball, Penn Girls Basketball coach invites you to join the Penn Community Junior & Senior Girls Basketball family and be a part of a winning tradition.

This community-sponsored AAU league is developed for the Penn-Harris-Madison Communities and has been given permission to be named the Penn Community Girls Basketball League. 

The “Junior” League is open to girls in grades 3-6 . The “Senior” League is open to grades 7 & 8.

Sign-ups are Sunday, August 26 th in the Penn Arena from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Registering on time is essential to the organization of the league. A late fee of $10.00 will be assessed for signing up after August 26. No sign-ups will be accepted after Friday, August 31. No refunds will be given after league begins.

All practices and games will be held in school facilities within the Penn-Harris-Madison district. All games will be played on Sundays.

Game Times are:

• 3rd & 4th grade league: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• 5th & 6th grade league: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
• 7th & 8th grade league: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. & 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
   

The league will begin on September 9 th for ALL age groups. The “Junior” League will end on November 11 for grades 3- 6 and no tournament will take place.

The “Senior” League will end on November 18 th with an all day shootout.

Click to download information and sign-up forms for the “Junior” League (grades 3-6).

Click here to download information and sign-up forms for the “Senior” League (grades 7 & 8).

On June 5, 2018, Northpoint Elementary School Kindergarten students completed their first year of school and got to experience what it is like to graduate. The gym was packed with family, friends and many smiles to help the happy kindergartners celebrate their achievements and congratulate them on moving on to first grade next year.

Congratulations to all of the students and families!

Please see the photo gallery below. To download high resolution jpg files from the photo gallery below, just simply click the “DOWNLOAD” button on the bottom right-hand corner of the photo while viewing it in the Photo Gallery function. We are happy to provide this service to you free of charge.

Campers will have the opportunity to learn from Kingsmen and University of Notre Dame alum Austin Torres at the upcoming Kingsmen Basektball Day Camp!  

After a great career at Notre Dame, Austin is giving back to Penn High School and Penn-Harris-Madison Schools by passing on his knowledge to younger players. Austin will be will be a lead instructor at the Kingsmen Day Camp June 11th -15th.

The camp is for boys currently in grades 4-8th grade. Registrations are still being accepted up until the first day of camp.  Click here to register online or to download and print a pdf flier.

Click to check out the full list of other Kingsmen Athletic Camps being offered this summer.

Penn High School was proud to have 17 students earn valedictorian honors and two students earn salutatorian honors for the Class of 2018 during Commencement held on Friday, May 25, 2018.

Of those 19 total students achieving these honors, six of them attended Northpoint Elementary School!

Valedictorians

NICHOLAS CASETTI

Nicholas attended both Northpoint Elementary and Discovery Middle School.

Nicholas’s college plans are to attend Purdue University and study Chemical Engineering. He will then use his degree to launch a career in Entrepreneurship.

While at Penn, Nicholas was involved in many activities such as Debate, TEAMS, Tennis, National AP Scholar, Indiana Academic All-Star, National Merit Scholarship Finalist and Academic All-State.

MARGARET FINNESSY

Margaret attended both Northpoint Elementary and Discovery Middle School.

Margaret plans on attending Northwestern University and majoring in Biological Science.

While at Penn, Margaret’s activities, honors and team memberships included Swim Team, Spell Bowl, Habitat for humanity, Kingsmen Against Cancer and National Merit Scholarship Finalist.

KRISTINE HOCKER

Kristine attended both Northpoint Elementary and Discovery Middle School.

Kristine’s college plans are to attend MIT to study Neuroscience and Philosophy. After college she will pursue a career as a Neuroscientist.

While attending Penn, Kristine’s activities, honors and team memberships included playing viola in the Symphonic Orchestra, Freshmen Mentor, Kingsmen Tutor, National Merit Finalist, French Club and Key Club.

VERONICA KIRGIOS

Veronica attended Northpoint Elementary and Discovery Middle School.

Veronica’s college plans are to attend the University of Notre Dame, and major in Mathematics, Political Science and Linguistics. Her career plan is to be a Political Science Statistical Researcher to aid in policy-making in the U.S.

While attending Penn, Veronica’s activities, honors and team memberships include GSA, Kingsmen Court, Varsity Lacrosse Captain, March for Our Lives organizer, Commended National Merit Scholar, Indiana Outstanding High School Student of Spanish Award and Volunteer at LaCasa de Amistad.

MACKENZIE WOOD

Mackenzie attended Horizon and Northpoint Elementary Schools, as well as Discovery Middle School.

Mackenzie’s college plans are to attend Northwestern University and study Computer Engineering. Her career plan is to play professional soccer and represent our country on the U.S. National Team.

While attending Penn, Mackenzie’s activities, honors and team memberships included attending the U.S. Women’s National Training Camp in 2016 and 2018, attended U.S. Soccer id2 Camp in 2016, Team Captain for Penn Girls Soccer, attended All-American game in 2017, Indiana Career Goalkeeper Shutout Record for IHSAA, National Honor Society and Soccer & Hospital Volunteer.

RENEE YASEEN

Renee attended Walt Disney and Northpoint Elementary Schools, as well as Discovery Middle School.

Renee’s college plans are to attend the University of Notre Dame, and study International Economics and Arabic Language. Her career plan is to become a lawyer.

While attending Penn, Renee’s activities, honors and team memberships included Debate Team Captain, National Honor Society President, Model United Nations Executive, Choir, Jazz, Kingsmen Court, Natural Helpers and National Merit Scholarship Finalist.

Click to read more points of pride from the Class of 2018.

The Food Service Department of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is participating in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2018.

FREE MEALS will be available to children 18 years of age and under, or persons more than 18 who are determined by a state or local public education agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who participate in a public or non-profit private school program established for the mentally or physically disabled. 

The program will operate Monday through Friday. All sites will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Please click here for more information and a complete list of sites and dates.

The annual P-H-M Employee & Retiree Recognition Dinner was held Tuesday, May 15. This year 47 faithful and dedicated P-H-M teachers and staff members retired, including Northpoint Resource Teacher Kathryn Lock, retiring with 20 years of service (click to read retirement reflection).

Donna Zorn, teacher for 33 years. Ms. Lock and Zorn were recognized by Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and School Board President Chris Riley. And both wanted to make sure they gave tribute to Dr. Thacker and the P-H-M Triangle of Success as they accepted her retiree award! (click to read retirement reflection)

Service Awards were also given to employees who have dedicated 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 years of service to Penn-Harris-Madison. 

Below are the list of names who were honored for their years of service at Northpoint:

• Julie Adams, 30 years of service
• Jeneane Arter, 25 years of service
• Jennifer Grannan, 20 years of service
• Sherry Sill, 20 years of service
• Lorraine White, 20 years of service
• Lynn Killelea, 20 years of service
• Kari Allsop, 15 years of service
• Jan Desimone, 15 years of service
• Sarah McCambridge, 10 years of service
• Barbara Langle, 10 years of service

Click here for a full list of this year’s Service Award employees. Click here to view the full photo gallery of Service Award Winners and Retirees.

We thank all our employees for their years of faithful service to P-H-M students and families!

The P-H-M DVT & Planetarium is now proud to offer online ticket purchasing, seat reservation & online payment through the P-H-M RevTrak Web Store. 

Click here to pick your seats and purchase them online today!

There are three shows left for the rest of the 2017-18 school year, take advantage of this new online feature today to see these last three shows:

• Wed., May 9, 6:30 p.m.:  EGYPT: SECRETS OF THE MUMMIES
• Wed., May 16, 6:30 p.m.: SPACEPARK  360
• Wed., May 24, 6:30 p.m.: SUMMER NIGHT SKY

To get more details on the P-H-M DVT & Planetarium, please visit www.phmschools.org/dvt.