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U.S. News and World Report released its "Best Schools" rankings for K-8 public schools. They ranked the best public elementary schools by state. For Indiana, 1,000 elementary schools were ranked and 487 middle schools. P-H-M's elementary schools are at the top of the list: Northpoint #1 in Indiana Prairie Vista #2 in Indiana Horizon #19 Mary Frank #32 Bittersweet #56 Moran #163 Madison #200 Elm ...

This year's “Short Hair Because We Care” will hold a hair donation event for the Children With Hair Loss organization will be held Saturday, November 16 at Penn High School's Studio Theater. Anyone in the community can donate their hair, but the minimum is 8 inches of hair. Hair that is colored and permed is accepted. Local professional hair stylists will be donating their time ...

Thank you to EVERYONE who came to the 2024 Homecoming Parade and Football game. It was a terrific time not only for the Penn students, but also for the entire community. The Parade, Expo, Fun Zone, Food Trucks and Fireworks were all bigger and better than ever. After the game was over, the fans in attendance were treated to a fireworks show set to music! ...

Today the IDOE announced the recipients of the K-12 Robotics Competition Grants and 15 Penn-Harris-Madison robotics teams from eight P-H-M schools were awarded a total grant of $53,600! Penn High School (2 existing teams) - $14,000 Grissom Middle School (2 existing teams) - $5,000 Bittersweet Elementary School (1 new team) - $3,175 Elm Road Elementary School (2 existing teams) - $6,137.50 Horizon Elementary School (2 ...

Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner and state leaders recognized Horizon Elementary and other schools from across the state at the Literacy Achievement Celebration. The event celebrated elementary schools that achieved a 95% or higher pass rate on the 2024 IREAD assessment! Principal Lorraine White and teacher Nichol Mondy represented Northpoint with a 95% pass rate. Two other P-H-M schools were also honored: Prairie Vista ...

On Friday, September 20th, Kindergarten students took a field trip to "Amazing Acres," a local pumpkin patch, where they spent the morning doing fall-themed activities. The students enjoyed a tractor "hayride" to a pumpkin patch where they each got to pick their very own pumpkin! The morning wrapped up with free time where students could jump on a "jumping pillow" and a wide variety of ...

Attention P-H-M families and community members! Mark your calendars for the annual Homecoming Celebration on Friday, October 4, 2024. Penn High School students, don't forget the Homecoming Dance is on Saturday, October 5, 2024. This event is ONLY possible through the generous support of the P-H-M Education Foundation, Presenting Sponsor "Drive and Shine" and our other incredible sponsors. Click here to see the videos and ...

On Sunday, September 8, the Michiana community joined Penn and P-H-M in giving Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt a Heroine's Welcome! Before Sarah's "Welcome Home" kicked off, the local media got some one-on-one time with Sarah, her parents, and Penn Head Wrestling Coach Brad Harper during a news conference. Coach Harper was Sarah's wrestling coach when she was at Penn; he became her personal coach ...

P-H-M's ENL Department is hosting their annual Community Connections Fair on Saturday, October 5th! Join us for activities, arts & crafts, food, performances, and to learn about resources in our community. It is completely FREE and all P-H-M families are invited to attend. Click here to see photos on Facebook of past Fairs. If you have somebody in your family that would like to perform ...

Penn High School's "Golden Girl" is coming home! On Sunday, September 8th the community will have a celebratory parade for the Female Wrestler Olympic Gold Medalist. The parade starts at 3:00 at the intersection of Bittersweet and McKinley Highway. The parade will proceed West down McKinley Highway and will end at Zolman's Tire (2014 E McKinley Ave., Mishawaka). There will be an Olympic Celebration 4:30 ...