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U.S. News and World Report released its “Best Schools” rankings for K-8 public schools by state and Elm Road is among Indiana’s top 20%. Elm Road is ranked #205 out of Indiana’s 1,000 elementary 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 ...

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 ...

Elm Road Elementary School’s first grade students recently combined creativity with technology, bringing a “zoo” of their own to life using Sphero Robots. Inspired by the Potawatomi Zoo, the students designed and created a zoo map featuring habitats for their favorite animals. The interactive experience didn’t stop there—the first graders then programmed Sphero Robots to navigate through the zoo, maneuvering around habitats, and stopping at ...

Our 4th grade math teachers got together and came up with a clever way to get kids excited about learning math, and threw in a little Halloween spine tingler for some added fun. Mrs. Cook, Freeman, and Hertel not only came up with the math mystery, staged the "crime scene," and called Officer Wilkey to come in and help the students solve the crime. Because ...

This morning, students were greeted with a surge of energy and enthusiasm as members of the men's and women's volleyball teams from Bethel University participated in "High 5 Fridays." As students entered the school, the college athletes lined up to give high fives to everyone that wanted one, starting their day with smiles and excitement. The positive interaction not only boosted the students' spirits but ...

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 ...

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 ...