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Penn Orchestra

2023 Instrument Selection Night – Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14

Grissom Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 14 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is nationally recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education” offering choir, band and orchestra at Schmucker, Discovery and Grissom Middle Schools. Every P-H-M 5th grader who will be attending a P-H-M middle school as an incoming 6th grader in the Fall 2023 has the opportunity to join ...
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PHM Employees

Support Staff Job Fair, Feb. 15, 2023

Looking for a job with flexibility around your student's school schedule? Do you know of a friend or family member looking for a great place to work? We’re hiring these positions: Educational Assistants, starting at $16.42 Teacher Aides, starting at $15.35 per hour School Bus Drivers, up to $25.00 Food Service, $15.03 – $25.40 Custodians, $17.74 – $23.96 Kids Club Childcare Assistants, starting at $13.38 ...
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2023 YAC web story graphic

Young Authors’ Conference 2023

Save the date for the P-H-M’s Young Authors’ Conference: Saturday, March 4 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. Schmucker Middle School P-H-M Elementary students, grades K-5 FREE! Space is limited. Online Registration opens Monday, Jan. 30 & closes Friday, Feb. 17. The Young Authors’ Conference is for P-H-M students in grades K-5. The event, sponsored by the P-H-M Education Foundation, provides an opportunity for students and their ...
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Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed dashboard

Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed Dashboard (GPS) Launches

Penn-Harris-Madison schools are focused on continuous academic improvement that results in academic success for all students. Standardized testing, or summative assessment, is one measure of academic success, but it is not the only measure. In pursuit of providing more comprehensive analysis and to expand upon the data provided by state standardized tests, the Indiana Department of Education publicly launched this week (Tuesday, December 13, 2022) ...
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2022 One-day Penn Winter Dance/Poms Camp

2022 One-day Penn Winter Dance/Poms Camp

Students in grades PreK - 8th can take advantage of a one-day Penn Dance Clinic. DATE: Saturday, December 3, 2022 TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Pre-K and K 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) LOCATION: Penn High School Fitness Center (Enter through Door D) COST: $40 (Pre-K & Kindergarten), $50 (1st-8th grades) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY! Please register by Friday, November 25, 2022 so ...
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Sphero Celebration

New Short Circuits Sphero program partners 3rd graders & Penn Robotics students

What would make more than 200 elementary students and dozens of Penn High School students show up at school on a Saturday? It would have to be something pretty cool, and there’s no doubt that P-H-M’s new “Short Circuits” Sphero is cool! Click here to see the full photo gallery on the P-H-M District website. Teams of third graders from all 11 P-H-M elementary schools ...
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Homecoming Weekend Set for September 23rd & 24th

Homecoming Weekend Set for September 23rd & 24th

There is going to be a little something for everybody happening at Penn High School on September 23rd and 24th, so mark your calendars and be sure to bring the whole family! Friday, September 23rd, 2022 P-H-M Education Foundation Family Fun Zone Time 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Cost: FREE! Location: Behind Penn High School in the Door E Parking Lot / West of TCU ...
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Elm Road receives WNDU, Martin's grant

Elm Road Robotic Team Receives WNDU/Martin’s Grant

Elm Road's VEX Robotics Team was fortunate enough to receive a $1,000 "One School at a Time" grant--made possible by Martin's and featured on WNDU. TV anchor Tricia Sloma visited our school on March 21 and the story aired on March 25, 2022. Click here to watch the story & find out how Ms. Anderson plans on using the money for the team ...
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Pie for Pi Day

Pie for Pi Day!

When written numerically, March 14th is 3.14. That also happens to be the beginning of Pi, the infinite number that is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. Confused? Then ask a 5th grader for an explanation! Our 5th grade Eagles did several lessons throughout today to explain the concept. They made bracelets with beads representing 3.14159265359, they ...
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