P-H-M’s annual Community Tailgate will be co-hosted this year with the Penn High School Booster’s Club and will have a new location … the new plaza picnic area at the South End of TCU Freed Field.

Come out before the Penn vs. Brother Rice football game on Friday, August 31, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., and enjoy brats or hot dogs, chips, cookie and a drink  … all for just $4.00!!!

(no advance ticket sales!)

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 …

When students head back to school on Wednesday, August 22nd, they’ll notice some new faces … teacher faces!

Today was New Teacher Orientation for Penn-Harris-Madison. The district hired just 68 new certified teachers for the 2018-19 school year—the most in recent history! The reason for the large incoming P-H-M teacher “freshmen” class … retirement and relocation of outgoing faculty. All 15 P-H-M schools will have at least one new teacher joining their ranks.

This year’s new teachers are not only the largest group, they are also a very smart group … with more than 300 combined years of experience (most having an average of eight years classroom teaching background), 20 have master’s degrees!

Check out the photo galleries below of our new teachers … WELCOME TO P-H-M!

P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker handed out his last round of popsicles today (Thursday, Aug. 9) visiting Penn Boys Cross Country team early this morning at 8:00 after their morning workouts. Later this afternoon, he dropped in to deliver frozen treats to Penn’s Cheerleaders as they began their practice. Click to see the photo gallery below.

Dr. Thacker began his 13^th annual tradition last Friday, Aug. 3 and continued this Monday, Aug. 6 and fished up today. He handed out approximately 460 popsicles to the following Penn groups: Girls Cross Country, Boys Tennis, Marching Band, Volleyball, Girls Soccer, Boys Cross Country and Cheerleaders.

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P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker brought some relief to some very grateful Penn student-athletes a hot and humid morning. Dr. Thacker delivered popsicles to the Girls Soccer players this morning (Monday, August 6) as they were winding up their early morning practice. Click to see the photo gallery below.

Penn Girls Soccer team, coached by Penn Athletic Director Jeff Hart, won their second straight state championship last year and also finished the year with a national championship title. The Lady Kingsmen are training for another stellar year.

Click here to see pictures of Day 1 of Dr. Thacker’s popsicle handout last Friday, August 3.

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For a week, student campers in grades 5-8 have participated in P-H-M’s Youth Theater Camp. The camp helps students who are interested in performance and stage work or those who just want to build self-confidence.

This last camp of P-H-M’s Summer 2018 Camps & Activities was held at Schmucker.

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It’s August and that means Kingsmen sports and Marching Band practices are in high gear as teams and Fine Arts Academy students prepare for their fall seasons.

To help the students cool off and as a little reward for all their hard work, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker hands out popsicles at the end of practices (check out the photo gallery below). It’s annual tradition that students come to expect and look forward to. He’s been doing it for 13 years!

Today (Friday, August 3) Dr. Thacker handed out frozen treats to Girls Cross Country runners, Boys Tennis players, Penn Band members and Volleyball players. Next week he will visit Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys Cross Country and Cheerleading practices.

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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.

There was plenty of action going on for Week 6 of P-H-M’s Summer of Excellence. This week students were busy at Visual Arts Academy, Junior STEM Academy and Penn Wrestling Camp! Check out the photo gallery below from this week’s activities (July 23 – 27).

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There was plenty of action going on Week 5 of P-H-M Summer Camps with the Junior Academies of STEM, Visual Arts and Kingsmen Volleyball Camp. Check out the photo gallery below from this week’s activities (July 16 – 20). There is still time for your child to get in on the fun with Kingsmen Wrestling Camp taking place next week:​​
 

• July 23 – 26, 2018
  • Wrestling: K – 9th grade
     

*Registration for the Enrichment Academies, Super Kids Camp and Youth Theater camps are now closed. Click here to register for wrestling camp. 

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