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2026 Instrument Selection Night

2026 Instrument Selection Night

All incoming sixth grade students and families are encouraged to consider participating band or orchestra in middle school by learning an instrument. Don’t know how to play? No problem! Our band and orchestra teachers, with the assistance of Penn High School Fine Arts Department, facilitates Instrument Selection Nights to help students choose. Educational research shows that learning to play an instrument helps students experience team ...

Penn Orchestra Hosts Elementary Pops Concert

Fifth graders from across the district visited Penn High School this week for the annual Elementary Pops Concert, an energetic introduction to available instrument options ahead of Instrument Selection Night. Members of the Penn Orchestra took the stage to perform well-known, crowd-pleasing songs. The performance was designed to spark excitement about music and give students a firsthand look at the kinds of ensembles they could ...
Student holding sign that says 1st day of K!

Kindergarten & Preschool Registration for 2026-27 Opens Jan. 20th

This registration opportunity is for families who Live within the P-H-M district AND Have students who will be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2026. Registration will take place at the schools during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in most cases. The offices at Elsie Rogers Elementary School and Moran Elementary School will take registrations from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A ...
Ribbon Cutting for Penn High School’s Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse

Ribbon Cutting for Penn High School’s Dr. Jerry and Donna Thacker Fieldhouse

On Wednesday, January 14, members of the P-H-M Board of School Trustees, P-H-M and Penn High School administrators and coaches, P-H-M Education Foundation Board Members, community partners, student-athletes, guests and members of the media gathered to officially open the 80,000-square-foot multi-use student facility (click here to see a brochure with specs & details). It was also a time to honor retired, long-serving Superintendent Dr. Jerry ...
P-H-M Education Foundation and Everwise Renew Naming Rights for Freed Field

P-H-M Education Foundation and Everwise Renew Naming Rights for Freed Field

The P-H-M Education Foundation and Everwise Credit Union have renewed their naming rights agreement for Everwise Freed Field at Penn High School, extending a partnership that has supported educational innovation and community engagement for more than a decade. Approved at the January 12, 2026, Board of School Trustees meeting, the new 10-year agreement reflects a continued commitment to advancing educational excellence and community engagement across ...