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Last Day of School is June 5

As a reminder, the last day of school for students is Thursday, June 5, 2025. This is one day earlier than previously scheduled. Due to the absence of local, state, or national elections on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, all P-H-M schools were in session and no longer had a Recess Day on this date. P-H-M Teachers Association worked collaboratively with the District Administration to make ...

Legendary Penn Baseball coach Dikos retiring as teacher, remaining as Baseball Coach

Greg Dikos is retiring from Penn High School as a teacher after 45 years in education, but he will remain the head coach of the Kingsmen Baseball program. Dikos teaches Advanced Team Sports. On Satuday, April 26, Penn's home turf will be named Greg Dikos Field. The ceremony to name field in honor of Coach Dikos will take place at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, ...
Dr. Jerry Thacker, Dr. Tom Keeley, & Chris Riley

Board approves new Chief Operating Officer

At tonight's meeting of the Board of School Trustees, the Board voted to approve Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker's recommendation naming Dr. Thomas Keeley as the new Chief Operating Officer for the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, effective immediately. Dr. Keeley brings over 30 years of experience in public education, with a strong record of leadership in school operations and finance. Since joining P-H-M in March 2023 as ...
Spring 2025 Impact Award Winner Sharon Obert

Spring 2025 Impact Award Winners

April Fools' Day maybe the day of pranks, but today in Penn-Harris-Madison with a little help of the building principals Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker used this day synonymous with jokes to surprise five teachers with Spring 2025 Teacher Impact Awards. Joining Dr. Thacker on the fun secret surprises were Asst. Superintendent Dr. Heather Short, Director of Professional Development Dr. Lavon Dean-Null, Director of Literacy Ryan ...
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Storm Impact Update for Tues., April 1, 2025

Ongoing issues from yesterday’s storm (Sunday, March 30, 2025) still persist, having an impact across our area and school district, and also resulted in P-H-M Administration calling for an eLearning today, Monday, March 31st. Tens of thousands of households and businesses are still without power, and numerous travel hazards remain throughout the district and are actively being addressed. Northpoint and Mary Frank Elementary Schools are ...