Jeff Reed has taught English at Penn High School for 29 years, but he still finds the time—or makes the time!—to write. His recent children’s picture book, Sea of Echoes , has just been released by Taylor Trade Publishing. The picture book, beautifully illustrated by Ruthie Briggs-Greenberg, tells the story...

Keely Twibell, principal of Prairie Vista Elementary School is in Washington, D.C. to attend events surrounding the National Blue Ribbon Schools award ceremony and accept the school’s award. Traveling with Ms. Twibell is third grade teacher Mrs. Cathi Gage, who was honored to make the trip and represent her colleagues...

Penn High School student-athlete Kamra Solomon was named the winner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association Mental Attitude Award on Saturday following the Class 2-A girls soccer state championship game in Indianapolis. Solomon, a senior, is the 21 st Penn High School student-athlete to win the IHSAA Mental Attitude...

The State Board of Education on Oct. 28th set pass-fail benchmarks for last spring's ISTEP tests. The new benchmarks were approved by the State Board of Education last week. The state expects about 65% of students to pass the Language Arts section and approximately 59% to pass Math. In 2014,...

Penn High School’s National Honor Society inducted 63 new members to the organization during an induction ceremony on Wednesday, October 28. South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg served as the guest speaker. He is pictured above (far right) with National Honor Society sponsor Maryellyn Knight, P-H-M superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker, and...