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GYTO Gifts Walt Disney $70,000 Engagement Lab!

Our school has been blessed by being chosen as a "Get Your Teach On" school by the IDOE this school year. Since September, we've had a “Rock Your School Day” as a way to engage students and our teachers have experienced informative and transformative professional development sessions. Today with the help of Principal Dr. Mindy Higginson, Get Your Teach On co-founders, husband and wife team, ...
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Zoo to You Comes to Walt Disney

Third grade students met some "friends" recently courtesy of the Potawatomi Zoo! Students did research on animals at the zoo and came up with ideas for an animal that think should come to our zoo, based on the local habitat. Students then wrote a story / narrative from their animal's perspective using facts they learned. Of course the main attraction was when Zoo staff brought ...

2024 Penn Musical, “The Music Man”

Penn's school musical this year is "The Music Man." You won't want to miss Penn's talented student performers as they act out the play that follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone ...

FIRST-IN District Robotics Competition, March 2 & 3

The 2024 FIN Mishawaka FRC District Event will once again be held at Penn High School March 1st - 3rd (open to the public on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3). The event will be held in Penn's Main Arena. See below for a daily schedule: Saturday, March 2 10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Opening Ceremonies 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Qualifying Matches (No matches ...
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2024 Young Authors’ Conference, Books & Bots

This year P-H-M Education Foundation’s Young Authors’ Conference is partnering up with the Next Gen Robotics event to bring you Books & Bots! This event blends literary innovations with robotic creations. It’s a wonderful opportunity for P-H-M students in Kindergarten - 5th grade. Click here to view photos on Facebook from last year’s Young Authors’ Conference; click here to view photos of the 2023 Next ...