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Walt Disney Elementary Goes “Over the Moon for Learning” at Fifth Annual Literacy and Math Night

Walt Disney Elementary School welcomed students and families for an evening of hands-on learning during its Fifth Annual Literacy and Math Night, themed “Over the Moon for Learning.” The event brought families together for a variety of interactive activities designed to strengthen literacy and math skills while encouraging students to explore learning beyond the classroom. Throughout the evening, students and their families participated in educational ...
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Record-Breaking Penn Homecoming Raises $152,000 for P-H-M Education Foundation

Penn High School’s Homecoming weekend (October 2–3) was one for the record books! With approximately 12,000 families and community members joining Friday’s festivities and more than 2,000 students attending Saturday’s Homecoming Dance, the celebration raised a record-breaking $152,000 for the P-H-M Education Foundation (PHMEF). What began as a traditional high school celebration has grown into a community-wide event bringing together students, families, alumni and supporters ...
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P-H-M Board Member Larry Beehler Receives Indiana Outstanding Board Service Award

The Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA) has named Larry Beehler, a member of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation Board of School Trustees, as the recipient of the 2026 Indiana Outstanding Board Service Award. A longtime advocate for public education, Larry Beehler has dedicated 40 years of service to the Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees, helping guide one of Indiana's highest-performing school corporations through decades of growth, ...
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Walt Disney Principal Garber Recognized as IUSB Alumni of the Year

Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) Walt Disney Elementary School Principal Matt Garber was recognized by Indiana University South Bend as one of its 2026 Alumni of the Year. Principal Garber was one of seven outstanding alumni honored Tuesday, October 6, during IU South Bend’s Night of the Titans, an annual celebration recognizing the university’s most distinguished alumni. He was notified last spring that he had ...
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P-H-M in the State’s Top 5% with Spring 2026 ILEARN results

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation (P-H-M) proudly shares the outstanding performance of its students on the Spring 2026 ILEARN assessment, as released by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). P-H-M students outperformed the state average again by 21.5 percentage points in English Language Arts (ELA) and 18.2 points in Mathematics. This achievement places P-H-M in the top 5% of public school corporations passing both ELA and math ...