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♦Freshman Penn High School Football Cheerleading Tryouts will be held on
March 26, 27, 28, 29, from 4:30-7:00, Penn High School, West Balcony.
♦2012 Student/Parent Orientation Schedule for 5th Graders
♦ On Friday's our Discovery daily schedule is a little different for our Cultural Literacy Program. For the first 25 minutes teachers and students have "Active Reading Time".
♦ Odyssey webpage Instructions.
♦ If your child needs homework help try askrose at http://www.askrose.org/home.php
Discovery named a 2010-2011 Indiana Four Star School
Discovery Middle School has been recognized as a 2010-2011 Indiana Four Star School. Only 162 schools out of 1,780 public schools received the award. To be considered a Four Star School, a school’s combined English/Language Arts and Math ISTEP+, passing percentages must fall into the top 25th percentile when compared to schools statewide. A school must also have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act to qualify.
Health News
From our School Nurse, influenza
School Cancellations and Delays
When school must be cancelled or delayed due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted on Penn-Harris-Madison’s main website http://www.phmschools.org/. The school district can provide more detailed information than the media can.
Martin's Advantages for Education Program
For families new to our area, Martin's has a wonderful program that provides equipment to our school. The Martin's Advantages for Education Program provides free educational equipment to schools within our area. Shoppers simply fill out the form with your card number and your school's four digit ID number. Discovery's number is 4864. Once it is processed, the card is registered.
Indiana Parent Network
The Indiana Department of Education provides parents with an online parent network. Last spring parents were provided a invitation code to view your childs ISTEP+ results. On the Indiana Parent Network parents can review student results, access to personalized resources and at home learning activities for student.