Academics

With the release of the Spring 2017 ISTEP+ results, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation now ranks in the state’s top 4% of public school districts and Discovery ranks #3 out of the state’s 205 public middle schools!

Based on both Math and ELA pass results of grades 3-8, P-H-M ranks 12th out of all 292 public school districts in Indiana. For grade 10, P-H-M ranks 9th out of all 292 public school corporations—the Michiana area’s only public school district to make the top 20!

Three P-H-M school teams recently competed in the National TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude Mathematics and Science) Best in Nation Competition. The competition was held in Orlando the end of June.

TEAMS is an annual STEM competition challenging students to work collaboratively and apply their math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways to solve real everyday engineering challenges.

The Indiana Department of Education announced on Friday, May 26, 2017 the 2015-16 list of Four Star Schools and Discovery, along with eight other P-H-M schools, have earned that distinction--the most the District has ever had! 

P-H-M's other Four Star Schools are Horizon, Madison, Mary Frank, Meadow's Edge, Northpoint, Penn, Prairie Vista and Schmucker. Meadow's Edge made the list for the first time; Meadow’s Edge is one of  P-H-M’s five Title 1 schools.

On Friday, March 24, Discovery eighth graders received a little dose of “reality.”

Every school year the eighth grade students get a glimpse of what it is like to manage the aspects of adult life through an activity called the “Reality Store.” Students learn the details of their “grownup life” by pulling the information out of a hat: job, salary, married or single, etc.

Our Honors Science and Social Studies classes were a new addition to the Discovery curriculum this school year. Both have a high standard for student participation. Students are expected to participate in intellectual dialogue, critical thinking, reading and writing, collaborative and independent inquiry as well as teaching others. Applications are required for these courses and can be found here.

2017-2018 Social Studies Honors Application

For the fourth year in a row Discovery’s team won 1st place in the Indiana Stock Market Competition; another Discovery team took 3rd. The competition is sponsored by the Indiana Council for Economic Education to encourage study of the stock market and investment decision making.