Register Now for the 2019 Silver Mile Bubble Bash on Sat., May 4!
Saturday, May 4
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Penn High School
Register online today! Early Bird Registration is available until Sunday, April 21 ($20 for adults, $10 for students)!
Do you like bubbles? Well, if you do, you’ll enjoy the Silver Mile Bubble Bash!
Highlighted changes for this year’s event:
- Earlier start time, 8:30 a.m.
- 1.5 mile and 5K route options
- Lower early bird prices:$20 for adults, $10 for students
- The school with the most participation will win a Gaga Ball Pit or 9 Disc Golf Baskets ($2,500 value)!
- And more bubbles!
Missed out on all the bubbly fun last year? Don't let it happen two years in a row! Watch the video and see how much fun you and your whole family will have …
The Student Talent Show starts at 9 a.m.
The Health & Fitness Expo will be in the cafeteria where everything from free health screenings by presenting sponsor Saint Joseph Health System to numerous businesses showcasing their health-related items will be offered.
And don’t forget about the Silent Auction!
The Silver Mile Run is the largest fundraiser for the P-H-M Education Foundation and all the proceeds go towards providing innovative P-H-M teaching grants, scholarships to students, staff development, and other corporation-wide initiatives.
Click here to take advantage of early bird registration and for more information on the Bubble Bash.
iLearn Testing Information
We will begin ILEARN testing the Monday we return from the longer 3-day Easter weekend. We ask that parents help make sure students are in attendance on these days and that they come to school rested, and with their CHROMEBOOKS charged!!
Monday through Friday, April 22-26 students will take ELA tests during their Language Arts class times; Monday through Thursday, April 29-May 2 students will take math tests during their math class times; Monday through Wednesday, May 6-8 sixth grade students, ONLY, will take science ILEARN tests during their sixth grade science class times. The testing window officially closes on Friday, May 17.
Discovery Archers Canned Food Drive Event
Discovery Archers are collecting canned goods to donate to the Mishawaka Food Pantry. Last year DMS donated 1600 pounds to the pantry. We hope that we can exceed this amount!
Mishawaka Food Pantry has supplied us with bins. They are located along the wall across from the main office. During Period 1 students can bring down the donations and place the cans in the bins.
We are encouraging all students to participate and bring in items now through Wednesday, March 27.
Thanks for supporting our local community!!
Incoming DMS 6th grade Parent Info Nights
Discovery Principal Sheryll Harper & Asst. Principal Troy Kauffman will be visiting the following Penn-Harris-Madison feeder elementary schools to hold parent information sessions for incoming SY 2019-2020 sixth grade middle school students. The meetings will be held at the elementary school. The same day of the parent meetings Mrs. Harper and Mr. Kauffman will have had visited each elementary school to introduce the 5th graders to Discovery. Click here for a copy of the 2019-2020 Orientation Packet.
- Tues., Feb. 19, 7:00 p.m., Mary Frank Elementary School
- Wed., Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m., Horizon Elementary School
- Thurs., Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m., Northpoint Elementary School
After the visits to the elementary schools, the students will then have an opportunity to tour Discovery and meet with the School’s Counselors Mrs. Badur and Mrs. Ward to learn more about their new school.
- Tues., March 26, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Mary Frank Student Tour
- Wed., March 27, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Northpoint Student Tour
- Thurs., March 28, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Horizon Student Tour
On Wed., April 17, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., 5th grade parents of all three elementary schools will then visit Discovery (meeting in the Cafeteria). Students will lead their parents on a tour of their new middle school. Mrs. Harper and Mr. Kauffman will be available for questions.
Monday, August 19, 6:30 – 7:00 p.m., all incoming Discovery 6th grade students and their parents will pick up the student’s schedule and attend the Open House and schedule walk through. Students and parents will have the opportunity to meet their 6th grade LA, Math, Science, Social Studies and Wellness teachers.
Exceptional Education students and parents can meet Discovery’s Exceptional Education teachers and staff and take a tour of the learning areas on Wed., Feb. 27 at 5:00 p.m. and again on Fri., Aug. 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m. For both dates, parents and students should meet in Discovery’s Library on the 2nd floor.
Middle School Instrument Selection nights for incoming sixth graders are also coming up.
Discovery Instrument Selection Nights
Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Penn hosts FIRST Robotics Tournament March 9 & 10
Penn High School will once again host the FIRST Robotics St. Joseph District Event on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10.
Plan on coming out and enjoying the excitement of more than 40 high school FRC robotics teams from Indiana and Michigan battling it out on a basketball court-sized field with four-foot tall, 120-pound robots! Join more than 5,000 students, coaches, mentors, parents and fans during this one-of-a-kind two-day event! WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW to get a taste of all the excitement!
Cheer on Penn’s Team 135 and make sure to bring your Robotics fans to enjoy Next Gen, an area for students ages K-8, who can get hands-on engaging fun with some of Team 135’s other robots. Next Gen will be open Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The entire event is FREE ADMISSION!
Congratulations to DMS MathCounts Team!
MathCounts students that competed at the Chapter competition: Zichu Wang, Derick Shi, Felix Zhang, Raymond Luo, Janet Yu, Maddie Zavada, Carl Xu, Jayden Wang, Shahmeer Turk, and Allison Yu. Alternates were Michelle Yang and Stanley Liew.
Team portion of the competition included: Derick Shi, Felix Zhang, Raymond Luo, Zichu Wang
Highlights:
7 students made it to top 12 individual and are moving on to state: Zichu Wang (3rd overall), Derick Shi (4th overall), Felix Zhang, Raymond Luo, Janet Yu, Maddie Zavada, Carl Xu
More students may make it to state once the cut scores come out!
The team won first place and is moving on to state: Derick Shi, Felix Zhang, Raymond Luo, Zichu Wang
Felix Zhang won 3rd in the countdown round.
2019 Instrument Selection Nights
Discovery Instrument Selection Nights
Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is nationally recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education” offering choir, band and orchestra at Discovery and the other two P-H-M middle schools Grissom and Schmucker.
Every P-H-M 5th grader who will be attending a P-H-M middle school as an incoming 6th grader in the Fall 2020 has the opportunity to join an instrumental music class, which includes either band or orchestra. “Instrument Selection Night” is when students and families get to make their choice! To help you make your choice the Discovery music teachers made this video, click to watch.
In order to join 6th grade band or orchestra, students must select an instrument that they will learn, practice and perform for the school year. Click this link to sign-up for your appointment at your designated school and date. *If you have not received a letter with details about this process, please contact Glenn Northern at gnorthern@phm.k12.in.us.
At “Instrument Selection Night,” a music professional will be available to give students advice about which instrument may be best suited for them. They will be allowed to “try out” instruments from various instrument groups.
Attention Incoming 5th Grade Students & Parents- Important Dates
Attached are the upcoming orientation dates for our incoming 5th grade students.
Summer School PE Lottery opens on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
Incoming 9th graders for the 2019-2020 school year interested in doing Penn’s 9th grade Summer Physical Education for the Summer of 2019 … the Lottery sign-up window opens this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. The window closes at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.
Incoming freshmen MUST be able to commit to BOTH summer school sessions!
Click here to visit Penn High School’s website for more details.
2019-2020 P-H-M School Calendar is released
The first day for students of the 2019-2020 school year is Wednesday, August 21, 2019 and the last day for students is Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Other important dates include:
- September 2, 2019: Recess Day – Labor Day
- October 25 & 28, 2019: Fall Recess Days
- November 5, 2019: Recess Day – General Election
- November 27-29, 2019: Thanksgiving Recess Days
- December 23-Jan. 3, 2020: Winter Break
- January 20, 2020: Recess Day – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- February 17, 2020: Recess Day – Presidents’ Day
- April 6-10, 2020: Spring Break
- May 5, 2020: Recess Day – Primary Election
- May 25, 2020: Recess Day – Memorial Day
Click here for a one-page pdf copy of the 2019-2020 school year calendar.
If you need copies of the 2018-2019 school year and activity calendars, please click here.