Discovery Calendar
PTO Information
Complete this form to connect with the PTO. Please note that completing this form is required to join our FB page and to participate in Scrip.
You will also have the option to sign up for the weekly PTO email and register for the student directory.
PTO Board 2025 – 2026
President Erika Haahr: erika_haahr@yahoo.com
VP – Concession Manager – Co-chair Laura Imdieke: laura.imdieke@gmail.com
VP – Concession Manager – Co-chair Lora Reihl: lorahottell@hotmail.com
VP – Concession Manager – Co-chair Miranda Ma
VP – Scrip Coordinator – Elizabeth Cichowicz: ema817@aol.com
Treasurer – Maggie Thompson: mmthompson12@hotmail.com
- AIM Rewards (Purchasing items to be used at school for Archer Card rewards)
- Box Tops for Education (now digital!)
- Concession Stand (Help run the stand during various events, keep the fridge stocked, and manage money)
- 3BOS (Three Books One School, assist with decorating the commons area )
- PHM Forum Representative (attend monthly meetings on a Wednesday at noon to hear Dr. Thacker and others speak about happenings in PHM and write a brief report to be included in the DMS PTO Newsletter)
- Poinsettia Sales (Organize the ordering and distributing of poinsettias one time per year)
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation (Coordinating staff meals during fall conferences & an appreciation week in May)
- 8th Grade Reality Store (Present your career to students or work a table to help students role-play in the ‘real world’ in March)
- 8th Grade Party (Help plan this fun event in May for the 8th graders)
- 8th Grade T-Shirts (Help with the designing, ordering, and distribution of t-shirts for 8th graders)
- Give Back Night (Coordinate give back nights in the winter and spring)
- Spirit Wear
Volunteer Information
Volunteers are needed and appreciated at your child’s school. Donating a few precious hours of your time can make all the difference.
Please visit the Volunteer Information section of the P-H-M website for more information.
Online Payments
Parents can pay fees and deposit lunch money online. Please enter a zero (0) in front of the student number.
Bureau Codes are listed on the right if your school's code doesn't show up automatically. You can also see the information in the FAQ section on the P-H-M website for more information.
Instructional Media Center (IMC)
The Instructional Media Center (IMC) provides many resources for our students.
Kathy Burnette, media specialist
Counseling
The Counseling Office at Discovery helps students make good choices (academically, personally, and socially) as they learn and grow.
The Discovery Counseling program has earned the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award. To earn this award, a school must exhibit the highest level of school counseling professionalism by addressing The Indiana School Counseling Competencies for Students and the American School Counseling Association’s Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success.
The Gold Star designation is aligned with the American School Counselor Association’s National Model and mirrors requirements for the ASCA RAMP Award for Recognized ASCA Model Programs.
To contact Discovery’s Counseling Office, please call the main line at (574) 674-6010 and ask to be transferred to the Counseling Office.
Autumn Stout (astout@phm.k12.in.us), Counselor for the Class of 2029 & 2032
Sarah Horn (shorn@phm.k12.in.us), Counselor for the Class of 2030
Abigail Harder-Lopez (aharder-lopez@phm.k12.in.us), Counselor for the Class of 2031
Jamie Relias (jrelias@phm.k12.in.us), Guidance Secretary
Kevin Runyan (krunyan@phm.k12.in.us), School Psychologist
To request an appointment with your counselor, please click here:
School Counselor Appointment Request Form
Possible New Students:
Contact the office at (574) 674-6010
Enrollment paperwork is also available on the PHM home page at phmschools.org. Hover over the Parents tab and scroll down to Enrollment Info under the General Info heading to find registration information.
Teens and Stress
Here is a good article from the Screenagers company. If you’d like more articles about technology and how it affects our teens, please sign up for their Tech Talk Tuesdays available on this link.
How Parent Can Help Youths With Stress
SKYWARD
Students are encouraged to check SKYWARD weekly to keep progress of their grades. If you did not get your log in from PHM, please email familyaccess@phm.k12.in.us for your log in and password.
21st Century Scholars Program
Indiana middle school students can have up to four years of their undergraduate tuition paid at any participating public college or university in Indiana if they enroll and meet income eligibility requirements. Please only complete if you meet the income eligibility guidelines.
Please click here for more information on the 21st Century Scholarship website.
Be Safe and Smart with Technology
The following websites are great supports for knowing how to help your child’s online activity to be safe. http://www.netsmartz.org/
It also has worthwhile information for students at http://www.
Take a College Tour Now?
This website has great virtual tours of many colleges and universities. It’s never too early to start looking at different campuses and keeping the goal of college in front of you. Check out http://www.youvisit.com/colleges.
College Costs
There is a new website that is a great resource for parents and students to look over information on the cost of college. Please check it out at www.indianacollegecosts.org. Another great website is www.TriptoCollege.org/WIN for information on planning and paying for college.
LearnMore Indiana
LearnMore Indiana, Indiana’s Pre-K College connection, supports and encourages lifelong learning for all Indiana citizens. Up-to-date materials, helpful checklists and other valuable resources and tools provide parents, students, school counselors and others with information about every aspect of education from early learning, to K-12, to college and careers. Check out this great website! www.learnmoreindiana.org
Study Tips
Please check out this website for some great study methods and tips:
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/studymethods/tp/studyhabits.htm
Great Homework Help at Night
Students – if you need help with Math or Science homework, please try the “Homework Hotline” at 1-877-ASK-ROSE. It’s a free service from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Our students in the past have found it very helpful, or try their website at www.askrose.org. They are open 7 PM – 10 PM, Sunday through Thursday evenings.
Be Safe!
Students are encouraged to talk to a trusted adult if they know someone who is having suicidal thoughts. Click here for resources students can use to talk/text with a trained professional.
Crisis Text Line: text “GO” to 741741 to text to a trained professional about your thoughts and feelings.
Our School
10050 Brummitt Road Granger, IN 46530
Phone: (574) 674-6010
Fax: (574) 679-4214
Elizabeth Cunha, Principal
Troy Kauffman, Assistant Principal
Kevin McMillen, Assistant Principal
Stephanie Holmes, Treasurer
Jennifer Tebell, Secretary
Laurie Ruoff, Attendance Secretary
Camille Harvey, Office Aide
Click here for a list of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation contacts.
”A” rated School & School District
Discovery is one of Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation’s nine “A” rated schools. P-H-M has consistently received an “A” rating from the Indiana Department of Education every year since 2011.
Discovery has also earned the distinction of being ranked Indiana’s #2 for Public Middle Schools by U.S. News & World Report (data is based on the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years). Click here to learn more.
THE IDOE’S GRADUATES PREPARED TO SUCCEED DASHBOARD provides student-focused data to empower Indiana’s educators & families with information on how we are preparing our students for college and career success. Click here to view our GPS Report Card.
For State Accountability purposes, the State Board has placed all schools into the “No Grade” category for the 2022-2023 school year. Therefore, a state report card for 2022-2023 is not available.
History
Discovery Middle School was completed in the summer of 1996 and welcomed the first student body for the 1996-97 school year. Discovery Middle School serves families from Mary Frank, Horizon, and, Northpoint. Each area of the school contains the latest technical equipment to assist students as they prepare for their place in the 21st century. The school community is committed to providing a safe, interactive learning environment where all can achieve their personal best.
Special Facilities/Resources
- 1:1 Technology, every student has a Chromebook to take home
- Television studio/production rooms
- Family and Consumer Science technology lab
- Soundproof music practice rooms
- Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
- Flexible instruction areas
- Grade level team resource/office space
- Fitness and main gymnasiums
- Fitness lab
- Basketball and Tennis courts
- Soccer and football fields
- Indoor track
Activities
- Academic competitions program
- After school club program
- Athletic teams
- Fine arts/life management programs
- Intramural/recreation program
- National Junior Honors Society program
- Performing fine arts (band, orchestra, chorus, piano)
- Student Intervention programs
- Student Ambassadors
Colors: Dark green/old gold with burgundy trim
Mascot: Archers
Archers have to be ‘on target’ the same as we do at school. An Archer has to be as “sharp” as an arrow. This mascot goes perfectly with our logo, for there is an arrow going straight through it. An Archer not only “points” us the right way, but as students of Discovery Middle School, we should Aim High with our goals to get a better start on life.
We practice our AIM. High goals throughout the school: A – positive attitude, I – integrity, and M – Make a Difference.