Greetings Students!

The 6th and 7th grade Dance/Social will be happening this Friday, May 3!

Cost: $3, you may purchase tickets during your lunch

Time: 4:00-5:30

Parents should pick up their students promptly at 5:30 in the west bus lot at Door E.

The Penn High School Athletic Department is once again providing the opportunity for student-athletes, including incoming Freshmen, to get their Sport's Physicals. This year’s event takes place on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in the Main Arena at Penn High School, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Spring athletes will have priority. This is only for high school students and incoming freshmen. 

The physical covers students to participate in Penn High School athletics for the 2019-20 school year. The cost is $25.

Please click here to download and complete the IHSAA Physical Form. The first and last pages of this form must be completed, including the parent signatures before students can register.  The doctors will fill out their portion (on page 2) during the physical.
 

IHSAA Physical Forms can also be picked up in the the Penn Athletic Office.

*Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view the pdf document on this page. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe’s website, at this link www.get.adobe.com/reader/, to download your free version.

Tuesday, May 14

6:00 p.m.

Penn Cafeteria (enter through Door D)

Attention 8th grade boys interested in playing football at Penn High School in the fall 2019: there will be an informational meeting for both parents and 8th grade boys interested in being a part of the Penn Freshman football team in the fall.  

The meeting will take place Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 p.m. in Penn’s Cafeteria.

Please plan on attending.

Contact Coach O'Connell at koconnell@phm.k12.in.us for details.

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.

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 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!!

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 5^th 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., 5^th 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 6^th 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 6^th 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 2^nd 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.

Click to sign up and for more details.

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!

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.

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.