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Cheer Try-out Information

Important Cheer Dates-

4/10- Cheer Try-out Parent Informational Meeting 6-7PM in the LGI
5/15- Cheer Try-out Day 1, 4-6:15PM in the main gym
5/16- Cheer Try-out Day 2, 4-6:15PM in the main gym
5/18- Cheer Try-out Day 3, 4-8PM in the main gym

Athletic Physical Forms

The form for student physicals for the 2018-2019 school year will be on the website Thursday, March 29^th. Please note that student physicals must be dated after April 1^st to be used for the 2018-2019 school year.

Physicals are scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the Discovery Middle School locker rooms. Dr. Graham from River Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P.C., will be here to give physicals. The cost is $20.00 CASH per student and the physicals are good through the entire 2018-2019 school year. Physicals must be filed with the main office each year.

Penn Athletic Physicals to be held Tues., May 22

If you will be an incoming freshman student-athlete next year, Penn High School and St. Joseph Health Systems is offering 2018-19 Athletic Physicals on Tuesday, May 22, from 3:17-5 p.m. in Penn’s Arena Gym. The cost is $25. Checks must be made payable to Penn High School. Penn will also accept cash and credit card payment at the door. Credit card payment is subject to a $1 processing fee. This is open to all Penn High School students and incoming freshmen.

You can opt to have your physical done by your personal physician at their office. However,

please remember that the IHSAA requires physicals be completed AFTER April 1, 2018, in order to be valid for the 2018-19 school year. Click here to download a copy of the IHSAA Pre-Participation Physical Form to have your doctor complete.

Student-athletes attending the Penn/St. Joseph Health Systems Physicals should have their physical forms COMPLETELY FILLED OUT, INCLUDING PARENT SIGNATURE, before the physical is completed.

We also ask all parents of Penn student-athletes to register their athlete using the “Register My Athlete” website. Click here for instructions.

Register Now for the 2018 P-H-M Silver Mile Bubble Bash on May 5!

Saturday, May 5

8:30 a.m. – Noon

Penn High School

Register online today!

Do you like bubbles? Well, if you do, you’ll enjoy this fun change coming to the Silver Mile this year. The Silver Mile 5K Run/Walk will now be a Bubble Bash!

What is a Bubble Bash, you ask? Watch the video below from P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and then click here to register your family today!

The non-timed 5K Run/Walk will incorporate bubble stations along the route for participants to travel through during the event. The Fun Walk will now be incorporated into this event, and there will be an option to take a shorter loop for those not wanting to run/walk the 5K. This event will start at 9:00 a.m. on the TCU Freed Field Track.

After the Bubble Bash, runners and families are invited inside Penn High School’s cafeteria for the Education & Health and Fitness Fair complete with free health screenings provided by the St. Joseph Medical Center. The popular Silent Auction offers a chance to bid on prime Penn student parking spaces and new this year … Penn Commencement front row seat!!! Student works of art and other items from community businesses are also offered. And the Talent Showcase has been expanded to an hour this year.

All proceeds benefit the P-H-M Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support excellence in education in all 15 P-H-M schools by awarding innovative teaching grants, scholarships to students, staff development and other corporation-wide initiatives.

Click here for early bird registration and for more information on the Bubble Bash.

Newsletter Information

Mrs. Cunha writes newsletters for parents on a regular basis.

They are delivered to the guardian email addresses we have on file.

If you are not receiving your copy, please log in to Skyward to verify the email address we have on file. Check your spam folder.

You could call school at 1-574-674-6010 for assistance.

Spring 2018 PHMEF Grant Cycle is Open

The application window for P-H-M Education Foundation’s Spring 2018 Grant Cycle is now open!

PHMEF grants are eligible to any P-H-M staff member who can demonstrate a program’s innovation and creativity, and reflect commitment to excellence in education. Deadline for all grant applications is 4 p.m. Thursday March 29, at the ESC (55900 Bittersweet Rd., Mishawaka).

PHMEF is seeking innovative programs that have not been previous funding through past grant cycles. Note there are funding restrictions such as not paying for substitutes, food, party supplies, etc. A complete list of restrictions can be found in the application packet. Those applications requesting non-funded expenses will not be presented to the Grants Committee.

So parents work with your student’s teacher or principal to write up a grant proposal for a program you’ve been wishing you child’s school had. PHMEF grants are eligible to any staff member who can demonstrate their program’s innovation, creativity and reflects commitment to excellence in education. Click here for a list of the unique Fall grant awardees.

There are two ways to apply—EZ Form or Traditional Form. Grant applications and filing details can be found online at the Education Foundation’s website or by clicking on the links below:

EZ Form: for grants less than $250
Traditional Form: to be used for grants requesting $250 or more and/or a request that is comprehensive (multi-classroom, school-wide or district-wide requests)

The timeline for the PHMEF Spring Grant Cycle is as follows:

Thursday, March 28 – All applications (EZ Form and Traditional Form) must be turned in by 4 p.m. at ESC or emailed if it is the EZ Form. No late applications will be accepted. Note there must be 10 copies for the traditional form.
Between March 27 and April 24 – PHMEF grant committee meets to select recipients
April 25 – P-H-M Education Foundation Board of Directors approve grant selections.
By May 1– Recipients will be notified by email with formal letter to follow
By May 7 – Checks will be sent to the recipient’s home school.

*Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view pdfs loaded on our website. 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. Or you can stop by the Education Resources Center at 55900 Bittersweet Rd., Mishawaka to pick up a copy.

Six P-H-M Schools Earn “Four Star School” Designation

The Indiana Department of Education released the list of Four Star Schools and six P-H-M schools have earned that distinction. P-H-M is in the Top 5 of Four Star Schools in the state, out of approximately 300 public school districts.

P-H-M's Four Star Schools for the 2016-17 school year are:

Meadow’s Edge is one of P-H-M’s five Title I schools and is in the top 1% of Title I schools in the state to be named a Four Star School (one of 9 out of 900)! This is the second year in a row Meadow’s Edge has earned this recognition.

The IDOE's criteria to be named a Four Star School changed from the 2015-16 school year. To qualify for the 2016-17 recognition, a school must meet the following criteria:

A school must have received an “A” for the 2016-2017 school year.
A school must have tested at least 95% of students on ISTEP English/Language Arts and Math.
Grade 3-8 & Grade 10 combined ISTEP Pass Percentage (Pass Percentage of English/Language Arts ISTEP + Pass Percentage of Math ISTEP) must be in Top 25th Percentile for each grade tested. (minimum of 10 students).
Grade 3-8 & Grade 10 Percent Passing Both ISTEP (Percent of students who passed both the English/Language Arts ISTEP + Math ISTEP) must be in the Top 25th Percentile. (minimum of 10 students).

Click here to see the full list of criteria.

Discovery’s Spell Bowl Team recognized by P-H-M School Board

Discovery’s Spell Bowl Team was recognized at the Feb. 26, 2018 Penn-Harris-Madison School Board Meeting, along with teacher team sponsor Tanner Givens.

The team placed 1^st in the State in this year’s competition that was held back in November at Purdue University.

During the competition, the team broke two tiebreakers with a score of 69/72 to become State Champions!

Orientation Packets

Attention parents of 5^th grade students coming to Discovery next year! We now have our orientation packet available online. The student/parent should have received the packet from the elementary school orientation meeting. However, if you need a new copy it can now be printed from our website. On the main DMS page you will find the packet under the “School Info” tab.

“Screeneagers” Movie Screening at Schmucker

Many families face the challenge of balancing and monitoring social media and video games for their children. Balancing these modern day activities in the lives of children with family, school, and their own safety and well being can be challenging.

The Schmucker, Discovery and Grissom Parent Teacher Organizations have partnered to bring families some helpful insight by presenting the movie, “Screenagers”. This award-winning film not only takes a closer look at the concerns of the digital age and it’s effects on families, but also offers solutions.

The movie screening will take place at Schmucker Middle School on Monday, March 19, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. It is open to all P-H-M parents of students in grades 5-8. This presentation is geared towards parents.

Schmucker will also be hosting the P-H-M Forum-Sponsored Parent Internet Safety meeting on Thursday, March 8, 2018, 7-8:30 p.m. This event is open to all P-H-M parents of students in all grades. This presentation is appropriate for parents and high school students (not students younger than the ninth grade).