The Instructional Media Center (IMC) provides many resources for our students.

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 21^st 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/Parents  

It also has worthwhile information for students at http://www.kidsmartz.org/.

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.

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.