Archer Update #34

Congratulations to Penn High School's FIRST-EVER Indiana Mr. Basketball senior point guard Markus Burton! St. Joseph County was in a 45 year drought, but with a 2,273 point career scoring record plus his many outstanding stats, the Notre Dame signee brought the coveted honor back home to St. Joseph County this past Wednesday night (April 19, 2023). Burton, who attended Meadow’s Edge Elementary and Grissom Middle School, expressed his gratitude to the many people he said have helped him on his basketball journey. Click here to read the full story and see the media coverage.

For the 10th year in a row, Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation was named among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) in the country by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation! This honor recognizes
the outstanding efforts of K-12 teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders and their support for music education. P-H-M is proud of its music curriculum and extracurricular music activities offered at all 11 of its schools. Click to read more about this recognition.

*Remember to buy or find a pair at home of wired earphones for ILEARN - Airpods or wireless earphones will not be acceptable for testing.

In this week's issue of the Archer Update, you can read about the following:

1. Two More Weeks of ILEARN Testing
2. Middle School Trip to Japan - Info Session
3. Summer Enrichment Academies
4. Pickleball Intramural Date Changes
5. Host a High School Foreign Exchange Student!
6. 21st Century Scholars Enrollment Event
7. Reporting Student Absences

Friendly Reminders:

The PHM Education Foundation has many new upcoming events. Please visit www.phmef.org for event information, to signup for our quarterly news letter or to find out how PHMEF supports excellence in education in the P-H-M school district

Discovery Middle School is now ranked #2 in the State of Indiana for top performing middle schools (this is out of about 300). Our teachers continue to be prepared to provide the most targeted, engaging lessons to help all our students reach their fullest learning potential. Our students are some of the best in Indiana and possibly the world! Thank you for sending us your finest!

Winter/Spring 2022-23 Overview: Safe & Healthy Learning Environment.

We welcome public feedback. Please email: feedback@phm.k12.in.us

Konnichiwa!

Due to overwhelming interest in the trip to Japan and an unforeseen schedule conflict, this week's informational meeting at Discovery Middle School must be rescheduled.

The informational meeting is rescheduled for Friday, 28 April, at 7:30 am in the DMS Cafeteria.

If you still need to RSVP, please do so at: LINK

If you have any questions, please email Mr. Howard at: LINK

Enrichment Academies

• Visual Arts Academy (July 10 – 14, July 17 – 21, or July 24 – 28, 2023) In this award-winning one-week academy, current P-H-M Kindergarten – 5th grade students learn art history, art production and writing through a unique integration program. The program is based at Penn High School and in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame's Snite Museum of Art. Families may select the week that is most convenient for all of their children to attend, regardless of their grade. Click here to register.

• Junior STEM Academy - In this one-week academy, current P-H-M K – 5th graders will discover how math and science are applied in the real world. Each week is reserved for specific grades and will be held at Penn High School. Click here to register.

  • Kindergarten and 1st grade attend the week of July 24 – 28
  • 2nd and 3rd grade attend the week of July 17 – 21

  • 4th and 5th grade attend the week of July 10 – 14

• Junior Foreign Language Academy (July 10 – 14) This academy integrates the French language, social studies, culture, visual arts and music into an intensive and enriching learning experience. The one-week camp is held at Penn High School and is open to current P-H-M 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students. Click here to register.

• Learn a Foreign Language Academy (June 5 – 16) This two-week academy is open to current 6th and 7th graders. The course will be taught by Penn High School Language teachers who will teach the students how to read, write, and speak in German, Spanish or American Sign Language. Click here to register.

The New Dates will all be in May:

1st, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th, 18th and 22nd

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Host a Foreign Exchange Student! If you reside in PHM, your foreign exchange student can ride the bus and attend Penn High School! Share your America and learn from a student from another country!

Host Families Provide:

-A bed (can share a room) and 3 meals a day

-Transportation to and from school (they can ride the school bus)

-Treat the Student as part of the Family

Exchange Students Provide:

-Their Own Money for extra expenses

-Have their own medical insurance and go through a medical screening

-Are top students in their country, advanced academically, and follow high standards for conduct

-Dream of being part of your family and experience being an American high school student!

Host for the 2023-2024 School Year!

21st Century Scholars: Apply Now!

• Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program is an early-college promise program designed to make college more affordable for students.
• Eligible students who meet requirements receive a two- or four-year scholarship that pays up to 100% tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university.
• All 7th and 8th grade students are eligible to apply, if they are a resident of Indiana. Students MUST apply by June 30th of their 8th grade year.
• Click here to learn more and apply: https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars
• Contact your child's school counselor with questions

If your child will be absent for any reason, please notify our office as soon as possible! Our office staff records all absences beginning at 8:00 am and must phone any student's home who does not report to school without notice.

Another option is to go to your Skyward Family Access Account and follow these steps:

• Click on the Attendance Tile for the child who will be absent.
• Click on the Absence Requests Tab
• Click Add Absence Request on the right side of the screen
• Enter Start and End Date
• Check All Day if the absence will be the entire school day
• Attendance Reason - Choose from the drop down menu
• Comment - Add any information regarding the absence reason
• Click SAVE in the upper right hand corner

Website: https://discovery.phmschools.org/
Location: 10050 Brummitt Road, Granger, IN, USA
Phone: 574-674-6010