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2026 Instrument Selection Night

2026 Instrument Selection Night

All incoming sixth grade students and families are encouraged to consider participating band or orchestra in middle school by learning an instrument. Don’t know how to play? No problem! Our band and orchestra teachers, with the assistance of Penn High School Fine Arts Department, facilitates Instrument Selection Nights to help students choose. Educational research shows that learning to play an instrument helps students experience team ...

Moran Knights Kick Off “One Book, One School” With Assembly

Moran Elementary launched its annual “One Book, One School” reading program today with a fun school-wide assembly designed to get students excited about reading and learning together. This year’s featured selection is The Elevator Family, a humorous story about the Wilson family, who decide to stay somewhere a little unusual during their trip: a hotel elevator named Otis. Over the course of the book, the ...
Student holding sign that says 1st day of K!

Kindergarten & Preschool Registration for 2026-27 Opens Jan. 20th

This registration opportunity is for families who Live within the P-H-M district AND Have students who will be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2026. Registration will take place at the schools during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in most cases. The offices at Elsie Rogers Elementary School and Moran Elementary School will take registrations from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A ...
Teacher and students watching fidget tool being printed on 3D printer

PHMEF Grant for Elementary Fidget Tools Featured on Local TV

In 2024, Penn High School Robotics Coach Kyle Marsh and students came up with an idea on how to help students with ADHD, on the Autism Spectrum, or who just need help concentrating at school. Their idea was to use 3D printers to create and produce fidget tools for students. The key to making these tools more accessible and quickly available to the elementary students ...
2026 Young Authors’ Conference, Books & Bots

2026 Young Authors’ Conference, Books & Bots

Saturday, March 7, 2026 9:15 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Penn High School for P-H-M students K - 5th grade FREE! There is no cost for this event, but registration is required and limited. REGISTRATION: Opens January 16 - deadline is Friday, February 13, bit.ly/BooksandBots2026 Sponsored by the P-H-M Education Foundation, Young Authors’ Conference is an opportunity for P-H-M students in Kindergarten - 5th grade to ...