The purpose of each Middle School Task Force (MSTF) to provide the school constituency the opportunity to have input into the school’s decision making process, toward the achievement of school-wide goals for school improvement plans related to student safety, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Restorative Practices. 

As part of our “Triangle of Success” connecting students, teachers and parents, we invite all Penn-Harris-Madison parents/guardians of their respective middle schools (Discovery, Grissom, and Schmucker) to apply to serve as a member of the MSTF as we work to build a strong community-parent-school partnership.

MSTF members will:

• Enhance communication between the principal and school patrons.
• Serve as a sounding board for new ideas.
• Help the principal anticipate and/or identify community concerns and potential solutions to those issues.
• Assist with planning issues surrounding the implementation of change.
• Assist with developing School Improvement Plan Goals related to safety and/or behavior as well assist and support the school to reach these goals.

The MSTF will hold a minimum of one meeting every month (with some exceptions) during the 2019-2020 school year. More frequent meetings are held in September due to School Improvement Plan deadlines. Additional meetings may be scheduled as the need arises.

HOW TO APPLY

For those parents or community members interested in applying, please click here for a full description of the Middle School Task Force. 

Click here for the application packet for Grissom’s Middle School Task Force.

The First Day of School for the 2019-2020 school year is Wednesday, August 21.

We look forward to welcoming back all our students. Our Back to School Night is Monday, August 19, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Get ahead of the game, click here to download, print and fill out the forms that must be turned in at the Back to School Night.

Sign-up for the Penn Girls Basketball Leagues will be from noon-to-2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Junior League is for grades 3-6, and the Senior League is for grades 7-8.

Both the Junior League and Senior League start on Sunday, Sept. 8. The Junior League ends on Sunday, Nov. 10, and the Senior League ends on Sunday, Nov. 17.

• Click here for information on the Junior League.
• Click here for information on the Senior League.

Students in grades 3 – 8 participated in the ILEARN assessments earlier this spring. Since ILEARN is a new test, the results with proficiency levels and final scores will not be available for schools until August 15. 

In accordance with Indiana Code 20-32-5.1-12(d), parents and schools have an opportunity to request a rescore for any open-ended item(s) to which students responded on the ILEARN assessment.

Requesting a rescore is optional and is not a requirement for scoring your student’s test.

The P-H-M ILEARN Rescore Request window will be open from Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26. Parents or guardians who wish to view students’ response images and scoring rubrics must complete P-H-M’s online form to schedule an appointment at the Educational Services Center for the window of dates listed above. Please click here if you wish to make an appointment. The State is not providing a separate online portal this year for parents to access this information.

If you wish to make an appointment, please note during the appointment, the parent or guardian will ONLY be able to view the following: 

• an image of your student’s response to each open-ended item

• a sample of student responses for each score point

• the scoring rubric to help decide whether to request a rescore for that item

Important Information about the rescore process:

• The rescore request, if desired, will be submitted by P-H-M on behalf of the parent or guardian
• Requesting a rescore may result in an increased or decreased score
• A rescore request cannot be reversed
• A rescore request can only be submitted once

Again, requesting a rescore is optional and is not a requirement for scoring your student’s test.

Parents/Guardians who wish to view students’ ILEARN response images and scoring rubrics, must click here to make an appointment for Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 26.

Grissom Middle School students in Mrs. Stanton's class went above and beyond for their final math project assignment.

The assignment was to pick any concept that the class learned during the 2018-19 school year and write a rap, song or poem to teach other students. Mrs. Stanton says students Abby Hughes and Gabby Mammolenti-Reed went far and beyond her expectations, "This is hands down the best final project I've received (including my times at other schools)!" Click to watch the video below …

The Food Service Department of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation is participating in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2019.

FREE MEALS will be available to children 18 years of age and under, or persons more than 18 who are determined by a state or local public education agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who participate in a public or non-profit private school program established for the mentally or physically disabled. 

The program will operate Monday through Friday. All sites will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2018.

Please click here for more information and a complete list of sites and dates.

The week of May 6 was National Teacher Appreciation Week.

 Mr. Simpson collected all the notes of appreciation and thanks that Grisstom students and put them together in this video. Take a look …

Grissom and Schmucker National Junior Honor Society students joined forces Friday, May 10 on a service project.

Students worked for 2.5 hours working to help beautify Mishawaka’s Merrifield Park by spreading mulch, planting flowers and painting fence posts. Click to see the full photo gallery.

NJHS is a national organization that does more than just honor middle school students for their academic success; it also teaches them service, leadership and citizenship.

Eighth grader Jason Juarez learned today that his design won 1^st place in a logo design project developed by Grissom Art Teacher Ms. Elizabeth Marshall and local advertising/design firm, Pathfinders.

Ms. Marshall’s goal with this project was to help her art students see first-hand what it’s like to work on a graphics design project. She worked with Pathfinders’ Associate Creative Director James Jursinic to develop a logo/brandmark development project for the students. The students had seven weeks to create two concept sketches (one black & white, the other color) for a logo/brandmark for the fictitious company “FLEEK Footwear.” The students had deliverables to meet throughout the timeline of the project with Ms. Marshall and Mr. Jursinic giving feedback at each milestone. The project was designed to give students exposure in art direction, creative direction, graphic design, project management, time management and client relations.

​Esmeralda Morales Magallanes’ design seen below was chosen as Runner Up.

Pathfinders’ Associate Creative Director James Jursinic said of the student designs “I’m really impressed by the effort your students put into this project and how talented they are. … Each student had logos that had unique characteristics, style, and panache. … Jason Juarez’s logo was a standout. His use of negative space and the cleanliness of his design followed many of the rules of good logo design and had a clear vision that I believe would resonate well with the target audience.”

This was a great real life learning experience for all the students. Back in March, they also got to tour Pathfinders’ offices in Mishawaka. Click to see pictures of that class visit.

Click here to get the physical forms, student activities code, accident insurance and details on how to register your student-athlete in Aktivate, formerly Register My Athlete.