Penn High School was proud to have 17 students earn valedictorian honors and two students earn salutatorian honors for the Class of 2018 during Commencement held on Friday, May 25, 2018
Of those 17 Valedictorians, three of them, Kendra Laidig, Christopher Mazurek and Matthew Rach, all attended Grissom Middle School.
KENDRA LAIDIG
Kendra attended Madison Elementary and Grissom Middle School.
Kendra’s college plans are to attend Butler University and double major in Health Care & Business, and Spanish, and graduate in the Physician’s Assistants Program. Her career goal is to become a Physician’s Assistant.
While attending Penn, Kendra’s activities, honors and team memberships included DECA President, Track & Field, National Honor Society and Student-Athlete Leadership Council.
CHRISTOPHER MAZUREK
Christopher attended Elm Road Elementary and Grissom Middle School.
Christopher’s college plan is to attend Northwestern University.
While attending Penn, Christopher’s activities, honors and team memberships include Band, Quiz Bowl and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.
MATTHEW RACH
Matthew attended Elm Road Elementary and Grissom Middle School.
Matthew’s college plans are to attend Purdue University and will study Mechanical Engineering.
While attending Penn, Matthew’s activities, honors and team memberships included National Honor Society, Swim Team, TEAMS member and Academic All-Star.
