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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. Discovery’s will be Monday, February 23th and Tuesday, February 24th 4:30 – 7:30 ...
Mary Frank Launches “One Book, One School” with Airport-Themed Kickoff
On February 2nd, we kicked off our annual One Book, One School program with a creative airport-themed assembly designed to build excitement for a month of shared reading and learning. What is One Book, One School? One Book, One School is a schoolwide reading initiative that brings students, staff, and families together through a shared love of reading. Each year, the entire school reads the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mary Frank Awarded Education Foundation Grants
The Penn-Harris-Madison Education Foundation (PHMEF) continues its mission of supporting excellence in education by awarding $73,715.48 in classroom innovation grants for the 2025-2026 school year, marking one of the largest funding years in foundation history! And Mary Frank was fortunate to receive $678.93 in grant dollars! Each year, PHMEF’s Annual Grant Cycle provides teachers across the district with opportunities to bring creative, hands-on learning projects ...
