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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 Elsie Rogers was awarded $1,765.85 in grant dollars! Each year, PHMEF’s Annual Grant Cycle provides teachers across the district with opportunities to bring creative, hands-on learning projects to life, ...

The Elsie Rogers Drama Club, made up of students in grades 2 through 5, took the stage this week to present their production of Shrek The Musical KIDS. Over two days, the cast performed twice during the school day for their classmates and twice in the evening for family and friends. The 30-minute show brought the beloved story of Shrek to life, filled with humor, ...

After a month of hard work, Miss Feller’s second grade class celebrated a major milestone—they officially became published authors! Throughout October, students learned about the writing process, brainstorming, planning, drafting, and revising their own spooky stories. They focused on adding vivid details and descriptive words to make their writing come alive. On Thursday, Nov. 13, students finally got to see their published books for the ...

The Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees voted unanimously this morning to appoint Mrs. Jennifer (Jen) Smoker to fill the Penn Township Seat #1 vacancy created by the resignation of Matthew Chaffee in early October. A long-time resident and active community volunteer, Mrs. Smoker is a dedicated P-H-M parent of four children attending district schools. Her service and advocacy for students and staff have been felt ...

U.S. News and World Report released its “Best Schools” rankings for K-8 public schools by state and Elsie Rogers is #297 out of Indiana’s 989 public elementary schools! Data is based on the 2021–2022, 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years. All of P-H-M’s elementary schools are ranked among Indiana’s “Best Elementary Schools”: Northpoint #1 Prairie Vista #2 Horizon #37 Mary Frank #39 Bittersweet #94 Elm Road ...