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Thursday, Aug. 25 was the first day of school for P-H-M’s littlest students ... kindergartners! District wide, there are nearly 800 kindergartners in all 11 of P-H-M’s elementary schools. This year Prairie Vista has 85 new little “PUMAS” beaming with PUMA PRIDE! All of our teachers were so pleased by this year’s kindergarten class. All the students are quick learners, well behaved, polite, funny and ...

Penn High School’s state championship girls basketball program will conduct a community-sponsored girls basketball league for girls in Grades 3-8. Sign-up is on Sunday, Aug. 28 in the Penn High School Arena from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The Junior League is for girls in Grades 3-6, and the Senior League is for girls in Grades 7-8. Click here for the Junior League (Grades 3-6) ...

The Penn-Harris-Madison Board of School Trustees voted at the Monday, July 25, 2016 Board Meeting to approve the sponsorship agreement between the P-H-M Education Foundation and Saint Joseph Health System. This agreement gives SJHS the opportunity to rename the tennis courts at Prairie Vista Elementary School “Saint Joseph Health System Tennis Courts at Prairie Vista” in exchange for a $10,000 donation to the P-H-M Education ...

Two volunteers help with the cleanup on July 16, 2016 After a year-and-a-half of planning, $36,000 in fundraising dollars and 175 plus community volunteer hours … Prairie Vista Elementary’s tennis courts are finally getting a much needed “facelift!” The courts surface had become “unplayable” because of extensive cracking. Thanks to some dedicated Puma parents, they led the charge and started a grassroots fundraising campaign in ...

The mother of a 1st grade student states, “It’s brilliant!The curriculum is so intentional, and the writing-artconnection is outstanding. We are thankful for yourpassion to do this!” Engaging, enriching—words that describe the 2016 Visual Arts Academy. Excited, enthralled—the reaction of so many of the children experiencing this unique summer program. Now in its fourth year, over 800 children in grades K-5 are taking part in ...