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The Indiana Department of Education has announced the 2014-15 Four Star Schools and six Penn-Harris-Madison Schools made the annual roster for this elite distinction. Along with Prairie Vista, P-H-M’s other Four Star Schools include Horizon, Mary Frank, and Northpoint Elementary Schools, as well as Discovery Middle School and Penn High School. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th ...

CANVAS is an online communication platform that connects students, parents and teachers. CANVAS has boosted the success of P-H-M’s Chromebook program in middle and high school, and most of our users have given it a “thumbs up” this year. Starting June 6, 2016, P-H-M’s CANVAS users will see a new and improved “dashboard” when they log on. In addition to the new look, the user ...

Running Is Elementary, now in its 8th year, took place Monday, May 2, 2016, on the 1 mile cross-country course located behind Elm Road Elementary School. The 700 student-athletes ran on wet ground under cloudy skies, but their spirits were warmed by the hundreds of spectators cheering them on. Enthusiasm for this event—including student participation and family support—grows every year! This exciting program gets its ...

The Gala took place Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Palais Royale Ballroom and PHMEF Executive Director Mari Linn Wise reports, “It was a smashing success!” Friends of the school district gathered to celebrate the P-H-M Education Foundation’s two decades of accomplishments—having a great time and raising even more funds while they were at it! The evening’s Roaring 20’s theme came through with plenty of ...

When Indiana’s presidential primary election takes place Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Prairie Vista will house a polling center, as it has in the past. Voters should park in the north lot, near the portable classrooms. Voting will take place in the portable classrooms. Voters will not be allowed access into the school building. Other P-H-M schools that will serve as voting locations in this spring ...