2012 P-H-M Young Author’s Conference set for March 17
Corporations for Education is proud to sponsor the 2012 Young Author’s Conference. Cynthia Furlong Reynolds will be the guest author from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. March 17 at Schmucker Middle School. For the past 20 years, Cynthia has informed and inspired teachers and students on the craft of writing. Cynthia is the author of a dozen picture books. Her titles include Rascal Makes Mischief, H is for Hoosier, Fishing for Numbers and Grammie’s Secret Cupboard.
The purpose of the Young Authors Conference is to provide an opportunity for young writers to explore written language and share their creativity with an audience. Along with sharing a personal writing piece with fellow students, all writers will have the opportunity to meet, inquire, and listen to a nationally recognized writer. Finally, students will create blank books to take home for further writing experiences. This project promotes academic excellence by allowing all children in grades K-5 the opportunity to witness first-hand an author who has made writing various genres her career. It also has the capacity to ignite passion in our young writers.
Registration is $4 per child and must be made by February 14. Students must be accompanied by a parent. To register or for more information, contact Christy Campbell at ccampbell@phm.k12.in.us
Nine Penn High School STEM Academy Teams
present locker solutions at Whirlpool
Penn High School STEM Career Academy proudly presented their innovative Gladiator-branded solutions for storage in a school setting on Dec. 15 in the Ad Center at Whirlpool headquarters.
Nine student teams’ presentations consisted of informal tabletop displays to Whirlpool employees that morning, followed by formal presentations to Whirlpool Gladiator and Innovation management.
This exciting final day followed an earlier kickoff session at the Center for Partner Development, where the students received an introduction to Whirlpool Innovation practices and the Gladiator line of garage storage and work solutions. That initiation was followed by a hands-on build day at Penn High School to familiarize students with Gladiator product and a recent work session where students investigated consumer insights and benefit exploration to help define the value proposition for their solutions for Gladiator-branded storage in a school.
P-H-M Education Foundation and Corporations for Education are proud to foster relations with P-H-M students and area businesses. Thank you to the Whirlpool Gladiator and Innovation management who spent several month mentoring the students.
A Madison Elementary School student enjoys one of the many activities at Fit Feastival.
Fit Feastival
Thanks to the generous funding of $11,000 from Corporations for Education, Fit Feastival will educate all P-H-M elementary students about health and fitness through a partnership with HealthWorks! This is a unique program that teaches students how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Students are introduced to the basics of choosing healthy foods through fun games such as “Conk the Junk Food,” “Hydration Station,” “Cow-cium Contest,” and “The Veggenator.”
P-H-M Schools win big at state Lego League Tournament
Several P-H-M teams that competed in the Nov. 20 North Central Indiana First Lego League qualifying tournament at Discovery Middle School placed in the First Lego League’s Indiana Champion Tournament on Dec. 10 at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Top winners were from the P-H-M school district, included:
- Mary Frank Elementary team received 1st place in Project Presentation
- Discovery Middle School team received 2nd place in Project Presentation
- Northpoint Elementary/Discovery Middle School team placed 4th in the Robot Table Competition
Congratualtions to these top teams who qualified for state at the North Central Indiana tournament, which was held at Discovery Middle School on Nov. 20. A special thank you to Coporations for Education, the corporate division of PHMEF, for sponsoring the Nov. 20 qualifying tournament.
