Penn Wrestling Club Challenge Was A Huge Success
Thank you to parents, family and friends who attended the Penn Wrestling Club Challenge to wrestle 100 1-minute periods. It was an exciting night, and the challenge highlighted how excellent these students are as athletes. Nearly 40 club members participated, along with the Penn High School Wrestling Team. Proceeds will benefit the Penn Wrestling Club and the P-H-M Education Foundation.
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.
Thank-A-Teacher Winter 2011 a hit
Thank-A-Teacher Winter 2011 was a huge success, recognizing 185 educators and raising nearly $3,900 for PHMEF.
Each recognized educator received a card with your personal message and recognition pin before the holiday break.
The annual fundraiser is a way to recognize that special teacher, administrator, counselor, coach, aide, secretary, bus driver, janitor or any school employee who has made a positive impact on your life or the life of your child with a donation. Your tax deductible donation will help fund grants that benefit students.
For more information about Thank-A-Teacher program, please contact Amy Chrise at amychrise@phmef.org.
Annual Giving begins with the holiday season
Gifts to the annual giving allows PHM Education Foundation to provide amazing opportunities for P-H-M students. Since 1996, we have awarded more than $200,000 in grants to our schools. These grants have supported such initiatives as:
- iLearn More with iPad – All grade levels
- Young Author’s Conference – All elementary schools
- Past & Present Physics Projects – Penn High School
- Technically, I’m Reading – Discovery Middle School
- Learning Curriculum Through Songs – Elsie Rogers Elementary School
We want to continue to honor our commitment, but we need your help. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, we serve as an investment vehicle for those who support the vision of excellence in education for which the P-H-M School Corporation is known.
We seek your support and ask you to recommit to helping provide an outstanding educational experience for P-H-M students, who are the leaders of our future.
Fall 2011 Grant Recipients Announced
P-H-M Education Foundation is pleased to announce its 2011 Fall Grant recipients. A total of $9,790 was given to ten P-H-M teachers and staff to support classroom and corporation-wide initiatives. More than 10,600 P-H-M students will be impacted by the funded programs.
“Our grant cycle is an exciting time for P-H-M Education Foundation,” said Mari Linn Wise, executive director. “Providing these grants to P-H-M teachers and staff fulfill our mission of supporting excellence in education.”
A committee of seven P-H-M Education Foundation board members and non board members reviewed 16 applications. The recipients and grant amounts include:
- iPad 2 for the Music Classroom – Teachers Jennifer Blanton and Jon West – Horizon Middle School and Madison Elementary School. $1,476
- Learning Curriculum Through Songs – Teacher Diane Zuber – Elsie Rogers Elementary School. $695.95
- Novel Studies for High Achieving Students – Teacher Kelly Fairbotham – Elsie Rogers Elementary School. $500
- The Artist as Writer Extension – Teacher Joy Kroeger – Walt Disney Elementary. $1,500
- Learning Through Leveled Readers – Teacher Jenni McCarthy – Bittersweet Elementary School. $1,318
- Meadow’s Edge Reading Hawks – Teacher Kathie Satkoski – Meadow’s Edge Elementary School. $500
- Northpoint Monarch Waystation and Butterfly Garden – Teacher Christine Stephan – Northpoint Elementary School. $1,000
- P-H-M Fire Obstacle Course – Staff Member Mike Seger – All P-H-M Elementary students. $500
- Read to Achieve – Teacher Debi Nehls – Bittersweet Elementary School. $1,500
- Transit of Venus 2012 – Staff Members Art Klinger and Chuck Beuter – All P-H-M Schools. $800
P-H-M Education Foundation opens its grant applications to all current P-H-M teachers and staff members. The Foundation will offer its spring grant cycle in March 2012.
Your continued support through the Superintendent’s Luncheon, Annual Drive, Silver Mile, Thank-A-Teacher program, Captial One Credit Card, license plate for Education, and Buy-A-Brick help support these grants.
