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It was a special morning at Madison Elementary as U93’s Bayless & Tara stopped by to surprise one of our own, Annette Wisler, with the exciting news that she’s the “Who’s Cool at Your School” winner! Students and staff gathered in the cafeteria, where Annette was hard at work helping students during lunch. That’s when the announcement came, followed by cheers and applause from 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 ...

Each year, Madison Elementary holds a Bike-a-Thon to raise money for Riley Children's Hospital. This year, our students, teachers and staff raised $6,181.50! We celebrated our fundraising success today as part of our Fall Party celebrations by letting the top fundraisers and riders "pie" the person of their choice in the face. Some students wanted to get first hand experience of the fun! What a ...

U.S. News and World Report released its “Best Schools” rankings for K-8 public schools by state and Madison is #273 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 #172 ...

October is National Principals Month! To celebrate, we’re sharing short Q&As with each of our principals—giving you a glimpse into their leadership style, favorite parts of school life, and what drives their #PHMExcellence every day. If you could swap places with a student for one day, what class or activity would you be most excited to participate in — and why? PE / Gym – ...