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Elsie Rogers Express

September 1, 2023

Elsie Rogers ExpressSeptember 1, 2023

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We're all Kingsmen! So we're all celebrating Penn High School Head Football Coach Cory Yeoman's who reached his 200th career with the victory over Mishawaka Friday, August 25th. For that milestone, Coach Yeoman was named Indianapolis Colts/NFL Coach of the Week for Week 2. Click for more details. We wish the Kingsmen luck as they take on Indianapolis Cathedral this Friday, Sept. 1. Watch for game updates on The Pennant X (Twitter) account; click here to follow.

P-H-M Safety and Security Update

We are happy to share with you the addition of safety and security personnel for the 2023-24 school year. The safety and security of our schools are a priority as we foster optimal learning environments and aim to prepare your child(ren) for college and career readiness. Three (3) certified School Resource Officers (SROs), recently retired from local police departments, have/will join us as P-H-M Safety Agents in our schools. These officers will be housed in each of our middle schools and also serve feeder elementary buildings. The new P-H-M Safety Agents collaborate with our Principals, St. Joseph County School Resource Officers, and other off-duty police officials to further enhance schools as safe learning environments, prepare for emergencies, and ensure that all schools comply with safe school plans and practices as required by law.


New Safety Agents:

Retired St. Joseph County Police - Officer Kent Wickham

Retired South Bend Police - Officer Britton Pratt

Officer TBD (will announce later this fall)


Current Safety and Security Staff:

P-H-M Director of Safety and Security - Officer Tommy Teeter (tteeter@phm.k12.in.us)

P-H-M Lead Safety Agent - Officer Antwon Jones (located at Penn HS)

St. Joseph County School Resource Officer - Officer Mike Reppert

St. Joseph County School Resource Officer - Officer Ben Wilkey

Off-Duty Police Officials: Officer Greg Howard - South Bend Police

Officer Avery Minor - Roseland Chief of Police

Officer Scott Moniz - Osceola Police

Officer Corey Calvert - South Bend Police

VSS Security (contracted service) for Hallway Monitors at Secondary Schools.


Safe School Helpline

If you see something, hear something, say something! The Safe School Helpline is a convenient, confidential way for anyone to report information about situations that might affect safety at any P-H-M school or building. You can call the number any time of the day or night to report concerns about unsafe or potentially disruptive activities or situations including drug or alcohol abuse, weapons, harassment, bullying or threats.


All calls are completely confidential.

Don't Forget to Order Your Elsie Rogers Spirit Wear!! Store Closes September 5!

Elsie Rogers Spirit Wear Link - Click Here
Online Store Closes September 5.

Community Connections Fair

The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation’s ENL Services’ is sponsoring the District’s FREE Community Connections Fair! Come check out what the Mishawaka, South Bend, and Elkhart communities have to offer to your families! Click here for more information and to sign-up for a table if you are a business or a family that wants to participate and share your culture in a performance.
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Back to School Information

Penn -Harris-Madison has made it easier this year for parents to give consent for the following items:
  • The Handbook Certification
  • The Consent to publish student photographs
  • The State Mandatory Curriculum


Please take a moment and fill out the google form (Click the Button Below) for EACH child enrolled at Elsie Rogers. We would appreciate this being completed by August 31, 2023.

Elsie Rogers Back to School Consent Form
Please complete one google form for EACH student attending PHM School Corporation
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Back to School Basketball League

Boys in grades 2nd to 8th are invited to participate in "Back to School" Basketball League at Penn High School. The league will give young Kingsmen the opportunity to play basketball and introduce them to the skills and team concepts that are needed to play the game of basketball. League runs Sunday afternoons in September and October. Registration info is on our website. SIGN-UP TODAY!

Helpful Links

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Volunteering during the 2023-24 School Year

If you are considering volunteering at Elsie Rogers anytime throughout the school year, each adult must have a current background check on file as well as have completed the online bullying training. Please use the link below (Forms for Parents), scroll to "Volunteering" to find the forms you need to complete. Background checks can take some time so we encourage you to fill out the forms now rather than wait. Please contact the front office if you have any questions, 574-259-5231.
Forms for Parents
The PHM website has almost all forms (some online) and information you may need throughout the school year. Instead of hunting down paperwork, always check here first.
Community Events and Activities
Clicking on the button above will provide you with a list of non-school activities and events made available to P-H-M students and families by area organizations.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
All meals will be of cost this school year.

Dates to Remember

The Safe School Helpline® is a confidential way to report student concerns about threats, suicide, drugs, bullying or anything that threatens the safety of our schools. It's Available 24/7. Click to watch a video on how to get in touch with Administration anonymously 24/7/365.


Four Ways to Report to the Safe School Helpline®

Call: 1-800-418-6423 ext 359

Text: TIPS to 66746

Online: SafeSchoolHelpline.com

Mobile App: Download the FREE app from the GOOGLE PLAY STORE and the APPLE APP STORE


The app makes it easy to anonymously report a safety or mental health concern using your mobile device to text, call, or submit an online form.