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Penn High School is located in Mishawaka, Indiana, near South Bend.

Academic Super Bowl-- Social Studies

 * State Champions- 1996, 1997 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008
 * State Runner Up- 2003, 2004
 * State Finalist- 1993, 1996 , 1997 ,1998 ,1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008

Academic Super Bowl-- Interdisciplinary

 * State Champions- 1995
 * State Finalist- 1995

Spell Bowl

 * State Champions- 1999, 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008
 * State Runner Up- 2007
 * State Finalist- 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Baseball

 * State Finals
 * Champion - 1994, 1998 (4A), 2001 (4A)

Basketball

 * State Finals (Boys)
 * Runner Up - 2001 (4A)
 * Conference Titles (Boys)
 * 1975, 1987, 1988, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Football

 * State Finals
 * Champion - 1983 (4A), 1995 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1997 (5A), 2000 (5A)
 * Runner Up - 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2003 (5A)
 * Conference Titles
 * 25 of 27 conference titles

Golf

 * State Finals (Boys)
 * Finalist - 1990, 1997, 2006, 2007
 * State Finals (Girls)
 * Champion - 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005
 * Finalist - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Soccer

 * State Finals (Boys)
 * Champion - 1999
 * State Finals (Girls)
 * Runner-Up - 2007

Softball

 * State Finals
 * Champion - 1999 (3A)

Swimming

 * State Finals (Boys)
 * Runner Up - 2005
 * State Finals (Girls)
 * Runner Up - 1980

Tennis

 * State Finals (Boys)
 * Runner Up - 2004, 2005

Volleyball

 * State Finals
 * Runner Up - 2002 (4A)

Wrestling

 * State Finals
 * Runner Up - 1971, 1997

Winter Guard
Penn's winter guard participates in state contests run by IHSGA.
 * 2008-26th in A class
 * 2006-3rd in A class
 * 2005-4th in A class
 * 2004-1st in A class
 * 2003-11th in A class
 * 1997-7th in world class
 * 1996-6th in open class
 * 1994-9th in open class
 * 1993-8th in open class
 * 1992-6th in open class
 * 1990-7th in open class
 * 1988-5th in open class

Marching Band
Penn's marching band consistently places in the top 10 at Class A ISSMA finals.
 * 1973-5th place
 * 1994-10th place
 * 1997-8th place
 * 1998-6th place-"Glorioso"
 * 1999-8th place
 * 2001-7th place
 * 2003-8th place
 * 2004-7th place-"Math"
 * 2005-6th place-"Metamorphosis"
 * 2005 Miami of Ohio Regional-5th place
 * 2006-5th place-"Power and Grace"
 * 2007-5th place-"Amazing Innovation"
 * 2008-6th place-"...And All the Kingsmen"
 * Penn's marching band has competed in Bands of America
 * The Penn Marching Kingsmen have marched in parades as well
 * 2001 Tournament of Roses Parade
 * 2005 Fiesta Bowl Parade
 * 1996 Orange Bowl Parade
 * 2006 BOSCOV's Thanksgiving Parade

Concert Band
Penn's symphonic band has been a frequent attendee at the ISSMA state finals event.
 * 2005-5th place
 * 2006-12th place
 * 2007-3rd place
 * 2008-10th place
 * 2009-2nd place
 * The band has also attended the IMEA Convention in Indianapolis, in 2006, and has attended the Midwest band and orchestra convention in December 2008, a prestigious honor.

Concert Orchestra
Penn's symphonic orchestra has been a frequent attendee at the ISSMA state finals event.
 * 2005-7th place
 * 2006-4th place
 * 2007-3rd place
 * 2008-7th place
 * 2009-2nd place

Notable alumni

 * Nick Catanzarite - Two time paralympian and member of the United States disabled ski team.
 * Scott Dreisbach - former University of Michigan quarterback.
 * David Irvine - former member of the MIT Blackjack Team and co-founder of the Blackjack Institute.
 * Bryan Mattison - Iowa Hawkeyes starting defensive end and honorable mention all conference for the 2007 season.
 * Tim Roemer - Former Member of Congress, representing Indiana's 3rd Congressional District, and member of the 9/11 Commission
 * Mike Rosenthal - offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins.
 * Braxston Cave - 2008 Notre Dame football commit (Center)

School shooting plot
In 2008, a 16-year-old Penn High School student was accused of plotting to attack the school, similar to the Columbine High School massacre. The student conspired with 33-year-old Lee Billi on the attack that included the school and one other location not disclosed by authorities. A judge placed the student in juvinile detention indefinitely. Just before trial, Billi agreed to plead guilty to "inciting violence," and the conspiracy to commit murder charge was dropped.

Resource Officer Firing
The School has recently faced a controversy about the firing of Corporal Dave Sult, who was the same resource officer that uncovered a school shooting plot, in the 2007-2008 school year. Just days before his release, Corporal Sult was asked to make recommendations about how to make Penn High School safer. Eventually, the school dismissed Officer Sult. The school has refused to release an official statement as to why he was released. Reasons for his firing unknown, rumors circulated that the school did not like his recommendation, or that he caught a high-profile student in some sort of activity and was pressured by the administration to cover it up. Both accounts have proven to be false.

Student Walkout
On March 10, 2009, roughly 800 students walked out of the school at 11 o'clock in protest of the way the firing of Resource Officer Sult was handled by the Penn-Harris-Madison Corporation. The students stood for about four hours and twenty minutes outside the school building. Most kids took this opportunity to voice their opinion on both the firing of Officer Sult and leaving the student body in the the dark about the firing. Shortly after, the school enforced a rule that former Officer Sult had recommended. The corporation has said the decision had nothing to do with the walkout.

Controversial Michiana Zoo Incident
On the day of May 11, 2009, Penn science classes consisting of sophomores to seniors, ranging from 50-60 students, were to spend the afternoon and Binder Park Zoo, in Battle Creek, MI, to study and observe their enclosed animals. Their trip was cut short due to a group of juvenile students "egging" on a student to climb over two steep fences which one that was intended to be electric into an animal enclosed of ostriches to only retrieve one of the "empty" ostrich eggs that were rumored to be "full". This made the whole staff of the park search for the teen. The student, after found in the zoo gift shop, was told that he was seen by surveilance and was to be charged if the egg was not found after mentioning that it was thrown away by another student whom is still unidentified. After consequences was said the student returned to the buses back to Penn and soon went missing for several days unknown of his whereabouts making him wanted on the national authorites database. His strategy of survival is unknown but yet returned in perfect health. Michiana parents were upset after reading and seeing the news of this story in his absence thinking that Penn was trying to keep the incident a "secret" by not hearing that this student was punished and saying so in news comments of similar behavior news stories.