Paul H. Schmucker Middle School, located in Mishawaka

Mishawaka, Indiana

Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River and a Twin city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 48,252 as of the 2010 Census...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, is one of three middle schools in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

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. It has about 1050 students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Besides Mishawaka, the students come from Granger

Granger, Indiana

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, Osceola

Osceola, Indiana

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, South Bend

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 and Elkhart

Elkhart, Indiana

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The school is located on Bittersweet Road across from Penn High School

Penn High School

Penn High School is a public high school located just outside of Mishawaka, Indiana, USA, near South Bend. It is the one high school in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation...

. The principal is Janet Scott. The assistant principals are Sandra Leonard and Sean Galiher.

Schmucker Middle School has, in recent years, done quite well in many academic competitions, including MathCounts, Academic Super Bowl, Spell Bowl, and Knowledge Masters. The school is also does quite well in sports. The mascot is the Spartan, and the school fight song is to the tune of "On Wisconsin."

Schmucker Middle School has a music program including chorus, band, and orchestra. In the state music competition of Group ISSMA, the bands and orchestras, organized by grade, usually earn a "gold medal."

Some of the school's clubs are Skate Club, Ski Club, Study Club, Fit Club, and Art Club.

Most Schmucker graduates proceed on to high school at Penn High School

Penn High School

Penn High School is a public high school located just outside of Mishawaka, Indiana, USA, near South Bend. It is the one high school in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation...

. Most students at Schmucker come from either Bittersweet Elementary, Prairie Vista Elementary, or Walt Disney Elementary.