Author: Cindy Rhoades

• Congratulations to the Class of 2013

  

  The Class of 2013 graduated on Tuesday evening, June 4 in front of family and friends at the Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports & Fitness Center with hundreds more watching the live webcast.  381 graduates were presented with their diplomas and recognized for their achievements by Penn Manor High School principal Dr. Philip Gale. …

• Goodbye and Thank You to Retirees

  

  Eighteen members of the Penn Manor family have retired or will retire at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. We thank them for their service to Penn Manor and wish them the best. From left to right: Paula Howard (executive secretary to the superintendent), Judy Ruth (librarian at Manor Middle and Marticville Middle), Angie…

• Hambright Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of New Building

  

  The official groundbreaking for the new Hambright Elementary School along Charlestown Road was held on Thursday, May 2. All students and staff from the current Hambright Elementary were bussed to the site to witness the groundbreaking of Penn Manor School District’s first new elementary school in over fifty years. Pictured left to right – Hambright…

• SCORE Lancaster Presents Award to Open Campus PA

  

  At the SCORE Lancaster Open House held on Thursday, April 25, Dr. Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor Superintendent, Dr. Brenda Becker, Hempfield Superintendent, and Dr. Gene Freeman, Manheim Township Superintendent were awarded the Lancaster SCORE Business Development Award for the Open Campus PA initiative. SCORE Lancaster has been collaborating with Open Campus PA since its inception.…

• Secretary of Education Previews Open Campus PA Initiative

  

  The Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Ron Tomalis, visited Hempfield SD on Tuesday, January 29 to observe students and educators demonstrating the Open Campus PA program, a unique collaboration between Penn Manor, Manheim Township, and Hempfield School Districts. Joining Tomalis were Representatives Ryan Aument, Keith Greiner and Steven Mentzer as well as Hempfield School District Superintendent…

• Open Campus PA Website Launched

  

  Penn Manor High School students interested in registering for Open Campus PA classes for the 2013-2014 school year now have a website where they can get additional information on this initiative. Open Campus PA is a unique collaboration between Manheim Township, Hempfield, and Penn Manor School Districts. Open Campus PA is the first initiative of…

• Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor Inducts Five

  

  Five Penn Manor alumni were inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor on Friday, January 4. The inductees included Lloyd Byers (1964) a three sport athlete competing in soccer, wrestling and baseball winning the Lancaster County League batting title in 1962; Kambria Riggins Rich (2002) a soccer standout who was part of the 2002 state…

• Penn Manor High School Cleared to Resume Classes

  

  Penn Manor High School has been cleared by Aether Assessments, LLC to reopen on Monday, November 12 after a small fire that occurred on November 8 closed the school on Friday, November 9. The FCS/Business wing where the fire originated will be closed and cleanup in that area will continue. Aether Assessments, LCC is an Industrial…

• Air Quality at Manor MS Letter

  

  The following letter will be sent home with students at Manor MS on October 15. To view the complete Air Quality Report, please click here. Dear Parents/Guardians: Fournier, Robson & Associates recently conducted air quality testing at Manor Middle School. This was due to various moisture concerns at several locations within the building, which included a fungus…

• 2012 Homecoming Queen Crowned

  

  Melanie Rupp (left) was crowned the 2012 homecoming queen and Katie Irwin (right) was named first runner-up during halftime of the homecoming football game on Friday, October 12. With the stands packed with students, alumni, parents and fans, Penn Manor defeated Manheim Township 30-6.