Another Banner Year for Comet Athletes
With their signature, 16 of Penn Manor’s finest student athletes are on their way to bigger and better competition. “We are very proud of that and I think it shows where our athletic programs have come and gone,” said Penn Manor Athletic Director Jeff Roth. Feb. 3 was national Signing Day for high school seniors all around the country. This is the first day senior student athletes can sign the letter of intent that tells the university or college that they are accepting their scholarship to play athletics at that school. [caption id="attachment_2229" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Andrew Hershey signing letter of intent ...
Sam Bell’s Story
Sam Bell’s life is most likely different from yours. There are days when hanging out with her friends is just not an option. On the days she can she has to sit and watch movies; otherwise she’ll get too tired to be able to have a good time. Sam has people constantly asking her if she’s capable of doing things. Sam is a teenager, but for the past three months Sam has been living with cancer. Sam has some advice for any other kids in high school that are trying to deal with living with cancer and school at the same ...
Phil Gale’s First 100 (School) Days
Moving from assistant principal to head principal, Philip Gale has completed his first successful 100 school days as the leader of Penn Manor High School. And just like the national media who examine the country's president's first 100 days in office, Penn Points wanted to take a look at Gale's first 100 days in the head principal's office. “I can’t believe the first semester is over," said Gale. Gale quickly credits his smooth transition to all the teachers and assistant principals that have helped him through. [caption id="attachment_2158" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Principal Phil Gale said his first 100 (school) days as head principal have ...
Student Life
How to Get a Guy in 10 Days
In 2003, the movie “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” was released. Here at Penn...
Cost of Owning a Car is too Expensive for Many Students
Do you own a car and have to pay for your gas and insurance? Have you ever run out...
Here Comes Trouble – The Story of Carousel Kings
Getting home at 3 am and going to school four hours later is not your typical teenage...
Tough Economy Leaves 83 Percent of Students Jobless
In such a tough economy, there are few job openings available for teens due to so...
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Sports
Two quarterbacks – One Tough Dilemna
Eagles quarterback, Donavon McNabb, says he is staying in Philadelphia. What does...
Lifting Their Way to Success – Comets Win State Title
The Penn Manor weight lifting team took the state high school title held recently...
Walker’s Weightlifting Record may be Best in the World
Dillon Walker is Penn Manor’s (and the world’s) own record-setting athlete. Walker is...
Soccer Stars in the Classroom – not Just on The Field
Last year’s girl’s varsity soccer team worked hard both on and off the field....
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School Happenings
Rent
The Tony award winning musical “RENT” is coming to Lancaster. The musical will premier in February and run through March at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater, 510 Centerville Road in Lancaster. “Rent” tells the story of a group of closely knit friends that struggle with love, drugs, and AIDS in the Lower East Side of New York City. Cast members... [Read more of this article]
Inside the Mind-or Computer- of a Janitor
The decade began in the middle of a weather pattern that puts to mind the word “Ice Age” to some. Only this ice age won’t include any acorn-chasing prehistoric squirrels and beastly mammoths. Temperatures are below zero, and not just in the north- but nationwide. This same weather pattern is putting a strain on the school heating system and parking... [Read more of this article]
Swine Flu Vaccination Free to Public
In late October, swine flu hit Penn Manor hard, with a whopping 214 students absent in one day! (Not all these absences are swine flu related.) The state of Pennsylvania originally offered the vaccination to those in specific target groups, including individuals 6 months – 24 years of age, caregivers for children under 6 months of age, pregnant... [Read more of this article]
Where’s the New Logo for Penn Manor
Penn Manor School District has been known as the Comets with pride in its colors-blue and gold. Though the logo for Penn Manor is simple and well known, it is not a consistent one. There are many different logos and designs that have been made for the school district over the years. The school district is looking for a new logo, one that can be ... [Read more of this article]
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