For the first time in months, Penn Manor student athletes are back on the practice fields. Team workouts began Wednesday morning for the girls’ and boys’ soccer, cross country and football teams, with new protocols in place as required under the school district’s COVID-19 athletic health and safety plan. All coaches and athletes are being […]
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Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter has sent an email to parents to update them on the latest plans to resume in-person schooling for the 2020-2021 school year on August 31. Here is the text of his email: June 30, 2020 Dear Penn Manor Families, Since the 2019-2020 school year ended, Penn Manor School District has […]
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Penn Manor would like to recognize the 13 Penn Manor employees who are retiring this year after their nearly 300 cumulative years of service to our students, staff and community! This year’s retirees are Kathy Ashworth and Carol Purzycki (Central Manor); Rebecca Cotich, Sherilyn Hess and Barry Geyer (Manor Middle); JoLynn Drexel (Pequea); Deb Falk […]
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The Penn Manor school board has approved recommendations for safely allowing student athletes to resume participation in athletics for the 2020-2021 school year. You can view the PMSD Return-to-Play Recommendations document here. The plan will permit the resumption of practices and games/contests based on guidance from federal, state and local governments, the CDC, Pennsylvania Department […]
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The Penn Manor board of school directors will hold a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15. A link to the school board meeting can be found here. The agenda can be found here. Anyone who would like to submit a public comment to the board is asked to do so via email to […]
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Old desks from Penn Manor High School will soon be headed to schools in Central America. Penn Manor has partnered with Central American Relief Efforts (CARE) to donate more than 1,000 desks from the high school to the Lancaster-based nonprofit group, which builds schools in impoverished areas of Honduras. The desks, scheduled for replacement as […]
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Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2020 received their diplomas in a virtual commencement ceremony that was broadcast live May 28 and is now available for viewing. The video presentation includes a slideshow of the graduates listing their future plans, the formal ceremony, and shout-outs to teachers, family and friends. You can view the […]
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Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter sent out an email this morning explaining how we will keep parents updated on what the 2020-2021 school year might look like. Here is the text of the letter: Dear Penn Manor Families, Today marks the end of the 2019-2020 school year, which presented more challenges than any year I […]
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Tune in tonight to see members of the Class of 2020 get their diplomas and celebrate with families to mark the end of their high school careers! The commencement celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. with a slideshow of seniors listing their plans for the future. You can view that here. The formal commencement ceremony, including […]
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Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2020 received 156 local scholarships and awards totaling nearly $100,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, which was streamed May 21. The honors included $75,000 in scholarships awarded to 75 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn […]
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Penn Manor High School senior athletes were honored during a virtual awards ceremony that aired May 20. You can watch the awards presentations here. The full list of awards is available here. In all, more than 40 awards were presented, including Coach of the Year to Brandon Vernalli (wrestling) and Assistant Coach of the Year […]
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Five seniors have been selected to represent Penn Manor High School’s Class of 2020 at commencement, which will be aired online on May 28. The students are Ryan Dang, class valedictorian; Alex Roth, salutatorian; Tim Hermansen, 2020 class president; Hannah Smith; and Isaac Leshok. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ceremony will […]
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For the second time in two years, Penn Manor has a Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year finalist! Elizabeth Raff, who teaches sixth grade at Pequea Elementary School, was named one of just 12 finalist for the state honor for 2021. Raff was nominated by two previous Teacher of the Year nominees, Jeff Kuntz of Punxsutawney, and Maria Vita, who teaches […]
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The Penn Manor administration and board of school directors would like to recognize the contributions of our teachers and staff as we celebrate National Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 4-9. Our teachers, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers, aides and other support staff have truly exceled in response to the unprecedented challenges of the […]
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Nearly 600 Penn Manor teachers, adminstrators and staff were inspired by the words of Rodney Robinson, the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, as he discussed issues of equity during a live-streamed presentation April 24. During his hour-long talk, Robinson discussed the need for both economic and cultural equity in classrooms and how teachers first […]
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