For Penn Manor High School students and staff, the massive construction project that began this past year at the school brought parking restrictions, relocated classrooms and the constant din of heavy equipment just outside classrooms and offices. But it also provided opportunities for students to learn about real-world math, engineering and design applications, study the […]
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Nearly 200 elementary students got to try out their computer coding skills this summer during Penn Manor’s first Coding Camp, offered free to all students. Camp sessions ran from June 17 to July 11 at Eshleman and Pequea elementary schools. Working individually and in groups, students in grades 1 through 6 explored the Scratch visual programming language and created theme-based […]
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More than a dozen Penn Manor students will be able to get to summer jobs, run errands and attend ESL classes, thanks to the generosity of community members who donated bicycles to families in need. The effort began when Wendy Letavic, English Language Development coordinator for the school district, encouraged students to attend a free, […]
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Several Manor FFA teams and individuals were named state champions and earned other honors at the State FFA Activities Week, held June 11-13 at Penn State University. The Dairy Cattle Evaluation team was crowned state champions and will compete at the National FFA Convention and Expo Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Indianapolis. Members include Colt Barley, […]
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The Penn Manor Quiz Bowl Team recently placed in the top 50 in the nation in the High School National Championship Quiz Bowl Tournament. The event featured 336 teams from across the country and was held May 24-27 in Atlanta. The Penn Manor team went 6-4 in preliminary matches to make the […]
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Penn Manor is operating on a four-day weekly schedule through July 26. The district office, Penn Manor High School and Marticville and Manor middle schools are open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. All schools and offices are closed Fridays. The five-day work schedule resumes the week of July 29. The district […]
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Students, staff and parents at three Penn Manor elementary schools raised nearly $2,700 to support efforts to bring water to South Sudan after students were inspired by the book “A Long Walk to Water.” The book is about an 11-year-old “Lost Boy” displaced by the Sudanese civil war who must walk through southern […]
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Lancaster County’s library on wheels is coming to Penn Manor neighborhoods this summer. The Lancaster County Bookmobile will make several stops at Penn Manor schools, neighbohoods and churches through the middle of August to encourage children to keep reading over the summer. Stops will include Eshleman and Conestoga elementary schools, Pheasant Ridge, Manor Heights and […]
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Recently completed water testing at all 10 Penn Manor schools indicates there are no problems with lead in drinking water supplies at district schools. The testing was completed this month in compliance with new state regulations. The test results are listed here: Central ManorConestogaEshlemanHigh SchoolHambrightLetortManorMarticMarticvillePequea
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Registration is now under way for all new students entering Penn Manor schools for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents can begin the registration process online here. Parents will be asked to create an account or sign in to their existing account and select the grade level of their child. After completing and submitting the registration […]
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Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2019 received their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during an upbeat graduation ceremony at Franklin & Marshall College. In his address to the crowd, principal Dr. Phil Gale celebrated the many accomplishments of the 417 graduates, including state and national recognition in academics, technology, agriculture, the […]
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Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2019 received 203 scholarships and awards totaling more than $110,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, held May 23. The honors included $70,000 in scholarships awarded to 65 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn Manor community […]
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More than 60 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 16 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. In all, more than 40 awards were presented, including Coach of the Year to Larry Bellew and Assistant Coach of the Year to John Terscha. The top athletic awards went to: Outstanding Penn Manor Male and Female Athletes — Anna Sugra, Emma DeBerdine, Hunter Enck and […]
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Six student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2019 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. The speakers are Derek Davis and Ryan Glenn, co-valedictorians; Sameeha Hossain, salutatorian; Jared Stephan, senior class president; and Cole Shenk and Erica Shaub. […]
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Congratulations to the seven Penn Manor elementary students who won awards in the LNP/Lancaster Online Journalism & Design an Ad Contest. Students from Hambright, Eshleman and Central Manor received honors in the contest, which was open to all students in Lancaster County. Here are the winners and their teachers: Writer’s Choice, Third Grade – Morgan […]
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