Students at two Penn Manor schools recently celebrated their heritage with food. Penn Manor High School students got to share the foods of their native countries with fellow students, teachers and staff during the third annual Multicultural Day, held May 2 in the high school gymnasium. On May 9, Eshleman Elementary School […]
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Penn Manor Quiz Bowl team captain Connor Mayers has been honored with a national award from the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence. Connor, a high school junior, is recipient of the Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Award, given each year to a member of the Quiz Bowl community who “embodies, by example, the ideals […]
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Penn Manor honored 15 retirees with more than 360 years of combined service during the 40th annual Employee Recognition Dinner in the high school cafeteria on May 7. Attendees watched a video presentation of comments (plus one spoof of a TV show) by seven of the retirees — Ellen Altdoerffer, Page Lutz, Deb Meckley, Cheryl Shaffer, […]
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Congratulations to the students, teachers and staff members who represented Penn Manor so well at the Student Technology Showcase, held Monday in the state Capitol in Harrisburg. Projects completed by students at Hambright and Martic elementary schools and Manor Middle School were selected for the event, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and […]
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Eight Penn Manor students placed in the top 10, including two who qualified for national competition, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference at Seven Springs Resort. The students were competing against more than 1,900 of the brightest STEM students from 130 TSA chapters across Pennsylvania in a variety of events […]
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Hambright Elementary students and staff enjoyed Fine Arts Day – what many call “the best day of the year” – on April 26. This year’s daylong celebration of the arts was even more special because it marked the 30th year for the event, which was established in 1990 to give students and staff […]
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Hambright Elementary School teacher Katie Lutz has been certified as a National Geographic Educator, thanks, in part, to a project that she and her fifth-graders completed to better understand the natural world around their school. Called “The World in My Backyard,” the project uses virtual reality technology to tell the story of the […]
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Penn Manor students on all grade levels will be performing at spring concerts in the coming days and weeks. All performances begin at 7 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School auditorium and are free and open to the public. Here’s the schedule: Thursday, April 4 – Elementary Chorus Concert, under the direction of Kailey […]
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About 30 Hambright students meet after school every Wednesday to learn a new language, with the goal of breaking down communication barriers with people who are different than themselves. But the members of this club aren’t learning a traditional foreign language. They’re studying American Sign Language and Signed English under the direction of […]
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Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter is recommending the hiring of Baron H. Jones as principal of Penn Manor High School. Currently principal of Conestoga Valley Middle School, Jones would take over his new position from Dr. Phil Gale on July 1. The school board is scheduled to vote on Jones’ appointment at its […]
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Because of weather-related cancellations earlier this year, April 18 will be an in-service day for grades 9-12. Students in kindergarten through 8th grade will have a regular day of school.
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Teams from three different Penn Manor elementary schools earned first-place trophies in the Math Bowl, a spirited competition involving students from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. A team from Hambright Elementary earned the first-place trophy for fourth grade. Eshleman took the fifth-grade crown, and Central Manor was the […]
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Penn Manor residents may be receiving a notice in the mail from their health insurance provider indicating that lead has been found in the drinking water in Penn Manor School District. While the issue of lead at schools has received media coverage recently, we want to assure community members that we are not aware of […]
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Nineteen Penn Manor middle schoolers got some hands-on experience while learning about construction trades during “Construction Wars,” held March 12-14 at the Keystone Center for Construction Careers in Manheim. On the morning of March 14, the students donned hard hats and safety goggles and learned how to use a variety of tools, make […]
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Congratulations to the Penn Manor High School Quiz Bowl team for qualifying for national competition for the second year in a row. Penn Manor finished third in the Lancaster-Lebanon League after a hard-fought series of matches against Manheim Township and Hempfield. Highlights of the season include participating in eight Saturday day-long tournaments, securing a second-place […]
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