Eight Penn Manor High School seniors are vying for the title of 2018 Homecoming Queen while raising money to support suicide awareness and prevention programs. Janae Beiler, Valentina Zamora, Kloe Sanchez, Emma DeBerdine, Tara Kinser, Gabriella Santiago, Rylee Mellott and Gurleen Pal are this year’s candidates. The Homecoming Queen will be announced at halftime of […]
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Are you ready to don your pink (or blue) to support the Penn Manor Pink Out? Pink and blue “Penn Manor Fighting for the Cure” T-shirts have begun arriving as student athletes, staff and community members begin raising funds for cancer care and research efforts. Fall sports teams are selling T-shirts to support the cause and […]
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All Penn Manor schools will be conducting security drills in the coming weeks as required under a recent change in state law. The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 44-2018, which requires that a mandatory security drill be conducted within the first 90 days of each school year. Your child’s principal is notifying parents of the […]
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education is interested in feedback from students and parents about the special education services provided by Penn Manor. All parents of students receiving special education services and all students 14 years of age or older receiving special education services are encouraged to fill out an online survey. The feedback will be evaluated […]
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Penn Manor School District is seeking feedback from parents on the changes we made to Back to School Night events this year. We kindly ask that you complete this four-question survey. We intend to use this information to determine the effectiveness of the changes we made to Back to School Night. Thank you for your […]
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Penn Manor kicked off a new season of athletics during Thursday’s Kickoff Classic at Comet Field. Comets fans were introduced to the 2018 fall sports teams and coaches and enjoyed performances by the Penn Manor cheerleaders. Prior to the introductions, chicken dinners were provided by the athletes as a scholarship fundraiser. Penn Manor varsity fall […]
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Penn Manor students have won four National Youth Arts Awards for their work in theater productions at Penn Manor High School over the past year. Senior Hailey Fafel won an award for outstanding lead performance in a musical for her role in “Mary Poppins,” which was presented last March. In addition, Max Minnick, a 2018 […]
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Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,000 students back to its schools Thursday on a beautiful, sunny day that marked the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The students were greeted by familiar faces, along with several new ones, as 24 new professional staff members began their new year at Penn Manor schools. For the first time in several years, […]
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More than 400 district staff members participated in Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School on Monday, in advance of the start of the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 23. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long talked about the important role they play […]
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Thursday, Aug. 23, is the first day of school for all students in Penn Manor School District for the 2018-2019 academic year. Penn Manor professional staff will begin their year with Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School on Monday, Aug. 20. All students will have an early dismissal on Thursday, Aug. 30. School […]
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Four recent Penn Manor graduates and one returning senior have earned national recognition from the FFA for completing projects in vegetable, dairy and crop production, ag sales and animal systems. Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Clara Hess and Damian Kreider, all 2018 graduates of Penn Manor High School, earned medals for proficiency, and Penn Manor senior […]
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Penn Manor welcomed 17 new teachers for the 2017-2018 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Aug. 7 and 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 20 teachers and four other professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers previously served in long-term substitute or other positions at Penn […]
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For the second year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ volleyball team has been named to the Academic All-American Honor Roll by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2017 team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 4.11, which ranks among the top 25 of girls’ high school teams in the United States. […]
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Manor FFA students placed in the top 10 in several categories at the Pennsylvania FFA Convention, held June 12-14 at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and nationally. The Penn Manor High School students competed in career development and leadership development events to demonstrate their skills in several areas. […]
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Congratulations to Penn Manor history teacher Dr. Todd Mealy on the publication of his fifth book, “Glenn Killinger, All American: Penn State’s World War I Era Sports Hero.” The book tells the story of Killinger, who grew up in Harrisburg and was a standout athlete in football, basketball and baseball at Penn State. He went […]
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