Author: Brian Wallace

• Motivational speaker Brittany Wagner visits Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor welcomed a nationally recognized motivational speaker to the high school on February 14 to encourage student athletes to take ownership of their lives and not let circumstances define them. Brittany Wagner, an academic counselor best known for her role in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U,” spoke to students at an assembly…

• Penn Manor to host Community Resources Fair March 29

  

  Penn Manor School District will host a Community Resources Fair March 29 to help Penn Manor families connect with resources that can help them thrive. The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Parents will be able to visit different booths for information about child care, finances,…

• Registration now open for 2023-2024 kindergarten classes

  

  Registration is now open for Penn Manor’s 2023-2024 kindergarten program. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Please click here to begin the registration process.  The application can be saved as you go, so if you can’t complete it in one sitting, you can…

• High school hosts workshop to promote Aevidum at neighboring schools

  

  Penn Manor High School recently hosted “The Talk,” a workshop designed to encourage neighboring schools to establish or bolster their efforts to address students’ mental health needs through the Aevidum program. About 100 students from 10 high schools and four middle schools from as far away as Downingtown took part in the January 31 workshop,…

• Dan Forry named Penn Manor chief financial officer

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Dan Forry to succeed Chris Johnston as Penn Manor’s chief financial officer. Forry will begin at Penn Manor on March 27 and work with Johnston during a transition period prior to Johnston’s retirement on June 30. “I am grateful to the Penn Manor executive leadership team and the…

• Penn Manor increases substitute teacher pay to $150 per day

  

  If you have considered working as a substitute teacher in Penn Manor School District, now is the time to apply. We’ve just increased our daily pay to $150, among the most competitive rates in Lancaster County. And that rate increases to $200 per day after 15 consecutive work days.  You can apply for day-to-day sub…

• Penn Manor response to Auditor General’s report

  

  Penn Manor was one of 12 school districts chosen by the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office for a performance audit covering the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. The results of the audit were released to the public on January 25. The audit did not find any non-compliance with laws or regulations. However,…

• Coaches, former athletes inducted into Wall of Honor

  

  Several former Penn Manor student athletes and coaches were inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor during a ceremony January 20 in the high school auditorium. The inductees included Coach Joe Herman, football and basketball star Cody Booth, pole vaulter Jocelyn Witmer, the 1997 girls’ track 3,200-meter relay team, and the 2005 boys’ volleyball team.…

• Five PMHS students qualify for regional chorus festival

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival. The students are Drew Lebo and David Ferre (both tenor 1), Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1), James Helm (bass 2), and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist). The students qualified for Regionals after auditioning during the PMEA District…

• Nominations sought for Outstanding Educators, Employees for 2022-2023

  

  Many unsung heroes work in our schools, and once a year, community members have the opportunity to honor them for their service. If you know of a teacher or other staff member who goes out of his or her way to help students and support our schools, consider nominating them for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award.…