Author: Brian Wallace

• Penn Manor to host Multilingual Family Night September 21

  

  Penn Manor will hold a Multilingual Family Night on Wednesday, September 21, to assist families whose primary home language is not English. The event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. A team of teachers, translators and social workers will share information about bus rules, attendance…

• All Penn Manor schools to offer free breakfasts beginning October 3

  

  Beginning Monday, October 3, all Penn Manor students will be eligible for free breakfasts under a state-funded Universal Free Breakfast initiative that will continue through the end of the 2022-2023 school year. This program does not include free lunches, and families are still encouraged to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits to qualify for…

• Penn Manor families encouraged to sign up for Power Packs food program

  

  Penn Manor residents can begin receiving free food and recipes through the Power Packs program for 2022-2023 beginning September 21. Power Packs provides families with a recipe and the main ingredients to make one weekend meal; eight or nine grocery items, including protein and fresh produce; milk every two to three weeks; and tips for…

• Four Penn Manor HS seniors earn College Board national recognition

  

  Four Penn Manor High School seniors have been honored with national recognition awards from the College Board. Blessing Mmugambi and Gertrude Moenga received National African American Recognition Awards; Maximillian Ponton received a National Hispanic Recognition Award; and Wyatt Rohrer received a National Indigenous Recognition Award. They are among 62,000 students from across the United States…

• Penn Manor’s 2022-2023 school year gets off to a smooth start

  

  More than 5,400 students returned to the classrooms on August 29 as Penn Manor kicked off its 2022-2023 school year. This year’s opening day was the first for Dr. Phil Gale in his new role as superintendent. Dr. Gale was named superintendent effective July 1 after serving as assistant superintendent since 2019 and as Penn…

• Hundreds turn out to show Penn Manor pride at Kickoff Classic at Comet Field

  

  Hundreds of Penn Manor fans turned out August 24 to cheer on members of the Comets fall sports teams, marching unit and cheer squads during the 2022 Kickoff Classic at Comet Field. This year’s event marked the debut of Penn Manor’s new athletic director, Pat Tocci, and superintendent, Dr. Phil Gale. The Penn Manor Marching…

• Penn Manor welcomes back staff for 2022-2023 Opening Day

  

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 400 teachers and support staff back for the 2022-2023 school year on August 22 as it hosted Staff Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School.  In a morning session in the auditorium, Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale greeted staff members, many of whom are new to the district.…

• Penn Manor welcomes two new assistant principals for 2022-2023

  

  Penn Manor has welcomed two new assistant principals to its staff for the 2022-2023 school year. Kelli Eachus is the new assistant principal at Hambright Elementary, and Jenna Fisher is a new assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Kelli replaces Melissa Mealy, who was named principal of Eshleman Elementary School this summer. “I am…

• Penn Manor welcomes 41 new professional staff for 2022-2023  

  

  Penn Manor welcomed 41 new professional staff for the 2022-2023 school year during New Teacher Orientation, held Aug. 10 and 11 at Penn Manor High School and Manor Middle School. The new appointments, pending school board approval, include: Central Manor ElementaryHannah Brown, Grade 6Emily Gutierrez, Grade 1Megan Trevoy, Learning Support Conestoga ElementarySean Hermanns, Health and…

• Families need to apply for free and reduced-price meals

  

  Penn Manor School District has, for the past two years, provided breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students. For the upcoming school year, the waivers that enabled school districts to offer free meals during the pandemic have expired.  This means that families that want to receive meals free of charge in the 2022-2023…