Author: Brian Wallace

• Education Foundation awards more than $37,000 in spring 2022 grants

  

  The Penn Manor Education Foundation has awarded more than $37,000 in grants to teachers, counselors and social workers to support Penn Manor students and their families for spring 2022. The grant awards are in addition to the more than $40,000 in Venture Grants awarded to Penn Manor teachers in fall 2021. This latest round of…

• Educators and Employee of the Year, longtime staff and retirees honored at Recognition Night

  

  Penn Manor honored 26 retirees with more than 600 combined years of service, along with its employees of the year during Employee Recognition Night, held April 12 at Penn Manor High School. About 100 people attended the event, which included a reception with food and drinks, followed by the recognition of the Outstanding Educators and…

• School board approves hiring of Dr. Gale as superintendent 

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Phil Gale as the new superintendent of Penn Manor School District, effective July 1, 2022. At its April 11 meeting, the school board approved a five-year contract with Dr. Gale, currently assistant superintendent for secondary education. He will be paid $185,000…

• Manor FFA honors members, supporters at annual banquet

  

  The Manor FFA chapter at Penn Manor High School honored its members and supporters at its annual banquet, held March 24 in the high school auditorium. Pennsylvania FFA State Vice President Greg Gipe spoke at the event, highlighting the importance of learning to fail in order to succeed. He also shared some of his memories…

• School board recommending Dr. Phil Gale for Penn Manor superintendent

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors is recommending the appointment of Dr. Phil Gale as the new superintendent of Penn Manor School District, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Gale, currently Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for secondary education, was selected from three finalists who were interviewing for the position. The school board will formally vote…

• GIANT donates $4,200 to support Penn Manor’s food service program

  

  The GIANT Company has donated more than $4,200 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students. The donation was generated through the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” during which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars. GIANT matched these…

• Two Penn Manor students to participate in All-State Music Festival

  

  Two Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Festival. Senior Grace Fafel has qualified to perform in the All-State Chorus Concert as an alto 1 through her vocal all-state audition following regional chorus. Junior Nicole Chen has qualified to accompany the concert band on piano…

• Fifteen Penn Manor students receive Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards

  

  The artwork of 15 talented Penn Manor High School students will be on display beginning March 12 in downtown Lancaster as part of the Scholastic Art Awards and the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards exhibitions. The Penn Manor students won awards in one or both of the competitions, with several students earning multiple awards. In…

• Masks no longer required on Penn Manor school buses

  

  Masks are no longer required to be worn on Penn Manor school buses, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC announced that it is “exercising its enforcement discretion to not require that people wear masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and…

• Seven PMHS students qualify for Regional Chorus Festival

  

    Seven Penn Manor students have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival in March.    Elizabeth Lebo (soprano 2), Paige Wall, Emily Witmer and Grace Fafel (alto 1); Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1); and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist) all qualified to participate in the regional festival, to be…