Author: Brian Wallace

• Twenty seniors commit to continue athletic pursuits in college

  

  Penn Manor hosted a Commitment Day ceremony April 22 to honor 20 high school seniors who are planning to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The students gathered in Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School to sign college commitment letters and talk about their collegiate plans. The group has an average GPA of 3.64…

• Manor FFA members complete habitat restoration project at Pinnacle

  

  Manor FFA members recently helped remove invasive species from the Pinnacle Overlook in a habitat restoration project designed to improve forest biodiversity. On April 4, eight students and their advisor spent about three hours removing honeysuckle bushes and vines and multiflora rose bushes from the Pinnacle Overlook in Susquehannock State Park.  Removing these invasive species…

• Students clean park, schools for Day of Caring

  

  Forty-two members of the Penn Manor National Honor Society (NHS) helped clean up the community as part of Penn Manor’s Day of Caring, held April 12. The students partnered with Manor and Conestoga Townships, and the Penn Manor Athletic and Building and Grounds Departments on several projects. They cleaned up litter and debris at the…

• Giant donates $3,300 in support of Penn Manor food service programs

  

   The GIANT Company has donated more than $3,300 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students for 2025.   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…

• Penn Manor senior named Scholastic Art national gold medalist

  

       Penn Manor senior Piper Campbell has achieved national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, earning both a national gold medal and the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photography.     Piper’s award-winning photograph, Renaissance, was recognized for its exceptional creativity, technical skill, and unique perspective. The work stood out among thousands of submissions…

• Marticville student earns statewide photo contest award

  

  Marticville Middle School seventh-grader Addelyn Brown recently earned a first-place award in a statewide photo competition. Addie’s photograph earned the People’s Choice award in the Young Photographers category of the “Leap In” contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation. Her winning photo, of a log covered in moss, was taken during a family…

• Manor FFA members and HS staff earn awards at 2025 banquet

  

  On March 20, Manor FFA presented multiple awards and honors to its members and supporters at the annual FFA Banquet at Penn Manor High School. Pennsylvania State FFA Secretary Sydney Albright was a special guest at the banquet, where the following awards were presented: Star Greenhand – Ashlyn Brenneman (Agribusiness), Colby Martin (Production), and Katie…

• Three earn Outstanding Teacher and Employee honors

  

  Congratulations to Mary Snyder, Curt Elledge, and Jen Rohrer, recently named Penn Manor’s Outstanding Educators and Employee for the 2024-25 school year.  Mary, a first-grade teacher at Pequea Elementary, is the Outstanding Elementary Educator. Curt, a learning support teacher at Manor Middle School, is the Outstanding Secondary Educator; and Jen, school secretary at Manor Middle,…

• Penn Manor students qualify for All-State Choir honors

  

  Five talented Penn Manor High School students have been named to the All-State Choir after participating in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Region V Choral Festival over the weekend. The event, which included auditions, was held March 20 to 21. Following his audition, Jordan Chen (piano) was ranked first in the state, qualifying him for…

• High School hosts tractors, SAE projects in honor of National Agriculture Day

  

  In honor of National Agriculture Day on March 18, Manor FFA students drove their tractors – and a rig carrying a monster truck – to Penn Manor High School and held a Supervised Agricultural Experience Fair in the school lobby. Nearly a dozen rigs of all shapes and sizes arrived at the high school around…