Author: Brian Wallace

• Pequea’s Elizabeth Raff named PA Teacher of Year for 2022

  

  Pequea Elementary sixth-grade teacher Elizabeth Raff has been named the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year for 2022! Mrs. Raff, a teacher at Pequea since 2014, was selected from 12 finalists who participated in the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Conference, held in Hershey from December 5 through 7. “We are thrilled that she is being…

• Former Conestoga student builds pergola for school

  

    Anders Nordstrom was considering ideas for his Eagle Scout project earlier this year when his attention turned to his former elementary school.    Anders wanted to give back to Conestoga Elementary, which he attended from first through sixth grades, so he talked with school officials and decided to build a pergola behind the school.…

• Penn Manor Ed Foundation awards $40,000 in teacher grants

  

    Many thanks to the Penn Manor Education Foundation, which has awarded more than $40,000 in teacher Venture Grants to enhance learning in multiple subjects at all grade levels in Penn Manor School District.    The grants range from $345 for flexible classroom seating for sixth-graders at Central Manor Elementary School to $7,085 for a…

• School board members honored for years of service to Penn Manor

  

  Congratulations to longtime Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs, who was honored by the school district and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association for his 24 years of service during his final school board meeting on November 15. Also honored during the meeting were school board members Chris Straub for 12 years of service…

• Penn Manor school board approves girls’ wrestling program

  

     The Penn Manor Board of School directors has approved the addition of a school-sponsored girls’ wrestling team for Penn Manor students in grades 7 through 12.    Penn Manor becomes only the second school district in Lancaster County and the 23rd in Pennsylvania to offer girls’ wrestling, one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States.…

• Penn Manor approves four-year contract with teachers

  

    Penn Manor school board and the Penn Manor Education Association have reached an agreement on a new four-year teachers’ contract that will run from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026.     The contract was approved Monday, November 15, by the school board and the general membership of the education association.     The four-year pact will increase…

• School board adopts resolution on face coverings order

  

  On November 15, the Penn Manor Board of School Directors approved a resolution regarding enforcement of the face coverings order issued by the Acting PA Secretary of Health.  You will find the signed resolution here or see the full text of the resolution below. Prior to the vote on the resolution, which the school board…

• District statement on Nov. 10 court ruling on mask order

  

  The Commonwealth Court on Wednesday, November 10, released its decision on a challenge to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Mask Order that took effect September 7. The decision can be viewed here. The court ruled that the mask order is void because it was not adopted in compliance with the regulatory review process. Therefore, the…

• Penn Manor to present ‘Clue’ Nov. 19 & 20 in HS auditorium

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present its fall play, Clue, at 7:30 p.m. November 19 and 20 in the high school auditorium. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become…

• Manor FFA poultry team places among top 10 in nation

  

  Congratulations to the Manor FFA Poultry Evaluation Team, which placed in the top 10 nationally at the recent FFA National Convention.  The team of Lizzy Strickler, Jenna Smith, Carly Railing and Molly Gehr — all Penn Manor sophomores — earned a gold ranking and placed ninth out of 37 teams in the National Poultry Evaluation…