Author: Brian Wallace

• Penn Manor HS to present musical ‘Now. Here. This.’ April 9, 10 & 11

  

  ​​Penn Manor Productions will present the spring musical Now. Here. This. – Flexible Version in a virtual format April 9, 10 and 11. The musical follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time – from the present to the past and back again. They share stories about friendship,…

• PMEF awards $72,000 in grants to help teachers, students and families

  

     Penn Manor Education Foundation is helping to make learning in a pandemic a little less challenging for teachers and students.    The nonprofit organization has awarded more than $53,000 in teacher Venture Grants this year, most of them designed to ease the transition from in-person to remote learning and help keep students and staff…

• Penn Manor approves 2021-2022 school calendar

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the district calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. The first day of school for students will be Monday, August 30, 2021, and the school year is scheduled to end on June 3, 2022. You can view and download the full calendar here.

• Hambright teacher to participate in Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship

  

  Congratulations to teacher Katie Harnish, who has been selected to participate in the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, a professional development opportunity made possible through a partnership between the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. Harnish, who teaches fifth grade at Hambright Elementary School, is one of only 50 educators in the United States and Canada selected for the program. As a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, she will embark on…

• 17 PMHS seniors participate in National Signing Day

  

  Penn Manor hosted a live-streamed National Signing Day ceremony February 3 to honor 17 high school seniors who plan to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The group has an average GPA of 3.82 and includes eight multi-sport athletes and students who are involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities in addition to sports, including…

• Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees and jackets at state convention

  

     Penn Manor High School students representing Manor FFA earned several awards recently at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention.   Eight students – Jordan Arms, Amanda Baker, Rebecca Barley, Laurel Barley, Sarah Bleacher, Morgan Harnish, Berklee Perry, and Isabella Peters – earned Keystone Degrees.   The Keystone is the fourth of five degrees FFA members can earn…

• Kindergarten Information Presentation explains Penn Manor’s program

  

  Penn Manor parents who would like to learn more about our kindergarten program now have a valuable resource that will explain the program, introduce our teachers and walk parents through the registration process. The online Kindergarten Information Presentation is available for viewing here. The video is designed to give parents all the information they need…

• Hambright students studying local stream health in STEM Alliance project

  

     Hambright Elementary School fifth-graders have been wading through the Little Conestoga Creek to conduct research to help make the local waterway a healthier habitat for trout.    They’re participating in a project called “Watershed Explorers: Examining and Protecting Our Local Waterways,” funded with a $5,000 grant from the Lancaster County STEM Alliance.   The project includes raising…

• Penn Manor HS earns national honors for engineering & technology program

  

     Penn Manor’s Applied Engineering and Technology Education program has been honored with a national award, and faculty member Molly Miller has been cited as a leader in the field.    Penn Manor has received the Program Excellence Award from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association – the only high school technology/engineering program in…

• How we will announce school closings/delays this winter

  

  With the first snowstorm of the year approaching, we want to update our parents, students and staff of how we will share information on school closings, delays and early dismissals this winter. Information will be posted on the district and school websites/blogs and Twitter feeds and reported on local radio and television stations before 6…