Author: Brian Wallace

• Three PM schools participate in technology showcase in state Capitol

     Congratulations to the students, teachers and staff members who represented Penn Manor so well at the Student Technology Showcase, held Monday in the state Capitol in Harrisburg.    Projects completed by students at Hambright and Martic elementary schools and Manor Middle School were selected for the event, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and…

• PM students place in the top 10 in state TSA competition

     Eight Penn Manor students placed in the top 10, including two who qualified for national competition, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference at Seven Springs Resort.   The students were competing against more than 1,900 of the brightest STEM students from 130 TSA chapters across Pennsylvania in a variety of events…

• Penn Manor HS rated among top third of high schools in county

  

      Penn Manor High School is among the top third of high schools in Lancaster County in academics, according to a revised ranking system adopted by U.S. News & World Report.     Penn Manor was ranked sixth in Lancaster County among 18 public high schools and 105th in the state out of 677 high schools…

• Fine Arts Day celebrates its 30th year

      Hambright Elementary students and staff enjoyed Fine Arts Day – what many call “the best day of the year” – on April 26.     This year’s daylong celebration of the arts was even more special because it marked the 30th year for the event, which was established in 1990 to give students and staff…

• Project helps Hambright teacher earn National Geographic certification

      Hambright Elementary School teacher Katie Lutz has been certified as a National Geographic Educator, thanks, in part, to a project that she and her fifth-graders completed to better understand the natural world around their school.    Called “The World in My Backyard,” the project uses virtual reality technology to tell the story of the…

• Sign Language Club forms at Hambright Elementary School

      About 30 Hambright students meet after school every Wednesday to learn a new language, with the goal of breaking down communication barriers with people who are different than themselves.     But the members of this club aren’t learning a traditional foreign language. They’re studying American Sign Language and Signed English under the direction of…

• Baron Jones recommended for PMHS principal post

      Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter is recommending the hiring of Baron H. Jones as principal of Penn Manor High School.     Currently principal of Conestoga Valley Middle School, Jones would take over his new position from Dr. Phil Gale on July 1. The school board is scheduled to vote on Jones’ appointment at its…

• Math Bowl champs named for 2019

  Teams from three different Penn Manor elementary schools earned first-place trophies in the Math Bowl, a spirited competition involving students from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools in fourth, fifth and sixth grades. A team from Hambright Elementary earned the first-place trophy for fourth grade. Eshleman took the fifth-grade crown, and Central Manor was the…

• No new lead cases reported at Penn Manor schools

  Penn Manor residents may be receiving a notice in the mail from their health insurance provider indicating that lead has been found in the drinking water in Penn Manor School District. While the issue of lead at schools has received media coverage recently, we want to assure community members that we are not aware of…

• Manor MS students participate in ‘Construction Wars’

    Nineteen Penn Manor middle schoolers got some hands-on experience while learning about construction trades during “Construction Wars,” held March 12-14 at the Keystone Center for Construction Careers in Manheim.     On the morning of March 14, the students donned hard hats and safety goggles and learned how to use a variety of tools, make…