Author: Brian Wallace

• A sunny start to a successful first day for Penn Manor schools

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,000 students back to its schools Thursday on a beautiful, sunny day that marked the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The students were greeted by familiar faces, along with several new ones, as 24 new professional staff members began their new year at Penn Manor schools. For the first time in several years,…

• Wellness is focus of Opening Day for 400 Penn Manor staff

  More than 400 district staff members participated in Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School on Monday, in advance of the start of the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 23. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long talked about the important role they play…

• Five Penn Manor students earn national FFA recognition

  Four recent Penn Manor graduates and one returning senior have earned national recognition from the FFA for completing projects in vegetable, dairy and crop production, ag sales and animal systems. Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Clara Hess and Damian Kreider, all 2018 graduates of Penn Manor High School, earned medals for proficiency, and Penn Manor senior…

• Penn Manor hires 24 professional staff for 2018-2019

  Penn Manor welcomed 17 new teachers for the 2018-2019 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Aug. 7 and 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 20 teachers and four other professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers previously served in long-term substitute or other positions at Penn…

• Volleyball team named to Academic Honor Roll 2 years straight

  For the second year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ volleyball team has been named to the Academic All-American Honor Roll by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2017 team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 4.11, which ranks among the top 25 of girls’ high school teams in the United States.…

• Manor FFA members earn state honors

  Manor FFA students placed in the top 10 in several categories at the Pennsylvania FFA Convention, held June 12-14 at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and nationally. The Penn Manor High School students competed in career development and leadership development events to demonstrate their skills in several areas.…

• PMHS teacher Mealy publishes fifth book

   Congratulations to Penn Manor history teacher Dr. Todd Mealy on the publication of his fifth book, “Glenn Killinger, All American: Penn State’s World War I Era Sports Hero.”     The book tells the story of Killinger, who grew up in Harrisburg and was a standout athlete in football, basketball and baseball at Penn State. He went…

• Students receive numerous awards at Manor FFA banquet

  Manor FFA members earned multiple awards at the chapter’s 58th annual banquet, held recently in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Pennsylvania FFA State Secretary Taylor Halbleib spoke at the event, which celebrated the hard work of chapter members during the school year. Members received the following awards: Proficiency – Kenny Barley, agriculture sales; Arilyn Tegtmeier, agriscience…

• Act 34 hearing to be held July 16 for high school project

  Penn Manor School District will hold an Act 34 hearing on the proposed high school renovation and construction project at 6 p.m. July 16 in the auditorium of Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road. The public meeting will include a description of the proposed renovations and construction, along with presentations on the educational, physical, administrative, budgetary and fiscal aspects of the project.…

• Penn Manor junior headed for Health Career Scholars Academy

  Penn Manor High School junior Mark Smith will get to experience college life firsthand when he participates in the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy this summer. Mark was one of about 100 students accepted into the program, formerly known as the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Health Careers. It will be held from June…