Author: Brian Wallace

• Manor FFA members earn multiple state awards

  Five teams of Manor FFA students placed in the top three in the recent Pennsylvania FFA Convention 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 events to demonstrate their skills in several areas. Here are the results: Poultry…

• Penn Manor bowlers headed for national competition

  The state championship Penn Manor High School bowling team is now headed for national competition. The Comets team, which won its second straight state title this year, will be competing in the 2017 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship in Smyrna, Tennessee, June 24 and 25. Led by coach Chris Vital, the boys’ bowling team…

• More than 400 in Class of 2017 receive diplomas

  More than 400 Penn Manor seniors earned their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during a joyous graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017. Held at Franklin & Marshall College, commencement celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduates, including state and national recognition in the fields of technology, performing arts, athletics and academics. Principal…

• PMHS seniors receive athletic awards, scholarships

  More than 60 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 16 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. The top athletic awards went to: Brittany Braun and Grant Gale — All-Around Male and Female Athletes Jeff Taylor, Jonah Barley and Brooke DeBerdine — Outstanding Penn Manor Male and Female Athletes Malachi Lyon and Brittany Braun…

• Patriotic Assembly at Pequea ES includes flag presentation

  U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker visited Pequea Elementary School Friday to present a flag to the mother of fallen Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr. during an emotional Patriotic Assembly. The event included the Pequea Color Guard and student readings on the significance of Memorial Day and the branches of the military. Fourth-grader Kennedy Dings sang…

• New Literacy Outreach brings books to kids in their neighborhoods

  More than 50 children received 100 new books – and ice cream cones – as part of a new Literacy Outreach designed to keep students interested in reading over the summer. Funded by a $1,300 grant from Penn Manor Education Foundation, the program also exposed students to the Lancaster County Bookmobile and provided their parents…

• Penn Manor seniors receive 170 scholarships and awards

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2017 received 170 scholarships and awards totaling $118,375 during the Senior Awards Ceremony on May 18. The honors included 44 scholarships and awards administered by Penn Manor Education Foundation totaling more than $50,000. Many thanks to the individuals, organizations and…

• Five students to speak at June 6 commencement

  Five student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2017 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. They are Mark Battle, Christine Bye, Brooke DeBerdine, Danielle Althouse and Jordan Martzall. Mark, the son of Catherine and Thomas Battle of Lancaster, is class valedictorian.…

• Alex Krahulik named Most Courageous Athlete

  Congrats to Penn Manor High School senior Alex Krahulik, who received the 2017 Most Courageous Athlete Award at the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame’s Susquehanna Valley Chapter banquet, held May 6. Alex was born with club feet, but he didn’t let that stop him from pursuing his athletic dreams and earning a spot as a starter…

• Penn Manor teams win an unprecedented four section titles

  It’s a great season to be a Comet – especially now that Penn Manor’s spring sports teams have won an unprecedented four Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One titles! Last night, the Penn Manor High School boys’ volleyball team beat Cedar Crest, 3-0, to clinch the volleyball crown with an 12-2 record. That followed victories earlier in…