Author: Brian Wallace

• High school gym named in honor of Harry Frey

  

  Former players, colleagues and students of longtime Penn Manor coach and gym teacher Harry Frey packed the high school gymnasium December 6 to mark its renaming in honor of Coach Frey, who died December 9. Frey, 84, taught physical education for 41 years at Penn Manor and spent 30 years coaching the Comets’ mens’ and…

• Former board members, superintendent honored at Leadership Dinner

  

  Former Penn Manor school board members and a retired superintendent were honored Tuesday night for their service as Penn Manor hosted its biennial Leadership Dinner. Held at the high school, the event brought together former school directors and Don Stewart, who served as Penn Manor superintendent from 2002 to 2009, along with their spouses. Joining…

• PMEF awards grants totaling more than $35,000 to teachers, principals

  

  Many thanks to Penn Manor Education Foundation for awarding 19 Venture Grants to our teachers and principals totaling $35,414 for fall 2024. The grants will enable students to participate in educational field trips to Ellis Island, Gettysburg National Military Park, Fulton Theatre, Zoo America, and Kelly’s Run Nature Preserve. Other grants are funding world drumming…

• Penn Manor students to perform holiday concerts

  

  Penn Manor students will be performing in holiday concerts at district schools and other venues in the coming weeks. These events are open to family members and the community. Here’s the schedule:

• Marticville students and teacher earn Patriot’s Pen awards

  

  Three students at Marticville Middle School have won awards in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest, and their teacher has been honored as the Teacher of the Year for her role in working with the students. Elias Lance won first prize and a $200 award, Will Ryan placed second ($150), and Sophie Koser was third ($100)…

• All Penn Manor elementary, middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ designation

  

  All Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have earned a “Best Schools” designation from U.S. News & World Reports in the magazine’s latest school rankings, released November 14. Our schools earned the honors for placing among the top 40 percent of all schools in Pennsylvania, based on academic measures. Conestoga Elementary was ranked 146th of…

• Video with Dr. Gale highlights recent district happenings

  Superintendent Dr. Phil Gale is enthusiastic about the many good things happening in Penn Manor, and he shares a short video highlighting some of them to parents and staff. Please see the Fall 2024 video update.

• ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ to be performed Nov. 22 and 23

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, adapted for the stage by Rona Munro, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, in the Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School.  Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available at this site online. A free, full-length dress rehearsal…

• High school gym to be named in honor of Coach Frey Dec. 6

  

  Penn Manor’s high school gymnasium will be named in honor of Harry Frey, a former longtime Penn Manor teacher and distinguished coach, in a ceremony on December 6. Coach Frey taught physical education for 41 years for Penn Manor and spent 30 years coaching the Comets’ mens’ and womens’ basketball, mens’ soccer and baseball teams.…

• Penn Manor Marching Unit earns honors in national competition

  

  The Penn Manor Marching Unit recently had a strong showing in the USBands Open Class National Championships, held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Penn Manor placed eighth overall among the 13 bands competing in the Group 3 Open Class of the competition on November 2. In the category of Individual Music and Percussion, the…