Author: Brian Wallace

• Teacher’s book inspires William Howard Day award

  A book written by Penn Manor history teacher Todd Mealy has helped inspire a new award in honor of a local education pioneer. The Pennsylvania Public Education Foundation recently presented the inaugural William Howard Day Award to Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, recognizing his outstanding contribution to public education. DePasquale was honored for being “a tireless…

• Pink Out raises $16,500 to fight cancer

  Penn Manor students, staff and community members have united in the fight against cancer – to the tune of $16,563! That’s how much was raised during the 2016 Pink Out, the Penn Manor community’s effort to support cancer care and research programs. The Penn Manor field hockey team led the way, raising nearly $12,000 through…

• 54 inducted into Penn Manor National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 members following an induction ceremony Oct. 5 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify, the Penn Manor High School juniors and seniors had to maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.85 and demonstrate strong leadership, service and character traits. The 2016-2017 inductees include:…

• Penn Manor schools earn top state academic rankings

  

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School is one of the highest-rated schools in Lancaster County, according to School Performance Profiles released this month for all public schools in Pennsylvania. Manor and Marticville middle schools also earned high rankings, while district elementary schools earned a range of scores. Penn Manor High…

• Penn Manor school director receives PSBA Advocacy Award

  Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs has been named recipient of the Timothy M. Allwein Advocacy Award for advancing the cause of public education in Pennsylvania. Frerichs received the award Oct. 13 at the School Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. “I am…

• Penn Manor Technology Director publishes ‘Open Schoolhouse’ book

  The Penn Manor technology team virtually wrote the book on implementing open source software in education with its innovative 1:1 Student Laptop Program, the largest of its kind in Pennsylvania. Now, the head of the school district’s tech team, Charlie Reisinger, has written a book explaining how other schools can do it, too. “The Open…

• PM English teacher earns national recognition

  Congratulations to Lindsay Feger, recently selected to receive the Pennsylvania Leadership Development Award from the National Council of Teachers of English. Feger, a first-year English teacher at Penn Manor High School, is one of only five teachers nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes an early-career teacher who has demonstrated a capacity for professional leadership.…

• PM German exchange marks 13th year

  Fourteen German exchange students and teachers celebrated with their American counterparts with a potluck dinner Sept. 28 at Penn Manor High School. The celebration marked the 13th year of the German American Partnership Program, a cultural exchange that brings Penn Manor students and teachers together with their German peers. This year, 12 students and two…

• Six PMHS students qualify for County Chorus

  Congratulations to the six talented Penn Manor High School students who qualified for County Chorus. They are Lauren Elledge (soprano 1), Veronica Cazillo (alto 1), Claudia Heitland (alto 2), Caitlin Moser (alto 2), Katherina Vanatta (alto 2) and Martin Zavadan (tenor 2). The students qualified following an audition Saturday at McCaskey High School. They had to…

• PM’s Roth named District III Athletic Director of the Year

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s Jeff Roth for being named Athletic Director of the Year for District III of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. District III includes schools in Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. Earlier this fall, Roth had been named Lancaster-Lebanon League Athletic Director of the Year. Jeff’s peers in…