Author: Brian Wallace

• National Honor Society welcomes 46 new members

  

  The Penn Manor Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 46 new members during an induction ceremony September 25 at Penn Manor High School. View video The juniors and seniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0 and demonstrating the four pillars of the organization – scholarship, leadership, service…

• PM technology trainer Judy Keller named Google Innovator

  

  Penn Manor technology trainer Judy Keller has been named a Google for Education Certified Innovator, one of only 150 educators worldwide to receive the honor for 2024. Judy qualified following a highly competitive process in which she submitted a portfolio of her work, recommendations from colleagues, a video about herself and a student-focused project she…

• Three recent PMHS graduates earn AP Capstone Diplomas

  

  Three recent Penn Manor graduates have earned prestigious Advanced Placement Capstone Diplomas. Claire Eckroat, Ava Ritchie and Grant Rost, all 2024 Penn Manor High School graduates, are among the 21,000 students worldwide to receive the honor. To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Seminar and…

• Multilingual Night to be held Sept. 18 at Manor Middle School

  

  Penn Manor School District will host a Multilingual Family Night from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, at Manor Middle School.  Penn Manor teachers, social workers and administrators will share important information with multilingual families about district policies and expectations for students with the help of interpreters. Parents will be able to ask questions…

• Free breakfasts continue this school year for all students

  

  All Penn Manor students are eligible for free breakfasts for the 2024-2025 school year under a state-funded Universal Free Breakfast initiative. Students do not have to sign up for the breakfast program.  Breakfast is available each morning when buses arrive. Elementary students eat in the cafeteria, and middle school students receive a “grab and go”…

• Penn Manor seeking driver to transport students experiencing homelessness

  

  Penn Manor is seeking to hire a school vehicle driver to join our team! The position involves transporting students experiencing homelessness to and from school. Hours are Monday-Friday, from 6:30 to 9 am and/or 2:30 to 4:45 pm. Additional hours may be required as needed. Apply for this position here.

• New school year gets off to a smooth start

  

  Under bright, sunny skies, Penn Manor schools opened their doors to more than 5,400 students Monday, August 26, to kick off the 2024-2025 school year. This year’s opening went smoothly, according to Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale, who visited district schools throughout the day. “It is exciting to see our schools and classrooms filled…

• Guidelines issued for home football game attendance

  

  Please read this message from Doug Eby, Penn Manor High School principal, regarding expectations for those attending home football games in 2024-2025. Dear Penn Manor Community, The high school football season is an exciting time of year for the athletes, band members, cheerleaders and the community as a whole. The Penn Manor School District is…

• 2024-2025 school year begins Monday, August 26

  

  Penn Manor is eager to welcome all of our students back on Monday, August 26, for the first day of the 2024-2025 school year. Students will follow a regular schedule on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be an early dismissal on Thursday, August 29. There is no PM Kindergarten that day. Early dismissal times…

• Link Crew makes incoming 9th-graders feel at home

  

  Penn Manor High School students and staff today welcomed nearly 400 new students to the school to participate in Link Crew orientation activities. The incoming ninth-graders and transfer students were linked with student volunteers, who led them on small group tours of classrooms, labs, offices, studios and athletic facilities. The new students also had the…