Author: Brian Wallace

• Fall athletic teams celebrated at Kickoff Classic

  

  Penn Manor kicked off its 2024 fall athletics season August 20 during the 2024 Kickoff Classic on an unusually cool night at Comet Field. The event included food trucks, performances by the Penn Manor cheer squad and introductions to the fall sports teams – cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys’ and girls’ soccer, girls’…

• Kickoff Classic August 20 at Comet Field

  

  Tonight’s the night to show your Comet pride at the Kickoff Classic, scheduled for Tuesday, August 20, at Comet Field. The event will include food trucks, beginning at 5:30 p.m., performances by the Penn Manor Marching Unit and cheerleaders, and introductions to Penn Manor’s fall sports teams and coaching staff, beginning at 7:30. Please join…

• Penn Manor hires 34 new teaching professionals for 2024-2025

  

  Thirty-four professional educators have joined the Penn Manor family for the 2024-2025 school year. We welcomed these new employees during New Teacher Orientation, held the week of August 5 at Penn Manor High School. In addition to orientation sessions, activities included a bus tour of all district schools and a luncheon with administrators and school…

• Staff positions still available for 2024-2025 school year

  

    Applications are being accepted for several open positions for the 2024-2025 school year at Penn Manor School District, which has switched to a new HR software platform.   Penn Manor now utilizes Red Rover, a web-based system for managing open positions and tracking applicants that is designed to simplify the process.   The following positions are currently…

• Detter, Telesco named assistant principals at Manor MS, high school

  

  The Penn Manor School Board has approved the appointments of Patty Detter as assistant principal at Manor Middle School and Chris Telesco as assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Detter will work with Dr. Shirley Murray, who took over as Manor principal upon the retirement of Dr. Dana Edwards at the end of the…

• Public input sought on Manor MS schoolwide Title I plan

  

  Input is being sought from the public on a draft Schoolwide Title I plan for Manor Middle School. The plan address how Manor would use Title I funds to maximize student learning opportunities, and improve academic supports for all students throughout the school. Residents are welcome to send comments on the plan to Dr. Krista Cox,…

• Suren Clark named TSA national champion

  

  Suren Clark named TSA national champion Penn Manor High School graduate Suren Clark has earned two top-five awards, including a first-place finish, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. The 2024 graduate placed first and is the new national champion in the Future Technology and Engineering Teacher event at the conference, held June…

• High school’s ‘Friday Fun’ wins national competition, earns $5,000 prize

  

  Penn Manor High School has won the top national prize for a program implemented this past school year to encourage students to bond with their peers and open up about their mental health challenges. “Friday Fun: Flexin’ To De-Stress and Check In on Our Mental Health” won the top prize and a $5,000 award in…

• 45-year Penn Manor bus driver honored with national award

  

  A Penn Manor bus driver with a long history of transporting students to and from the high school and Conestoga Elementary has been honored with a national award. Joan Shenk, who drives Bus 132, was selected for an Outstanding Driver Award by the National School Transportation Association for her 45 years of service behind the…

• Five Manor FFA teams place in the top three in state competition  

  

  Five teams of Manor FFA members placed among the top three in Pennsylvania during the FFA State Convention and Activities Week, held June 11 through 13 at Penn State University. During the competition, the Penn Manor High School ag students had to complete general knowledge tests, oral presentations, problem-solving team exercises, and practicums related to…