Category: Academics

• Mrs. Raff goes to Washington

  

  Penn Manor’s Elizabeth Raff has had quite a week. Over the course of six days, she met with legislators on Capitol Hill, attended an international teaching summit, toured the Smithsonian Institute, and met President Biden and his educator wife, Dr. Jill Biden. As Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Raff  joined other Teachers of…

• Penn Manor students earn top awards at PA TSA Conference

  

  Two Penn Manor High School students took home a top prize in the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association State Conference, held April 19 through 22 at Seven Springs Resort. Suren Clark and Jordan Chen placed first in the state in the Debating Technological Issues competition, during which they participated in a debate about whether social media…

• Hambright Elementary named Watershed School of Excellence

  

  Hambright Elementary School has been named a 2023 Watershed School of Excellence by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators for its efforts to teach students about the impact of watersheds on the environment. Hambright was praised for “providing student-centered learning experiences that engage students through hands-on investigation of local environmental issues.” Fourth-grade teachers Bradley Showalter…

• Deadline extended to March 10 for nominations for Outstanding Employees, Educators

  

  The deadline has been extended to March 10 for nominees for the 2022-2023 Outstanding Educator/Employee Awards. If you know of a teacher or other staff member who goes out of his or her way to help students and support our schools, consider nominating her/him for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award. Nominees will be accepted online only…

• Commencement to be held May 31 at F&M for Class of 2023

  

  After a three-year hiatus, the Penn Manor High School commencement is returning to an indoor ceremony at the Alumni Sports and Fitness Center at Franklin & Marshall College. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Additional details will be shared at a later date.

• Motivational speaker Brittany Wagner visits Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor welcomed a nationally recognized motivational speaker to the high school on February 14 to encourage student athletes to take ownership of their lives and not let circumstances define them. Brittany Wagner, an academic counselor best known for her role in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U,” spoke to students at an assembly…

• Registration now open for 2023-2024 kindergarten classes

  

  Registration is now open for Penn Manor’s 2023-2024 kindergarten program. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Please click here to begin the registration process.  The application can be saved as you go, so if you can’t complete it in one sitting, you can…

• Readathon to be held at all elementary schools in February & March

  

  The Penn Manor Readathon is coming to an elementary school near you, beginning February 9. Members of the Civitas Club at Penn Manor High School will read books, lead craft activities and encourage the love of reading for students in kindergarten, first and second grades. Readathon events will be held twice at each school from…

• Central Manor students featured in Google CS First video

  

  Students and staff at Central Manor Elementary School are among the “stars” of a new video created by Google to promote its CS First software, which helps students learn coding. The 3½ -minute video, “CS First: Unlock Opportunities for Students with Computer Science,”  was released to the public on January 3. View it here. Over…

• PA Education Secretary Eric Hagarty visits Penn Manor schools

  

  Penn Manor was honored to welcome Eric Hagarty, Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of education, to its schools on December 22. Hagarty, the top education official in the state, met with the district administrative team and toured the high school before visiting Hambright and Eshleman Elementary Schools. He was invited to Penn Manor by Elizabeth Raff, the…