Category: Academics

• Class of 2020 receives 156 local scholarships/awards

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2020 received 156 local scholarships and awards totaling nearly $100,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, which was streamed May 21. The honors included $75,000 in scholarships awarded to 75 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn…

• Five selected to represent Class of 2020 at commencement

  

      Five seniors have been selected to represent Penn Manor High School’s Class of 2020 at commencement, which will be aired online on May 28. The students are Ryan Dang, class valedictorian; Alex Roth, salutatorian; Tim Hermansen, 2020 class president; Hannah Smith; and Isaac Leshok.    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ceremony will…

• Pequea’s Raff named PA Teacher of Year finalist

  

  For the second time in two years, Penn Manor has a Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year finalist! Elizabeth Raff, who teaches sixth grade at Pequea Elementary School, was named one of just 12 finalist for the state honor for 2021. Raff was nominated by two previous Teacher of the Year nominees, Jeff Kuntz of Punxsutawney, and Maria Vita, who teaches…

• Many thanks to our dedicated teachers and staff!

  

  The Penn Manor administration and board of school directors would like to recognize the contributions of our teachers and staff as we celebrate National Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 4-9. Our teachers, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers, aides and other support staff have truly exceled in response to the unprecedented challenges of the…

• Penn Manor HS among the top five high schools in county

  

    Penn Manor High School is among the top five high schools in Lancaster County, based on academic and enrollment data, according to U.S. News & World Report.    Penn Manor was ranked fifth in Lancaster County among 18 public high schools and 105th in the state out of 754 high schools in the magazine’s 2020 Best…

• Penn Manor introduces Continuity of Education plan

  

  Penn Manor has introduced a comprehensive Continuity of Education plan, which is available for viewing here on the district’s remote learning website. The plan explains in detail how teachers will provide learning activities for all students to access by grade level or subject area. The current level of activities will continue through April 9, and…

• School closures extended indefinitely

  

  Updated March 30, 2020 — Schools are now closed indefinitely. Updated March 23, 2020 — The state Department of Education has announced that all schools will remain closed through at least April 6 as a result of the COVID-19 response efforts. The closure order could be extended beyond April 6 if necessary to stop the…

• Important updates for parents regarding our schools

  

  Penn Manor schools are closed through March 27 in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. It is unclear whether that status will change or when we may be able to resume normal operations. As we all deal with this unprecedented challenge, we want to share some important information with parents:

• Head Start has openings at Martic, Millerville University

  

  Head Start’s preschool program has openings at Martic Elementary School and Millersville University for the 2019-2020 school year and will soon be accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 school year. The program is for children up to age 5 whose families meet income eligibility guidelines. Homeless children, foster children and families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy…

• 47 middle school students attend ‘Women Rock STEM’ event

  

  Forty-seven girls from Penn Manor middle schools learned about STEM careers from two female professionals during the recent “Women Rock STEM” event at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. Thirty students from Manor and 17 from Marticville middle schools attended the March 2 program, which featured Christine Ferreira, a meteorologist at WGAL-TV, and guest speaker Andrea Shirk,…