Category: Academics

• Forty-eight students inducted into PMHS National Honor Society

  

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 48 new members during an induction ceremony Oct. 2 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify for NHS, 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…

• PMHS student writes chapter in open-source technology book

  

     Not many high school students can boast that they’re published authors, but Penn Manor’s Max Bushong can make that claim at the ripe old age of 15.     Bushong, a sophomore at Penn Manor High School, wrote a chapter in the new book The Open Organization Guide for Educators about his experience as a…

• Letort Elementary named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School

  

     Penn Manor School District’s Letort Elementary has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2019 – one of just 362 schools in America to receive the honor.    The Blue Ribbon awards were announced Thursday, Sept. 26, by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.    Letort, with 312 students in kindergarten through grade six, was honored…

• Penn Manor staff members contribute nearly $20,000 to PM Ed Foundation

  

  Penn Manor employees this year contributed nearly $20,000 to the Education Foundation during the recent payroll contribution fund drive — the second increase in a row. More than 200 staff members contributed a total of $19,780 to help fund Penn Manor Education Foundation scholarships, Venture grants and Strong & Healthy Families program. PMEF expects to…

• Students, parents attend ‘Careers in Construction’ event at HS

  

  More than 40 students and parents learned about career opportunities in the construction field during a “Careers in Construction Exploration Event,” held at Penn Manor High School on Sept. 14. Participants got to handle construction tools and safety equipment and learned about the specific trades involved in the Penn Manor High School construction project. They…

• Manor teachers attend Energy Education conference

  

  Two Manor Middle School science teachers are bringing lessons about energy into their classrooms after attending the 2019 Energy Conference for Educators, sponsored by the National Energy Education Development Project, over the summer. Jennifer Ennis and Connie Jackson attended the conference in Galveston, Texas, from July 7 to 11, along with educators from as far…

• Rintz, Long honored for service to Penn Manor school board

  

  Congratulations to school directors Carlton “Herk” Rintz and Ken Long for their combined 28 years of service to the Penn Manor school board! At the Sept. 3 school board meeting, Rintz was honored for 16 years of service, and Long was honored for his 12 years of service to the all-volunteer board of school directors.…

• Penn Manor schools begin the 2019-2020 academic year

  

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,300 students back to its schools Tuesday, Aug. 21, for the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Students returned to the classrooms a bit earlier than usual and will end the year earlier — May 29, 2019, is the last day — to accommodate the $99.9 million construction and renovation…

• Penn Manor hosts 2019-2020 Opening Day for staff

  

  Penn Manor welcomed back more than 500 staff members for Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School Monday, formally marking the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Students begin their academic year on Wednesday, August 21. Teachers and staff enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long…

• Girls’ volleyball team earns third straight national academic honor

  For the third year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ volleyball team has been named to the Academic All-American Honor Roll by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The 2018 team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 3.68, which ranks among the top 25 of girls’ high school teams in the United States.…