Category: Academics

• Penn Manor’s Fellenbaum named Outstanding PA Ag Teacher

  Penn Manor High School agricultural education teacher Neil Fellenbaum has been named Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Teacher by the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators.     Fellenbaum was nominated for the award by his peers and is now in contention for a national award. “I am very humbled to receive the award, considering there are so many great…

• Neighborhood meeting on HS project to be held Feb. 26

  Neighbors of Penn Manor High School and interested parties are invited to attend an update on the high school project at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, in the high school library. Topics will include construction phasing over the next three years, the impact of the project on the surrounding neighborhood, and communication methods to keep…

• 14 PMHS seniors honored on National Signing Day

  Family and friends gathered Wednesday in the Penn Manor High School library to honor 13 seniors who will participate in collegiate sports at 12 different colleges and universities next fall and one who will attend a military academy. The National Signing Day ceremony featured students who will participate in 10 different sports and honored one student,…

• Rep. Cutler visits Penn Manor HS classrooms

  State Rep. Bryan Cutler visited Penn Manor High School Jan. 24 to learn more about our programs and to congratulate Penn Manor’s Teacher of the Year finalist. Cutler visited the psychology classroom of Maria Vita, who was one of 12 finalists vying for the 2019 Teacher of the Year award. Cutler congratulated Ms. Vita, then…

• School board approves bids on high school renovation/construction project

  The Penn Manor board of school directors voted 8-1 Jan. 22 to approve bids on the high school renovation and construction project. The board approved construction bids totaling $82.7 million and the notice for contractors to proceed on the project, which will replace major portions of the school and renovate others. New classroom, agricultural education and…

• School board votes to advance HS renovation/construction project

  The Penn Manor board of school directors voted 7-1 Jan. 7 to advance the high school renovation and construction project. The board approved the notice of intent to award construction bids totaling $82.7 million for the project, which will replace major portions of the school and renovate others. New classroom, agricultural education and athletic wings will…

• HS students headed for state Future Business Leaders competition

  Ten Penn Manor High School students have qualified to compete at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April. The students qualified by placing in the top three at the FBLA Region 18 Conference, held Dec. 18 at Cocalico High School. Penn Manor’s top finishers were: Max Forrey, first place,…

• Penn Manor/Hempfield team places second in HackHershey

  A team of students from Penn Manor and Hempfield was a top finisher in a statewide hacking competition held recently at Hershey High School.     Kyler Stigelman, Aidan Lewis and Tristen Martin of Penn Manor and Michael Pagano of Hempfield placed second overall in HackHershey, a 12-hour programming competition that attracted 21 student teams from across Pennsylvania.     The projects were judged on originality,…

• HS project construction costs higher than anticipated

  Bids for the construction/renovation project at Penn Manor High School came in higher than anticipated, but school district officials are confident the higher costs can be covered without an additional tax increase over the original, four-year funding plan.     Construction bids, which were opened Dec. 13, totaled $82.3 million, about $4.6 million above estimates. The…

• JA STEM Summit exposes Penn Manor freshmen to real-world STEM careers

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School freshmen got to experience firsthand how science, technology, engineering and math principles are put into practice in STEM careers. They participated in the Junior Achievement STEM Summit, held Dec. 11 and 12 in the high school gymnasium and classrooms. The day-long program included science…