Category: Academics

• High school renovation/construction project to get under way

  Excavation is scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 29 on a key component of the renovation and reconstruction of Penn Manor High School. Workers will begin erecting a temporary structure behind the current math/science wing to provide space for classrooms while the existing high school is under construction. The temporary building initially will house…

• Hambright teacher honors grandmother through book donations

  When Lorien Gilbert’s beloved grandmother died September 6, she wanted to honor the woman who had helped raise her and instill in her a lifelong love of reading. Mary McReynolds, a children’s librarian in Lithonia, Ga., “wanted all children to see themselves in books, regardless of their race, gender, orientation, religion or ability,” said Gilbert,…

• Four Manor FFA members earn Big E honors

  Four Manor FFA members have earned awards at the Eastern States Exposition, held Sept. 15 in Springfield, Mass. The dairy judging team of Austin Kolb, Alyssa Chalfant, Laurel Barley and Madeleine Denlinger placed third overall. In addition, Austin placed first and Alyssa placed sixth in the individual dairy judging competition. Austin also was honored as…

• 54 PMHS students join National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 new members during an induction ceremony Sept. 19 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…

• A sunny start to a successful first day for Penn Manor schools

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,000 students back to its schools Thursday on a beautiful, sunny day that marked the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The students were greeted by familiar faces, along with several new ones, as 24 new professional staff members began their new year at Penn Manor schools. For the first time in several years,…

• Wellness is focus of Opening Day for 400 Penn Manor staff

  More than 400 district staff members participated in Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School on Monday, in advance of the start of the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 23. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long talked about the important role they play…

• Five Penn Manor students earn national FFA recognition

  Four recent Penn Manor graduates and one returning senior have earned national recognition from the FFA for completing projects in vegetable, dairy and crop production, ag sales and animal systems. Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Clara Hess and Damian Kreider, all 2018 graduates of Penn Manor High School, earned medals for proficiency, and Penn Manor senior…

• Penn Manor hires 24 professional staff for 2018-2019

  Penn Manor welcomed 17 new teachers for the 2018-2019 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Aug. 7 and 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 20 teachers and four other professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers previously served in long-term substitute or other positions at Penn…

• Volleyball team named to Academic Honor Roll 2 years straight

  For the second 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 2017 team qualified by earning a cumulative grade-point average of 4.11, which ranks among the top 25 of girls’ high school teams in the United States.…

• Manor FFA members earn state honors

  Manor FFA students placed in the top 10 in several categories at the Pennsylvania FFA Convention, held June 12-14 at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and nationally. The Penn Manor High School students competed in career development and leadership development events to demonstrate their skills in several areas.…