Category: Academics

• Peyton Cassel earns national Scholastic Writing Award

  Penn Manor High School junior Peyton Cassel has won another award for her writing — a national Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Peyton won the award in flash fiction (under 1,000 words) for her story “The Apology,” which previously won a regional Scholastic Gold Key Award. The national Scholastic Award…

• Elementary students take home trophies in Penn Manor Math Bowl

  In a spirited competition involving students from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools, teams of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders squared off in the Penn Manor Math Bowl. Teams from Central Manor Elementary School took home the first-place trophy in all three grades, and Eshleman students claimed the runner-up trophy. More than 75 students participated in the…

• PMHS students design and build toys for pediatric hospital

  Penn Manor High School students recently made a special delivery to children at Pediatric Specialty Care Hospital – a collection of colorful toys they designed and built in an unusual collaboration between students who normally would not work together. The Pediatric Toy Project paired students in a technology/applied engineering course with learning support students for…

• 37 students qualify for state TSA competition

  Thirty-seven Penn Manor students have qualified to compete on the state level after their strong showing at the Technology Student Association regional conference, held Feb. 10 at Huesken Middle School. Seven students from Manor and Marticville Middle Schools and 32 Penn Manor High School students competed against their peers from Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties…

• PM students place in top three in Governor’s STEM Competition

  A team of Penn Manor High School students placed in the top three in the regional Governor’s STEM Competition, held Feb. 13 at Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13. Team members include senior Kevin Ward, sophomores Seretta Kelly and Ryan Buchwalder and freshmen Aidan Lewis and Moses Buckwalter. Their project was Smartpack, a backpack equipped with a built-in…

• PMHS’s Maria Vita named Teacher of Year finalist

  Penn Manor High School psychology teacher Maria Vita is one of just 12 finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year for 2019. Vita, who has taught at Penn Manor since 2003, was nominated for the award by Superintendent Mike Leichliter and his wife, Mary Edith, whose three children all had Maria for class. “We could…

• PMHS students earn academic, writing awards

  Two Penn Manor High School students have received recognition for academics and writing. Senior Kevin Ward has been named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist – one of only 15,000 students (out of 1.5 million) from across the United States to earn the award. Junior Peyton Cassel has earned three Scholastic Writing Awards in poetry, personal…

• Manor FFA members earn honors at National Convention

  Congratulations to the team of five Manor FFA members who earned a silver medal in poultry judging at the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis on October 26. During the National Poultry Judging Career Development Event, the students took a written exam on poultry management, evaluated live hens and broilers, graded and evaluated processed…

• PM Ed Foundation awards $50,000 in grants to teachers

  Penn Manor students will be building toys for a pediatric hospital, planting a vegetable garden at their school and using computer programs to help hone their violin playing skills, thanks to Venture Grants awarded this month by Penn Manor Education Foundation. PMEF has awarded 52 grants totaling nearly $50,000 – both record numbers this year…

• Architects present design proposals for Penn Manor HS

  District architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates presented high school design proposals to Penn Manor school directors Monday night that provide a sneak peek at what Penn Manor High School might look like when construction is completed. The school district is planning to spend an estimated $87 million to renovate and rebuild the high school on its existing site, beginning in…