Category: Academics

• Food truck face off takes place at Penn Manor High School

  

  Throughout the last few weeks, students in Mrs. Zook’s Nutrition and Food Science class and Mrs. Wall’s Marketing & Advertising class collaborated on a ‘food truck face off’ unit.  The students were paired up and split into groups of two or three to actively collaborate and work on creating their own food truck presentation. The…

• Middle schoolers participate in Junior Achievement YES! program

  

  Students from Marticville Middle School took part in Junior Achievement’s “Your Economic Success” program on Tuesday, November 18. This dynamic, hands-on experience helps students explore important skills for their futures. Throughout the day, students learned about résumé building, interviewing tips, and effective problem-solving strategies by completing a number of activities. The activities were intended to…

• Career exploration initiative takes students to PCAD

  

  A group of 8th grade students from Marticville Middle School students went on a career exploration field trip to Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCAD). This field trip is a part of the school’s Career and Readiness Initiative, which helps students begin thinking about future education and career pathways. During the tour, students learned…

• PMHS hosts Education Day/College and Career Expo

  

  The 33rd annual Education Day/College and Career Expo was held on Monday, November 3 in the high school gym.  Representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, trade schools, businesses and military attended the event. Prior to the event, students were encouraged to do their own research on the attending businesses and colleges and universities. “We are…

• PM technology trainer teaches lesson on digital literacy

  

  In an era where misinformation can appear anywhere, students from Letort Elementary in Mrs. Wenger’s class participated in a lesson to sharpen their digital literacy skills. Penn Manor School District technology trainer, Judy Keller, developed a game called ‘Digital Smart Kids: Navigating the Online World Safely.’ Keller developed this interactive game for her Google Education…

• Juniors participate in REAL Life financial literacy program

  

  All Penn Manor juniors learned applicable financial lessons through REAL Life, a financial literacy program sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA. The event ran at Penn Manor on October 23 and 24. Students were broken up into groups with half the day focusing on a budgeting activity intended to help students gain an…

• Middle schoolers participate in ‘Construction Wars’

  

  Nine Marticville Middle School students participated in “Construction Wars,” an interactive career exploration program held October 14 through 16 at Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Keystone’s location in Manheim. The program is offered for middle school students in Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties. During the program, the Marticville students were able to explore construction careers…

• 32 New inducted into the National Honor Society

  

  The Penn Manor Chapter of the National Honor Society honored the 32 new members during an induction ceremony on Monday, September 29 at Penn Manor High School. View the induction ceremony on our YouTube page. The juniors and seniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0 and demonstrating the…

• Three Penn Manor graduates earn American FFA Degrees

  

  Recent Penn Manor graduates Vita Failla, Molly Gehr and Carly Railing were notified that they are recipients of the American FFA Degree, which is the highest honor for a member of the FFA. To qualify for an American Degree, members must earn at least $10,000 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) or earn at least…

• Penn Manor High School earns U.S. News ranking

  

  Penn Manor High School has been ranked by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Best High Schools” in the Nation on the latest 2025-2026 school rankings. Penn Manor is ranked 2,611th out of 17,901 high schools in the nation, 100th out of 741 high schools in the state of Pennsylvania, and…