Category: Academics

• Middle school students learn about trades during ‘Construction Wars’

  

  Twenty Penn Manor middle schoolers learned about the construction industry directly from professionals in the field by attending “Construction Wars,” a career exploration event held October 15 through 17 at the Keystone Center for Construction Careers in Manheim. Ten students each from Manor and Marticville Middle Schools participated,  building wooden benches, testing electrical circuits, making…

• Sixteen PMHS students earn national academic awards

  

  Fifteen Penn Manor seniors have recently been honored with national awards for academic achievement. David Ferre, James Helm and Gavin Roberts were named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students for being among the 50,000 highest scorers among all students who took the PSAT/NMSQT test in October 2023. Twelve other Penn Manor seniors have been honored with…

• National Honor Society welcomes 46 new members

  

  The Penn Manor Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 46 new members during an induction ceremony September 25 at Penn Manor High School. View video The juniors and seniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0 and demonstrating the four pillars of the organization – scholarship, leadership, service…

• Three recent PMHS graduates earn AP Capstone Diplomas

  

  Three recent Penn Manor graduates have earned prestigious Advanced Placement Capstone Diplomas. Claire Eckroat, Ava Ritchie and Grant Rost, all 2024 Penn Manor High School graduates, are among the 21,000 students worldwide to receive the honor. To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Seminar and…

• New school year gets off to a smooth start

  

  Under bright, sunny skies, Penn Manor schools opened their doors to more than 5,400 students Monday, August 26, to kick off the 2024-2025 school year. This year’s opening went smoothly, according to Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale, who visited district schools throughout the day. “It is exciting to see our schools and classrooms filled…

• Penn Manor hires 34 new teaching professionals for 2024-2025

  

  Thirty-four professional educators have joined the Penn Manor family for the 2024-2025 school year. We welcomed these new employees during New Teacher Orientation, held the week of August 5 at Penn Manor High School. In addition to orientation sessions, activities included a bus tour of all district schools and a luncheon with administrators and school…

• Detter, Telesco named assistant principals at Manor MS, high school

  

  The Penn Manor School Board has approved the appointments of Patty Detter as assistant principal at Manor Middle School and Chris Telesco as assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Detter will work with Dr. Shirley Murray, who took over as Manor principal upon the retirement of Dr. Dana Edwards at the end of the…

• Suren Clark named TSA national champion

  

  Suren Clark named TSA national champion Penn Manor High School graduate Suren Clark has earned two top-five awards, including a first-place finish, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. The 2024 graduate placed first and is the new national champion in the Future Technology and Engineering Teacher event at the conference, held June…

• Five Manor FFA teams place in the top three in state competition  

  

  Five teams of Manor FFA members placed among the top three in Pennsylvania during the FFA State Convention and Activities Week, held June 11 through 13 at Penn State University. During the competition, the Penn Manor High School ag students had to complete general knowledge tests, oral presentations, problem-solving team exercises, and practicums related to…

• Kim Marsh named principal of Pequea Elementary

  

  Congratulations to Kim Marsh, the new principal of Pequea Elementary School, effective July 1. Kim will replace Dr. Shirley Murray, who will take over as principal at Manor Middle School upon the retirement of Dr. Dana Edwards. Kim currently is an assistant principal at Penn Manor High School, a position she’s held since 2015. She…