Category: Academics

• Shirley Murray to replace Dana Edwards as principal of Manor Middle

  

  The Penn Manor School Board has approved the appointment of Dr. Shirley Murray as principal of Manor Middle School, effective July 1. Dr. Murray, currently principal of Pequea Elementary, will replace Dr. Dana Edwards, who is retiring as Manor principal after 22 years of exemplary service with Penn Manor School District. “Dr. Murray is a…

• Seven students earn top-10 finishes at state TSA conference

  

  Seven Penn Manor students placed in the top 10 in the state at the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference, held April 17-20 in Seven Springs. Suren Clark was named state champion, with a first-place finish, in the Prepared Presentation event, during which he gave a 5-minute presentation with a slide deck on the…

• Eshleman student earns Hershey Story Museum writing award

  

  Congratulations to Eshleman Elementary School fifth-grader Teagan Collins, who recently earned an award in the Hershey Story Museum History Contest. Teagan placed second in the junior fiction category for her first-person story about a young girl’s experience on the Titanic.  Her entry was among the hundreds submitted by students in grades 5 through 8 from Lancaster,…

• Robotics team earns two top awards in Sea, Air & Land Competition

  

  Three Penn Manor High School students recently earned two top awards in a robotics competition at Millersville University. The team of Ben Thomas, Ethan Lama and Tyler Hudson placed first in the Air Division and second in the combined Air and Land Division of the Penn State/US Navy Sea Air & Land Robotics Competition, held…

• Penn Manor hosts German Student Day with three other schools

  

  Penn Manor welcomed nearly 100 students to the high school on April 16 to celebrate all things  German during German Student Day. German language students from Penn Manor, Garden Spot, Cocalico and Conestoga Valley High Schools came together to play games, learn German folk dances and share a lunch of  traditional German foods. The games…

• HS senior writes, publishes fantasy novel in writing class

  

  All her life, Aila Vinn had been taught to fear the Exceptionals, a group of people who possessed otherworldly powers that made them a threat to others. But on her 16th birthday, Aila wakes up to find an “X” on her hand, a mark that she, too, is an Exceptional. Thus unfolds the plot of…

• U.S. Rep Smucker honors tech education teacher

  

  U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker stopped by Penn Manor High School March 25 to congratulate technology education teacher Dr. Molly Miller on her appointment as president-elect of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Dr. Miller is serving one year as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the association in March 2025. The organization promotes the…

• Students earn Science & Engineering Fair awards

  

  Two Penn Manor students recently won awards at the North Museum Science & Engineering Fair, held March 6 and 7 at Millersville University. High school senior Corinne Smith placed second in the Animal and Behavioral Science Division with her project titled “Fruit Flies’ Susceptibility to Becoming Addicted to Ethanol.” Corinne was competing for the second…

• Nineteen Penn Manor students honored with Lancaster County Young Artists Awards

  

  Nineteen talented Penn Manor students have earned 36 honors in the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards competition for 2024. Their work will be on display from March 8 to April 7 at Lancaster Museum of Art, 135 N. Lime St., Lancaster. Jason Joniec earned a gold medal for his photography portfolio, along with two individual…

• Suren Clark named National Merit finalist

  

  Penn Manor senior Suren Clark has been named a National Merit Scholarship finalist. He is among the 15,000 students who qualified for this honor from among the nearly 1.3 million students who took the qualifying exam. About 7,500 students are expected to win a National Merit Scholarship award. More than 7,800 scholarships with a combined…