Category: Academics

• CareerLink partnership helps PMHS students earn IT credits, certifications

  

  Thanks to a new partnership with Pennsylvania CareerLink of Lancaster County, Penn Manor students are completing an Information Technology course that will earn them college credit and an IT certification — tuition-free. Ava Ritchie, Aman Shaik, Ethan Lama and Nathan Lama have enrolled in the Foundations in Information Technology course offered by Harrisburg University of…

• Nominees sought for 2024 Outstanding Employee and Educator awards

  

  If you know of a teacher or other staff member who goes out of his or her way to help students and support our schools, please consider nominating them for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award. The school district will present the 2023-2024 awards for Outstanding Elementary Educator, Outstanding Secondary Educator and Outstanding Employee later this year.…

• STEM careers highlighted for 9th-graders during JA’s STEM Summit

  

  Professionals from a variety of STEM fields converged at Penn Manor High School this week to give students hands-on experiences with science, technology, engineering, math and the trades during the 2024 STEM Summit. Ninth-graders rotated through eight different stations, where they worked in groups to build bridges out of spaghetti strands, complete electrical circuits, create…

• Penn Manor hires HR director, approves principal changes

  

  The Penn Manor school board has approved the hiring of a new human resources director and appointed an interim dean of students at Hambright Elementary School. The new HR director is Courtney Kunes, who replaces Theresa Chiodi, who was with Penn Manor since March 2016.  Kunes is currently director of human resources and Title IX…

• Eight elementary and middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ honors

  

  Eight Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have received “2024 Best Schools” honors from U.S. News & World Report in a recently published report. Six of our seven elementary schools and both Penn Manor middle schools were named to the Best Schools list, based on student scores on state assessments in math and reading/language arts,…

• Miller named president-elect of International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor technology education teacher Dr. Molly Miller, who was recently elected president-elect of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Molly will serve one year as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the association, which promotes the teaching of technology and the professionalism of those engaged in the field. “This election means…

• High school hosts Education Day/Career Expo November 6

  

  Penn Manor High School hosted an Education Day and Career Expo November 6 that included representatives from more than 100 colleges, trade schools, businesses and the military. The event, held in the gymnasium, gave all students in grades 9 through 12 and their parents – who were welcome to attend – an opportunity to learn…

• REAL Life program bolsters financial literacy of PMHS juniors

  

  All Penn Manor High School juniors have learned practical financial lessons from the REAL Life financial literacy program, held October 26 and 27 in the high school gymnasium. Sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA, REAL Life uses exercises and games to help students understand how financial decisions will impact their lives during high…

• National Honor Society welcomes 49 new members for 2023

  

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 49 new members during an induction ceremony October 11 at Penn Manor High School. The juniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0; for seniors the minimum was 3.85. NHS members also have to demonstrate the four pillars of…

• Penn Manor ag teacher spends month in Uganda under Fulbright-Hays program

  

  Many teachers broaden their skills over the summer, but few have gone as far as Mary Wurzbach – literally. The Penn Manor High School agricultural education teacher ventured to Africa to spend a month immersed in the culture and classrooms of Uganda, both teaching with and learning from her colleagues. Ms. Wurzbach was one of…