Category: Alumni

• Penn Manor HS among the top five high schools in county

  

    Penn Manor High School is among the top five high schools in Lancaster County, based on academic and enrollment data, according to U.S. News & World Report.    Penn Manor was ranked fifth in Lancaster County among 18 public high schools and 105th in the state out of 754 high schools in the magazine’s 2020 Best…

• Leilani Torres named 2019 Homecoming Queen

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School’s 2019 Homecoming Queen, Leilani Torres. Leilani was chosen from among the eight members of the Penn Manor homecoming court at halftime of the Oct. 18 football game against Hempfield High School. Last year’s queen, Janae Beiler, passed down the crown during a ceremony on the field. Leilani is the…

• 417 members of Class of 2019 earn diplomas

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2019 received their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during an upbeat graduation ceremony at Franklin & Marshall College. In his address to the crowd, principal Dr. Phil Gale celebrated the many accomplishments of the 417 graduates, including state and national recognition in academics, technology, agriculture, the…

• Six students to address Class of 2019 at June 4 commencement

      Six student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2019 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center.     The speakers are Derek Davis and Ryan Glenn, co-valedictorians; Sameeha Hossain, salutatorian; Jared Stephan, senior class president; and Cole Shenk and Erica Shaub.…

• Penn Manor retirees and Outstanding Employees honored at banquet

  Penn Manor honored 15 retirees with more than 360 years of  combined service during the 40th annual Employee Recognition Dinner in the high school cafeteria on May 7. Attendees watched a video presentation of comments (plus one spoof of a TV show) by seven of the retirees — Ellen Altdoerffer, Page Lutz, Deb Meckley, Cheryl Shaffer,…

• Penn Manor’s Fellenbaum named Outstanding PA Ag Teacher

  Penn Manor High School agricultural education teacher Neil Fellenbaum has been named Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Teacher by the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators.     Fellenbaum was nominated for the award by his peers and is now in contention for a national award. “I am very humbled to receive the award, considering there are so many great…

• School board approves bids on high school renovation/construction project

  The Penn Manor board of school directors voted 8-1 Jan. 22 to approve bids on the high school renovation and construction project. The board approved construction bids totaling $82.7 million and the notice for contractors to proceed on the project, which will replace major portions of the school and renovate others. New classroom, agricultural education and…

• Four alumni, one sports team inducted into PM Athletic Wall of Honor

  Four individuals and one athletic team were inducted into the Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor during ceremonies in the high school January 18, 2019. This year’s inductees include:  Chas Alecxih (football), Greg Bervinchak (wrestling), Britney Clugston (field hockey), Aaron Dread (basketball) and the 2008 field hockey team. Chas Alecxih (Class of 2007) Chas Alecxih…

• Manor FFA members earn multiple awards at PA Farm Show

  Penn Manor High School students won several awards recently at the Pennsylvania Farm Show representing Manor FFA. Agriscience Fair Arilyn Tegtmeier-Oatman placed first in the state in the Animal Systems Division of the Agriscience Fair for her project on the effect of diet on blood glucose levels and weight gain in rats. Arilyn fed rats…

• Penn Manor introduces new Comet Man mascot

  There’s a new Comet Man in town! Penn Manor’s official mascot has a new look for the first time in six years. The athletic department recently unveiled a new Comet Man outfit, which features a large, tapered head that resembles a streaking comet, a bold Penn Manor chest logo and oversized gold boots and gloves.…