Category: Alumni

• High school renovation/construction project to get under way

  Excavation is scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 29 on a key component of the renovation and reconstruction of Penn Manor High School. Workers will begin erecting a temporary structure behind the current math/science wing to provide space for classrooms while the existing high school is under construction. The temporary building initially will house…

• Penn Manor students earn National Youth Arts theater awards

  Penn Manor students have won four National Youth Arts Awards for their work in theater productions at Penn Manor High School over the past year. Senior Hailey Fafel won an award for outstanding lead performance in a musical for her role in “Mary Poppins,” which was presented last March. In addition, Max Minnick, a 2018…

• Five Penn Manor students earn national FFA recognition

  Four recent Penn Manor graduates and one returning senior have earned national recognition from the FFA for completing projects in vegetable, dairy and crop production, ag sales and animal systems. Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Clara Hess and Damian Kreider, all 2018 graduates of Penn Manor High School, earned medals for proficiency, and Penn Manor senior…

• 371 graduate from Penn Manor High School

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2018 received their diplomas Wednesday night before family and friends during a festive, upbeat graduation ceremony at Franklin & Marshall College. In his address to the crowd, principal Dr. Phil Gale celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduates, including state and national recognition in the performing arts, agriculture,…

• PMHS earns fourth straight Silver Medal, No. 1 ranking in county

  For the fourth year in a row, Penn Manor High School has been honored with a Silver Medal from U.S. News & World Report and is ranked the No. 1 high school in Lancaster County! Penn Manor is ranked No. 36 in Pennsylvania, and No. 1,335 in the United States, based on the magazine’s 2018…

• Four named to Penn Manor Alumni Wall of Honor

  Congratulations to the four new members of the Penn Manor Alumni Wall of Honor – Joshua Herr, Craig Kauffman, J. Samuel Walker and Jan Mindish. Herr (Class of 2001) is Design Director for Creative Direction for Adidas and leads the Originals team, which works with celebrity designers. Herr’s team developed XENO, a new shoe material…

• Updated design proposals for high school released

  More details on the proposed renovation and reconstruction of Penn Manor High School were shared this week with Penn Manor booster groups. District architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates presented the latest design proposals of what the school might look like when construction is completed, including more details on athletics and arts facilities and the exterior appearance of the…

• Manor FFA members earn honors at National Convention

  Congratulations to the team of five Manor FFA members who earned a silver medal in poultry judging at the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis on October 26. During the National Poultry Judging Career Development Event, the students took a written exam on poultry management, evaluated live hens and broilers, graded and evaluated processed…

• PM Ed Foundation awards $50,000 in grants to teachers

  Penn Manor students will be building toys for a pediatric hospital, planting a vegetable garden at their school and using computer programs to help hone their violin playing skills, thanks to Venture Grants awarded this month by Penn Manor Education Foundation. PMEF has awarded 52 grants totaling nearly $50,000 – both record numbers this year…

• Architects present design proposals for Penn Manor HS

  District architects Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates presented high school design proposals to Penn Manor school directors Monday night that provide a sneak peek at what Penn Manor High School might look like when construction is completed. The school district is planning to spend an estimated $87 million to renovate and rebuild the high school on its existing site, beginning in…