Category: Awards

• U.S. News ranks Penn Manor High School No. 2 in Lancaster County

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School students and staff for again earning top honors for their school from U.S. News & World Report. The magazine’s 2023 Best High Schools issue, released August 29, ranks Penn Manor High School No. 2 of the 18 high schools in Lancaster County included in the report. That’s an improvement…

• Penn Manor junior Kylee Hlavaty named Lancaster County Dairy Princess

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School Junior Kylee Hlavaty, who was recently named Lancaster County Dairy Princess. As princess, Kylee will promote the dairy industry at local festivals, schools and other venues, such as grocery stores. Her duties also may include passing out samples of dairy products and giving lessons on dairy in classrooms.   She…

• Girls’ volleyball team earns 7th straight national academic honor

  

  For the seventh year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ varsity volleyball team has earned a Team Academic Award from the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association. The Comets also were named for the sixth time to the AVCA’s Team Academic Award Honor Roll for earning a cumulative grade-point average in the top…

• State House honors Maria Vita for national teaching award

  

  Penn Manor psychology teacher Maria Vita was recently honored by Pennsylvania lawmakers for receiving a national teaching award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Ms. Vita and her family members were invited to the state Capitol on June 30, where she received a citation signed by state House Representatives Ismail…

• Penn Manor students place third in the nation in TSA competition

  

  A team of two Penn Manor High School students recently took home a top award in the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. Jordan Chen and Suren Clark placed third in the Debating Technological Issues competition at the conference, besting competitors from across the United States. During the conference, held June 28 to July 2…

• Three Manor FFA teams win state titles in competition 

  

  Three teams of Manor FFA members took home first-place awards in the Pennsylvania FFA State Activities week and Summer Convention, earning them a spot in national competition. This is the first time since 2012 that Penn Manor has had three teams placing first in the state. During the competition, the FFA members, all Penn Manor…

• Class of 2023 receives more than $167,000 in scholarships/awards

  

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2023 received more than $167,000 in scholarships and awards during the 56th Annual Commencement Awards Ceremony, held May 25 at Penn Manor High School. More than 100 students received 157 scholarships – including 105 awards administered through the Penn Manor Education Foundation – to assist them with their college…

• 400 receive diplomas at Penn Manor High School commencement

  

  About 400 students received their diplomas Wednesday night before an enthusiastic crowd as Penn Manor High School held commencement at Franklin & Marshall College for the first time in three years. You can watch a recording of the graduation ceremony here. Graduation marked the end of a challenging four years for the Class of 2023,…

• Five seniors to speak at Penn Manor HS commencement Wednesday

  

  Five Penn Manor seniors will address the audience when Penn Manor High School’s Class of 2023 holds its graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 31, at Franklin & Marshall College. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. at F&M’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center, located on Harrisburg Pike, at the intersection of Race Avenue. Doors will open at…

• Maria Vita receives national psychology teaching award

  

  Penn Manor High School psychology teacher Maria Vita has received a national teaching award from the American Psychological Association. Ms. Vita was named recipient of the Mary Margaret Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award in the high school teaching category of APA’s Division 2, Society for the Teaching of Psychology.  The award, established in 1995, is granted…