Category: Awards

• Hambright Elementary named Watershed School of Excellence

  

  Hambright Elementary School has been named a 2023 Watershed School of Excellence by the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators for its efforts to teach students about the impact of watersheds on the environment. Hambright was praised for “providing student-centered learning experiences that engage students through hands-on investigation of local environmental issues.” Fourth-grade teachers Bradley Showalter…

• Deadline extended to March 10 for nominations for Outstanding Employees, Educators

  

  The deadline has been extended to March 10 for nominees for the 2022-2023 Outstanding Educator/Employee 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, consider nominating her/him for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award. Nominees will be accepted online only…

• Penn Manor students named to All-State Chorus

  

  Two Penn Manor High School students, Kaleb Kabakjian and Nicole Chen, have qualified to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Ensembles Festival. Kaleb, a junior, qualified as a Bass 1, and Nicole, a senior, qualified as one of only two chorus accompanists in the entire state of Pennsylvania. They earned their All-State…

• Coaches, former athletes inducted into Wall of Honor

  

  Several former Penn Manor student athletes and coaches were inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor during a ceremony January 20 in the high school auditorium. The inductees included Coach Joe Herman, football and basketball star Cody Booth, pole vaulter Jocelyn Witmer, the 1997 girls’ track 3,200-meter relay team, and the 2005 boys’ volleyball team.…

• Five PMHS students qualify for regional chorus festival

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival. The students are Drew Lebo and David Ferre (both tenor 1), Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1), James Helm (bass 2), and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist). The students qualified for Regionals after auditioning during the PMEA District…

• Nominations sought for Outstanding Educators, Employees for 2022-2023

  

  Many unsung heroes work in our schools, and once a year, community members have the opportunity to honor them for their service. 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, consider nominating them for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award.…

• Manor FFA Members earn Keystone Degrees and jackets at PA Farm Show 

  

  Manor FFA members from Penn Manor High School received several awards at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, held January 7 through 14 at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg. The awards were presented during the Farm Show’s FFA Mid-Winter Convention. Here are this year’s award recipients: Keystone DegreesFour Students – Chloe Perry, Ezekiel Smith, Timothy Frey,…

• Teams, athletes and coach to be inducted into Wall of Honor January 20

  

  Penn Manor will induct two former student athletes, a coach and two athletic teams into its Athletic Wall of Honor during a dinner and ceremony on January 20. This year’s inductees include: Joe Herman, a longtime coach and supporter of Penn Manor athletics. A former Penn Manor teacher, Joe was the Comets’ head and assistant…

• Penn Manor senior places first in anti-litter photo contest

  

  When Maddie Whited was exploring the woods at her family’s cabin in Huntingdon in early November, she came across a pile of trash that, while unsightly, proved to be an inspiration. Among the debris was a discarded television set with leaves and twigs where the screen used to be. Maddie snapped several photos of the…

• Manor FFA students earn awards in regional competition

  

  Several Penn Manor agricultural education students placed among the top third in several categories in the FFA Eastern Fall Regional Competition, held November 15 at Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds. The students, all members of Manor FFA, were competing against other FFA members from Lancaster, Lebanon, Chester, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill and Philadelphia Counties.  In…