Category: Awards

• Three Penn Manor students qualify for PMEA District 7 Chorus Festival

  

  Congratulations to Grace Fafel, Nicole Chen and Paige Wall for qualifying to participate in the PMEA District 7 Chorus Festival. Grace and Paige both qualified as Alto 1s, and Nicole qualified as a piano accompanist for the festival, which is sponsored by District 7 of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. The three student musicians were among…

• Brooke Hinkle named Homecoming Queen; court raises $4,235 for Loft

  

  Congratulations to Brooke Hinkle, the 2020 Penn Manor High School Homecoming Queen. Brooke was crowned by last year’s queen, Leilani Torres, during a ceremony Thursday night in the high school gymnasium that featured Penn Manor cheerleaders and band members. Brooke was one of nine Penn Manor seniors vying for the title. The other members of…

• 12 Manor FFA members earn honors at local fairs

  

  Twelve members of the Manor FFA recently earned awards at youth livestock shows at the Solanco and West Lampeter Fairs. Here are the results: Solanco Fair Sheep: Chloe Perry was named Reserve Champion Showman, Light Heavyweight Champion, Reserve Heavyweight Champion, and Reserve Grand Champion; Jenna Smith was named Champion Showman, Heavyweight Champion and Grand Champion. …

• Trio honored as Employee, Educators of the Year

  

  Penn Manor would like to honor three staff members who were named the Outstanding Educators and Employees for the 2019-2020 school year. A 21-year veteran of Penn Manor, she is a former learning support teacher at Pequea Elementary School who previously served as a middle school girls’ basketball coach. Shawn is a physical education teacher…

• Penn Manor HS National Honor Society welcomes 47 new members

  

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 47 new members during an induction ceremony Sept. 30 at Penn Manor High School that was live-streamed to family members and friends. To qualify for induction, the Penn Manor High School juniors and seniors had to maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.85…

• 374 seniors receive diplomas in virtual commencement ceremony

  

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2020 received their diplomas in a virtual commencement ceremony that was broadcast live May 28 and is now available for viewing. The video presentation includes a slideshow of the graduates listing their future plans, the formal ceremony, and shout-outs to teachers, family and friends. You can view the…

• Class of 2020 receives 156 local scholarships/awards

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors got a boost to their post-high school plans when members of the Class of 2020 received 156 local scholarships and awards totaling nearly $100,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, which was streamed May 21. The honors included $75,000 in scholarships awarded to 75 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn…

• PMHS seniors honored with more than 40 athletic awards

  

  Penn Manor High School senior athletes were honored during a virtual awards ceremony that aired May 20. You can watch the awards presentations here. The full list of awards is available here. In all, more than 40 awards were presented, including Coach of the Year to Brandon Vernalli (wrestling) and Assistant Coach of the Year…

• Five selected to represent Class of 2020 at commencement

  

      Five seniors have been selected to represent Penn Manor High School’s Class of 2020 at commencement, which will be aired online on May 28. The students are Ryan Dang, class valedictorian; Alex Roth, salutatorian; Tim Hermansen, 2020 class president; Hannah Smith; and Isaac Leshok.    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ceremony will…

• Pequea’s Raff named PA Teacher of Year finalist

  

  For the second time in two years, Penn Manor has a Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year finalist! Elizabeth Raff, who teaches sixth grade at Pequea Elementary School, was named one of just 12 finalist for the state honor for 2021. Raff was nominated by two previous Teacher of the Year nominees, Jeff Kuntz of Punxsutawney, and Maria Vita, who teaches…