Category: Awards

• Middle schoolers compete at County Band Festival

  

  Students from Manor Middle School and Marticville Middle School participated in the 2026 LLMEA Middle School County Band Festival, hosted at Lampeter Strasburg High School on Saturday, January 31. The festival consisted of top-performing students from schools across Lancaster and Lebanon counties who were nominated by their school’s band directors. Participants rehearsed from 8:00 a.m.…

• Manor FFA students honored at Mid-Winter Convention

  

  A number of Manor FFA students were honored at the PA FFA Mid-Winter Convention which took place at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. 18 members of Manor FFA received the prestigious Keystone FFA Degree. This is the highest number of state degree recipients the club has ever received. To qualify, the students had to participate…

• High school eSports team celebrates fall success

  

  Penn Manor High School eSports team concluded a stellar fall season following their performance at the conference finals. Playoff week for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic eSports Association (PIEA) came to a close during the beginning of December. The Penn Manor eSports teams finished their regular season with the following records: The PIEA playoff matches took place…

• Five represent PM in District 7 Choral Festival

  

  Five high school chorus students represented Penn Manor at the PMEA District 7 Choral Festival on January 9 and 10 at Boiling Springs High School. District 7 includes over 70 public and private schools spanning eight different counties. The Penn Manor festival singers, Rayn Andreychek, Matthew Palmeri, Kenedi Phelan, Noah Tuel, and Aiden Whitfield, were…

• Manor Middle School student earns Patriot’s Pen award

  

  An eighth-grader from Manor Middle School, Eileen Peachey, has won a scholarship award in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest. The annual essay contest is run through the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). It encourages young minds to explore America’s history and modern society by writing an essay based on a patriotic theme chosen by the…

• PM field hockey honored with Regional Coaching Staff award

  

  Penn Manor High School field hockey coaches were selected by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), as the NFHCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year! This honor celebrates the coaching staffs that demonstrate exceptional leadership, competitive excellence, and on-field success throughout the fall season. Honorees were evaluated based on overall performance, postseason achievement, and…

• PM educator nominated for STEM award

  

  Penn Manor attended the Lancaster County STEM Alliance’s Excellence in Education Award Ceremony, hosted at Millersville University on Friday, November 7. High school science teacher, Josh Bressler, was nominated for the 2025 Excellence in Project-Based Learning Award. The nomination recognizes teachers who design and implement high-quality project-based learning experiences that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and…

• Students honored by the Lancaster South Rotary Club

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors, Kate Umbarger and Charlie Wood, were named Rotary Students of the Month, by the Lancaster South Rotary Club.  Students are nominated by Penn Manor faculty and staff for demonstrating the characteristics and qualities of being a great Comet.  Kate Umbarger is a member of the girls’ lacrosse and tennis teams,…

• Manor FFA celebrates national awards from convention

  

  FFA members from Penn Manor High School are celebrating their team and individual awards and rankings from the National FFA Convention and Expo, held October 24 to November 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Poultry Evaluation team won a team gold ranking with the individuals earning a silver ranking. Manor FFA placed 12th out of 41…

• Penn Manor elementary and middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ honor

  

  Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have received ‘2026 Best Schools’ honors from the U.S. News & World Report rankings released late last week. All seven of our elementary schools and both middle schools were named to the ‘Best Schools’ list, based on student scores on state assessments in math and reading, and socioeconomic status…