Category: Awards

• Eshleman fifth-graders’ project earns IU 13 STEM award

  A team of Eshleman Elementary School fifth-graders has earned a third-place award in the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 STEM Consortium Student Competition. The team of Keira Stigelman, Lydia Meier, Elizabeth Pursel and Maggie Garvey designed and built a prototype of a “Sound Sleeper,” a pillow headband designed to be worn while sleeping to block out…

• PMHS students place in top 3 in Governor’s STEM Competition

  A team of Penn Manor High School students was among the top three finishers in the “Governor’s Jobs First Regional STEM Competition,” held Feb. 14 at Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The regional STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) competition challenged students to design and build a prototype product that would enhance the local community. Teams…

• Manor FFA students receive PA Farm Show honors

  Two dozen Penn Manor High School students won numerous awards recently at the Pennsylvania Farm Show representing Manor FFA. Eleven students earned Keystone Degrees, and one student, Arilyn Tegtmeier, earned a first-place award for her project on animal nutrition. Arilyn was competing in the Agriscience Fair Animal Systems Division. Her project is an analysis of…

• Tractor transformation a labor of love

  Of all the tractors on display at the recent Pennsylvania Farm Show, the bright red 1940 Farmall M displayed by Penn Manor FFA students may have had the best back story. The tractor was meticulously refurbished by a group of Manor FFA students and alumni after it was nearly destroyed in a January 2015 fire…

• Four individuals, one team named to Athletic Wall of Honor

  Four individuals and one sports team were inducted into the Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor during ceremonies in the high school cafeteria January 6, 2017. This year’s inductees include:  Coach William Beck (football), Jill Witmer (field hockey), Jackie Ochs-Gregory Texter (volleyball/basketball/soccer); Jarred Texter (golf/basketball); and the 2005 Penn Manor girls’ state championship soccer team.…

• PM student qualifies for national theater marketing competition

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School senior Madison Beatty for earning a “superior” rating on her theatre marketing presentation at the Pennsylvania Thespian Conference, qualifying her to compete in the International Thespian Festival this summer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Maddie also won a $200 scholarship at the state conference for presenting a portfolio of her original…

• PM ag teacher named Turn the Key recipient

  Penn Manor agricultural education teacher Meagan Slates is one of 36 teachers nationwide to receive the 2016 Teachers Turn the Key professional development scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Slates, who is in her third year at Penn Manor, was selected to represent Pennsylvania. She was nominated for the award by her peers…

• Manor MS earns third straight Distinguished School honor

  For the third straight year, Manor Middle School has been named a Title I Distinguished School, one of only 96 of Pennsylvania’s more than 3,000 schools to achieve the honor. Manor is among the top 5 percent of Title I schools in the state, based on progress made in the past year to narrow the…

• Teacher’s book inspires William Howard Day award

  A book written by Penn Manor history teacher Todd Mealy has helped inspire a new award in honor of a local education pioneer. The Pennsylvania Public Education Foundation recently presented the inaugural William Howard Day Award to Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, recognizing his outstanding contribution to public education. DePasquale was honored for being “a tireless…

• 54 inducted into Penn Manor National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 members following an induction ceremony Oct. 5 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify, the Penn Manor High School juniors and seniors had to maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.85 and demonstrate strong leadership, service and character traits. The 2016-2017 inductees include:…