Category: Awards

• 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:…

• Penn Manor schools earn top state academic rankings

  

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School is one of the highest-rated schools in Lancaster County, according to School Performance Profiles released this month for all public schools in Pennsylvania. Manor and Marticville middle schools also earned high rankings, while district elementary schools earned a range of scores. Penn Manor High…

• Penn Manor school director receives PSBA Advocacy Award

  Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs has been named recipient of the Timothy M. Allwein Advocacy Award for advancing the cause of public education in Pennsylvania. Frerichs received the award Oct. 13 at the School Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. “I am…

• PM English teacher earns national recognition

  Congratulations to Lindsay Feger, recently selected to receive the Pennsylvania Leadership Development Award from the National Council of Teachers of English. Feger, a first-year English teacher at Penn Manor High School, is one of only five teachers nationwide to receive the award, which recognizes an early-career teacher who has demonstrated a capacity for professional leadership.…