Category: Awards

• Sportsmanship Award presented to eight athletic teams

  

  Eight Penn Manor athletic teams were presented with the Lancaster-Lebanon League Richard Balderston Sportsmanship Award for the 2024-2025 school year. The award was presented to eight teams: girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ volleyball, boys’ lacrosse, boys’ soccer, boys’ tennis, softball, and track and field. The Lancaster-Lebanon League Richard Balderston Sportsmanship Award was created in the…

• Barney Peace named Secondary Science Teacher of Year

  

  Penn Manor High School science teacher Barney Peace has been named the 2024-2025 Secondary Science Teacher of the Year by Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 and the Lancaster County STEM Alliance. The award is based on a teacher’s instructional excellence; integration of math, science, and engineering practices; real-world connections; technology integration; hands-on learning; and overall…

• Penn Manor Quiz Bowl team headed for Nationals

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School’s Quiz Bowl team, which recently qualified for national competition for the first time since 2019. The team of Brady Mitchell (senior captain), junior Seth Gansner, and sophomores Natalie Aungst and Eliza Myer will be heading to the 2025 High School National Championships May 24 and 25 in Atlanta, Georgia.…

• Twenty seniors commit to continue athletic pursuits in college

  

  Penn Manor hosted a Commitment Day ceremony April 22 to honor 20 high school seniors who are planning to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The students gathered in Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School to sign college commitment letters and talk about their collegiate plans. The group has an average GPA of 3.64…

• Penn Manor senior named Scholastic Art national gold medalist

  

       Penn Manor senior Piper Campbell has achieved national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, earning both a national gold medal and the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photography.     Piper’s award-winning photograph, Renaissance, was recognized for its exceptional creativity, technical skill, and unique perspective. The work stood out among thousands of submissions…

• Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees, jackets

  

  Ten senior members of Manor FFA received their Keystone Degrees at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention, held in January. To qualify, the students had to participate in five school/service activities outside of the FFA chapter, complete over 25 hours of community service, and work 300 hours in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) or invest $1,000…

• Nominees sought for Outstanding Educator /Employee

  

  Penn Manor has many outstanding teachers and staff members, and you can nominate them for the recognition they deserve through the Outstanding Educator/Employee Awards program. The school district will present the 2024-2025 awards for Outstanding Elementary Educator, Outstanding Secondary Educator and Outstanding Employee in May 2025. Nominations for these awards are being accepted through March…

• Three athletes, one coach and bowling team headed for Wall of Honor Jan. 10

  

  Penn Manor will induct three outstanding former student athletes, one coach and an athletic team into its Athletic Wall of Honor during a dinner and ceremony on January 10. This year’s inductees will include these individuals and teams: Jennifer Bradley (Class of 2009) was named All American, All League, and All State in field hockey…

• High school gym named in honor of Harry Frey

  

  Former players, colleagues and students of longtime Penn Manor coach and gym teacher Harry Frey packed the high school gymnasium December 6 to mark its renaming in honor of Coach Frey, who died December 9. Frey, 84, taught physical education for 41 years at Penn Manor and spent 30 years coaching the Comets’ mens’ and…

• PMEF awards grants totaling more than $35,000 to teachers, principals

  

  Many thanks to Penn Manor Education Foundation for awarding 19 Venture Grants to our teachers and principals totaling $35,414 for fall 2024. The grants will enable students to participate in educational field trips to Ellis Island, Gettysburg National Military Park, Fulton Theatre, Zoo America, and Kelly’s Run Nature Preserve. Other grants are funding world drumming…