Category: Awards

• Five PM students qualify for District 7 Chorus

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have earned a spot in the District 7 Chorus Festival in January, based on their performances on Saturday, October 25. The students were selected based on their score and overall ranking, with two students ranking within the top 10 of their voice part. The audition day included students from…

• Alumni Wall of Honor nominations open

  

  Penn Manor School District is seeking nominees for the 2026 Alumni Wall of Honor. The Wall of Honor is designed to celebrate graduates who have leveraged the strong educational foundation provided by Penn Manor High School to achieve success in their chosen career fields. Previous honorees were involved in the fields of business, arts, science,…

• Three Penn Manor graduates earn American FFA Degrees

  

  Recent Penn Manor graduates Vita Failla, Molly Gehr and Carly Railing were notified that they are recipients of the American FFA Degree, which is the highest honor for a member of the FFA. To qualify for an American Degree, members must earn at least $10,000 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) or earn at least…

• PMHS students earn College Board honors

  

  Twenty-six seniors from Penn Manor High School were honored by the College Board National Recognition Program for their academic accomplishments. Maryam Alfayyadh, Caroline Binkley, Grant Bradburn, Alena Carrodo, Luke DeVinney, Seth Gansner, Sujit Ghimire, Lily Howry, Benjamin Leed, Ethan Markulik, Gillian Moss, Gage Myers, IzEldeen Salem, Sarah Souhrada, Carley Trimble, Thomas Trussell and William Wolfe…

• Penn Manor High School earns U.S. News ranking

  

  Penn Manor High School has been ranked by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Best High Schools” in the Nation on the latest 2025-2026 school rankings. Penn Manor is ranked 2,611th out of 17,901 high schools in the nation, 100th out of 741 high schools in the state of Pennsylvania, and…

• 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…