Category: Awards

• Penn Manor crowns Homecoming King and Queen

  

  Cristofer Arias-Orozco and Alyssa Mattern were named Penn Manor’s Homecoming King and Queen at halftime of Friday’s homecoming football game against Wilson. The runners-up were Kennedy Dings and William Jack Cassidy.  Other members of this year’s homecoming court were Ava Wolfersberger, Harrison Whited, Jack Warfel, Madelyn Stern, Janelle Ortiz, David Ferre, Syria Davis, Owen Braas, Tyler…

• Sixteen PMHS students earn national academic awards

  

  Fifteen Penn Manor seniors have recently been honored with national awards for academic achievement. David Ferre, James Helm and Gavin Roberts were named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students for being among the 50,000 highest scorers among all students who took the PSAT/NMSQT test in October 2023. Twelve other Penn Manor seniors have been honored with…

• Sixteen seniors vying for title of Homecoming King and Queen

  

  Sixteen Penn Manor High School seniors are vying for the title of 2024 Homecoming King and Queen while raising money to support Penn Manor families in need. Ava Wolfersberger, Harrison Whited, Jack Warfel, Madelyn Stern, Janelle Ortiz, Alyssa Mattern, David Ferre, Kennedy Dings, Syria Davis, Owen Braas, Tyler Book, Cristofer Arias-Orozco, Eric Baker, Akriti Neupane,…

• National Honor Society welcomes 46 new members

  

  The Penn Manor Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 46 new members during an induction ceremony September 25 at Penn Manor High School. View video The juniors and seniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0 and demonstrating the four pillars of the organization – scholarship, leadership, service…

• PM technology trainer Judy Keller named Google Innovator

  

  Penn Manor technology trainer Judy Keller has been named a Google for Education Certified Innovator, one of only 150 educators worldwide to receive the honor for 2024. Judy qualified following a highly competitive process in which she submitted a portfolio of her work, recommendations from colleagues, a video about herself and a student-focused project she…

• Three recent PMHS graduates earn AP Capstone Diplomas

  

  Three recent Penn Manor graduates have earned prestigious Advanced Placement Capstone Diplomas. Claire Eckroat, Ava Ritchie and Grant Rost, all 2024 Penn Manor High School graduates, are among the 21,000 students worldwide to receive the honor. To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Seminar and…

• Suren Clark named TSA national champion

  

  Suren Clark named TSA national champion Penn Manor High School graduate Suren Clark has earned two top-five awards, including a first-place finish, at the recent Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. The 2024 graduate placed first and is the new national champion in the Future Technology and Engineering Teacher event at the conference, held June…

• High school’s ‘Friday Fun’ wins national competition, earns $5,000 prize

  

  Penn Manor High School has won the top national prize for a program implemented this past school year to encourage students to bond with their peers and open up about their mental health challenges. “Friday Fun: Flexin’ To De-Stress and Check In on Our Mental Health” won the top prize and a $5,000 award in…

• 45-year Penn Manor bus driver honored with national award

  

  A Penn Manor bus driver with a long history of transporting students to and from the high school and Conestoga Elementary has been honored with a national award. Joan Shenk, who drives Bus 132, was selected for an Outstanding Driver Award by the National School Transportation Association for her 45 years of service behind the…

• Five Manor FFA teams place in the top three in state competition  

  

  Five teams of Manor FFA members placed among the top three in Pennsylvania during the FFA State Convention and Activities Week, held June 11 through 13 at Penn State University. During the competition, the Penn Manor High School ag students had to complete general knowledge tests, oral presentations, problem-solving team exercises, and practicums related to…