Category: Awards

• Penn Manor students qualify for state competition in 15 TSA events

  

  Penn Manor middle and high school students qualified for state competition in 15 different events at a recent Technology Student Association conference, where our students placed first in five events. In all, 25 Penn Manor students competed in the Pennsylvania TSA Region 2 Conference, held January 27 at Conestoga Valley High School. About 350 TSA…

• Penn Manor receives $3,000 TangerKids grant

  

  Many thanks to Tanger Outlets for donating $3,000 to Penn Manor through its TangerKids grant program. The money will be used to fund “Practice the Pause: Reset Your Mind,” a project to create “calming spaces” in each Penn Manor school where students can go to de-escalate when they are upset or frustrated. The grant is…

• Nominees sought for 2024 Outstanding Employee and Educator awards

  

  If you know of a teacher or other staff member who goes out of his or her way to help students and support our schools, please consider nominating them for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award. The school district will present the 2023-2024 awards for Outstanding Elementary Educator, Outstanding Secondary Educator and Outstanding Employee later this year.…

• PM Education Foundation awards $38,000 in grants to teachers

  

  Penn Manor Education Foundation has awarded more than $38,000 worth of Venture Grants to district teachers to support innovative teaching during its fall 2023 funding cycle. The grants are funding such projects as the Cardboard Regatta STEM challenge, visits to local colleges, artists in residence, cellos and musical instrument repair supplies, field trips, chicken incubators,…

• For second straight year, a Penn Manor student earns top anti-litter photography award

  

  For the second year in a row, a Penn Manor High School student has won the top prize in a statewide photography contest designed to raise awareness about litter. Jason Joniec, a Penn Manor senior, earned a first-place award in the student category of the 2023 Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest, sponsored by…

• Manor FFA earns silver and gold medals at National FFA Convention and Expo

  

     Three teams of Manor FFA members earned gold or silver medals at the FFA National Convention and Expo, held October 30 to November 4 in Indianapolis.    The Poultry Evaluation team of Rachel Sensenich, Emily Railing, Jenna Railing, and Ava Crill earned a gold medal. Abby Harnish and Sara Gehr also were part of the team…

• Eight elementary and middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ honors

  

  Eight Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have received “2024 Best Schools” honors from U.S. News & World Report in a recently published report. Six of our seven elementary schools and both Penn Manor middle schools were named to the Best Schools list, based on student scores on state assessments in math and reading/language arts,…

• Miller named president-elect of International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor technology education teacher Dr. Molly Miller, who was recently elected president-elect of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. Molly will serve one year as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the association, which promotes the teaching of technology and the professionalism of those engaged in the field. “This election means…

• Penn Manor Marching Unit earns honors in USBands Competition

  

  The Penn Manor Marching Unit completed its fall 2023 competition season on a high note, placing second overall in the USBands Regional Competition, held October 28 in Camp Hill that included 15 bands from Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia.  In the divisional round, Penn Manor placed second, with a score of 83.7 points, less than…

• Fifteen Penn Manor students selected for District Chorus

  

  A record 15 Penn Manor High School students have been selected to participate in the District 7 Chorus Festival, following auditions held October 28. The students were among nearly 700 who tried out for 200 slots in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association festival, to be held in January at ELCO High School.  The Penn Manor…