Category: Awards

• National Honor Society welcomes 49 new members for 2023

  

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 49 new members during an induction ceremony October 11 at Penn Manor High School. The juniors qualified for induction by maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 4.0; for seniors the minimum was 3.85. NHS members also have to demonstrate the four pillars of…

• Hector Rodriguez and Jireh Ellis named King & Queen at homecoming

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor’s 2023 Homecoming King and Queen, Hector Rodriguez and Jireh Ellis, who were crowned at halftime of the thrilling September 29 homecoming game. The Comets came from behind to beat Hempfield High School, 23-19 for Penn Manor’s first victory over its crosstown rivals since 2014. The Comets earned the win thanks to…

• Penn Manor senior earns rare perfect score on AP microeconomics exam

  

  It’s exceedingly rare for a student to earn a perfect score on an Advanced Placement exam, but a Penn Manor High School senior has done it.  Suren Clark is one of only 44 students from across the globe to achieve that feat on the AP Microeconomics test, out of about 96,000 students who took the…

• Penn Manor graduates earn American FFA Degrees  

  

     Recent Penn Manor graduates Madeleine Denlinger and Micah Frey have been honored with the American FFA Degree, the highest honor for a member of the FFA.   Maddy and Micah earned the honors as members of Manor FFA. Maddy graduated in 2019, and Michah graduated in 2020.    To qualify for an American Degree, members must earn…

• Penn Manor HS students earn College Board honors

  

  Five Penn Manor High School seniors have been honored with national recognition awards for academic achievement from the College Board. Gershom Magutu, Jireh Ellis, Londyn Scott and Slyvia Moenga each received a National African American Recognition Award, and Anayah Rosa received a National Hispanic Recognition Award. They are among 62,000 students from across the United States who…

• U.S. News ranks Penn Manor High School No. 2 in Lancaster County

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School students and staff for again earning top honors for their school from U.S. News & World Report. The magazine’s 2023 Best High Schools issue, released August 29, ranks Penn Manor High School No. 2 of the 18 high schools in Lancaster County included in the report. That’s an improvement…

• Penn Manor junior Kylee Hlavaty named Lancaster County Dairy Princess

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School Junior Kylee Hlavaty, who was recently named Lancaster County Dairy Princess. As princess, Kylee will promote the dairy industry at local festivals, schools and other venues, such as grocery stores. Her duties also may include passing out samples of dairy products and giving lessons on dairy in classrooms.   She…

• Girls’ volleyball team earns 7th straight national academic honor

  

  For the seventh year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ varsity volleyball team has earned a Team Academic Award from the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association. The Comets also were named for the sixth time to the AVCA’s Team Academic Award Honor Roll for earning a cumulative grade-point average in the top…

• State House honors Maria Vita for national teaching award

  

  Penn Manor psychology teacher Maria Vita was recently honored by Pennsylvania lawmakers for receiving a national teaching award from the American Psychological Association’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Ms. Vita and her family members were invited to the state Capitol on June 30, where she received a citation signed by state House Representatives Ismail…

• Penn Manor students place third in the nation in TSA competition

  

  A team of two Penn Manor High School students recently took home a top award in the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference. Jordan Chen and Suren Clark placed third in the Debating Technological Issues competition at the conference, besting competitors from across the United States. During the conference, held June 28 to July 2…