Category: Community Announcements

• Manor Middle School student earns Patriot’s Pen award

  

  An eighth-grader from Manor Middle School, Eileen Peachey, has won a scholarship award in the Patriot’s Pen essay contest. The annual essay contest is run through the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). It encourages young minds to explore America’s history and modern society by writing an essay based on a patriotic theme chosen by the…

• Penn Manor School District holiday concerts

  

  Get into the holiday spirit this year at one of our upcoming holiday concerts. All holiday concerts are located at their respective schools, unless otherwise noted. Good luck to our talented musicians!

• 2026 Lunch & Learn program dates selected

  

  Beginning in February, each of the seven Penn Manor elementary schools will welcome preschool children and their parents/guardians for the Lunch & Learn program. Children will participate in crafts, enjoy story time, lunch, and a visit to the school library to check out books that will be returned the following month. The Lunch & Learn…

• Penn Manor participates in GIANT Feeding School Kids Program

  

  The GIANT Company is collaborating with local school districts at the beginning of the 2026 year to address childhood hunger throughout the communities they serve. The Feeding School Kids Round Up Program has been run for the last four years by The GIANT Company. Community members will have the option from January 1 through March…

• Five board members sworn in at December meeting

  

  Five Penn Manor School Board Directors were sworn in on Monday, December 1 to serve new terms of office. Ms. Wert, the most senior holdover board member, administered the oath to the returning board members, Nicki Nafziger and Frederick Herr, along with new members, Jill Kloppmann and Eric Warfel. They will all serve four-year terms…

• PM educator nominated for STEM award

  

  Penn Manor attended the Lancaster County STEM Alliance’s Excellence in Education Award Ceremony, hosted at Millersville University on Friday, November 7. High school science teacher, Josh Bressler, was nominated for the 2025 Excellence in Project-Based Learning Award. The nomination recognizes teachers who design and implement high-quality project-based learning experiences that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and…

• Manor FFA celebrates national awards from convention

  

  FFA members from Penn Manor High School are celebrating their team and individual awards and rankings from the National FFA Convention and Expo, held October 24 to November 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Poultry Evaluation team won a team gold ranking with the individuals earning a silver ranking. Manor FFA placed 12th out of 41…

• A Fox on the Fairway to be performed at Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present Ken Ludwig’s, A Fox on the Fairway, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, in the Auditorium at Penn Manor High School. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available to purchase before the show online. Comet Classic Cardholders and Penn Manor School…

• Penn Manor elementary and middle schools earn ‘Best Schools’ honor

  

  Penn Manor elementary and middle schools have received ‘2026 Best Schools’ honors from the U.S. News & World Report rankings released late last week. All seven of our elementary schools and both middle schools were named to the ‘Best Schools’ list, based on student scores on state assessments in math and reading, and socioeconomic status…

• Fall update from Superintendent Dr. Gale

  

  With the first quarter of the school year complete, Superintendent Dr. Gale is sharing an update on the accomplishments and successes from the start of the year. He provides an outlook on how the entire district continues to ‘Make It Happen’ throughout the school year!