Category: Community Announcements

• Girls and women in sports day clinic returns

  

  Penn Manor is excited to announce the return of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, January 31 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School Auxiliary Gym.   Penn Manor students from kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to attend the free event. The attendees can meet Penn Manor…

• Five represent PM in District 7 Choral Festival

  

  Five high school chorus students represented Penn Manor at the PMEA District 7 Choral Festival on January 9 and 10 at Boiling Springs High School. District 7 includes over 70 public and private schools spanning eight different counties. The Penn Manor festival singers, Rayn Andreychek, Matthew Palmeri, Kenedi Phelan, Noah Tuel, and Aiden Whitfield, were…

• High school seeking volunteers for STEM Summit February 24 & 25

  

  PMHS is looking for adult volunteers for the upcoming STEM Summit, sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA. The Summit is scheduled for February 24 and 25 and provides hands-on activities for ninth-grade students to explore careers and concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math. Volunteers have the option of helping one or both…

• PMEF distributes over $72,000 in grants to teachers and principals

  

  The Penn Manor Education Foundation awarded 31 Venture Grants to our school district principals and teachers totaling $72,641 for fall 2025. The grants allow students to take educational field trips to Gettysburg, The Franklin Institute, Charlestown Park, Penn Medicine Park, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fulton Theatre, and the North Museum of Nature and Science. Other…

• 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…