Category: Community Announcements

• 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!

• Five PM students qualify for District 7 Chorus

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have earned a spot in the District 7 Chorus Festival in January, based on their performances on Saturday, October 25. The students were selected based on their score and overall ranking, with two students ranking within the top 10 of their voice part. The audition day included students from…

• Alex DiMarzio named assistant principal

  

  Alex DiMarzio joins Central Manor Elementary School as the new assistant principal. DiMarzio replaced Lisa Suydam who is now the principal at Letort Elementary School. Alex comes to Penn Manor from Lebanon County Career and Technology Center where he was a principal, a position he held since 2023. “Central Manor is thrilled to have Alex…

• Alumni Wall of Honor nominations open

  

  Penn Manor School District is seeking nominees for the 2026 Alumni Wall of Honor. The Wall of Honor is designed to celebrate graduates who have leveraged the strong educational foundation provided by Penn Manor High School to achieve success in their chosen career fields. Previous honorees were involved in the fields of business, arts, science,…

• Three Penn Manor graduates earn American FFA Degrees

  

  Recent Penn Manor graduates Vita Failla, Molly Gehr and Carly Railing were notified that they are recipients of the American FFA Degree, which is the highest honor for a member of the FFA. To qualify for an American Degree, members must earn at least $10,000 through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) or earn at least…