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• 430 members of Class of 2024 earn rousing graduation sendoff

  

  About 430 students received their diplomas Wednesday night before an enthusiastic crowd as Penn Manor High School held commencement at Franklin & Marshall College for the Class of 2024. Visit can Penn Manor’s YouTube site to watch a recording of the graduation ceremony.    The ceremony got off to a raucous start as principal Doug Eby…

• Four seniors to speak at Penn Manor’s 2024 commencement on May 29

  

  Four Penn Manor seniors will address the audience when the Penn Manor High School Class of 2024 holds its graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 29, at Franklin & Marshall College. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. at F&M’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center, located on Harrisburg Pike, at the intersection of Race Avenue. F&M personnel will…

• Shirley Murray to replace Dana Edwards as principal of Manor Middle

  

  The Penn Manor School Board has approved the appointment of Dr. Shirley Murray as principal of Manor Middle School, effective July 1. Dr. Murray, currently principal of Pequea Elementary, will replace Dr. Dana Edwards, who is retiring as Manor principal after 22 years of exemplary service with Penn Manor School District. “Dr. Murray is a…

• Sixth Grade Track & Field Day rescheduled for May 24

  

  Due to anticipated weather conditions, the Sixth Grade Track & Field Day originally scheduled for Friday, May 10, has been rescheduled for Friday, May 24.

• Penn Manor honors 2023-2024 retirees, Educators and Employee of the Year

  

  Penn Manor honored 17 retirees with more than 400 combined years of service, along with three Employees of the Year and its longtime staff members during Employee Recognition Night, held May 1 at Penn Manor High School. The 45th annual event included a catered reception, followed by recognition of the Outstanding Educators/Employee of the Year…

• Penn Manor student athletes commit to athletics at 22 different colleges

  

  Penn Manor hosted a Commitment Day ceremony April 23 to honor 29 high school seniors who plan to participate in collegiate sports next fall. This group of students has an average GPA of 3.76 and includes nine multi-sport athletes. The student athletes also have been involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities in addition…

• Manor FFA members and supporters earn awards at annual banquet

  

  Manor FFA hosted its annual banquet to showcase the hard work and dedication that students have put into their FFA journey throughout the year.  Two state officials spoke at the event, held March 21 at Penn Manor High School – Pennsylvania FFA State Treasurer Grace McCarty and Lisa Graybeal, ​Deputy Secretary for Animal Health and…

• Seven students earn top-10 finishes at state TSA conference

  

  Seven Penn Manor students placed in the top 10 in the state at the Pennsylvania Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference, held April 17-20 in Seven Springs. Suren Clark was named state champion, with a first-place finish, in the Prepared Presentation event, during which he gave a 5-minute presentation with a slide deck on the…

• Eshleman student earns Hershey Story Museum writing award

  

  Congratulations to Eshleman Elementary School fifth-grader Teagan Collins, who recently earned an award in the Hershey Story Museum History Contest. Teagan placed second in the junior fiction category for her first-person story about a young girl’s experience on the Titanic.  Her entry was among the hundreds submitted by students in grades 5 through 8 from Lancaster,…

• Robotics team earns two top awards in Sea, Air & Land Competition

  

  Three Penn Manor High School students recently earned two top awards in a robotics competition at Millersville University. The team of Ben Thomas, Ethan Lama and Tyler Hudson placed first in the Air Division and second in the combined Air and Land Division of the Penn State/US Navy Sea Air & Land Robotics Competition, held…