Category: Community

• Fall Fest to be held September 27 in HS gym

  

  Penn Manor High School will host Fall Fest from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, in the auxiliary gym. The event will include food trucks, an obstacle course, bounce house and games for all ages, including frisbee toss, corn hole, ladder golf, football toss, disc golf and a duck pond. Several student clubs will…

• 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…

• Parental identification now required in Penn Manor schools

  

  Penn Manor School District has implemented a new safety measure for the 2023-2024 school year. All parents must present identification when attending meetings in our school buildings or when picking up their students during the school day. Our top priority is the safety and security of our students, and we want to ensure that we…

• Penn Manor to host a Multilingual Family Night September 20

  

  Penn Manor will host a Multilingual Family Night on Wednesday, September 20, to assist families whose primary home language is not English. The event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Manor Middle School, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster. A team of teachers, translators and social workers will share information about about Penn Manor’s…

• Penn Manor adds key members to its administration

  

  Penn Manor has added two key members to its administrative team for the 2023-2024 school year. Thomas “TJ” Bechtel has been named assistant principal of Penn Manor High School, replacing Doug Eby, who is the school’s new principal. Stephanie Hermann has been appointed assistant director of student support services, a new position. TJ has worked…

• Penn Manor kicks off the 2023-2024 school year

  

  Penn Manor schools opened their doors for more than 5,400 students on August 28 to kick off the 2023-2024 school year. This year’s opening went smoothly, according to Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale, who is beginning his second year as Penn Manor’s top administrator. “There is great excitement on the first day of school as…

• Hundreds show their Comet Pride at Kickoff Classic

  

  It was truly “a great day to be a Comet” August 23 as hundreds of Penn Manor fans turned out to support members of the Comets fall sports teams, marching unit and cheer squads during the 2023 Kickoff Classic. This year’s event, held at Comet Field, benefited from relatively cool weather. The Penn Manor Marching…

• 2023-2024 school year begins Monday, August 28

  

  Monday, August 28, is the first day of school for Penn Manor students. Schools will be in session through Thursday, August 31, which is an early dismissal day. Schools will be closed Friday, September 1, and Monday, September 4 for the Labor Day holiday. We can’t wait to see our students and staff to start…

• Orientation sessions for new Penn Manor students begin August 15

  

    Students and parents who are new to Penn Manor are invited to attend orientation sessions at the schools they will attend in the 2023-2024 school year.   Orientation sessions begin August 15 and run through August 24, with several schools offering multiple sessions on different days and times. Reservations are not required.   Here…