Category: Community

• Senior student athletes and coaches earn sports awards

  

  More than 50 Penn Manor High School student athletes and coaches were honored May 10 during the Senior Sports Awards ceremony in the high school auditorium. In all, more than 40 awards and scholarships were presented, including Coach of the Year to Rachel Suter (field hockey) and Assistant Coach of the Year to Jamaal Millisock (football). The top awards for the Class of 2023 went to: You can see…

• Students learn history of Vietnam War firsthand from those who served

  

  Penn Manor High School students had the opportunity to learn about the Vietnam War from a group of veterans who visited the school Monday. Six members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Lancaster Chapter 1008 presented a brief history of the war and talked about their experiences during an assembly that included about 100 students.…

• NASA scientist returns to Penn Manor to inspire science students

  

  Jake Bleacher, a chief exploration scientist with NASA, returned to his alma mater Friday to talk with students about his career path after graduating from Penn Manor High School in 1996. Bleacher encouraged students to take as many math courses as possible and to learn the value of collaboration in the workplace. Collaboration is key…

• Mrs. Raff goes to Washington

  

  Penn Manor’s Elizabeth Raff has had quite a week. Over the course of six days, she met with legislators on Capitol Hill, attended an international teaching summit, toured the Smithsonian Institute, and met President Biden and his educator wife, Dr. Jill Biden. As Pennsylvania’s 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Raff  joined other Teachers of…

• Penn Manor esports team recognized at state Capitol

  

  Penn Manor’s esports team was recently recognized in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for winning the Rocket League HSEL State Championship and the Harrisburg University PA Cup. Team members also were honored for their success in the League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, Minecraft and Brawlhalla competitions. Penn Manor placed first in the HSEL Tournament…

• Penn Manor honors its Outstanding Educators/ Employee, retirees and longtime staff

  

  Penn Manor honored 21 retirees with more than 500 combined years of service, along with three employees of the year and its longtime staff members during the Employee Recognition Night, held April 25 at Penn Manor High School. The 44th annual event included a catered reception, followed by recognition of the Outstanding Educators/Employee of the…

• 17 Penn Manor student athletes participate in National Signing Day

  

  Penn Manor hosted a National Signing Day ceremony April 25 to honor 17 high school seniors who plan to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The group has an average GPA of 3.48 and includes 11 multi-sport athletes and students who are involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities in addition to sports, including Aevidum,…

• Manor FFA honors members and supporters at 2023 banquet

  

  The Manor FFA chapter at Penn Manor High School honored several of its members and community supporters during its annual banquet, held March 23 at the high school. Pennsylvania FFA vice president Benjamin Torrey attended the event, along with McKenna Clifton, National FFA Southern Region vice president. The following awards were announced: Star Greenhand awards…

• Mrs. Ciemiewicz named LLMEA Music Teacher of the Year

  

  Congratulations to Lauren Ciemiewicz, Penn Manor High School choral director and music teacher, for being named Teacher of the Year by the Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association. Lauren was nominated by an LLMEA member and selected for this honor by the entire association, which includes Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, at its April 18 banquet. “We congratulate Lauren…

• Penn Manor announces student services, principal changes

  

     The Penn Manor school board has approved key administrative staff changes in the district office and at Penn Manor High School and Marticville Middle School. High school principal Baron Jones will take over as principal at Marticville, replacing Chris Smith, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Doug Eby, currently an assistant…