Category: Community

• Deadline extended to March 10 for nominations for Outstanding Employees, Educators

  

  The deadline has been extended to March 10 for nominees for the 2022-2023 Outstanding Educator/Employee Awards. If you know of a teacher or other staff member who goes out of his or her way to help students and support our schools, consider nominating her/him for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award. Nominees will be accepted online only…

• Penn Manor students named to All-State Chorus

  

  Two Penn Manor High School students, Kaleb Kabakjian and Nicole Chen, have qualified to perform in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Ensembles Festival. Kaleb, a junior, qualified as a Bass 1, and Nicole, a senior, qualified as one of only two chorus accompanists in the entire state of Pennsylvania. They earned their All-State…

• After 32 years, Central Manor bus driver hands the keys to her daughter

  

  When Rowe Kenneson retired recently after 32 years of driving a Central Manor Elementary School bus, a familiar face replaced her in the driver’s seat of Bus 223 — her daughter, Kimberly Swisher. Rowe was honored February 17 for her service in transporting students, including her own daughter and son, over more than three decades…

• Commencement to be held May 31 at F&M for Class of 2023

  

  After a three-year hiatus, the Penn Manor High School commencement is returning to an indoor ceremony at the Alumni Sports and Fitness Center at Franklin & Marshall College. Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Additional details will be shared at a later date.

• Volunteers still needed for REAL Life program at high school Feb. 28 & March 1

  

  Volunteers are still needed to assist Junior Achievement of South Central PA in presenting the REAL Life financial literacy program to Penn Manor High School juniors on February 28 and March 1. All 11th-graders will participate in the day-long program, which includes activities designed to encourage students to plan for their own economic success. Please…

• ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ coming to Penn Manor HS stage March 10 and 11

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present the musical Once Upon a Mattress March 10 and 11 in the auditorium of Penn Manor High School. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11. Tickets are $7 for students and $10 for adults. All seats are reserved…

• Penn Manor to host Community Resources Fair March 29

  

  Penn Manor School District will host a Community Resources Fair March 29 to help Penn Manor families connect with resources that can help them thrive. The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Penn Manor High School cafeteria. Parents will be able to visit different booths for information about child care, finances,…

• Registration now open for 2023-2024 kindergarten classes

  

  Registration is now open for Penn Manor’s 2023-2024 kindergarten program. A child is eligible to attend kindergarten if he/she will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Please click here to begin the registration process.  The application can be saved as you go, so if you can’t complete it in one sitting, you can…

• High school hosts workshop to promote Aevidum at neighboring schools

  

  Penn Manor High School recently hosted “The Talk,” a workshop designed to encourage neighboring schools to establish or bolster their efforts to address students’ mental health needs through the Aevidum program. About 100 students from 10 high schools and four middle schools from as far away as Downingtown took part in the January 31 workshop,…

• Dan Forry named Penn Manor chief financial officer

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Dan Forry to succeed Chris Johnston as Penn Manor’s chief financial officer. Forry will begin at Penn Manor on March 27 and work with Johnston during a transition period prior to Johnston’s retirement on June 30. “I am grateful to the Penn Manor executive leadership team and the…