Category: Community

• Penn Manor increases substitute teacher pay to $150 per day

  

  If you have considered working as a substitute teacher in Penn Manor School District, now is the time to apply. We’ve just increased our daily pay to $150, among the most competitive rates in Lancaster County. And that rate increases to $200 per day after 15 consecutive work days.  You can apply for day-to-day sub…

• Penn Manor response to Auditor General’s report

  

  Penn Manor was one of 12 school districts chosen by the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office for a performance audit covering the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2021. The results of the audit were released to the public on January 25. The audit did not find any non-compliance with laws or regulations. However,…

• Coaches, former athletes inducted into Wall of Honor

  

  Several former Penn Manor student athletes and coaches were inducted into the Athletic Wall of Honor during a ceremony January 20 in the high school auditorium. The inductees included Coach Joe Herman, football and basketball star Cody Booth, pole vaulter Jocelyn Witmer, the 1997 girls’ track 3,200-meter relay team, and the 2005 boys’ volleyball team.…

• Five PMHS students qualify for regional chorus festival

  

  Five Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival. The students are Drew Lebo and David Ferre (both tenor 1), Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1), James Helm (bass 2), and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist). The students qualified for Regionals after auditioning during the PMEA District…

• Nominations sought for Outstanding Educators, Employees for 2022-2023

  

  Many unsung heroes work in our schools, and once a year, community members have the opportunity to honor them for their service. 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 them for an Outstanding Educator/Employee Award.…

• Students become teachers at “Strings Share” concert

  

  Marticville Middle School hosted a recent concert by Penn Manor elementary students that featured a twist – the show closed with audience members, not students, performing. The January 17 “Strings Share” concert featured about 50 strings players from all seven Penn Manor elementary schools, who performed songs for their parents and family members. The music…

• Manor FFA Members earn Keystone Degrees and jackets at PA Farm Show 

  

  Manor FFA members from Penn Manor High School received several awards at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, held January 7 through 14 at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg. The awards were presented during the Farm Show’s FFA Mid-Winter Convention. Here are this year’s award recipients: Keystone DegreesFour Students – Chloe Perry, Ezekiel Smith, Timothy Frey,…

• Teams, athletes and coach to be inducted into Wall of Honor January 20

  

  Penn Manor will induct two former student athletes, a coach and two athletic teams into its Athletic Wall of Honor during a dinner and ceremony on January 20. This year’s inductees include: Joe Herman, a longtime coach and supporter of Penn Manor athletics. A former Penn Manor teacher, Joe was the Comets’ head and assistant…

• Readathon to be held at all elementary schools in February & March

  

  The Penn Manor Readathon is coming to an elementary school near you, beginning February 9. Members of the Civitas Club at Penn Manor High School will read books, lead craft activities and encourage the love of reading for students in kindergarten, first and second grades. Readathon events will be held twice at each school from…

• Central Manor students featured in Google CS First video

  

  Students and staff at Central Manor Elementary School are among the “stars” of a new video created by Google to promote its CS First software, which helps students learn coding. The 3½ -minute video, “CS First: Unlock Opportunities for Students with Computer Science,”  was released to the public on January 3. View it here. Over…