Category: Community

• District honors former school board members, administrators at dinner

  

  Penn Manor honored several of its former school directors and administrators Monday night during a Leadership Dinner at the high school. The event brought together former school board directors and district administrators, who dined with Penn Manor’s current leadership team and its nine school directors. “The dinner was an opportunity to celebrate and recognize those…

• Manor FFA students earn awards in regional competition

  

  Several Penn Manor agricultural education students placed among the top third in several categories in the FFA Eastern Fall Regional Competition, held November 15 at Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds. The students, all members of Manor FFA, were competing against other FFA members from Lancaster, Lebanon, Chester, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill and Philadelphia Counties.  In…

• STEM Summit gives freshmen a trial run at science and technology careers

  

  Penn Manor ninth-graders got to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, math and the trades during a two-day STEM Summit, held in the high school auxiliary gymnasium November 30 and December 1. Throughout both days, students rotated through seven different stations, where they got to conduct science experiments and participate in engineering and math competitions…

• Penn Manor students to perform in holiday concerts

  

  Penn Manor students will be performing in free holiday concerts at a variety of venues in the coming weeks. Here’s the schedule:   We hope you are able to attend one or more of these performances by our talented students.

• Community input sought on Penn Manor websites, app

  

  Penn Manor is seeking community feedback on the school district and high school websites, as well as the Penn Manor mobile app, as we begin the process of redesigning these communication channels. We plan to use the community’s insights and comments to guide our redesign efforts. Please take a moment to share your thoughts via…

• PMHS alumni share their school, work experiences with teachers

  

  Five Penn Manor alumni returned to their high school on November 21 for a panel discussion designed to provide input for teachers on the skills students need to be successful in today’s workforce. The panel included Rob Barley (Class of 1987), chief financial officer, Star Rock Farms; Lauren Dissinger (2005), director of sales and customer…

• Manor FFA teams earn gold and silver at national convention

  

  Two teams of Penn Manor agricultural education students earned top honors at the National FFA Convention & Expo, held October 26-29 in Indianapolis.  The Manor FFA Floriculture Team of Vita Failla, Leah Hess, Jeanette Kneisley, and Carly Railing placed fifth in the nation out of 45 teams, earning a gold ranking.  Team members had to…

• ‘The Crucible’ to be presented November 18 and 19 at PMHS

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present the fall play, The Crucible, at 7:30 p.m. November 18 and 19 in the Penn Manor High School auditorium. The Crucible is set in the scorching context of the 17th-century Salem witch trials. The story includes timeless topics and a community dealing with fear, suspicion, revenge, intolerance, and the power…

• Penn Manor students selected to perform in District 7 Chorus Festival

  

  Ten Penn Manor High School chorus students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 7 Chorus Festival January 13 and 14 at Solanco High School. The students were selected following auditions that included chorus students from high schools in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties.  Selected to…

• Meet the Penn Manor leadership team on November 10 & 14

  

  Community members are invited to meet Penn Manor’s new superintendent, Dr. Phil Gale, and the district’s leadership team during community meetings scheduled for Thursday, November 10, and Monday, November 14, at Penn Manor High School. In addition to introducing themselves to participants, district staff members will share important information about Penn Manor School District and…