Category: Community

• Hundreds turn out to show Penn Manor pride at Kickoff Classic at Comet Field

  

  Hundreds of Penn Manor fans turned out August 24 to cheer on members of the Comets fall sports teams, marching unit and cheer squads during the 2022 Kickoff Classic at Comet Field. This year’s event marked the debut of Penn Manor’s new athletic director, Pat Tocci, and superintendent, Dr. Phil Gale. The Penn Manor Marching…

• Penn Manor welcomes back staff for 2022-2023 Opening Day

  

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 400 teachers and support staff back for the 2022-2023 school year on August 22 as it hosted Staff Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School.  In a morning session in the auditorium, Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Phil Gale greeted staff members, many of whom are new to the district.…

• Penn Manor welcomes two new assistant principals for 2022-2023

  

  Penn Manor has welcomed two new assistant principals to its staff for the 2022-2023 school year. Kelli Eachus is the new assistant principal at Hambright Elementary, and Jenna Fisher is a new assistant principal at Penn Manor High School. Kelli replaces Melissa Mealy, who was named principal of Eshleman Elementary School this summer. “I am…

• Penn Manor welcomes 41 new professional staff for 2022-2023  

  

  Penn Manor welcomed 41 new professional staff for the 2022-2023 school year during New Teacher Orientation, held Aug. 10 and 11 at Penn Manor High School and Manor Middle School. The new appointments, pending school board approval, include: Central Manor ElementaryHannah Brown, Grade 6Emily Gutierrez, Grade 1Megan Trevoy, Learning Support Conestoga ElementarySean Hermanns, Health and…

• Families need to apply for free and reduced-price meals

  

  Penn Manor School District has, for the past two years, provided breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students. For the upcoming school year, the waivers that enabled school districts to offer free meals during the pandemic have expired.  This means that families that want to receive meals free of charge in the 2022-2023…

• Penn Manor’s Hottenstein named PA’s 2022 Ambassador of School Safety

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor SRO Jason Hottenstein, who was recently named the 2022 Ambassador of School Safety by the Pennsylvania Association of School Resource Officers (PASRO). Officer Hottenstein was chosen for the award “for exemplifying the highest standards of school-based law enforcement” and for his service to Penn Manor students and the school community, according…

• Dr. Melissa Mealy named principal of Eshleman Elementary

  

  Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Mealy, who has been named principal of Eshleman Elementary School by the Penn Manor Board of School Directors. She replaces Dr. Krista Cox, who was recently appointed Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for secondary education. “I could not be more excited to join the team at Eshleman,” Dr. Mealy said. “Having visited…

• District office relocated to high school

  

  The Penn Manor district office will be closed Thursday and Friday, July 21 and 22, while being relocated to Penn Manor High School. The office is scheduled to reopen Monday, July 25, at its new location in the lower level of the high school building. To access the new location, enter the high school campus…

• Girls’ volleyball team earns Coaches Association Academic Award for sixth year in a row

  

  For the sixth year in a row, the Penn Manor girls’ varsity volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. The Comets also, for the fifth time, were named to the Team Academic Award Honor Roll for earning a cumulative grade-point average in the top 20 percent of…

• Families need to apply now for free and reduced-price meals for 2022-2023

  

  Penn Manor School District has, for the past two years, provided breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students. For the upcoming school year, the waivers that enabled school districts to offer free meals during the pandemic have expired.  This means that families that want to receive meals free of charge in the 2022-2023…