Category: Community

• Senior student athletes, PM coaches honored with awards, scholarships

  

  More than 50 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 12 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. In all, more than 40 awards and scholarships were presented, including Coach of the Year to Megan Collins (girls’ basketball) and Assistant Coach of the Year to Cathy Riggs (softball). The top athletic awards went to: Outstanding Penn Manor Male and Female Athletes — Emily Riggs…

• Safe driving billboard designed by Penn Manor student

  

     A billboard designed by a Penn Manor High School student urging drivers to stay alert was unveiled Tuesday, May 17, along Route 462 (Columbia Avenue), near Donerville Road.    The billboard was designed by sophomore Kate Nikolaus as part of the “No Excuses Youth Traffic Safety Billboard Design Contest,” sponsored by State Farm Insurance…

• Manor FFA students earn career development awards in regional competition

  

  Several Manor FFA members placed among the top 10 in the region during the Eastern Regional Career Development Event held April 25 at the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center and Fairgrounds. The Penn Manor students were competing against other FFA members from Lancaster, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and Schuylkill counties,…

• Hambright teacher to visit Falkland Islands, Antarctica under Grosvenor Fellowship

  

  Hambright Elementary teacher Katie Harnish will be traveling to the Falkland Islands in November to begin a teacher fellowship sponsored by the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. Harnish, who teaches fourth grade, is one of only 50 teachers from the United States and Canada to be selected for the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship. Beginning November…

• Penn Manor High School ranked No. 3 in Lancaster County by U.S. News

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School students and staff for again earning top honors for their school from U.S. News & World Report. Penn Manor is ranked No. 3 of the 18 high schools in Lancaster County included in the magazine’s 2022 Best High Schools issue, released April 26. In addition, U.S. News ranked Penn…

• Education Foundation awards more than $37,000 in spring 2022 grants

  

  The Penn Manor Education Foundation has awarded more than $37,000 in grants to teachers, counselors and social workers to support Penn Manor students and their families for spring 2022. The grant awards are in addition to the more than $40,000 in Venture Grants awarded to Penn Manor teachers in fall 2021. This latest round of…

• Educators and Employee of the Year, longtime staff and retirees honored at Recognition Night

  

  Penn Manor honored 26 retirees with more than 600 combined years of service, along with its employees of the year during Employee Recognition Night, held April 12 at Penn Manor High School. About 100 people attended the event, which included a reception with food and drinks, followed by the recognition of the Outstanding Educators and…

• School board approves hiring of Dr. Gale as superintendent 

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Phil Gale as the new superintendent of Penn Manor School District, effective July 1, 2022. At its April 11 meeting, the school board approved a five-year contract with Dr. Gale, currently assistant superintendent for secondary education. He will be paid $185,000…

• School board recommending Dr. Phil Gale for Penn Manor superintendent

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors is recommending the appointment of Dr. Phil Gale as the new superintendent of Penn Manor School District, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Gale, currently Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for secondary education, was selected from three finalists who were interviewing for the position. The school board will formally vote…

• GIANT donates $4,200 to support Penn Manor’s food service program

  

  The GIANT Company has donated more than $4,200 to support the nutritional needs of Penn Manor students. The donation was generated through the “GIANT Feeding School Kids Program,” during which customers were asked to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE Rewards points to grocery dollars. GIANT matched these…