Category: Community

• 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…

• Two Penn Manor students to participate in All-State Music Festival

  

  Two Penn Manor High School students have qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Festival. Senior Grace Fafel has qualified to perform in the All-State Chorus Concert as an alto 1 through her vocal all-state audition following regional chorus. Junior Nicole Chen has qualified to accompany the concert band on piano…

• Fifteen Penn Manor students receive Young Artists & Scholastic Art Awards

  

  The artwork of 15 talented Penn Manor High School students will be on display beginning March 12 in downtown Lancaster as part of the Scholastic Art Awards and the Lancaster County Young Artists Awards exhibitions. The Penn Manor students won awards in one or both of the competitions, with several students earning multiple awards. In…

• Masks no longer required on Penn Manor school buses

  

  Masks are no longer required to be worn on Penn Manor school buses, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC announced that it is “exercising its enforcement discretion to not require that people wear masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and…

• Seven PMHS students qualify for Regional Chorus Festival

  

    Seven Penn Manor students have been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s Region V Chorus Festival in March.    Elizabeth Lebo (soprano 2), Paige Wall, Emily Witmer and Grace Fafel (alto 1); Kaleb Kabakjian (bass 1); and Nicole Chen (piano accompanist) all qualified to participate in the regional festival, to be…

• Penn Manor esports team wins state title

  

  Congratulations to the Penn Manor High School Rocket League varsity esports team, which won the state championship February 3 with a 3-0 win over Coatesville High School. The team of Tyler Moore, Seth Lyter, Nate Mintzer, and Alex Rivera finished the winter season with a 9-0 record and the Pennsylvania Scholastic Esports League state title.…

• Dr. Leichliter announcement to the community: Post-Penn Manor plan

  

  Dr. Mike Leichliter shared the following announcement and news with the Penn Manor School District community on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

• 21 student athletes honored at Penn Manor’s National Signing Day

  

  Penn Manor hosted a National Signing Day ceremony February 2 to honor 21 high school seniors who plan to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The group has an average GPA of 3.67 and includes several multi-sport athletes and students who are involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities in addition to sports, including Aevidum,…