Category: Community

• Students honored by the Lancaster South Rotary Club

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors, Kate Umbarger and Charlie Wood, were named Rotary Students of the Month, by the Lancaster South Rotary Club.  Students are nominated by Penn Manor faculty and staff for demonstrating the characteristics and qualities of being a great Comet.  Kate Umbarger is a member of the girls’ lacrosse and tennis teams,…

• A Fox on the Fairway to be performed at Penn Manor

  

  Penn Manor Productions will present Ken Ludwig’s, A Fox on the Fairway, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, in the Auditorium at Penn Manor High School. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available to purchase before the show online. Comet Classic Cardholders and Penn Manor School…

• Fall update from Superintendent Dr. Gale

  

  With the first quarter of the school year complete, Superintendent Dr. Gale is sharing an update on the accomplishments and successes from the start of the year. He provides an outlook on how the entire district continues to ‘Make It Happen’ throughout the school year!

• PMHS hosts Education Day/College and Career Expo

  

  The 33rd annual Education Day/College and Career Expo was held on Monday, November 3 in the high school gym.  Representatives from over 100 colleges, universities, trade schools, businesses and military attended the event. Prior to the event, students were encouraged to do their own research on the attending businesses and colleges and universities. “We are…

• Juniors participate in REAL Life financial literacy program

  

  All Penn Manor juniors learned applicable financial lessons through REAL Life, a financial literacy program sponsored by Junior Achievement of South Central PA. The event ran at Penn Manor on October 23 and 24. Students were broken up into groups with half the day focusing on a budgeting activity intended to help students gain an…

• Message to community from Superintendent Gale

  

  On Tuesday, October 14, some in and outside of the district became aware of police actions taken toward a Penn Manor High School student for stealing items from the school cafeteria. Since this is a private student matter, many of the details cannot be, nor ever should be, shared publicly. There are times that district…

• Homecoming King and Queen crowned at halftime

  

  During halftime of the Penn Manor homecoming football game against Hempfield, IzEldeen Salem and Chloe Wolf were crowned Homecoming King & Queen. The runners-up were Oliver Hanna and Lay Twyman. Other members of the court included Alanna Addy, Viv Arnold, Seth Barrett, Grant Bradburn, Hayden Brown, Chace Egan, Eva Frankford, Joelle Kroesen, Tommy Lebo, Natasha…

• Link Crew day: welcoming the class of 2029

  

  Nearly 400 new and incoming students were welcomed to Penn Manor High School by the Link Crew team on Thursday, August 21 in preparation for the 2025-2026 school year. Students participated in a building tour and team building activities, facilitated by the Link Crew leaders. The new students had the opportunity to meet new friends,…

• Manor FFA named three-star Chapter and National Finalist

  

  Penn Manor FFA was given a three-star ranking in the 2025 National Chapter Award program by the National FFA Organization.  A three-star ranking is the highest that can be received, with less than 10% of chapters nationwide given a ranking from the National FFA Organization. Manor FFA has also been named a national finalist for…

• Superintendent Gale shares back-to-school message

  

  Superintendent Dr. Phil Gale shares an encouraging message to the district in anticipation for the new school year. The first day of school is Monday, August 25, 2025. We look forward to welcoming our students for a tremendous 2025-2026 school year!