Category: Community

• Loft Community Partnership seeking donations of school supplies, clothing

  

  The 2021-2022 school year is rapidly approaching, and Loft Community Partnership is collecting clothing, backpacks and other school supplies for families who need assistance in obtaining these items for their children. Donations of school supplies and gently used children’s clothing may be collected by individuals, churches, businesses and other organizations and dropped off at the…

• Testing finds no problems with lead in water systems at PM schools

  

  Water testing recently completed at all 10 Penn Manor schools indicates there are no problems with lead in drinking water supplies at any district school. The testing, completed in May 2021 by Suburban Testing Labs, did not find any drinking water supplies that exceeded the lead “action level” of 0.015 milligrams per liter of water…

• Manor FFA members bring home awards in state competition

  

  Several Manor FFA teams and individuals were named state champions and earned other honors at the recent FFA State Convention and Activities Week. The Poultry Evaluation Team was named state champions and will compete at The National FFA Convention and Expo in October. Members are Cary Railing (1st place individual), Molly Gehr (2nd place individual),…

• Conestoga hosts cereal box domino event to benefit local food banks

  

  Conestoga Elementary School ended the year with an outdoor activity that gave the entire school something to celebrate, while helping the community. On June 1, Conestoga held a Cereal Box Domino Challenge as students lined up 372 boxes of cereal throughout the playground area. On cue, teacher Lori Graham tipped over the first box, and…

• Central Manor bus driver honored for 41 years behind the wheel

  

  Central Manor Elementary School recently honored its longtime bus driver, Ella Sensenig, who retired after 41 years behind the wheel. There were plenty of hugs and tears when Ella completed her final run on June 4. Two days earlier, the school presented her with a banner made by students that read “We Will Miss You…

• Members of the Class of 2021 earn diplomas in outdoor ceremony

  

  Members of the Penn Manor Class of 2021 received their diplomas Friday, June 4, before family and friends during an outdoor ceremony at Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium. It was a beautiful night for Penn Manor’s first outdoor ceremony since 2006, which was delayed by one day due to rainy weather. The move outdoors this year…

• Penn Manor seniors earn more than $114,000 in academic awards, scholarships

  

  Members of the Penn Manor High School Class of 2021 received nearly 200 local awards and scholarships totaling more than $114,000 during the Senior Awards Ceremony, held May 20. The honors included $77,150 in scholarships awarded to 76 seniors through Penn Manor Education Foundation. Many thanks to the Penn Manor community members, organizations and businesses that contributed to…

• Penn Manor announces expectations for 2021-2022 school year

  

  Please read this important message from the Penn Manor school board president and superintendent regarding expectations for in-person instruction next school year. The Penn Manor Board of School Directors appreciates the cooperation of staff, students and families in complying with the district’s health and safety plan this school year. Your efforts helped keep Penn Manor…

• Five students to speak at 2021 commencement

  

     Five members of the Class of 2021 will address graduates at this year’s commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3, in Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium.   In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Friday, June 4. A decision on a possible date change will be made by Thursday morning.…

• Kyle Murr wins state gold medal in triple jump

  

     Congratulations to Kyle Murr for earning a gold medal in the triple jump at the state track and field championships at Shippensburg University on May 29.    Kyle is only the second track and field state champion in Penn Manor history to earn gold and the first since 1929, when Amos Funk won gold…