Category: Community

• Eshleman Elementary hosts Plant Week

  

     When Eshleman Elementary School was closed last year, students were unable to work on the school’s community gardens – one of the most popular hands-on learning activities that was lost to the pandemic.     So when it came time to replant the gardens this school year, Eshleman third-grade teachers decided to expand the activity…

• Penn Manor High School ranked No. 2 in county by U.S. News

  

     Penn Manor High School has been ranked the No. 2 high school in Lancaster County, based on academic and enrollment data, according to U.S. News & World Report.    Penn Manor improved upon last year’s fifth-place ranking among the county’ 18 public high schools, and improved in the statewide rankings to 71st out of 678…

• Boys’ tennis team wins first Section 1 title in school history

  

  Congratulations to the Penn Manor boys’ tennis team, which defeated Elizabethtown, 6-1, on Monday to cap off a perfect 11-0 regular season record. The victory also secured the Section 1 title for the team, the first such title in the history of Penn Manor High School. On Monday, April 26, the team will play in…

• Kindergarten registration under way; grades 1-12 can register May 3

  

  Registration for incoming kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year is under way, and registration for all other grades begins on May 3. Parents are urged to register their children early to avoid the traditional summertime rush. You can learn more and begin the online registration process here.

• Penn Manor HS to present musical ‘Now. Here. This.’ April 9, 10 & 11

  

  ​​Penn Manor Productions will present the spring musical Now. Here. This. – Flexible Version in a virtual format April 9, 10 and 11. The musical follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time – from the present to the past and back again. They share stories about friendship,…

• PMEF awards $72,000 in grants to help teachers, students and families

  

     Penn Manor Education Foundation is helping to make learning in a pandemic a little less challenging for teachers and students.    The nonprofit organization has awarded more than $53,000 in teacher Venture Grants this year, most of them designed to ease the transition from in-person to remote learning and help keep students and staff…

• Penn Manor approves 2021-2022 school calendar

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the district calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. The first day of school for students will be Monday, August 30, 2021, and the school year is scheduled to end on June 3, 2022. You can view and download the full calendar here.

• Hambright teacher to participate in Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship

  

  Congratulations to teacher Katie Harnish, who has been selected to participate in the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, a professional development opportunity made possible through a partnership between the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. Harnish, who teaches fifth grade at Hambright Elementary School, is one of only 50 educators in the United States and Canada selected for the program. As a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, she will embark on…

• 17 PMHS seniors participate in National Signing Day

  

  Penn Manor hosted a live-streamed National Signing Day ceremony February 3 to honor 17 high school seniors who plan to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The group has an average GPA of 3.82 and includes eight multi-sport athletes and students who are involved in a wide range of co-curricular activities in addition to sports, including…

• Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees and jackets at state convention

  

     Penn Manor High School students representing Manor FFA earned several awards recently at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention.   Eight students – Jordan Arms, Amanda Baker, Rebecca Barley, Laurel Barley, Sarah Bleacher, Morgan Harnish, Berklee Perry, and Isabella Peters – earned Keystone Degrees.   The Keystone is the fourth of five degrees FFA members can earn…