Category: Community

• Kindergarten Information Presentation explains Penn Manor’s program

  

  Penn Manor parents who would like to learn more about our kindergarten program now have a valuable resource that will explain the program, introduce our teachers and walk parents through the registration process. The online Kindergarten Information Presentation is available for viewing here. The video is designed to give parents all the information they need…

• Hambright students studying local stream health in STEM Alliance project

  

     Hambright Elementary School fifth-graders have been wading through the Little Conestoga Creek to conduct research to help make the local waterway a healthier habitat for trout.    They’re participating in a project called “Watershed Explorers: Examining and Protecting Our Local Waterways,” funded with a $5,000 grant from the Lancaster County STEM Alliance.   The project includes raising…

• Penn Manor HS earns national honors for engineering & technology program

  

     Penn Manor’s Applied Engineering and Technology Education program has been honored with a national award, and faculty member Molly Miller has been cited as a leader in the field.    Penn Manor has received the Program Excellence Award from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association – the only high school technology/engineering program in…

• How we will announce school closings/delays this winter

  

  With the first snowstorm of the year approaching, we want to update our parents, students and staff of how we will share information on school closings, delays and early dismissals this winter. Information will be posted on the district and school websites/blogs and Twitter feeds and reported on local radio and television stations before 6…

• Governor orders pause in co-curricular activities from Dec. 12 to Jan. 4

  

  Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday announced new statewide restrictions that will pause all in-person school co-curricular activities from Saturday, December 12, until Monday, January 4. The order means that Penn Manor and other school districts in Pennsylvania must suspend all athletics, student clubs and other co-curricular activities, except those that are held virtually. All in-person athletic…

• Penn Manor formally agrees to updated PA health, safety standards

  

  Penn Manor School District has formally agreed to comply with updated health and safety standards for schools implemented by state officials in November due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases across Pennsylvania. Penn Manor superintendent Mike Leichliter and school board president Herk Rintz signed an attestation form stipulating that the district will comply with the…

• COVID-19 case reported at Penn Manor High School

  Penn Manor School District has become aware of one member of the Penn Manor High School community who has tested positive for COVID-19. Below is a message from Superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter with more information. November 6, 2020 Dear Penn Manor Family:     We have recently learned that one member of the Penn Manor High School…

• Three Penn Manor students qualify for PMEA District 7 Chorus Festival

  

  Congratulations to Grace Fafel, Nicole Chen and Paige Wall for qualifying to participate in the PMEA District 7 Chorus Festival. Grace and Paige both qualified as Alto 1s, and Nicole qualified as a piano accompanist for the festival, which is sponsored by District 7 of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. The three student musicians were among…

• Transition to in-person learning begins Monday, November 9

  

    The Penn Manor school board has reaffirmed the school district’s plan to transition to full, in-person learning beginning Monday, November 9. The plan was approved on September 21.    Here is the schedule that students will follow: Parents will be notified by school principals about the impact of these changes on school procedures.   Penn Manor Virtual…

• Brooke Hinkle named Homecoming Queen; court raises $4,235 for Loft

  

  Congratulations to Brooke Hinkle, the 2020 Penn Manor High School Homecoming Queen. Brooke was crowned by last year’s queen, Leilani Torres, during a ceremony Thursday night in the high school gymnasium that featured Penn Manor cheerleaders and band members. Brooke was one of nine Penn Manor seniors vying for the title. The other members of…