Category: Community

• Penn Manor to participate in Safe2Say violence prevention program

  Penn Manor School District will soon be participating in a new statewide effort to prevent school violence called “Safe2Say Something.” The program enables students and staff to anonymously report information about individuals they suspect may be about to hurt themselves or others via a phone app, website or 24-hour crisis center. Trained “Safe2 Say” staffers…

• School board votes to advance HS renovation/construction project

  The Penn Manor board of school directors voted 7-1 Jan. 7 to advance the high school renovation and construction project. The board approved the notice of intent to award construction bids totaling $82.7 million for the project, which will replace major portions of the school and renovate others. New classroom, agricultural education and athletic wings will…

• Penn Manor student follows sister, plays in New Year’s Day Rose Parade

  When Elise Thyrum marched in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day, she was continuing a family tradition. Four years ago, Elise’s older sister, Emily, marched in the same band as part of the Rose Parade, an annual New Year’s Day event. Emily played the piccolo. Elise, a senior horn player, represented Penn…

• HS students headed for state Future Business Leaders competition

  Ten Penn Manor High School students have qualified to compete at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April. The students qualified by placing in the top three at the FBLA Region 18 Conference, held Dec. 18 at Cocalico High School. Penn Manor’s top finishers were: Max Forrey, first place,…

• Penn Manor/Hempfield team places second in HackHershey

  A team of students from Penn Manor and Hempfield was a top finisher in a statewide hacking competition held recently at Hershey High School.     Kyler Stigelman, Aidan Lewis and Tristen Martin of Penn Manor and Michael Pagano of Hempfield placed second overall in HackHershey, a 12-hour programming competition that attracted 21 student teams from across Pennsylvania.     The projects were judged on originality,…

• Happy Holidays from Penn Manor School District

  The entire Penn Manor staff would like to wish our students, staff members, parents and community members a safe and happy holiday season! Penn Manor schools will be closed from December 24 until classes resume on January 2, 2019. The district office will be open December 26, 27, 28 and 31, with limited hours and…

• HS project construction costs higher than anticipated

  Bids for the construction/renovation project at Penn Manor High School came in higher than anticipated, but school district officials are confident the higher costs can be covered without an additional tax increase over the original, four-year funding plan.     Construction bids, which were opened Dec. 13, totaled $82.3 million, about $4.6 million above estimates. The…

• PM students to participate in county, district music festivals

  More than two dozen Penn Manor students have been selected to participate in upcoming county and district band, orchestra and chorus festivals. Here are the festivals and the participating students: Lancaster-Lebanon Music Educators Association Middle School County Band South Festival, Jan. 19 at Lampeter-Strasburg HS.     Jerica Strohmeyer, Lexi Wilson, Allison Burkholder, Drew Lebo, Abigale…

• Chickenpox reported at Letort Elementary

  A student who attends Letort Elementary School has contracted chickenpox. To prevent the spread of illness, parents and students are urged to follow recommendations from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, which are outlined  in a letter sent home with students. The letter from Letort principal Carly McPherson is posted here.

• JA STEM Summit exposes Penn Manor freshmen to real-world STEM careers

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School freshmen got to experience firsthand how science, technology, engineering and math principles are put into practice in STEM careers. They participated in the Junior Achievement STEM Summit, held Dec. 11 and 12 in the high school gymnasium and classrooms. The day-long program included science…