Category: Community

• Wert honored for 20 years of service to Penn Manor school board

  Congratulations to Donna Wert for being named to the Honor Roll of School Board Service for her 20 years serving on Penn Manor school board. Karen Devine, of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, presented Wert with a certificate of appreciation at Monday night’s school board meeting. Wert, a retired teacher who joined the all-volunteer board of school…

• Janae Beiler named Homecoming Queen for 2018

  Congratulations to Janae Beiler, who was crowned the 2018 Penn Manor High School Homecoming Queen. Janae was chosen from among the eight members of the Penn Manor homecoming court at halftime of the Oct. 5 football game against Cedar Crest High School. Last year’s queen, Sierra Echavarria, was on hand to pass down the crown…

• Four Manor FFA members earn Big E honors

  Four Manor FFA members have earned awards at the Eastern States Exposition, held Sept. 15 in Springfield, Mass. The dairy judging team of Austin Kolb, Alyssa Chalfant, Laurel Barley and Madeleine Denlinger placed third overall. In addition, Austin placed first and Alyssa placed sixth in the individual dairy judging competition. Austin also was honored as…

• 54 PMHS students join National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 new members during an induction ceremony Sept. 19 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify for NHS, the Penn Manor High School juniors and seniors had to maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.85 and demonstrate strong leadership, service and character traits. The…

• Pink Out effort to fight cancer gets under way

  Are you ready to don your pink (or blue) to support the Penn Manor Pink Out? Pink and blue “Penn Manor Fighting for the Cure” T-shirts have begun arriving as student athletes, staff and community members begin raising funds for cancer care and research efforts. Fall sports teams are selling T-shirts to support the cause and…

• Hundreds attend Kickoff Classic in support of PM teams

  Penn Manor kicked off a new season of athletics during Thursday’s Kickoff Classic at Comet Field. Comets fans were introduced to the 2018 fall sports teams and coaches and enjoyed performances by the Penn Manor cheerleaders. Prior to the introductions, chicken dinners were provided by the athletes as a scholarship fundraiser. Penn Manor varsity fall…

• Penn Manor students earn National Youth Arts theater awards

  Penn Manor students have won four National Youth Arts Awards for their work in theater productions at Penn Manor High School over the past year. Senior Hailey Fafel won an award for outstanding lead performance in a musical for her role in “Mary Poppins,” which was presented last March. In addition, Max Minnick, a 2018…

• A sunny start to a successful first day for Penn Manor schools

  Penn Manor welcomed more than 5,000 students back to its schools Thursday on a beautiful, sunny day that marked the start of the 2018-2019 school year. The students were greeted by familiar faces, along with several new ones, as 24 new professional staff members began their new year at Penn Manor schools. For the first time in several years,…

• Wellness is focus of Opening Day for 400 Penn Manor staff

  More than 400 district staff members participated in Opening Day activities at Penn Manor High School on Monday, in advance of the start of the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 23. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast before superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter and school board president Ken Long talked about the important role they play…

• Five Penn Manor students earn national FFA recognition

  Four recent Penn Manor graduates and one returning senior have earned national recognition from the FFA for completing projects in vegetable, dairy and crop production, ag sales and animal systems. Kenny Barley, Jonathon Eshbach, Clara Hess and Damian Kreider, all 2018 graduates of Penn Manor High School, earned medals for proficiency, and Penn Manor senior…