Category: Community

• School district, teachers agree to new three-year contract through ’28-29

  

  Penn Manor school board and the Penn Manor Education Association have reached an agreement on a new three-year teachers’ contract that will run from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.  The contract was approved May 5 by the Penn Manor Board of School Directors and the general membership of the education association. The three-year…

• Barney Peace named Secondary Science Teacher of Year

  

  Penn Manor High School science teacher Barney Peace has been named the 2024-2025 Secondary Science Teacher of the Year by Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 and the Lancaster County STEM Alliance. The award is based on a teacher’s instructional excellence; integration of math, science, and engineering practices; real-world connections; technology integration; hands-on learning; and overall…

• Penn Manor Quiz Bowl team headed for Nationals

  

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School’s Quiz Bowl team, which recently qualified for national competition for the first time since 2019. The team of Brady Mitchell (senior captain), junior Seth Gansner, and sophomores Natalie Aungst and Eliza Myer will be heading to the 2025 High School National Championships May 24 and 25 in Atlanta, Georgia.…

• Twenty seniors commit to continue athletic pursuits in college

  

  Penn Manor hosted a Commitment Day ceremony April 22 to honor 20 high school seniors who are planning to participate in collegiate sports next fall. The students gathered in Ranck Auditorium at Penn Manor High School to sign college commitment letters and talk about their collegiate plans. The group has an average GPA of 3.64…

• Students clean park, schools for Day of Caring

  

  Forty-two members of the Penn Manor National Honor Society (NHS) helped clean up the community as part of Penn Manor’s Day of Caring, held April 12. The students partnered with Manor and Conestoga Townships, and the Penn Manor Athletic and Building and Grounds Departments on several projects. They cleaned up litter and debris at the…

• Penn Manor senior named Scholastic Art national gold medalist

  

       Penn Manor senior Piper Campbell has achieved national recognition in the 2025 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, earning both a national gold medal and the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photography.     Piper’s award-winning photograph, Renaissance, was recognized for its exceptional creativity, technical skill, and unique perspective. The work stood out among thousands of submissions…

• Manor FFA members earn Keystone Degrees, jackets

  

  Ten senior members of Manor FFA received their Keystone Degrees at the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention, held in January. To qualify, the students had to participate in five school/service activities outside of the FFA chapter, complete over 25 hours of community service, and work 300 hours in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) or invest $1,000…

• Freshmen learn about STEM jobs during two-day STEM Summit

  

  Penn Manor ninth-graders got to work with their hands – and their brains – as they completed activities in the high school gymnasium during the 2025 STEM Summit. Held February 25 and 26, the event exposed freshmen to career opportunities in chemistry, engineering, the trades, environmental science, technology, biology and manufacturing. The students rotated through…

• 2025-2026 school calendar approved by school board

  

  The Penn Manor Board of School Directors has approved the school calendar for 2025-2026. The first day of school for students will be August 25, 2025, and the last day will be June 4, 2026. Four weather makeup days are included in the calendar. The Opening Day for staff is August 18, 2025.

• School will be held March 31 and April 16

  

  As a result of the two snow days that occurred earlier this winter, school will be in session on Monday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Penn Manor has two additional snow make-up days — April 17 and June 6 — built into the school calendar should we need to make up additional snow…