Category: Community

• Lisa Suydam named principal of LeTort Elementary School

  

  Lisa Suydam, assistant principal at Central Manor Elementary School for the past five years, has been named principal of LeTort Elementary, effective July 1. The Penn Manor school board approved her appointment on June 23.  Lisa will replace Brian Malek, who is leaving the principal position to teach third grade at Conestoga Elementary. She has…

• School board selects Eric Warfel to fill vacancy

  

  The Penn Manor school board has appointed Eric Warfel to fill five months of the unexpired term of the late Wardell “Dell” Jackson. Dell died May 25 after serving nearly six years on the Penn Manor school board and 30 years as a teacher and basketball coach. The board voted June 23 to appoint Warfel,…

• Central Manor student inspires one-of-a-kind cookie for Make-A-Wish

  

  Teachers and staff members at Central Manor Elementary enjoyed a special treat this week that was personally inspired by one of the school’s students. They were eating Flan-tastic Cookies, made by the Taylor Chip Company in honor of Central Manor fourth-grader Ryley Nazario. Ryley is a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, and the cookie company wanted to make…

• Check out the video on this year’s Penn Manor retirees

  

  Congratulations and a big “thank you” to the 18 professional employees who are retiring from Penn Manor School District at the end of this school year. These individuals, who have a combined 433 years of service to Penn Manor, are being honored at school board meetings in May. If you want to find out about…

• 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…