Category: Community

• Board members honored for years of service

  Penn Manor school board members Dr. Rich Frerichs, Chris Straub and Jeff Lyon were honored Monday by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association for their years of service on the board. Frerichs has served for 20 years; Straub has been a board member for eight years; and Lyon has served for eight years. Nathan Mains, PSBA…

• A sunny, smooth start to the new school year

  Penn Manor School District students returned to classrooms Thursday under clear, sunny skies to start off the 2017-2018 school year. Conestoga Elementary students and staff were back at their newly renovated school after a one-year hiatus. The building was closed last year for an $11.7 million renovation project that added a new kitchen, playground and…

• Penn Manor celebrates MU partnership at Opening Day

  Penn Manor School District celebrated its longstanding partnership with Millersville University during Opening Day activities Monday, Aug. 21, to mark the start of the 2017-2018 school year. Nearly 375 professional employees took part in the daylong event, which also included presentations by 20 industry representatives designed to help teachers better prepare students for entering the…

• Penn Manor welcomes 30 new staff members

  Penn Manor welcomed 20 new teachers for the 2017-2018 school year during New Teacher Orientation Day, held Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Manor Middle School. In all, 30 professional staff members have been hired for the coming year. Some of the teachers previously served in long-term substitute positions at Penn Manor schools, but the others are completely…

• PMHS teacher publishes book tracing family’s 400-year history

  When Scott Hertzog was in the eighth grade, he interviewed his grandmother and created a family tree for a school genealogy project that sparked an interest in his family’s centuries-old farm outside Ephrata. Now, 30 years later, Hertzog has published an ambitious 330-page book that traces the history of the historic property, from the late 1600s to today, called “My…

• Manor FFA members earn multiple state awards

  Five teams of Manor FFA students placed in the top three in the recent Pennsylvania FFA Convention at Penn State University, with several students earning the right to compete regionally and nationally. The Penn Manor High School students competed in career development events to demonstrate their skills in several areas. Here are the results: Poultry…

• Penn Manor bowlers headed for national competition

  The state championship Penn Manor High School bowling team is now headed for national competition. The Comets team, which won its second straight state title this year, will be competing in the 2017 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship in Smyrna, Tennessee, June 24 and 25. Led by coach Chris Vital, the boys’ bowling team…

• More than 400 in Class of 2017 receive diplomas

  More than 400 Penn Manor seniors earned their diplomas Tuesday night before family and friends during a joyous graduation ceremony for the Class of 2017. Held at Franklin & Marshall College, commencement celebrated the many accomplishments of the graduates, including state and national recognition in the fields of technology, performing arts, athletics and academics. Principal…

• PMHS seniors receive athletic awards, scholarships

  More than 60 Penn Manor High School student athletes were honored May 16 during the Senior Sports Awards Social in the high school cafeteria. The top athletic awards went to: Brittany Braun and Grant Gale — All-Around Male and Female Athletes Jeff Taylor, Jonah Barley and Brooke DeBerdine — Outstanding Penn Manor Male and Female Athletes Malachi Lyon and Brittany Braun…

• Patriotic Assembly at Pequea ES includes flag presentation

  U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker visited Pequea Elementary School Friday to present a flag to the mother of fallen Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert Jr. during an emotional Patriotic Assembly. The event included the Pequea Color Guard and student readings on the significance of Memorial Day and the branches of the military. Fourth-grader Kennedy Dings sang…