Category: Community

• PMHS students earn high marks in TEAMS competition

  Penn Manor students placed second and fourth in two divisions of the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS) competition, held Feb. 28 at Warwick High School. The theme of the competition was “Engineering the Environment,” and students had to answer 80 multiple-choice questions on such topics as smart cars, biomimetic fluid dynamics and…

• 32 PM students earn TSA technology honors

  Thirty-two Penn Manor students have qualified to compete on the state level after their strong showing at the Technology Student Association regional conference, held Feb. 11 at Conestoga Valley Middle School. Eleven Penn Manor middle school students and 28 high school students competed against their peers from Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon counties in more than…

• Eshleman fifth-graders’ project earns IU 13 STEM award

  A team of Eshleman Elementary School fifth-graders has earned a third-place award in the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 STEM Consortium Student Competition. The team of Keira Stigelman, Lydia Meier, Elizabeth Pursel and Maggie Garvey designed and built a prototype of a “Sound Sleeper,” a pillow headband designed to be worn while sleeping to block out…

• Bus driver gets kids to read on their ride

  When Tracy Musser was growing up, she didn’t like to read and was horrified when asked to read aloud in school. Now an avid reader with two children of her own, Musser doesn’t want other youngsters to experience the difficulties she endured. So every day, she gives students riding bus No. 274 a choice of…

• Penn Manor MiniTHON raises $21,000 for Four Diamonds

  Thank you, Penn Manor students, staff, community members and businesses for making the 2017 Penn Manor MiniTHON such a success! The fundraising drive and dance marathon, which concluded Friday, raised $21,000 — exceeding last year’s total by more than $1,500. The money will go to Four Diamonds, an organization that provides support to pediatric cancer patients and…

• PMHS students place in top 3 in Governor’s STEM Competition

  A team of Penn Manor High School students was among the top three finishers in the “Governor’s Jobs First Regional STEM Competition,” held Feb. 14 at Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The regional STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) competition challenged students to design and build a prototype product that would enhance the local community. Teams…

• Manor FFA students receive PA Farm Show honors

  Two dozen Penn Manor High School students won numerous awards recently at the Pennsylvania Farm Show representing Manor FFA. Eleven students earned Keystone Degrees, and one student, Arilyn Tegtmeier, earned a first-place award for her project on animal nutrition. Arilyn was competing in the Agriscience Fair Animal Systems Division. Her project is an analysis of…

• Tractor transformation a labor of love

  Of all the tractors on display at the recent Pennsylvania Farm Show, the bright red 1940 Farmall M displayed by Penn Manor FFA students may have had the best back story. The tractor was meticulously refurbished by a group of Manor FFA students and alumni after it was nearly destroyed in a January 2015 fire…

• Four individuals, one team named to Athletic Wall of Honor

  Four individuals and one sports team were inducted into the Penn Manor Athletic Wall of Honor during ceremonies in the high school cafeteria January 6, 2017. This year’s inductees include:  Coach William Beck (football), Jill Witmer (field hockey), Jackie Ochs-Gregory Texter (volleyball/basketball/soccer); Jarred Texter (golf/basketball); and the 2005 Penn Manor girls’ state championship soccer team.…

• New library curriculum a novel mix of research, teamwork, hands-on building

  Penn Manor elementary students are building zoo displays, space stations and national parks in a new curriculum that combines research skills, creativity, teamwork and hands-on building in an unusual setting – school libraries. The Project-Based Makerspace Curriculum challenges small groups of students in grades four through six to build the structures out of Legos, magnetic…