Category: Community

• PM student qualifies for national theater marketing competition

  Congratulations to Penn Manor High School senior Madison Beatty for earning a “superior” rating on her theatre marketing presentation at the Pennsylvania Thespian Conference, qualifying her to compete in the International Thespian Festival this summer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Maddie also won a $200 scholarship at the state conference for presenting a portfolio of her original…

• PM ag teacher named Turn the Key recipient

  Penn Manor agricultural education teacher Meagan Slates is one of 36 teachers nationwide to receive the 2016 Teachers Turn the Key professional development scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Slates, who is in her third year at Penn Manor, was selected to represent Pennsylvania. She was nominated for the award by her peers…

• Four earn District Band/Orchestra honors

  Four talented Penn Manor High School students – Madeline Claus, Kenny Lashley, Emma Young and Julia Young – have been selected to perform in the District 7 Orchestra and Lower Band Festivals in the coming months. Madeline (violin) was selected for orchestra, and Kenny (tenor saxophone), Emma (horn) and Julia (trumpet) were selected for band…

• Former Penn Manor school leaders honored

  Former school board members and administrators with ties to Penn Manor spanning more than 50 years were honored Monday night at the Penn Manor School District Leadership Dinner. Held in the Manor Middle School cafeteria, the event brought together a wide range of former school directors and administrators, including Dr. Elmer Berkebile, Penn Manor’s first superintendent following…

• Manor MS earns third straight Distinguished School honor

  For the third straight year, Manor Middle School has been named a Title I Distinguished School, one of only 96 of Pennsylvania’s more than 3,000 schools to achieve the honor. Manor is among the top 5 percent of Title I schools in the state, based on progress made in the past year to narrow the…

• Teacher’s book inspires William Howard Day award

  A book written by Penn Manor history teacher Todd Mealy has helped inspire a new award in honor of a local education pioneer. The Pennsylvania Public Education Foundation recently presented the inaugural William Howard Day Award to Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, recognizing his outstanding contribution to public education. DePasquale was honored for being “a tireless…

• Pink Out raises $16,500 to fight cancer

  Penn Manor students, staff and community members have united in the fight against cancer – to the tune of $16,563! That’s how much was raised during the 2016 Pink Out, the Penn Manor community’s effort to support cancer care and research programs. The Penn Manor field hockey team led the way, raising nearly $12,000 through…

• 54 inducted into Penn Manor National Honor Society

  The Penn Manor chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 54 members following an induction ceremony Oct. 5 in the high school cafeteria. To qualify, 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 2016-2017 inductees include:…

• Penn Manor schools earn top state academic rankings

  

  For the third year in a row, Penn Manor High School is one of the highest-rated schools in Lancaster County, according to School Performance Profiles released this month for all public schools in Pennsylvania. Manor and Marticville middle schools also earned high rankings, while district elementary schools earned a range of scores. Penn Manor High…

• Penn Manor school director receives PSBA Advocacy Award

  Penn Manor school board member Dr. Richard Frerichs has been named recipient of the Timothy M. Allwein Advocacy Award for advancing the cause of public education in Pennsylvania. Frerichs received the award Oct. 13 at the School Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. “I am…