Category: Community

• Penn Manor HS student builds new Marticville sign

  

  When Gabe Kubicar learned that Marticville Middle School wanted to upgrade its roadside sign to display announcements for parents and students, he had an idea. Why not build the school a new sign as his Eagle Scout project? That’s exactly what the Penn Manor senior – who attended Marticville – did. With help from fellow…

• Manor MS named ‘High Achievement’ school

  

  Congratulations to Manor Middle School, which was recently recognized as a “High Achievement” Title I school by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Manor earned the honor by scoring among the top 5 percent of Title I schools in the state on math and English language arts PSSA tests and Keystone Exams. Manor Principal Dr. Dana…

• Leichliter testifies on substitue teacher shortage

  

  Penn Manor superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter testified Monday before a state congressional panel on the impact of a statewide substitute teacher shortage. Leichliter spoke before a hearing of the Senate and House Education Committees, which are gathering information on the issue. He talked about how the shortage creates a hardship for students and staff and…

• District explains options on upgrading/replacing HS

  

  Nearly 90 people turned out for the first public information meeting on the future of Penn Manor High School, held Thursday night in the high school auditorium. District residents and staff members heard about the four options Penn Manor School Board is considering to upgrade and/or renovate the school, which was originally built in the late…

• Future of high school is topic of Oct. 22 meeting

  

  You are invited to participate in an important meeting on the future of Penn Manor High School. On Thursday, Oct. 22, the district will hold the first of several public presentations on renovating or replacing the school. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Built in the 1950s and partially renovated beginning in…

• Penn Manor student earns national music honor

  

  Penn Manor High School senior Caleb Breidenbaugh has been selected to perform with some of the most talented student musicians from across the United States on the Grand Ole Opry Stage in Nashville in October. Caleb was named a member of the All-National Honor Ensemble, a group of “the best of the best” musicians from…

• Governor Wolf visits Hambright Elementary

  

  Gov. Tom Wolf visited Hambright Elementary School Thursday to talk about his education funding priorities during a stop on his “Schools That Teach” Tour. Wolf stressed the importance of increasing support for public education and talked about the impasse that has left Pennsylvania without a 2015-2016 budget. Prior to his address, Wolf greeted Penn Manor students, faculty…

• Documentary on Penn Manor 1:1 program debuts

  

  A film about Penn Manor’s innovative 1:1 Student Laptop Program debuted Tuesday before a crowd of 3,000 people attending a global open source conference in Boston. Click here to see why Penn Manor’s 1:1 program has attracted such international acclaim! The documentary, created by Red Hat Films, includes interviews of students, teachers and staff about…

• Marsh named assistant principal at Penn Manor HS

  

  Kim Marsh, a counselor at Penn Manor High School, has been named assistant high school principal, effective July 1. Marsh is a familiar face at the high school, where she has worked five years as a learning-support teacher and six years as a counselor. In her new position, she replaces assistant principal Eric Howe, who…

• Penn Manor seniors earn 187 awards/scholarships

  

  Penn Manor High School seniors received more than $300,000 worth of scholarships and awards during a May 21 Senior Awards Ceremony in the high school auditorium. In total, 187 scholarships and awards were presented to 94 members of the Class of 2015. The top award recipients were Sarah Beth Ranck, with eight, and Abigail Geiger, Alan Dang, Hailey Kresge,…