Category: Community

• 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,…

• Six to speak at PMHS commencement June 2

  

  Six student speakers have been named for Penn Manor High School’s 2015 commencement, scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Franklin & Marshall College Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. Andrew Mintzer, Craig Jahnke, Sarah Beth Ranck, Alan Dang, Hannah Willig and Hailey Kresge were selected to address the graduates and guests during the ceremony.…

• PMHS named No. 1 high school in county

  

  Congratulations to the students, staff and faculty of Penn Manor High School, ranked the No. 1 high school in Lancaster County by U.S. News & World Report! The magazine’s annual Best High Schools issue evaluates public schools and awards gold, silver and bronze medals to those it considers the best at preparing students for college. Penn Manor is…

• Howe appointed Hambright ES principal 

  

  Eric Howe, a longtime Penn Manor teacher and administrator, has been named principal of Hambright Elementary School, effective July 1. Currently an assistant principal at Penn Manor High School, Howe will replace Jerry Egan, who is leaving Hambright to become Penn Manor’s assistant superintendent for elementary education. Howe began teaching social studies at Penn Manor…

• Penn Manor students earn state technology awards

  

  Seven Penn Manor School District students have earned awards at the Technology Student Association State Conference, held April 15 to 18 in Champion, PA. The middle and high school students were competing against 1,800 others from across the state in an array of technology challenges. Penn Manor High School sophomore Kyle Groff was named a…

• Manor MS student wins regional essay contest

  

  Manor Middle School eighth-grader Peyton Cassel’s fictional story about the Salem witch trials has earned her a top award in the 2015 Hershey Story History Contest. Peyton’s entry, Bewitched, won first-place honors in the senior fiction division. The story is a first-person account of an accused witch’s final day before she is put to death in July 1692.…

• Penn Manor honors Distinguished Alumni

  

  Four outstanding Penn Manor High School graduates were inducted Saturday into the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor during the Alumni Banquet in the high school cafeteria. Also honored at the banquet were members of the health care profession. The 2015 Distinguished Alumni are Kenneth Hackman, Class of 1955; Coleen Ortmann Kayden, Class of 1973; Tracy Goodman,…

• Egan named assistant superintendent

  Congratulations to Dr. Jerry Egan, whose appointment as Penn Manor assistant superintendent for elementary education was approved Tuesday night by the school board. Egan will replace Vickie Hallock, supervisor of elementary education, when she retires June 30 after 25 years with Penn Manor. In his new role, Egan will oversee curriculum and operations of the…